Moodle Teacher Guide: Getting Started with Moodle

I. MOODLE INTRO

A. What is Moodle?
•Moodle is an open source course management system, orginally developed by Martin
Dougiamas.
•It is used by thousands of educational institutions around the world to provide an
organized interface for e-learning, or learning over the Internet.

B. Who can access moodle?

All registered Technokids Phillipines staff and students who have access to the Internet.

C. How do I access Moodle?

Visit the following URL: http://technokids.ph/connect

Figure 1: URL for Technokids Moodle

GO TO
http://tec hnokids.ph/c onnec t

You can log in to Moodle by entering your username and password

in the login area on the right of the screen.
• teachers - Username = surnamef ( e.g. abarentosl )
• students - Username = student number (, e.g. 20001984)
Password - same as your username

NOTE:
Please don't forget to
change your password!
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D. What will I see when I log into Moodle?

By default if you are not registered as a teacher on any course listed within Moodle you
will see the complete list of courses when you log in. However, if you are registered as
a teacher for courses listed in Moodle your courses screen will be similar to the one
below:

Your list of courses will be listed

under ‘My courses’.

To edit a Course Click on the Course

Title

II. Building your module content in Moodle

A. What will I see the first time I view one of my modules as a teacher?
Lecturers can start editing their modules in Moodle once you have been assigned as a
teacher to a module. Clicking on the list of module titles in your Moodle homepage will
being you to the module area in Moodle. Every module has the same default layout
similar to that shown below

TURN EDITING ON
OR OFF
NAVIGATION BAR

CONTENT AREA

COURSE BLOCKS

Note:
In Moodle, a course is what
Technokids refers to as a PROJECTt.
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The basic Moodle screen elements that are important to understand are:
•Navigation bar (built as a breadcrumbs trail) The Navigation bar displays hyperlinks
showing where a user is in relation to the course or the Moodle homepage. The
breadcrumb trail mechanism allows a user to easily return to a previous screen by
clicking the corresponding link. Clicking on “Moodle” in the breadcrumb trail will always
bring you back to your moodle homepage – the page that you are presented with once
you log into Moodle.
•Turn editing on/OFF button (seen by course designers only) Clicking on the “Turn
editing on” button enables lecturers to edit their module in Moodle.
•Module Content area The central area of the screen will act as a placeholder for the
content of a module.
•Blocks Blocks are the boxes located on the left and right hand side of the screen.
Blocks provide a variety of information for the students during the module.

b. How do I add handouts created using Microsoft Word to Moodle so

that my students can easily Print / Save documents?
Although it's easy to generate content directly in Moodle, you can also upload any type
of electronic file you like.
1.First, create your handout in Microsoft Word and save the file (for example, save the
file in your My Documents area on your own computer).
2.Next, when logged into Moodle and in the relevant module, ensure that editing is
turned on by clicking on the “Turn editing on” button located on the top right of the
screen.
3.Select the section that you would like to add the file to (for this exercise, I am going
to work with section . Select “Link to a file or web site” from the “Add a resource…”
drop down menu.
Select “Link to a file or
website from the “Add a
resource” drop down menu

4.Enter an appropriate name for the handout in the Name field.

Enter an appropriate summary in the summary area. Next, click on “Choose or upload a
file”. ENTER AN APPROPRIATE NAME

ENTER AN APPROPRIATE
DESCRIPTION

CHOOSE FILE TO UPLOAD

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5.You will be presented with a new window which displays the files in your module in
Moodle. Initially there will be no files displayed in this area unless you have already
uploaded files.
6.Click on “Browse” and browse to where you previously saved your file.
7.Next, click on “Upload this file”. Your computer may take a few seconds (depending
on the size of file) to upload this file to Moodle.

CLICK ON CHOOSE

8.Click on “Choose” to select this file.

9.Once you have clicked on “Choose”, the window will disappear and you will be
presented with the window that you were previously working in. Note the name of the
file is now in the Location field. Scroll to the end of the page and click on “Save and
return to course”.

The name of the file that you

just uploaded is now entered
in the location field

CLICK ON SAV E AND RETURN

TO COURSE

10. The name of the resource will now be an active link in the content block.

I have added a handout to my module, how do I move, hide or delete it?

A number of icons or editing symbolsappear each time a resource is added to your
module in Moodle. These icons can be used to move, hide or delete the resource or
activity. The following is an explanation for these icons/editing symbols:
M oves activity up or down in relation to other

Allows lecturer/teacher to edit the resource/activities properties

D eletes resource or activity

Hides resource/activity from students

FYI:
MOODLE Stands for
"Modular Object-Oriented
Dynamic Learning Environment."
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How do I add a link to a website?

Lecturers can easily add a link to a website which they would like the students to be
able to access.
1.First, locate the website that you would like to link to (for example,
http://www.wit.ie). Copy the URL of the website.
2.Next, when logged into Moodle and in the relevant module, ensure that editing is
turned on and identify the section where you would like the URL to be displayed. Select
“Link to a file or web site” from the “Add a resource…” drop down menu. Copy the URL
of the website that you would like to link to.

Copy the URL of thewebsite that

you wouldlike to link to

3. Next, when logged into Moodle and in the relevant module, ensure that editing
is turned on and identify the section where you would like the URL to be displayed.
Select “Link to a file or web site” from the “Add a resource…” drop down menu.

Select “Link to a file or website

from the “Add a resource” drop
down menu

3.Enter the name of the website link, for example, WIT website. You can also enter
some summary information relating to the website that you are linking to. In the
window section, select “New window”. This ensures that when the student clicks on the
URL, the website will appear in a new window.

Enter a name for a URL

ENTER A NAME FOR A URL

Enter a name the URL

of the website that you
like to link

Select “New window” in the window

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How do I add Activity Modules?

Assignment module
The assignment activity module allows teachers to collect work from students, review it
and provide feedback including grades.
Students can submit any digital content (files), including, for example, word-processed
documents, spreadsheets, images, audio and video clips. Assignments don't necessarily
have to consist of file uploads. Alternatively, teachers can ask students to type directly
into Moodle using an online text assignment. There is also an offline activity assignment
which can be used to remind students of 'real-world' assignments they need to complete
and to record grades in Moodle for activities that don't have an online component.
Assignment Types
1. Upload a single file
2. Advanced uploading of files (1.7 onwards) - options include: multiple file
submission, allowing students to type a message alongside their submission & returning a
file as feedback.
3. Online text - students type directly into Moodle, teachers can provide inline
feedback.
4. Offline Activity - teachers provide a description and due date for an assignment
outside of Moodle. A grade & feedback can be recorded in Moodle.

Chat module
The Chat activity module allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion
via the web.

This is a useful way to get a different understanding of each other and the topic being
discussed – the mode of using a chat room is quite different from the asynchronous
forums. The Chat module contains a number of features for managing and reviewing
chat discussions.

Forum module

Forums activities can contribute significantly to successful communication and

community building in an online environment. You can use forums for many innovative
purposes in educational settings, but teaching forums and student forums are arguably
the two more significant distinctions.
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Quiz module

The Quiz activity module allows the teacher to design and set quizzes consisting of a
large variety of Question types, among them multiple choice, true-false, and short
answer questions. These questions are kept in the course Question bank and can be re-
used within courses and between courses. Quizzes can allow multiple attempts. Each
attempt is automatically marked, and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback
and/or show the correct answers.

Quiz module index page

The quiz module index page lists all the quiz activities in the course, organized under
four headings:

1. Topic - the number of the block, in which the given quiz appears
2. Name - the name of the quiz
3. Quiz closes - the date after which the quiz will be closed
4. Attempts - if there have been any attempts at the quiz, you will see the text 'View
reports for x attempts (y Students)', 'x' being the number of attempts and 'y' the number
of students attempting at the quiz. Otherwise, the field will be empty.
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