Showing posts with label Moodle Content. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moodle Content. Show all posts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Working With your Zero Week
The first day or week of class can be a hectic day. This is especially true for online students, as they don't have the advantage of seeing us face to face and asking questions. That's why it is extremely important to not only give the student all of the information they may need in order to be successful in your course, but to also make them feel as comfortable as possible with the format.
The video below goes over some tips on how to create your zero week/zero day topic module in your Moodle course.
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
Sharing PowerPoint Presentations in Moodle Courses
Instructors use PowerPoint presentations to convey important information to students. However, posting them in Moodle can pose a problem. PowerPoint presentations do not natively run from Moodle. Students have to download them, and open them on their own computer. This could be problematic if the student does not have Microsoft Office.
This problem is easily solved by using Google Docs. PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded and converted in Google Docs and run from there. By setting the share settings, presentations can be viewed online from any device. Check out the steps below:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
This problem is easily solved by using Google Docs. PowerPoint presentations can be uploaded and converted in Google Docs and run from there. By setting the share settings, presentations can be viewed online from any device. Check out the steps below:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
Adding Files to Your Moodle Course
Adding files to Moodle allows instructors to share important resources with students. While PDF & Word documents are the most common file formats shared with students, any file format can be uploaded and added to the course content area.
Click the play button below to find out how:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
Click the play button below to find out how:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
Adding Images to Your Course
Images are most commonly used to make courses visually appealing to the student. For some courses, they are also an important aspect of learning.
Images can be added to your weekly/topic module summaries located at the top of each module. They can also be added to labels or in the descriptions of assignments, discussions and quizzes. To add images to your course, see the steps below:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
Images can be added to your weekly/topic module summaries located at the top of each module. They can also be added to labels or in the descriptions of assignments, discussions and quizzes. To add images to your course, see the steps below:
If there is a topic you'd like to see, or if you have any questions, let me know!
Merry Moodlin'!
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