moodle presentation
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An Introduction to
Moodle
What’s a Moodle?
An Interactive Class website
A modern way to deliver information to students in a way they can relate to
An EASY way for teachers to get immediate feedback
But most importantly
A safe place for students to learn, create their own content, and share that content with each other and their teacher
Why does it work?
Because kids are already online and surprisingly,
They want something to do while they’re there.
Online assignments don’t feel like “school”
And…
They WANT to be creative
They WANT to manipulate information
They WANT to show off what they’ve done
They WANT to connect with teachers in a modern way
Moodle allows them to do that in a SAFE and CONTROLLED environment
Finally…
Technology allows for those kids who may go “unnoticed” to thrive.
It also allows them to take an active role in their education.
This sounds complicated.
It’s not.
In fact, it’s incredibly simple once you get going.
The kids already know how to do almost everything in the Moodle. It’s the teachers who are intimidated.
So why should I ask my teachers to spend time learning this program?
Good Question
Because if your teachers are getting
comfortable….
Then your students are getting bored
Keep in mind…
They’re not “students”, they’re people
Like You…
And me
And which would you prefer today?
Me standing in front of you and lecturing the whole time?
Or
You actually having an opportunity to take some control of your experience?
When they get to work with their hands and
their minds…
There’s a much better chance they’re going to remember it.
This isn’t technology for the sake of
technology…
It’s technology for the sake of our kids
And just between you and I…
It actually makes the teachers job easier.
Much
Much
Easier
It’s true.
They just have to get past one major
obstacle…
FEAR OF TECHNOLOGY
Which is easy to overcome
You just have to be willing to try
And remember one really important thing
Good instruction isn’t something kids earn, it’s something they deserve.
Even “those” kids
So let’s get to it.