This presentation was used as an introductory piece for a basic understanding of Moodle.

1. Are You Ready to Noodle with Moodle? Getting Started! Debby Caven

2. First Impressions

3. Our First Look Name of Course Breadcrumb Trail Work Area: • Add your teaching materials here Administration Block for teacher’s only

4. Customize Your Course Page 4 Copyright 2010

5. Editing Off 5 Copyright 2010 Making Changes on Course Page p. 1

6. 6 Copyright 2010 Making Changes on Course Page p. 2 EditingOn / Notice the Difference

7. Useful (and less useful) Blocks: • Activities • Administration • Blog menu/tags • Calendar • Courses • Course Description • Global Search • HTML • Latest News • Loan Calculator • Mentees Block • Messages • Online Users • People • Quiz Results • Recent Activity • Random Glossary Entry • Remote RSS Feeds • Search Forums • Section Links • Upcoming Events 7 Copyright 2010 The Tools of Moodle

8. A Way to Customize Your Page! • Create a side block of your own! • Brightens up the page, especially for younger students 8 Copyright 2010 Configuring an HTML Block

9. • Provide short description for each topic • Add headings • MUST be sure “editing is on” to do any work on this section • Must “click on” the hand icon • News Forum takes us to Topic 0 • Click on “News Forum” takes you to an HTML Editor Debby Caven 9 Copyright 2010 Customizing the Middle Section p. 1

10. Customizing the Middle Section p. 2 1 2 Change font 3 4 5 6 7 8 Text color Change size 10

11. Organizing Course Materials Organizing and Storing Course Materials • Each course has its own special area for storing files such as worksheets, pictures, photographs, etc. • Get to this area by locating the Administration Block and “clicking on” Files. • Important to organize files just as you do your own computer files or files for schools. • Important to store pictures/clip art in folders in case web site changes or goes down, you have the graphic stored. 11 Copyright 2010

12. Click on “Files” to begin organizing your course materials Debby Caven 12 Copyright 2010 Setting Up Your Course Files p. 1

13. • Here you can create your file folder. You can create one for Worksheets, your “Topics” for each week, your quizzes, your glossary word, your pictures. • Just create your folder, upload your content and stay organized with all course materials! Debby Caven 13 Copyright 2010 Setting Up Your Course Files p. 2

14. Brighten Up Your Pages with Images! • Turn on your editing on your course page • Click on your editing icon (the hand) for the topic you want • You now have the HTML Editor • Click on your picture icon • Click on browse and locate the image you want to upload • Click on open and it will appear in the Browse box • Click on the Upload button • Add some descriptive text • Add a border width • Click OK • Save changes. Debby Caven 14 Copyright 2010

15. • Insert an image with a URL • Insert an image from a folder you have created • Look at preview • Set alignment (4) • Select border thickness (5) 4 5 15 Copyright 2010 Insert an Image: HTML Box

16. • Be sure editing is on • Go to your Topic • Click on your editing hand • You now have an HTML box • Choose the “link” icon • Complete the dialogue box 16 Copyright 2010 Adding Links to other Sites in Moodle

17. Summary: We have now done the following to our Moodle Course: • Altered the layout to suit our subject, students and teaching style • Looked at how to move and add useful blocks on either sides of the main work area • Organized our file storage • Learned how to add text and images to our course page to make it more attractive to young children • Learned how to add clickable links to external web sites. Debby Caven 17 Copyright 2010

18. Questions??? Debby Caven