1.
IRELAND & UK
MOODLEMOOT
2012
Some Essential Plugins
Gavin Henrick
www.lts.ie
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

2.
Moodle 2 Plugin Reviews
www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/moodle-2-module-
reviews/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

3.
Plugin Usage
• What plugins do you use?
• Do you have a process for deciding
to use them or not?
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

4.
Review Overview
• Is it simple to install?
• Is there documentation for it?
• Does it do what it promises?
• Is it easy for the teacher/admin to
use?
• Is it easy for the learner/student to
use?
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

5.
Non Technical
The important technical questions that
I will not be asking include:
Is it well coded and secure?
Will it impact on server
performance?
Does it backup/restore properly?
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

6.
Criteria
Awarding up to 1 point per aspect in
review
1 for feature set / general
1 for ease of install
1 for ease of use teacher
1 for ease of use Student
1 for documentation
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

7.
BigBlueButton integration
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_bigbluebuttonbn
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/14/review-
bigbluebuttonbn-integration-for-moodle-2-updated/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

8.
Course Menu Block
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=926
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/11/review-course-menu-
block-for-moodle-2-0/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

9.
User Info Block
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_userinfo
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/06/review-user-
information-block-for-moodle-2-0/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

10.
Unanswered Discussions
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_unanswered_discussions
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/03/07/moodle-2-0-block-
unanswered-discussions-review/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

11.
Checklist
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=3582
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/03/05/review-checklist-
module/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

12.
Certificate
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_certificate
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/25/review-certificate-
module-for-moodle-2/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

13.
Progress Bar
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_progress
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/04/05/review-progress-bar-
block-for-moodle-2-0/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

14.
Drag and drop file upload
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_dndupload
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/08/05/review-drag-and-
drop-file-upload-for-moodle-2/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

15.
Group self-selection
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_groupselect
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/25/review-activity-
group-self-selection-for-moodle-2/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

16.
Questionnaire
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=4700
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/11/review-activity-
module-questionnaire-for-moodle-2-0/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

17.
Book Module
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=319
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/05/13/review-book-module-
for-moodle-2-0/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

18.
Collapsed Topics course format
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=2307
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/06/13/review-collapsed-
topics-format-for-moodle-2-0
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

19.
Admin Report – Custom SQL
• Download – http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=4756
• Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2011/10/09/review-admin-report-
custom-sql-queries-for-moodle-2/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

20.
Contact Info
Gavin Henrick
ELearning Solutions Consultant
http://www.lts.ie
http://twitter.com/ghenrick
http://www.slideshare.net/ghenrick/
http://ie.linkedin.com/in/gavinhenrick
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

21.
OU Question Types
• Download – http://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=set&id=10
• DD Marker Review - http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2012/02/20/review-
question-type-drag-and-drop-marker-for-moodle-2/
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012

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IRELAND & UK
MOODLEMOOT
2012
Gavin Henrick
gavin@lts.ie
www.lts.ie
@ghenrick
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012