{"id":263,"date":"2012-09-28T13:08:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T17:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/?p=263"},"modified":"2012-09-28T13:08:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T17:08:48","slug":"in-depth-a-closer-look-at-how-one-efhs-teacher-is-using-moodle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/2012\/09\/28\/in-depth-a-closer-look-at-how-one-efhs-teacher-is-using-moodle\/","title":{"rendered":"In Depth – A closer look at how one EFHS teacher is using Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

Moodle is an incredible online learning tool. \u00a0In Dearborn Public Schools we have a very specialized installation of Moodle which we call iLearn. \u00a0Our Moodle install has the added features of web conferencing, real-time collaborative document editing, student portfolios, and several other features that are not part of the standard Moodle installation. \u00a0With iLearn teachers can create very interactive elearning opportunities for their classes. \u00a0Let’s take a look at a high school biology course setup by Mr. Robert Harrison of Edsel Ford High School.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Harrison’s EFHS Biology Course Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Today we are going to take a quick peek at how Robert Harrison is using iLearn to teach students at Edsel Ford High School. \u00a0A quick look at the course shows that at the very top Mr. Harrison has a welcome message and contact information. \u00a0Just below that students can find their Michigan Content Expectations, a Youtube video resource gallery, virtual tutoring, and other resources that explain how students are to compose documents for the course such as how to write a lab report.<\/p>\n

View Mr. Harrison’s Biology Course<\/a><\/p>\n

Once the student moves below the welcome and course information they are presented with the first concept on the class which is the Scientific Method section. \u00a0This is where Mr. Harrison has organized all of his material relating to the scientific method. \u00a0Mr. Harrison has organized his teaching material into four categories for the students: Notes, Activities, Assessments, and Resources. \u00a0This is a highly effective method for displaying materials to students. \u00a0Each new concept in his course follows this structure. \u00a0There are obvious benefits to allowing students 24\/7 access to learning but the other benefit for the teacher is that iLearn will help you get your materials organized.<\/p>\n

Digging Deeper – A look at iLearn Activities and Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Youtube Video Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Using the Database Activity teachers can add a Youtube Video Gallery using a Preset that will auto-matically transform the database activity into a video gallery. \u00a0The teacher and students can add videos from Youtube and have them displayed in a searchable classroom video gallery. \u00a0This is a great way to build visual resources for students.<\/p>\n

Classroom Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Every student has a calendar that is automatically filled with assignment due dates, activities, quizzes, and other events that teachers add to their course. \u00a0The calendar events are automatically added to the calendar from the course. \u00a0This helps keep the student informed about classroom happenings.<\/p>\n

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Virtual Tutoring<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mr. Harrison provides students with the opportunity to ask questions from home. \u00a0Using the Chat Room Activity allows students to interact with the teacher and each other to solve problems from home. \u00a0Mr. Harrison has set times during the week in which is makes himself available in the evening to help students with homework and to study for quizzes.
\nCourse Structure: Notes, \u00a0Activities, Assessments, and Resources<\/strong>
\nLet’s break down Mr. Harrison’s course structure and look at what materials he is using in his course.<\/p>\n

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Notes –\u00a0<\/strong>These can be whatever you use to present concepts to students. \u00a0In this case, Mr. Harrison is using PowerPoint files that he presented to students in class. \u00a0Active Inspire Flipcharts can be exported as PDF’s and used as well. \u00a0Many teachers have an abundance of MS Word documents that can be shared with students.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Activites –\u00a0<\/strong> iLearn is awesome at allowing students to interact and engage in learning. \u00a0Activities allow students to work from home and turn in assignments as well as interact with other students. \u00a0There are a variety of tools that can enhance learning from home or outside of the classroom. \u00a0Mr. Harrison has used a Survey tool, an interactive Lesson, a discussion forum, and an online assignment.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Assessments<\/strong> – Quizzes and tests are a snap using iLearn. \u00a0You can share quizzes with other teachers, re-use chapter quiz questions in final exams, and import Examview questions right into your course. \u00a0Dealing with special needs students has never been easier. \u00a0If a student requires more time for each test you can allow just that student extra minutes on an exam specific to each student. \u00a0So for instance, you can have 3 special needs students and give student 1 an extra 15 minutes, student 2 an extra 30 minutes, and student 3 an extra 45 minutes. \u00a0Each student can have custom parameters for the assessment.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong> – A collection of websites, documents, links and other things that help a student grasp a concept are added to the Resource area for each section. \u00a0These items can be useful for a student who wants to learn more on a topic or maybe just isn’t quite understanding the concept. \u00a0Having these available allows you to direct students to further their understanding of the concepts presented in class.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Introduction Moodle is an incredible online learning tool. \u00a0In Dearborn Public Schools we have a very specialized installation of Moodle which we call iLearn. \u00a0Our Moodle install has the added features of web conferencing, real-time collaborative document editing, student portfolios, and several other features that are not part of the standard Moodle installation. \u00a0With iLearn … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ilearn","category-class-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}