Moodle
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Assignments, Quizzes and Gradebook
joule Synchronous/Adobe Connect
This is an interesting video that shows the Adobe Connect integration with joule2 and how to set up a meeting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4MLS60Uz5So#!
Points I found interesting: (:33)
- up to 100 users per room
Settings: (:54)
- add an joule synchronous activity
- conflict status - if two meetings are scheduled at conflicting times, then an admin will be able to resolve this conflict (what does that mean??)
- private meeting - meeting displayed within the course (that's good)
- invite - able to invite all course users by default (that's good)
Click meeting to join (3:40 - end)
- opens Adobe Connect - no login required (that's good)
- Adobe Connect tools tutorial
Student Perspective (Viewing Archives)
joule Mobile
Marketing-y Overview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBmKMXcT6Bo
More Technical Overview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejU8UFr7EXM
Courses - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qco1W8XalLk
Directory, News, Events - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HtFq_62ssk
Maps - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59rIfvr5U8g
Preview of joule Mobile app on iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/joule-mobile/id383126306?mt=8
User manual - http://manuals.moodlerooms.com/display/JOULE1/joule+Mobile+Phone+Application+Manual
Google Apps Integration
We don't have a video on this one yet, but here are some details on the Google Apps integration.
Moodlerooms and Google collaborated to integrate Google Apps Education Edition™ with Moodle. The integration enhances the powerful functionality of Moodle by enabling users to concurrently use the valuable productivity tools of Google Apps (like Gmail™, Google Docs™, Google Calendar™ and Google Talk™).
- Features and Benefits:*
- *Productivity --* Add productivity functions of Google Apps Education Edition to Moodle to create a powerful, all-in-one platform. - *Two-For-One User Creation --* When users are created in Moodle, they are also automatically created in Google Apps with the same user name and password, decreasing the number of logins that users have to remember. - *Single Sign-On --* Users are automatically logged in to Google when they log in to Moodle so they don’t have to sign in twice. - *Compatibility --* Google Docs is compatible with any operating system or software. - *Convenience --* Google Apps tools can be accessed from within Moodle without taking users away from the original page. Features open in a new tab, allowing users to easily navigate between Moodle and Google. - *Communication --* In addition to the chat and forum discussion features of Moodle, users can also communicate using the well-known Gmail feature of Google Apps. - *Collaboration --* Groups can synchronously work together on documents, presentations, etc., in Google Docs without having to be in the same place. - *Organization --* Students and educators can have an e-mail dedicated to their courses, as well as work on and save assignments in Google Docs for the same anytime, anywhere access as Moodle. - *Open Source --* The integration code for the integration is open source - as is Moodle - and is freely available to everyone. - *Versioning --* Google Apps provides a single productivity suite for everyone to use, eliminating file compatibility issues.
General Moodle Resources
Moodle Demo Site http://demo.moodle.net/
Moodle training http://training.cciu.org/
Releases http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Releases
Moodle plug-ins http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009
Site Admin Settings
Stuff we figured out on 10/13/11
Site administration settings...
Passwords, upload size, quotas Security / Site Policies
Themes Appearance / Themes / Themes Settings
Roles Users / Permissions / Define Roles / Manage roles - edit role names Users / Permissions / Define Roles / Allow role assignments - You can allow people who have the roles on the left side to assign some of the column roles to other people
Advanced Features Enable completion tracking - default NO Enable conditional access - default NO Enable plagiarism plugins - default NO
Activity Settings Plugins / Activity Modules / Manage Activities This seems to be the place where a lot of options can be turned off per activity, block, etc. Things we like: Allows us to uncheck a box to require description in Page and URL. URL - changed the default to open web site in a New Window. Hooray!
Notes: Default settings are listed beside each item. Good to know in case we change a default setting.
Questions? Which theme is Chris using in his demo course? Why does breadcrumb trail not work?
Express Block
Added Express Block through Site administration Click Create a Design > template > joule > blue Check UI visibility CSS > set Opacity for hidden areas (0.0-1.0) to 0.0 Select accessible colors
