Background to the presentation at a couple of local high schools looking at introducing Moodle. 'What could Moodle be useful for ...' aim, tools mentioned live and casually to keep the focus on people listening. Screenshots from school.demo.moodle.net Excuse the odd typo ;-P

1. EVER DONE … FELT THIS WAY ... SAID SOMETHING LIKE THIS ... WISHED ALONG THESE LINES … THOUGHT IT WOULD BE USEFUL … ?

2. “ I wish I could have my students access a document with a single click. It would save me writing a link on the board or retyping, copying, printing then (still) watching kids getting it wrong...”

3. “ I wish I could have my students access a document with a single click. It would save me writing a link on the board or retyping, copying, printing then (still) watching kids getting it wrong...”

4. “ I want to give those couple of quiet kids time and voice to speak out and contribute. They always get drowned in class discussions...”

5. “ I want to give those couple of quiet kids time and voice to speak out and contribute. They always get drowned in class discussions...”

6. “ Wouldn't mind a quiz with a bunch of question types kids can repeat depending on certain conditions. Especially if it marks itself !”

7. “ Wouldn't mind a quiz with a bunch of question types kids can repeated depending on certain conditions. Especially if it marks itself !”

8. “ Peer evaluation … really want to try more of that. What if kids could get a grade from peers AND for the quality of their own marking, combined!

9. “ Peer evaluation … really want to try more of that. What if kids could get a grade from peers AND for the quality of their own marking, combined!

10. “ Aaargh, they just wait for ME to give them the answers! What if they could jointly create a best possible answer to a possible tricky exam question over a few days...?”

11. “ Aaargh, they just wait for ME to give them the answers! What if they could jointly create a best possible answer to a possible tricky exam question over a few days...?”

12. “ I wouldn't mind walking into class and cut down 10 minutes of settling time by getting them used to check today's task first thing...”

13. “ I wouldn't mind walking into class and cut down 10 minutes of settling time by getting them used to check today's task first thing...”

14. “ Keeping a reflective journal is great thing for kids to get into. Especially if they can update form anytime, anywhere and share with others if they want ...”

15. “ Keeping a reflective journal is great thing for kids to get into. Especially if they can update form anytime, anywhere and share with others if they want ...”

16. “ I'd like to scaffold access to different material based on student progress and have more time for individual, 'over the shoulder' stuff ...”

17. “ I'd like to scaffold access to different material based on student progress and have more time for individual, 'over the shoulder' stuff ...”

18. “ Kids take so many pics on excursions with their cameras! What if they could upload them to a class space where they can explain the images, rate them, comment on them ...”

19. “ Kids take so many pics on excursions with their phones and cameras! What if they could upload them to a class space where they can explain the images, rate them, comment on them ...”

20. “ I wouldn't mind if the kids in my class would build and edit their own glossary of concepts we are talking about. Their own words, their own media, their own links and edits …

21. “ I wouldn't mind if the kids in my class would build and edit their own glossary of concepts we are talking about. Their own words, their own media, their own links and edits …

22. “ It would be really handy if I could structure a self-guided series of content that kids can progress through at their own pace...”

23. “ It would be really handy if I could structure a self-guided series of content that kids can progress through at their own pace...”

24. “ I'm sick and tired of 'dog ate my homework' and 'my USB doesn't work' lame excuses … Couldn't they just upload the stuff from home to where I could mark it and give them feedback?”

25. “ I'm sick and tired of 'dog ate my homework' and 'my USB doesn't work' lame excuses … Couldn't they just upload the stuff from home to where I could mark it and give them feedback?”

26. “ I like those learning objects kids get to play and try to outdo each other. You know “run a bakery”, “create chemical compound”, “geometry challenge”, “save a village from degradation”, “create a beach awareness campaign” … “

27. “ I like those learning objects kids get to play and try to outdo each other. You know “run a bakery”, “create chemical compound”, “geometry challenge”, “save a village from degradation”, “create a beach awareness campaign” … “

28. “ Geez, those web searches take hours! What if I can create a customised search engine that searches say 20 key sites and have that at my student's fingertips?”

29. “ Geez, those web searches take hours! What if I can create a customised search engine that searches say 20 key sites and have that at my student's fingertips?”

30. “ Cyberbullying can be so awful. I'd love to be able to spot, track and deal with it ...”

31. “ Cyberbullying can be so awful. I'd love to be able to spot, track and deal with it ...”

32. “ I've had enough entering marks in five different places. Can't SIS and these systems “talk” to each other?”

33. “ I've had enough entering marks in five different places. Can't SIS and these systems “talk” to each other?”

34. “ Having parents more involved in kids' learning and at least be able see at anytime how their kids are going would be … really good in many cases.”

35. “ Having parents more involved in kids' learning and at least be able see at anytime how their kids are going would be … really good in many cases.”

36. “ In our department, it would be great to have our own online collection of useful links and materials that is easy to search and add to.”

37. “ In our department, it would be great to have our own online collection of useful links and materials that is easy to search and add to.”

38. “ If I am stuck, I'd want to ask a teacher who uses the stuff on the ground not a person who's read the manual on this ...”

39. “ If I am stuck, I'd want to ask a teacher who uses the stuff on the ground not a person who's read the manual on this ...” moodle.org/educators

40. “ It would be good to connect with teachers in other schools from around the corner or around the world. If we could use and adjust each other's materials, share ideas ...”

41. “ It would be good to connect with teachers in other schools from around the corner or around the world. If we could use and adjust each other's materials, share ideas ...”

42. And s ... much more !

43. Want to give it a go, see many of these examples, play around?

44. You can see it as a piece of software. You can see it as a way of thinking about the core business we are in - OR

45. TEACHING AND LEARNING

46. “ Learning about technology is different from learning what to do with it.” Punya Mishra

47. moodle.org school.demo.moodle.net

48. QUESTIONS ???