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@MoodleNews Fave Moodle sites – great sites!

melissa — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:27:22 +0000

Check out @MoodleNews blog post, Happy Friday: my top 5 favorite Moodle sites, which lists some of Joseph Thibault’s favorite Moodle sites. I’ve always loved Leeds City College Moodle site but this list made me aware of a few other awesome sites! I’m loving http://www.moodleinschools.org.nz, check it out!

Exclusive images of the first Moodle #iPad App: mBook @moodlenews

melissa — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:18:18 +0000

Check out these exclusive images of the iPad app, mBook …sweet : )

Mobile Moodle is already a hot topic and I see it only getting more steam as more and more developers work on projects. Student response systems? Psh, give me a classroom set of iPod touches or a few iPads, an LCD projector and a Moodle course!

Related:

Moodlenews.com
Twitter – @moodlenews

Buy multiple Moodle books at @PacktPub & save $$ at the same time!

melissa — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:24:56 +0000

Packt Publishing, a technical and IT book store, has recently started offering attractive discounts for customers who wish to buy books in bulk. Customers who purchase 2-4 books will receive an 18% discount, while customers who purchase 5-10 books will receive a 20% discount off the books’ cover prices! If you wish to purchase more than 10 books a larger discount is possible.

If you’re not familiar with Packt Publishing, it’s a great place to find quality books about IT and open source topics. Personally, I have read (off the top of my head) 4+ Packt Pub Moodle books and I have more on my “to read” list.

These new discount offers are perfect for Moodlers because of the quality and quantity of books about Moodle they have to offer (and more to come). Whether it’s 2-4 books or if you’re ambitious and would like to purchase 5-10. Another great idea is to request at your workplace a bulk purchase of books for professional development! I actually did this last winter at the old school district I used to work at, too bad this offer wasn’t available back then!

Happy reading!

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Packt Publishing
New discounts launched on purchases of multiple books
Follow @PacktPub on Twitter

2010 Midwest #Moodle Moot Notes

melissa — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:12 +0000

Just a quick post with some links and notes about the 2010 Midwest Moodle Moot in Goshen, IN. I really wish I could have gone, maybe there will be another Midwest Moot soon! Martin Dougiamas gave the keynote! I was only able to watch the first 10 minutes but hopefully a video will come out and I believe his slides are out there somewhere (I have yet to search, been so busy! Does anyone know?).

Anyways, check out some notes.

More from #mootusin10 by @theohiobloke: Open Session with Martin
Notes from Martin’s Keynote #mootusin10 from @theohiobloke
Martin Dougiamas Live from the Midwest Moot (9am EST Today) #mootusin10
#mootusin10 – Official Midwest Moot Twitter hashtag
@moodler pulling a buggy full of Moodlers at #imootusin10 (ha ha)

Review of Moodle 1.9 Theme Design on MoodleNews.com @moodlenews

melissa — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:46:45 +0000

Check out my review of Moodle 1.9 Theme Design on Moodle News.

Follow @moodlenews on Twitter
Follow @packtpub on Twitter

Two book reviews coming! @packtpub

melissa — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:48:52 +0000

I’m very excited to read and review two books from Packt Publishing.

Moodle 1.9 Theme Design: Beginner’s Guide

Create your own Moodle theme from the graphic design stage right through to the finished complete Moodle theme
Offers design examples and ways to create appropriate themes for different student age groups and styles
Effective planning for creating and modifying new themes, customizing existing themes, and enhancing them further
Clear focus on beginners with ample screenshots and clear explanations to facilitate learning

Moodle 1.9 Extension Development

Develop your own blocks, activities, filters, and organize your content with secure code
Thoroughly covers key libraries of Moodle and best practices to use them
Explore the Moodle architectural concepts, how it is structured, and how it works
Detailed examples and screenshots for easy learning

These two books are probably the most exciting to me to begin reading out of all the Packt Publishing books I’ve read. I’m currently into the 3rd chapter of the Theme Design book, which I will be reviewing on MoodleNews.com. It should be posted on Moodle News within a few weeks and the Extension book I will be reviewing on this blog.

Remember to follow Moodle Twitter Accounts!

melissa — Mon, 17 May 2010 16:39:12 +0000

Back in January Helen Foster wrote a blog post telling about all of the “official” Moodle Twitter accounts. I just wanted to remind users of them!

@moodle – The official Moodle.org Twitter account
@moodleplugins – Tweets about newly added modules and plugins to the database
@moodlethemes – Tweets about newly added themes to the database and other Moodle theme news
@moodledev – Tweets about the CVS
@moodlesecurity – Security announcements
@moodlejobs – Job offerings and wanted job that are Moodle-related

If you don’t already use Moodle, I highly recommend joining and following the above Twitter accounts and check out this awesome WeFollow – Moodle site, where it lists the top Moodlers on Twitter. That link is the place to start when trying to find good Moodlers on Twitter.

Stay up to date with Moodle 2.0 News at Moodle Monthly @moodlenews & Twitter

melissa — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:43:00 +0000

Just a quick note to stay updated with Moodle 2.0 news at Moodle Monthly. Moodle 2.0 Beta recently came out and is available at Moodle.org for download.

Recent posts

Other ways to keep informed of the development of Moodle 2.0

Moodle Monthly web site
Moodle Monthly Twitter – @moodlenews
Martin Dougiamas – @moodler
#Moodle2 Twitter hash tag

“Once Upon a Moodle Install” Book

melissa — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:34:36 +0000

As I mentioned before I wrote a series of blog posts on Moodle Monthly recently and now it’s been put together into a book! Joseph Thibault (creator of Moodle Monthly) was kind enough to put together the posts and publish “Once Upon a Moodle Install” on LuLu.com. Big thanks to him and Moodle Monthly!

This is the full account of a Moodle implementation in a large school district in the USA. The guide writes about the planning, development, roll-out, training and important tips and tricks of managing a successful learning management system integration.

Educators + Tech Integration + Moodle = @IT4Educators

melissa — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:44:12 +0000

I wanted to take a little time out to talk about this pretty cool company that I’m consulting and working with– IT4Educators. IT4Educators is a site that provides educators with affordable online technology integration courses for college credit. In courses, learning is applied by creating classroom content:

Start with your own curriculum, and add Atomic Learning video clips on the most innovative technology tools available—from Twitter to blogs, Moodle® to SMART™ Notebook.

And since they use Moodle it’s..

Online and self-paced.
The interactive courses are created and delivered in Moodle by highly-trained practicing educators in the field to help you stay ahead of each new generation of digital learners.

And that’s also where I come in. I work with and maintain their Moodle install along with starting up their IT4Educators Blog which will consist of quality posts about tech integration. I’ll also be writing “Moodle Moments” for the blog every so often which I will refer to in future Moodlerific blog posts.

I’m very excited to work with IT4Educators and I think it’s a great way for educators to get credits needed. I’m also excited about helping with their online web presence and getting their blog up and off the ground. The instructors at IT4Educators are some great tech leaders and will be providing useful resources and posts on the blog.

A recent piece of exciting news is that IT4Educators has joined forces with Atomic Learning

IT4Educators collaborates with Atomic Learning to offer teachers technology integration courses for college credit
The online, anytime, anywhere format you enjoy with Atomic Learning is now available in courses for college credit in cooperation with IT4Educators. Founded by an experienced technology educator, IT4Educators offers affordable 1-, 2-, and 3-credit courses that are all aligned with ISTE’s National Technology Standards.

Check out IT4Educators course listing – some courses include Google™ Integration, Using Technology to Implement Theme-Based Activities, Digital Storytelling in the Classroom, Twitter in Education, SMART Notebook Software in the Classroom and many more!

If you’re not interested in taking any classes check out the IT4Educators Blog for tech integration resources, ideas, tools and thoughts. Like I said, I will also be providing the blog with some “Moodle Moments” (name pending ha) posts and cross referencing that blog with Moodlerific.

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