---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sharon Tzur <sharontzu5@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: new program - moodle I haven't posted for a long time, but I want to tell the community about a new program available to teachers called Moodle. If your school is using Mashov, than you have Moodle. You just have to ask your principal to turn to th Mashov people and ask that Moodle be opened up. If you don't use Mashov, you can still work with Moodle, because it is an open program, but you'll have to have your computer people look into how to get it. Using Moodle through Mashov is easiest because all your classes and groups are set up for you. So what is Moodle? It is an open source program being used world wide to help teachers easily set up an online site to go with the courses they teach. Of course, you can post files, URLs and even video clips - but that is nothing. The big advantage is that you can post assignments for students to do - writing, quizzes, even group work. If you set up a quiz with closed questions, then the program checks the quiz for you and keeps the grades. You can decide what weight to give each assignment. If you give a writing assignment, there is one format that allows you to check and make corrections in-line. You can decide if students can then resubmit. If you have mashov, you can import grades from moodle into mashov. Work you prepare (like a quiz) can be copied from course to course - so while it might take some time to develop material, once you have it, it is there forever. It is really ideal for doing log work. You can see exactly who did work and who didn't. Students who missed a lesson can make up work at home. And everything is there on computer - which can be accessed from anywhere. If you google "moodle" you will find lots of info on the web about the program, including clips in youtube showing how to use it. Highly recommended. *Yours, Sharon Tzur* ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------