Moodle 1.9 Top Extensions Cookbook

✍ Scribed by Michael de Raadt

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 324
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The disorganised array of modules available for Moodle are brought together in ways you can relate to. Reviews include details that will help you decide if a module is worth testing. There are illustrated, step-by-step guides to installing and configuring modules. If you are involved in teaching using Moodle, be it at relatively small institutions running their own Moodle instance, or at large institutions where Moodle is used and administered, or you are an administrator of a Moodle instance who is looking for modules that will be useful to teachers and students at their institution, this book is meant for you. Get students organised and help them manage their time

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Credits......Page 4
About the Author......Page 5
About the Reviewers......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 16
Getting modules you can trust......Page 18
Adding modules to Moodle......Page 24
Changing site-wide settings......Page 31
Getting modules to speak your language......Page 33
If it's not quite what you want.........Page 37
Getting rid of modules......Page 39
Allowing modules to access outside
information......Page 41
Introduction......Page 44
Adding video pages......Page 46
Adding a Flash Video......Page 49
Creating video blocks......Page 52
Adding videos anywhere......Page 55
Sharing image galleries......Page 58
Working with books......Page 64
Showing programming examples in Moodle......Page 71
Getting geographical with the maps......Page 74
Creating formulae easily......Page 83
Introduction......Page 90
Setting up the Translate Block......Page 92
translator......Page 95
In-course web searching with Moogle......Page 97
Allowing simple web searches......Page 101
Adding Wikipedia search to Moodle......Page 104
Adding links to Wikipedia......Page 106
Searching for Tweets......Page 109
Introduction......Page 114
An easy table of contents......Page 115
A menu block with the works......Page 118
A customizable menu block......Page 120
An organized My Courses block......Page 125
Finding a course by name......Page 126
Getting between Related Courses......Page 129
Improving accessibility......Page 132
Introduction......Page 136
Squeezing main page content into a block......Page 138
Organizing tree based content......Page 143
Collapsing sections......Page 145
Creating dynamic tabs......Page 148
Simplifying single section display with tabs......Page 151
Using monthly sections for longer courses......Page 154
Combining online users and people......Page 155
Introduction......Page 158
Using peer assessment......Page 160
Recording audio for assignments......Page 168
Replacing paper submissions......Page 172
to assessment......Page 178
Getting more out of quizzes......Page 183
Giving immediate formative feedback......Page 190
Recognizing high performers......Page 193
Introduction......Page 196
Allowing students to form groups......Page 197
Identifying people......Page 201
Time managing students......Page 206
Surveying students......Page 210
Introduction......Page 216
Sharing mindmaps......Page 217
Encouraging social bookmarking......Page 223
Getting students to shout......Page 228
Promoting chatter......Page 231
Finding active forums......Page 233
Encouraging blogging......Page 236
Introduction......Page 240
Geolocating students......Page 242
Gauging course quality......Page 245
Notifying announcements......Page 250
Counting down......Page 253
Keeping time......Page 258
Introduction......Page 264
Cloning activities and resources......Page 266
Searching for users......Page 269
Measuring dedication......Page 273
Getting user statistics......Page 276
Introduction......Page 282
Celebrating birthdays......Page 284
Adding emotions......Page 288
Theme swapping......Page 291
Awarding certificates......Page 293
Rewarding with gold stars......Page 299
Playing games......Page 304
Creating a game in a block......Page 311
Index......Page 314