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In Moodle 1.9, assigning Teacher role to a user in the Category context means the user will have access to ALL courses under the category as a Teacher.
In Moodle 2.0, this no longer applies. Assigning Teacher role in the Category context do not automatically gives Teacher access to all the courses as Teacher.
So how does one group courses under each category, say Science subject and give Science Teachers the appropriate access to all the courses contained within? Read more…
With fierce competition from social networking sites, it has become increasingly difficult to get students’ screen time. Learning platforms need to evolve and be more interactive and engaging, in other words to be more social. So how can we achieve this on Moodle. Here are 5 easy steps to make Moodle more social. Read more…
With the launch of the new iPad, the third generation tablet from Apple in March 2012, the company took the opportunity of releasing yet another app for the iOS platform, the iPhoto®. Together with iMovie® and GarageBand® this completes their offering of the desktop equivalents of similarly named software bundled together as iLife®. Digital publishing apps for iOS such as Pages®, Keynote® and Numbers®, known as the iWork® bundle, also received another round of update.
This brings Steve Jobs vision of a post-pc era where tablet devices would replace the desktop PC closer to reality.
So how would one go about their day to day life with a tablet instead of a PC? Would you leave your laptop at home? Let’s take a walk…through a typical day in the life of a convert. Read more…
Below are some Ready-made Term Date calendars built in Google Calendar. Schools, Local Authorities, Parents, Teachers and generally anyone who has an interest is welcome to download or import these calendars in to their own.
If you don’t yet use Google Calendars, find out why Every School Should Be Using Google Calendars.
A quick guide on how to import Google Calendars
The use of Google Calendar as a tool within schools has the ability to transform the way Administrators, Teachers, Students and Parents, coordinate and plan term dates, work, events and even exams. Here we highlight 5 simple reasons why schools should move on to using Google Calendars (instead of Word documents or Excel spread sheets).
To make it easier for you to start, we have created some Ready-Made UK Term Dates Calendars. (If you’re not sure how to start, look out for our next post on How to set up your own Google Calendars) Read more…
VLE or Virtual Learning Environment (sometimes known as the Learning Platform) offers a simpler and more streamlined mechanism for the creation and publication of learning resources that are just as easy to access as conventional web-based content, with additional assessment, support and tracking functionalities. But what are the real advantages of using VLE for teaching and learning?
The New iPad (or iPad 3 to some) is here and Apple has decided to leave the iPad 2 16GB WiFi and iPad 2 16GB WiFi + 3G in its portfolio of iPads while dropping the prices of these to make it their entry level range starting from £329 (approximately £274 ex. VAT) at time of writing. This can only be seen as a means of cornering the ever competitive tablet market since the introduction of the 1st Generation iPad. But what does it mean for education? Is the iPad 2 still a capable tablet for education? Would schools be missing out on new features if they opt to go with iPad 2?
Earlier April 2012, we were at the Moodle Conference, MoodleMoot 2012 in Ireland. Here is our presentation on ‘When Looks Really Do Matter’ and how to capture the imagination and attention of the learners.
Facebook is the greatest and biggest social networking site at the moment and Moodle has the largest user base as the learning platform of choice for education and professional training world wide. To begin to take advantage of Facebook on Moodle, there have been attempts at developing Facebook modules and plug-ins for Moodle in the past but nothing concrete.
What if adding Facebook widgets or buttons to Moodle is as easy as copying and pasting some lines of codes, similar to Add Twitter Widget to Moodle tutorial we just ran. So here we go again, in 5 easy steps on how to embed Facebook widget into Moodle (and WordPress). Read more…
A quick and easy way to add a twitter widget is to copy and paste the widget codes into Moodle’s HTML block but where does one start. Here is a quick guide on how to get what you need without much effort. These steps are also useful for those looking to add Twitter Widget to their website or blog such as WordPress or Blogger.
