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This hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the Moodle virtual learning environment. Participants will learn how to add resources and create activities in Moodle as preparation for participating in professional learning activities, creating online lessons and/or getting involved in online projects. || In this workshop, you will: This workshop will help teachers accomplish the following standards: > B. demonstrate continual growth in technology knowledge and skills to stay abreast of current and emerging technologies. > B. apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences. > C. identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability. > D. plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities. > E. plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment. > A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards > C. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment. > B. use technology resources to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings to improve instructional practice and maximize student learning. > B. continually evaluate and reflect on professional practice to make informed decisions regarding the use of technology in support of student learning. > C. apply technology to increase productivity. > D. use technology to communicate and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community in order to nurture student learning. || = =
 * ==**Workshop Overview:**==
 * ==Objectives:==
 * ==Objectives:==
 * 1) Define Moodle
 * 2) Evaluate Moodle for your classroom
 * 3) Login to Moodle with your account
 * 4) Edit your personal Moodle account
 * 5) Identify parts in a Moodle course layout
 * 6) Create Moodle content
 * 7) Add at least one forum, file, link, activity to a Moodle course ||
 * ==ISTE Standards:==
 * ==ISTE Standards:==
 * 1) Technology Operations and Concepts - Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. Teachers:
 * 1) Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences - Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. Teachers:
 * 1) Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum - Teachers implement curriculum plans, that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. Teachers:
 * 1) Assessment and Evaluation - Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers:
 * 1) Productivity and Professional Practice - Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice. Teachers:
 * ==Common Moodle Terms:==
 * 1) Moodle (Acronym for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment//) -// An open source course management system (CMS) software package designed using sound pedogogical principals, to help educators create effective online learning communities.
 * 2) Block **-** An area of the Moodle screen that groups related functions. Blocks are usually placed in the right-hand column of the Moodle screen. Commonly used blocks may include People, Latest News, Administration, New InternalMail, Messages, Online Users, and Activities.
 * 3) Book - Books are used to present content that is usually more than a page or two of text. Books have their own internal navigation and may be used to print single pages, multiple pages, or entire sections of the content.
 * 4) Breadcrumbs - Text-based Web site navigation tools for Moodle
 * 5) Classroom Management System (CMS) - a software system designed to help teachers by facilitating the management of educational courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. Also refered to as a Virtual Learning Enviroment (VLE).
 * 6) Discussion Forum - A discussion forum is where you can participate in threaded discussions with your tutor and/or other participants around course-specific topics. Discussion forums are asynchronous. That is, students may post or reply to messages any time. Posting is not dependent on other users being online at the time of posting. Your course may or may not use discussion forums.
 * 7) Enrol - In moodle terminology, a user is "enrolled" for a course either by their tutor/school or in some cases a user can enrol them self onto a course. An enrolled user may fully participate in a course, such as join in with any forums discussions, submit exercises, and generally participate in any of the interactive moodle tools.
 * 8) Module - The //M// in Moodle stands for //modular//. Moodle is constructed, and is being constantly revised, by a community of developers around the world. Building Moodle in modules allows for this sort of development, and it allows individual developers like Athabasca University to add functionality to Moodle by contributing or editing a particular module. Use of the Assignment Drop Box is a good example.
 * 9) Open-Source Software - Open source software is developed by a community of users who contribute functionality to a core program based on their own needs. Development costs are then spread out across the community of users. Moodle is an example of open-source software.
 * 10) Wiki - Some courses will include a wiki, which allows learners to collaborate on writing projects by all writing and editing in a single online document. ||
 * 1) Wiki - Some courses will include a wiki, which allows learners to collaborate on writing projects by all writing and editing in a single online document. ||