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We actually have two moodle sites for you to get the hang of the individual school ones ([|Matamata] and [|Katikati]) then [|Katmat] your school intranet site/moodle is where you will need to set up your classes and show your students where to go for information. I suggest the first step is putting your course handbooks on the site and from there let you imagination take you. Below is an image of the [|Katmat] site which is to be a collaborative space for the two colleges and where I will be posting "cheat sheets" such as this one and other helpful information. You will need to log in to the [|Katmat] site to have access to classroom resources but the how to sheets are accessible via guest access. Now that we've got the introduction out of the way it's time to play around with it a bit. A visit to this [|site]. will give you access and the ability to stuff around a bit without worrying about the consequences. Just remember that even playing around on our Moodle sites is very safe and generally easy to fix any problems.

The following information comes from moodle docs. =Teacher documentation=

Getting started
If you are a new user and would like a list of all teacher documentation articles, please see [|Category:Teacher]. We are assuming that your site administrator has set up Moodle, you are a user with teacher privileges and the administrator has assigned you to a new, blank course. Don't forget, [|demo.moodle.org] will let you play an hour at a time for free. You will need to be [| logged into] the course as a user who has been assigned [|a role as a teacher] (with editing rights) on that course to use most of the features below. We have some tips if you are having [| trouble logging in]. Now onto the real details. You will find the [|course homepage] is broken down into [|course sections]. A course is created by [|adding resources and activities]. When writing text in Moodle you have a range of [|Formatting options], including using [|HTML in Moodle]. There are different ways to enroll [|Students] and assign them to one or more [|Groups] in a course. The example below shows a new course set up with topic sections, edit is on. There are a few of Moodle's many [|blocks] on the right and left sides of the topics, such as "Latest News" or "[|Administration]". The teacher is all ready to add resources and activities or a few new blocks to their brand new course. Getting started image - a new course

Editing course section
To add or alter activities or resources a teacher will need to [|turn editing on] and off with a button on the course homepage. The student view button allows the teacher to get a general idea of what students will see. There is also an "editing on" link in the [|administration block]. These buttons and links toggle between on and off. Here are some common editing icons, for more details about them [|go to adding/editing a course].
 * ~ Icon ||~ Effect ||~ Icon ||~ Effect ||~ Icon ||~ Effect ||~ Icon ||~ Effect ||
 * [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/b/b8/Edit.gif width="11" height="11" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Edit.gif"]] || Edit text || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/3/31/Open.gif width="16" height="16" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Open.gif"]] || Open || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/8/82/Delete.gif width="11" height="11" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Delete.gif"]] || Delete || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/6/67/Move.gif width="11" height="11" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Move.gif"]] || Move ||
 * [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/a/af/All.gif width="16" height="25" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:All.gif"]] || See all topics || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/f/fd/Closed.gif width="16" height="16" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Closed.gif"]] || Close || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/2/29/Right.gif width="11" height="11" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Right.gif"]] || Indent || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/7/7a/Movehere.gif width="80" height="16" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Movehere.gif"]] || Move here ||
 * [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/5/56/One.gif width="16" height="16" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:One.gif"]] || See one topic || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/a/ad/Help.gif width="17" height="17" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Help.gif"]] || Help ||  ||   || [[image:http://docs.moodle.org/en/images_en/2/22/Marker.gif width="16" height="16" link="http://docs.moodle.org/en/Image:Marker.gif"]] || Make Current ||

Activity modules
Add an activity drop-down menu There are a number of robust interactive learning [|activity modules] that you may [| add to your course]. Communication and collaboration may take place using [|Chats] and [|Forums] for conversational activities and [|Choices] to gain group feedback. Adding [|Wikis] to your courses is an excellent way to allow students to work together on a project. Work can be submitted by students and marked by teachers using [|Assignments] or [|Workshops]. The [|Quizzes] offer several options for automatic scoring. You can even integrate your Hot Potato quizzes by adding a [|Hotpot] activity. [|Lessons] and [|SCORM] activities deliver content and offer ways of individualizing your presentation based upon a student's choices. Key words can be added to [|Glossaries] by yourself or, if you allow it, your students. [|Surveys] and [|Databases] are also very powerful additions to any course. If all of that isn't enough for you then you can also add [|non-standard modules] that are not part of the official Moodle release!

Resources
Add a resource drop-down menu Moodle supports a range of different [|resource types] that allow you to include almost any kind of digital content into your courses. These can be added by using the [| add a resource] dropdown box when editing is turned on. A [|Text page] is a simple page written using plain text. Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions. If you are after more options for your new page then you should be thinking about adding a [|Web page] and making use of Moodle's WYSIWYG editor. Of course the resource may already exist in electronic form so you may want to [|link to an uploaded file or external website] or simply display the complete contents of a [|directory] in your course files and let your users pick the file themselves. If you have an [|IMS content package] then this can be easily added to your course. Use a [|label] to embed instructions or information in the course section.

Blocks
Add Block drop-down menu Each course homepage generally contains [|blocks] on the left and right with the centre column containing the course content. Blocks may be added, hidden, deleted, and moved up, down and left/right when editing is turned on. Examples of blocks can be see in the Getting Starting image above. [|"Latest News"], "[|Blogs]", [|"Upcoming Events"], and [|"Recent Activity"] are a few examples. A wide range of [|over 16 different block types] can provide additional information or functionality to the learner by the teacher. The standard blocks that come with Moodle are shown on the right. There are also many [|non-standard blocks] developed by Moodlers that an administrator can add to this list. A teacher with editing rights will also have a course [|administration block]. This block has sub menus for course: backup/restore, enrollments, format, reports, grades, activity logs, files and other useful tools.

General advice

 * Subscribe yourself to all of the [|forums] in your course so that you can keep in touch with your class activity.
 * Encourage all of the students to fill out their [|user profile] (including photos) and read them all - this will help provide some context to their later writings and help you to respond in ways that are tailored to their own needs.
 * Keep notes to yourself in the private "Teacher's Forum" (under Administration). This is especially useful when team teaching.
 * Use the [|Logs] link (under Administration) to get access to complete, raw logs. In there you'll see a link to a popup window that updates every sixty seconds and shows the last hour of activity. This is useful to keep open on your desktop all day so you can feel in touch with what's going on in the course.
 * Use many reports. [|Reports] in the Administration block, [|Activity Reports] (next to each name in the list of all people, or from any user profile page). These provide a great way to see what any particular person has been up to in the course.
 * Respond quickly to students. Don't leave it for later - do it right away. Not only is it easy to become overwhelmed with the volume that can be generated, but it's a crucial part of building and maintaining a community feel in your course.
 * Don't be afraid to experiment: feel free to poke around and change things. It's hard to break anything in a Moodle course, and even if you do it's usually easy to fix it.
 * Use the [|navigation bar] at the top of each page - this should help remind you where you are and prevent getting lost

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 * [|Blogs] - blogs in Moodle
 * [|Teaching with Moodle] - inspiring links
 * [[|Moodle and elearning intro]] - Written by Martin Langhoff
 * [|Teaching do's and don'ts] - hints
 * [|Moodle manuals] - a list of links to manuals and books
 * [|Using Moodle book] - a real book you can reprint!
 * [|Teaching FAQ] - common questions
 * [|Example of a course teaching checklist],
 * One example of a site specific [[|Teacher's Moodle Manual]], done in Moodle with the book module
 * [|Tips and tricks]
 * [|Student FAQ] - students have questions about technology?
 * [|Student FAQ] - students have questions about technology?