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Take a look under the hood for MoodleFordson Boost Style Preset – Advanced Moodle Theme Controls
Boost Style Preset In this video we cover how to make the Fordson theme look and feel like Boost. It’s clean, modern, and simple. We also show you what the Section Style Display and Course Style Display dropdowns do. It’s quite amazing how quickly you can manipulate...
Avoiding Emergencies by Investing In Yourself
As a district we strive to provide effective and reliable communication with parents. The keywords being "effective and reliable". It isn't always the easiest or prettiest or come on an app but it is under our control and it is effective and reliable. We invest in...
Trifecta of Moodle Plugins to Jumpstart Your LMS
At Dearborn Public Schools we have set out to make going from "login to learning" as easy as possible for students and staff. We utilize Moodle as our LMS because we are not constrained by contracts, user limits, funding, and other factors that prevent districts...
Micro Credentialing and Micro Certifications
Dearborn Public Schools uses Moodle to deliver training to employees. We've built a highly customizable and extensive training platform called MyPD that allows employees to complete required certifications and mandatory training. Badges are awarded upon completion...
Where’s our focus in regards to Moodle development?
We are focused on much more than just a Moodle theme: Fordson Theme - integrate new features and make things look good Easy Enrollment Plugin - get kids into courses quickly from the homepage using enrollment codes like Google classroom iLearn Secure Browser App - A...
Pathways to a Better Moodle Experience
I'm an avid camper. I like all things outdoors. I love to hike, bike, kayak, fish, and you just cannot beat a day on the shores of our Great Lakes swimming. On a recent trip, I was wandering around hiking with my youngest son (8 years old) and when we went off the...
A new Moodle Open Source Secure Testing Application using Chromebooks for K-12
Students who cheat on tests should be VERY worried! Utilizing a combination of Chromebook App and a new Secure Moodle Quiz Module we are creating a secure testing environment for students. We have a new tool coming next year to help with cheating during testing and it...
Moodle for Professional Development – Setup and Configuration
In this tutorial I am going to walk you through how we setup Moodle to train our teachers and build teacher skills. These are the things we were thinking about when we launched our internal training site for staff. We call our staff training website "MyPD" which...
Sharing Our Moodle Setup & Configuration Checklist
I thought I'd share our checklist that I run down each time I setup a new Moodle site. Some of the points and steps in the setup might help someone new to Moodle to get you thinking about how to setup your site. We've rolled this same setup for over 20+ K-12...
MoodleNet Update
I just looked at the slides for a presentation on what is transpiring behind the scenes with MoodleNet project. I have to admit... I'm very impressed! This project looks to fill a huge void in OER content for educators. With all the promise of OER material it seems...
Blended Learning For All
It started local and word is spreading... You need to see how Wayne RESA provides Moodle! A unique blend of incredible design and functionality wrapped in powerful services that makes using Moodle district-wide easy, affordable, and a long-term tool teachers can rely...
Top 3 Ways to Stop Blended Learning
Everything you need to know to put a halt to blended learning in your K-12 school When it comes to making a decision on a learning management system we are often bombarded with all kinds of advice. The sales pitch for any new LMS is well done and very convincing with...
The Open Source Learning Stack – Everything your district needs to take ownership of learning
Experience a fully integrated learning playground where open source powers web conferencing, portfolios, classroom / school websites, and all the bells and whistles that make all of this manageable with limited resources. Be ready to learn about the best open source tools, integration, and experiences learned over the last 10 years of building and using an open source learning stack.
Give your Moodle a Theme Focused on K-12 Education
Check out the latest information on one of the best themes for K-12 here: https://michiganmoodle.dearbornschools.org/fordson-theme-for-moodle/ In case you missed it there is a new theme on the horizon for Moodle which is focused on the needs and feedback from K-12...
Unleash Teacher Collaboration in Moodle
Copying is good thing - unless you are taking a test! Why reinvent the wheel when other teachers can help get you started. We have created a new User Role for Moodle which allows you to collaborate/share items from your course with another teacher. This new...