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I tried a little experiment with my Year 9 Outdoor Recreation class last week. We are doing a unit on Navigation using maps and compasses initially, and then handheld GPS units. First of all though I wanted them to be able to translate a birds eye view of the school into a hand drawn map, … Read more
Rather than having a plain list of courses or categories, why not try to liven up your Moodle front page by having clickable icons that link you to your courses? Once you know how, its pretty easy. Go to the Site Admin menu, click on Front Page and then Front Page settings. Find the check … Read more
I was researching SCORM modules for Moodle (ie. what are they? How do you use them? How do you create them?) when I came across eXe. This free source program allows you to make simple eLearning modules that can then be uploaded to something like Moodle. Have a look – download is about 25Mb, and … Read more
The great thing about my PLN (Personal Learning Network) on Twitter is that I not only find out lots of things, but I also get to answer questions for other people, which also increases my own knowledge by having to find an answer. One person from my PLN asked if I knew how to make … Read more
I’ve taken the leap and decided to get an iPhone. While I’m not completely over the practicalities of using a mobile device as a teaching tool, I figured that immersion is the key to understanding. There’s been quite a lot written lately about mobile devices in schools Some encouraging like this…… Some discouraging, like this….. … Read more