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Moodle 2.0 First Look
by Mary CoochThe book looks at the main functional areas of Moodle that have significant new features, explains the new features and how to use them. It draws attention to significant differences from how things used to behave, and gives the reader an idea of the kind of consequences these changes will bring to them. If you are an existing Moodle user, tutor, or administrator, then this book is for you. You are expected to be familiar with the operation of Moodle.
Moodle 2.5 Multimedia
by Joao Pedro FernandesA tutorial-based guide where readers can work through practical examples that clearly describe how to create multimedia applications using Moodle and integrate existing multimedia resources into Moodle courses.If you are a teacher or trainer who runs online courses and has a basic understanding of Moodle, this book will be ideal for you. It is not necessary to have an advanced technical background to create multimedia elements as the tasks will be simple, not time consuming, and will be practical for everyday use.
Moodle 2.5 Multimedia Cookbook - Second Edition
by Silvina P. HilarWith practical examples presented in the style of recipes, this book is designed for you to be able to dip in and out as you need, only using the multimedia options that you want at the time.This cookbook is designed specifically for teachers who want to begin creating interactive and engaging Moodle courses by utilizing the multimedia capabilities of Moodle.
Moodle 2.7 LTS Administration - Third Edition
by Alex BuchnerThe book takes a problem-solution approach to fall in line with your day-to-day operations. This is a one-stop reference for any task you will ever come across when administering a Moodle site of any shape and size. If you are a technician, systems administrator, or part of academic staff, this is the book for you. This book is ideal for anyone who has to administer a Moodle system. Whether you are dealing with a small-scale local Moodle system or a large-scale multi-site Virtual Learning Environment, this book will assist you with any administrative task. Some basic Moodle knowledge is helpful, but not essential.
Moodle 2 for Teaching 7-14 Year Olds Beginner's Guide
by Mary CoochThis book is part of Packt's Beginner's Guide series. Written in a friendly tone, the book starts at the very beginning with a blank Moodle page and you are taken step by step through the most useful features of Moodle, helped with many illustrative screenshots. This book is for regular, non-technical teachers of pre-teen or early teenage children. It assumes no prior knowledge of Moodle and no particular expertise on the web. Classroom assistants may also find this book a very useful resource. We will assume that you have an installation of Moodle managed by somebody else, so you are responsible only for creating and delivering course content.
Moodle 3.x Developer's Guide
by Ian WildEffortlessly ensure your application's code quality from day 1 About This Book • Customize your Moodle 3.x app. • Leverage the new features of Moodle 3.x by diving deep into the Moodle development eco-system. • Cater to heavy user traffic, customize learning requirements and create custom third party plugins. Who This Book Is For This book is for Moodle developers who are familiar with the basic Moodle functionality and have an understanding of the types of scenarios in which the Moodle platform can be usefully employed. You must have medium-level PHP programming knowledge. You should be familiar with HTML and XML protocols. You do not need to have prior knowledge of Moodle-specific terminology What You Will Learn • Work with the different types of custom modules that can be written for Moodle 3.x • Understand how to author custom modules so they conform to the agreed Moodle 3.x development guidelines • Get familiar with the Moodle 3.x architecture—its internal and external APIs • Customize Moodle 3.x so it can integrate seamlessly with third-party applications of any kind • Build a new course format to specify the layout of a course • Implement third-party graphics libraries in your plugins • Build plugins that can be themed easily • Provide custom APIs that will provide the means to automate Moodle 3 in real time In Detail The new and revamped Moodle is the top choice for developers to create cutting edge e-learning apps that cater to different user's segments and are visually appealing as well. This book explains how the Moodle 3.x platform provides a framework that allows developers to create a customized e-learning solution. It begins with an exploration of the different types of plugin.. We then continue with an investigation of creating new courses. You will create a custom plugin that pulls in resources from a third-party repository. Then you'll learn how users can be assigned to courses and granted the necessary permissions. Furthermore, you will develop a custom user home. At the end of the book, we'll discuss the Web Services API to fully automate Moodle 3.x in real time. Style and approach This book takes a step-by-step practical approach with every step explained in great detail using practical examples. You will create custom plugins from scratch with the examples shown and create new modules as well as extensions with the examples presented.
Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques - Third Edition
by Susan Smith NashCreative ways to build powerful and effective online courses with Moodle 3.0 About This Book * Unleash your teaching talents and develop exciting, dynamic courses * Put together effective online courses that motivate students from all backgrounds, generations, and learning styles * Find powerful insights into developing more successful and educational courses Who This Book Is For If you want to unleash your teaching talents and develop exciting, dynamic courses that really get students moving forward, then this book is for you. Experienced Moodlers who want to upgrade to Moodle 3.0 will find powerful insights into developing more successful and educational courses. What You Will Learn * Create a dynamic learning environment using different techniques * Motivate your students to collaborate and demonstrate what they are learning and to create projects together * Develop materials you can re-use in your future courses * Create online workshops and galleries for your students to make presentations about what they have learned * Engage your students in team work that helps them connect course content with their experiences and prior learning * Develop high-quality courses that will last to create a personal inventory you can use and re-use In Detail Moodle, the world's most popular, free open-source Learning Management System (LMS) has released several new features and enhancements in its latest 3.0 release. More and more colleges, universities, and training providers are using Moodle, which has helped revolutionize e-learning with its flexible, reusable platform and components. This book brings together step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions to leverage the full power of Moodle 3 to build highly interactive and engaging courses that run on a wide range of platforms including mobile and cloud. Beginning with developing an effective online course, you will write learning outcomes that align with Bloom's taxonomy and list the kinds of instructional materials that will work given one's goal. You will gradually move on to setting up different types of forums for discussions and incorporating multi-media from cloud-base sources. You will then focus on developing effective timed tests, self-scoring quizzes while organizing the content, building different lessons, and incorporating assessments. Lastly, you will dive into more advanced topics such as creating interactive templates for a full course by focussing on creating each element and create workshops and portfolios which encourage engagement and collaboration Style and approach With clear, step-by-step instructions, this book helps you develop good, solid, dynamic courses that will last by making sure that your instructional design is robust, and that they are built around satisfying learning objectives and course outcomes. Packed with plenty of screenshots and practical examples, you will get solid understanding of developing courses that are a success in the real world.
Moodle Administration
by Alex BuchnerWritten in a clear, straightforward way with lots of screenshots and direct instructions this book will equip you with all the tools you need to set up, optimize, extend, and maintain a Moodle system. A problem-solution approach has been taken when possible to bring the content more in line with your day-to-day operations. This book is written for technicians, systems administrators, as well as academic staffâ "basically anyone who has to administer a Moodle system. Whether you are dealing with a small-scale local Moodle system or a large-scale multi-site Virtual Learning Environment, this book will assist you with any administrative tasks. Some basic Moodle knowledge is helpful, but not essential.
Moodle as a Curriculum and Information Management System
by Jason HollowellThis book is a beginner's guide in which the reader is led, step-by-step, to accomplish all the tasks right from installing Moodle to transforming into a CMS. Some more advanced steps and concepts are presented but always in a manner that allows beginners to follow along and learn through experience as they experiment on their own test site. By the time you finish the book, you will have your own fully-functional curriculum and information management system.If you are a teacher or head of department in an institution and are interested in how Moodle can be used to streamline curriculum delivery and information flow in your institution, this book is for you. This book is also useful for Moodle administrators.Prior experience with Moodle is not essential for this book.
Moodle Course Design Best Practices
by Michelle Moore Susan Smith NashThis book is an easy-to-follow guide with a hands-on approach that will help you learn the best practices for designing attractive and highly interactive courses with the help of Moodle. This book can be used by training managers, teachers, instructors, Moodle network specialists, instructional designers, and e-learning entrepreneurs. If you are involved in online, cloud-based education, training, or professional development, this is the book for you. No prior experience with Moodle is required, though it would be helpful to understand the basics of using HTML and also working with different multimedia file formats and social media. If you would like to find a very easy and convenient way to organize learning activities along with group projects and activities, then this is the book for you.
Moodle E-Learning Course Development - Third Edition
by William RiceThis book is for anyone who wants to get the best out of Moodle. Experienced Moodle users will find powerful insights into developing successful educational courses.
Moodle for Mobile Learning
by Mark AberdourA guide with practical examples that gives you hands-on knowledge in creating learning environments for Mobile devices using Moodle, while also empowering you to create your own effective mlearning course designs."Moodle for Mobile Learning" is primarily aimed at Moodle course practitioners - teachers, tutors, instructors, and learning and development professionals. It does not require you to have an in-depth knowledge about any mobile technologies. It is for anyone who has the desire to deliver great courses that allow their learners to interact using the devices in their pockets.
Moodle Gradebook
by Rebecca BarringtonA practical book with plenty of step-by-step instructions and informative screenshots to guide you through the many features of gradebook. Moodle Gradebook is for anyone who uses Moodle as a course instructor. You will need to know the basic functions of using and navigating Moodle, but no prior knowledge of the grades functions will be required.
Moodle Gradebook - Second Edition
by Rebecca BarringtonThis book is for teachers and administrators who have experience with Moodle. Basic knowledge of Moodle 2.x will be required, but no prior knowledge of grade functions is needed. This book will help you utilize the full functionality of Version 2.7.
Moodle Theme Development
by Silvina Paola HillarBuild customized themes to make your Moodle courses engaging and interactive About This Book * Leverage the power of Moodle 3 to create interactive and engaging themes for your courses * Experience and integrate the power of Bootstrap and CSS into your Moodle app * Implement your plans with illustrative examples to become a top notch designer Who This Book Is For If you are a Moodle administrator, developer, or designer and wish to enhance your Moodle site to make it visually attractive, then this book is for you. You should be familiar with web design techniques such as HTML and further experience with CSS would be helpful. What You Will Learn * Plan a personalized Moodle theme from start to finish * Install a Moodle theme in different operating systems and change Moodle's theme settings * Add your own customized logo and test your changes in several web browsers * Customize the Moodle site to fit in with other elements such as websites and social networks, among others * Create a design mock-up using graphics software * Design themes that are capable of working with a huge number of different resolutions, screen sizes, screen orientations, and pixel densities * Work with code to adjust the theme to users requirements * Create new custom icons for your theme In Detail Theming is one of the main features of Moodle, and it can be used to customize your online courses and make them look exactly how you want them to,according to your target audience. If you have been looking for a book that will help you develop Moodle themes that you are proud of, and that your students will enjoy, then this is the book for you. We start off by introducing Moodle 3 and explaining what it is, how it works, and what tools you might need to create a stunning Moodle theme. We then show you how to choose and change the pre-installed Moodle themes in detailed steps, and explain what Moodle themes are and how they work. Next, we show you how to change an existing theme and test the changes that you have made. You can not only plan the customization of theme, but also tailor it using advanced Moodle theming processes; this book is your one-stop guide to creating your own personalized Moodle 3 theme. Style and approach This book acts as a comprehensive guide which helps you to create visually stunning and responsive themes to add that extra edge to your Moodle apps.
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament
by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin BlumThe ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about JesusAs Jesus walked the Emmaeus road, he showed his companions how the whole of Scripture foretold his coming. Yet so often today we&’re not quite sure how to talk about Jesus in the Old Testament. How do you know what applies to Jesus? And how do you interpret some of the strange prophetic language?Get answers and clarity in this authoritative and reliable guide to messianic prophecy from some of the world&’s foremost evangelical Old Testament scholars. In this in-depth, user-friendly one volume resource you get: -essays from scholars on the big ideas and major themes surrounding Messianic prophecy-A clear and careful commentary on every passage in the Old Testament considered Messianic -Insights into the original Hebrew and helpful analysis of theological implicationsWatch the Scriptures come into full color as you see new meaning in familiar passages and further appreciate God&’s masterful handiwork in preparing the way for Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah.
The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament
by Michael Rydelnik and Edwin BlumThe ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about JesusAs Jesus walked the Emmaeus road, he showed his companions how the whole of Scripture foretold his coming. Yet so often today we&’re not quite sure how to talk about Jesus in the Old Testament. How do you know what applies to Jesus? And how do you interpret some of the strange prophetic language?Get answers and clarity in this authoritative and reliable guide to messianic prophecy from some of the world&’s foremost evangelical Old Testament scholars. In this in-depth, user-friendly one volume resource you get: -essays from scholars on the big ideas and major themes surrounding Messianic prophecy-A clear and careful commentary on every passage in the Old Testament considered Messianic -Insights into the original Hebrew and helpful analysis of theological implicationsWatch the Scriptures come into full color as you see new meaning in familiar passages and further appreciate God&’s masterful handiwork in preparing the way for Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah.
The Moon (Smithsonian)
by James BuckleyCheck out the moon—in all its phases—in this new Level 4 Penguin-Smithsonian nonfiction reader.There are myths about it. Men have landed on it. Just about everybody has gazed at it in wonder. But what is the moon? Where did it come from? What&’s it made of? Find out in this lively reader about the celestial body that&’s so familiar and yet so mysterious.
Moon by the Window
by Shodo Harada Roshi Priscilla Daichi Storandt Jane Shotaku Lago Tim Jundo WilliamsShodo Harada is internationally recognized both as a Zen teacher and as a world-class master of the fine art of Zen calligraphy. Harada regularly exhibits and gives calligraphy demonstrations in museums and universities in the U.S. and abroad. Accomplished Zen teachers from across the globe come to further plumb the depths of Zen through studying with him, earning him a reputation as "the roshi's roshi" - which is to say, the master's master. Moon by the Window is a beautiful collection of 108 pieces of Shodo Harada's calligraphic Zen masterpieces - assembled over decades, and drawn from the rich and poetic literature of the Zen tradition. Each work of art is accompanied by Harada Roshi's sharp and glittering commentaries, making each page a spiritually edifying and aesthetically uplifting treasure.
The Moon Festival (Into Reading, Level N #66)
by Julie Haydon Paul KönyeNIMAC-sourced textbook <p><p> Uncle Han took me and my cousin Oliver to the Moon Festival yesterday. We ate moon cakes, decorated lanterns and even saw some fireworks. It was a very exciting day.
Moon White: Color Me Enchanted (TrueColors #11)
by Melody CarlsonHeather's curiosity in Wicca brings new confidence and reassurance but alienates her from others. Even so, this enchanting path seems harmless, even helpful. But when terrifying things begin to happen that Heather can't explain, it becomes clear that she has less control over her world than ever before. Tugged between fear and hope, Heather puts herself in unexpected danger that leads her to the lowest point of her life. There, however, she uncovers an unknown secret about her deceased mother and meets a compassionate stranger who leads her on a quest she never could have imagined.
The Moon's Time to Shine (Step into Reading)
by StorybotsJust in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing! The inquisitive crew from the award-winning StoryBots apps, videos, and Emmy Award-winning Netflix show star in a Step 1 reader that is over the moon!Children will recognize the signature catchy rhymes and colorful art from the StoryBots' popular YouTube video "The Moon's Time to Shine." They will learn that the moon orbits Earth, that--in spite of glowing brightly--it doesn't make its own light, and more! Step 1 readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyming text is paired with picture clues to help children decode the story.
Moonshots in Education: Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom
by Esther Wojcicki Lance T. Izumi Alicia Chang Alex Silverman Elliott ParisiThis book explores blended and project based learning in which online learning is used in conjunction with classroom learning with several models and examples of schools that are already implementing digital learning and what the success rate has been.
Moonstruck in Manhattan (Unmistakably Cooper Ellis #2)
by Wendy Lee NentwigAfter a shaky start, Cooper finds that change isn't so bad after all. Her relationship with Josh looks promising, and her modeling career has taken off. But when Josh asks Cooper to the spring dance, things turn sour. For reasons Cooper can't fathom, Alex insists they all go to the big event together, and Claire shows signs of jealousy. On top of it all, Cooper learns that Josh is spending time with a cute redhead from his English class.