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Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0

By : Vincent Lee Stocker
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Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0

By: Vincent Lee Stocker

Overview of this book

<p>Moodle is an open source virtual learning environment that is becoming increasingly popular in schools worldwide due to its ease of use and flexibility. Science is the perfect subject to benefit from the features of Moodle as students will find it easier to learn with the help of interactive content, rather than reading ancient textbooks.</p> <p><em>Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0</em> will give you lots of tips and tricks for teaching science using Moodle. This book will make learning more fun for your students and explain complicated concepts with ease with the help of images, diagrams, and interactive quizzes. It will teach you how to create quizzes, start forum discussions, embed videos, and much more, all while keeping the students' performance at the front of your mind, which is easily monitored using the Gradebook function.</p>
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
3
Learning through Discussion: Forums, Chat, and Messaging
Index

Science Teaching with Moodle 2.0

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First published: March 2011

Production Reference: 1110311

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ISBN 978-1-849511-48-3

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