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Moodle 1.9 Top Extensions Cookbook

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Moodle 1.9 Top Extensions Cookbook

Overview of this book

Moodle is growing at a seemingly unstoppable rate. One of the key reasons for its popularity lies in its potential to extend with modules, thus making the site easier to administer, add new features, and completely change the way it looks. This book finds you the best Moodle modules, teaches you how to install them, and helps you to master their configuration.There are hundreds of Moodle modules available. Find out which you can trust and how to put them to work. This practical book gives you hands-on experience on using and managing Moodle modules, thus making your learning website feature-rich. It covers many features and techniques in order to allow you to organize your ideas to improve teaching using Moodle as a virtual learning platformThis book begins with simple activities such as adding and installing modules. Then, it moves to a very interesting topic about the integration of multimedia into Moodle, covering major multimedia elements such as images, audio, and video. Social networking applications like Twitter and Facebook are embedded in the Moodle course in order to invent stories, create group works, and create social team interactions with the virtual classroom. But the book doesn't end there, you will also see how to use Moodle to accept and assess coursework submissions, discuss work with students, and deliver quizzes, tests, and videos.The book ends with a chapter full of simple challenges such as adding educational games. This book is written to help you find modules that will be useful to you and your students, and to show examples of how these modules can be setup and used in teaching.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Moodle 1.9 Top Extensions Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Index

A

  • Accessibility block
    • Accessibility blockworking /
  • Active Forums block
    • Active Forums blockabout /
    • Active Forums blockworking /
  • activity module
    • deleting /
  • Analog Clock block
    • Analog Clock blockabout /
    • Analog Clock blockglobal settings /
    • Analog Clock blockworking /
  • announcements
    • announcementsnotifying /
  • Announcements block
    • Announcements blockabout /
    • Announcements blockworking /
  • assessment
    • assessmentabout /
  • assignment
    • assignmentabout /
  • audio
    • audiorecording, for assignments /

B

  • Birthday block
  • birthdays
  • blocks
    • deleting /
  • blocks list
    • blocks listblock name, changing /
  • blog
    • blogabout /
    • blogbenefits /
  • Book module
    • Book moduleabout /
    • Book moduleworking /
    • Book moduleapplications /

C

  • Certificate module
  • certificates
  • Chat Users block
    • Chat Users blockabout /
    • Chat Users blockworking /
  • content
    • contentcollapsing /
  • Countdown block
    • Countdown blockabout /
    • Countdown blockglobal settings /
    • Countdown blockworking /
    • Countdown blockapplying, in Moodle course /
  • Course contents block
    • Course contents blockabout /
    • Course contents blockworking /
  • Course Dedication block
  • course format
    • removing /
  • course formats
    • about /
    • adding /
  • course quality
    • course qualityapproximating /
  • Course Results block
    • Course Results blockabout /
    • Course Results blockworking /
  • courses
    • coursesnavigating within /
    • coursesrating /

D

  • Drag-and-drop matching question type
    • Drag-and-drop matching question typeabout /
    • Drag-and-drop matching question typesettings /
    • Drag-and-drop matching question typeworking /
    • Drag-and-drop matching question typeapplications /
  • Drag-and-drop order question type
    • Drag-and-drop order question typeworking /
    • Drag-and-drop order question typeapplications /
  • DragMath editor
    • DragMath editorabout /
    • DragMath editorworking /
  • dynamic tabs
    • dynamic tabscreating /

E

F

  • Feedback module
    • Feedback moduleabout /
  • filters
    • about /
    • managing /
    • removing /
  • Flash game
  • Flash Video module
    • Flash Video moduleabout /
    • Flash Video moduleworking /
    • Flash Video moduleapplications /
  • Flyout Block Menu
    • Flyout Block Menuabout /
    • Flyout Block Menuworking /
    • Flyout Block Menuteaching applications /
  • forums
    • forumsabout /

G

H

  • Hangman game
  • Hidden Text filter
    • Hidden Text filterabout /
    • Hidden Text filtersettings /
    • Hidden Text filterworking /
    • Hidden Text filterapplications /

I

  • image slideshows
    • image slideshowscreating /
  • Image target question type
    • Image target question typeworking /
    • Image target question typeapplications /

J

  • Jeliot
    • Jeliotapplications /
  • Jeliot 3
    • Jeliot 3URL /

L

  • language
    • setting, for Moodle site /
  • language pack
    • adding /
  • Latest Blog Entries block
    • Latest Blog Entries blockabout /
    • Latest Blog Entries blockworking /
  • Lightbox Gallery
    • Lightbox Galleryabout /
    • Lightbox Galleryimage slideshows, creating /
    • Lightbox Galleryworking /
    • Lightbox Galleryapplications /

M

  • main page content
    • main page contentadding, to block /
  • Map module
    • Map moduleabout /
    • Map moduleinformation, accessing /
    • Map moduleglobal settings /
    • Map moduleworking /
    • Map moduleapplications /
  • Mindmap module
    • Mindmap moduleabout /
  • mindmaps
    • mindmapsabout /
    • mindmapsusing /
    • mindmapssharing /
    • mindmapsusing, in course /
  • modules
    • selecting, factors /
    • capabilities /
    • types /
    • working /
    • contributed modules, creating /
    • creating /
    • cURL PHP library, using /
  • Months course format
    • Months course formatabout /
    • Months course formatworking /
  • Moodle
    • about /
    • URL /
    • modularity /
    • features /
    • modules, testing /
    • modules, installing /
    • modules, avoiding /
    • Moodleweb search /
    • MoodleGoogle translator, accessing /
    • Moodlenavigation model /
    • Moodlefeedback module /
  • Moodle site
    • language, setting /
  • Moodle Tracker
    • URL /
  • Moogle
    • Mooglebenefits /
  • MultiMovie Filter
    • MultiMovie Filterabout /
    • MultiMovie Filterworking /
    • MultiMovie Filterapplications /
  • My Courses block
    • My Courses blockabout /
    • My Courses blockworking /
  • My peers block
    • My peers blockabout /
    • My peers blockusing /
    • My peers blockworking /

N

  • NanoGong Assignment Type
    • NanoGong Assignment Typeabout /
    • NanoGong Assignment Typeworking /
    • NanoGong Assignment Typeapplications /

O

  • Online Users Google Map block
    • Online Users Google Map blockabout /
    • Online Users Google Map blockglobal settings /
    • Online Users Google Map blockworking /

P

  • paper submissions
    • paper submissionsreplacing /
  • peer assessment
    • peer assessmentabout /
    • peer assessmentusing /
    • peer assessmenttools /
  • Peer Review Assignment Type
    • Peer Review Assignment Typeabout /
    • Peer Review Assignment Typesettings /
    • Peer Review Assignment Typecriteria description, setting /
    • Peer Review Assignment Typeworking /
    • Peer Review Assignment Typeapplications /
  • People block
    • People blockcombining, with Online Users block /
  • programming examples
    • programming examplesdisplaying, in Moodle /
  • Progress Bar block
    • Progress Bar blockabout /
    • Progress Bar blocksettings /
    • Progress Bar blockworking /

Q

  • Question Creation Module
    • Question Creation Moduleabout /
    • Question Creation Modulesettings /
    • Question Creation Moduleworking /
    • Question Creation Moduleapplications /
  • question types
    • removing /
  • Quick Course List block
    • Quick Course List blockabout /
    • Quick Course List blockworking /
  • Quickfind User List block

R

  • Rate a course block
    • Rate a course blockabout /
    • Rate a course blockworking /
    • Rate a course blockcourses, rating /
  • Related Courses block
    • Related Courses blockabout /
    • Related Courses blockworking /

S

  • sections
    • sectionscollapsing /
  • Session Theme Switcher block
  • Sharing Cart block
    • Sharing Cart blockabout /
    • Sharing Cart blockglobal settings /
    • Sharing Cart blockworking /
  • Shoutbox block
    • Shoutbox blockabout /
    • Shoutbox blockworking /
  • Side Bar Block
    • Side Bar Blockabout /
    • Side Bar Blockworking /
  • Simple Clock block
    • Simple Clock blockabout /
    • Simple Clock blocksettings /
    • Simple Clock blockworking /
    • Simple Clock blockapplications /
  • Simple Google Search block
    • Simple Google Search blockabout /
    • Simple Google Search blockworking /
  • site-wide settings
    • changing /
  • Skype icons filter
  • social bookmarking
    • social bookmarkingabout /
    • social bookmarkingapplying, in course /
  • Social Bookmarking activity module
    • Social Bookmarking activity moduleabout /
    • Social Bookmarking activity moduleworking /
  • Stamp Collection module
  • students
    • studentsenrolling, in groups /
    • studentsgeolocating /

T

  • tabs
    • tabsusing, in course pages /
    • tabssingle section display, simplifying /
  • text
  • translate block
    • translate blockabout /
    • translate blocksetting up /
    • translate blockworking /
    • translate blockbenefits /
  • tree based content
    • tree based contentorganizing /
  • Twitter
    • Twitterabout /
    • Twitterpedagogical applications /
  • Twitter Search block
    • Twitter Search blockabout /
    • Twitter Search blockworking /

U

  • Upload PDF Assignment Type
    • Upload PDF Assignment Typeabout /
    • Upload PDF Assignment Typesettings /
    • Upload PDF Assignment Typeworking /
    • Upload PDF Assignment Typeapplications /

V

  • version
    • verifying /
  • videos
    • videosembedding, emboodle module used /
  • ViLLE
    • ViLLEURL /

W

  • web searching
    • web searchingperforming, with Moogle /
  • Wikipedia
    • Wikipediaaccessing /
    • Wikipedialinks, adding to /
    • Wikipediaapplications /
  • Wikipedia search
    • Wikipedia searchadding, to Moodle /
    • Wikipedia searchpedagogical applications /

X

  • XAMPP
    • URL /

Y

  • YouTube Video Playlist block
    • YouTube Video Playlist blockabout /
    • YouTube Video Playlist blockworking /
    • YouTube Video Playlist blockapplications /
  • YUI Menu block
    • YUI Menu blockabout /
    • YUI Menu blockworking /