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Agenda:

=1. Moodle Courses - basic procedures/tips=

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 * Branding as a Horizon Course
 * Connect with your students asap. Get your mug out there ... add to profile and make a screeencast welcome?
 * tailor a welcome to course letter ... see section 7
 * Visit in person if possible early on.
 * Require participation in the clas in some form ... ie. student lounge/collaborative anthology etc/discussion board
 * Be accesible multiple ways.
 * Do not assume anything
 * make students accountable, warn after 2 weeks of inactivity, show how to monitor it (keep a log)
 * contact the student in meantime using moodle messages, then talk to principal of school
 * keep feedback timely and stay up on marking
 * consider remind101.com to access the students for reminders (they will need to opt in)
 * be aware of Horizon DE procedures
 * **make your course outline and schedule front and center in your course**

A great read from one of our veterens .... here.


 * Thought about Course Structure - A Simple Guide**
 * New to eLearning Teaching?**

Where to start: From scratch or from a hybrid course from another teacher?

Create a course from scratch

 * use course manager and construct a course - settings, site courses (do only once with Distance Ed coordinator)
 * add teacher in
 * topic or week?
 * feedbshow gradebook/activity reports

=2. Elluminate Live - capturing you class presentation for more meaningful viewing.=

live.hzsd.ca Looking for some training or want to know more? Click here.
 * A closed structure and can export slides as pdf files.
 * It does require a login to create a recording
 * Can embed url into moodle as part of course content
 * *** Sessions can be critical prior to exams and in trouble spots.

=3. Screen Capture beyond the live system=

screencast-o-matic.com (simple and easy) - show that procedure with visuals, multiple programs and screens and share with your students - explain assignments and share comments on course work. - also provide the youtube version for optional. - consider adding a qr code (use goo.gl advanced features)

=4. Dynamic Content=

A. Moodle made content

 * assignments - grade book based activities
 * lesson - guides learning and can include assignments, quizzes etc in a logical sequence
 * workshop or book - consider using to bunch resources and present
 * forums - general student information, discussions (rate each students involvement)

B. External made Content
Magic Studio - [|http://magicstudio.com] - create learning objects Voicethreads. [] eXe Learn - [] - app to create dynamic content in moodle course lab - [] - ppt like presentation mode. generative learning object creator - [] present.me is a fantastic way to deliver presentations

 Infographics: easel.ly - [] Storify (Create social media stories) - [|storify.com] Want more? []

C. Visuals

Clip art icons - [] Massive collection of icons here - [] other: [] and [] = = =5. Scanning and marking handins / handouts=

- how do you annotate and markup a handed in assignment and then grade it?

Method 1 - print, annotate by hand, evaluate, rescan and email. Method 2 - use a pdf markup, annotate, save and send via email back to student. --- [] - a fantastic tool = = =6. The Distance Ed. Teachers Tools!=

wiziq - [] - a great all in one tool for creating collaboration and interaction in you class.

need help creating the solution key, a second opinion or provide more assistance for a student? - [] Another great site ... [|http://comp.uark.edu/~estover/instructional_design/]
 * this is a real cool site. I asked the tutor a calculus question and he answered it and got it right tooo ... good for math reading and science.
 * the demo takes a while to get an answer.

=**7. Sample Welcoming Letter**=

//Hi everyone,// //It's time to get started////!//

//Hi and welcome to the Law 30 Distance Education course. The course will begins immediately.// //The text for this course is available within the online Law 30 course and can be printed off in 5 sections. All submissions with the course will be done digitally. I will using the Nelson: All About Law fifth edition as a supplemental text and it would be a good reference but it is not imperitive for the successful completion of the course. We will be using the moodle system for our online course!// //Logging On:// //Go to the moode site:// //Click on **Learning Technologists**// //Click on **Law 30 2012-2013**// //Your username will be firstname.lastname@horizon.hzsd.ca// //Your password will be same as you use to login to the computers in your school.// //(if you have any troubles please notify me)// //Past moodle students:// //Please login as you have in the past. If you have difficulty please let me know.// //While this course is delivered asynchronously, I strive to make it as "personal" as I can by using various programs where the students can view and hear me via a recording.// //To the supervising teacher:// //I'm pleased to teach this course for a third time. As a distance ed course it will require to support at the local end as well to facilitate this course to your student(s). I feel it is beneficial to have them supervised when possible to assist with course progress. This can only help to provide them with a successful experience. Please spend the time to log into the course with your students for the first time and print off the course schedule for your information.//
 * //Moodle How To//**
 * //[|__courses.hzsd.ca__]//

//Login in and familiarize yourself with the course evaluation, unit breakdown and go through the "getting started" section ASAP! You first assignment is due this week and must be submitted to signal your commitment to this course. Thanks!// //I look forward to working with all of you.//

Typically in each email I include the student,supervising teacher, my based school secretary/principal and possibly the parent if available. I also add the registration email so that the connect to SDS is properly done as well.