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1. Tool Guide for Teachers
Information Assess learning Communication Co-create Bloom’s
What you want to Will this tool & interaction Allows what
Transfer content
What you want to
use (technology)
achieve (pedagogy)
Is it a tool for allow you to Can it be used for Can you & your thinking order?
disseminating assess your communication & students •Remember
information from students’ interaction collaborate & •Understand
you to your learning? among create content •Apply
Ease of use
students? participants together? •Analyse
How easy can this
(you & your •Evaluate
be set up by you?
students)? •Create
Add FILE Easy, like an email Yes. Only teachers Maybe. Use to No. It’s a Maybe. Use to None.
Upload a file attachment. But can upload files to give task. Collect distribution tool. give task. Collect This is not a
(Word Document/ can your doc course site. So student files No option for student files learning activity,
PowerPoint) stand on its own? definitely a push- through Forum or interaction or through Forum or but information
tool. Assignment. communication. Assignment. transfer.
Add Folder Easy, like email Yes. Only teachers Maybe. Use to No. It’s a Maybe. Use to None.
Upload a group of attachments. But can upload a give task. Collect distribution tool. give task. Collect This is not a
files can your docs folder of files. So student files No option for student files learning activity,
stand on their definitely a push- through Forum or interaction or through Forum or but information
own? tool. Assignment. communication. Assignment. transfer.
Add URL Easy, copy the url Very easy way of Not directly. Maybe. Link to Maybe. You can 6/6
Link to a web – the bit that directing students Option is to link to external tools eg link to external Can do all of the
page. starts with to information external activities Google Calendar, collaborative sites above, depending
(use correct http://) use “add a outside of such as external groups, blogs or e.g. Google Docs, on where you link
settings ) resource.” Moodle. websites. wikis. wikis or blogs. to.
Forum Easy. Forum has Share resources Forum is versatile Yes. Students Yes. Students can 5/6
Use for many usable default as links or files. & allows this, e.g. communicate with collaborate & Understand,
types of learning settings. A name High message design a formative you & peers. explore topics, Apply, Analyse,
activities & description is volume? Risk of assessment Interact as a class discuss them & Evaluate, Create
enough. losing info. activity. or in groups. write together.
Yes. But you can Maybe. Use to Absolutely. Tutor Yes, e.g. you can 6/6 if used well.
Add voice Easy. Use the
also allow student give task or add to student or peer use a forum with All down to task
To forum, voice tools
use. opportunities for to peer, very voice content to design and
assignment, included in our
additional flexbile. build a bank of student
email etc. platform.
listening practice. spoken language. engagement.
Wiki Tricky. Decide on Yes. Use as Wiki is versatile & Not suited for Yes. Students can 5/6
Use to enable individual & group information site. allows this, e.g. discussions. Use collaborate & Understand,
collaborative page settings. Can be Allow editing by design a in brainstorming, explore topics, Apply, Analyse,
creation. (Consider hard to master. teachers or by any formative planning, collabo- discuss them & Evaluate, Create
using a linked google Get some participant. assessment rative writing,… write together.
doc. instead) training. activity.
Glossary Default settings Use glossary to Glossary is Not suited for Although original 5/6
Use for learning are good. Try to define terms or versatile & allows discussions. author can edit an Understand,
activities that set it so the present info. this. But you need Students can read entry, class can Apply, Analyse,
gather resources author’s name is Better yet, let the to design the right other entries & collect reviews, Evaluate, Create
or present info shown. students add to it. learning activity. comment or rate. resources, etc.
Database Tricky to set up. Can be used for Database is Not suited for Students can 5/6
Allow students to Know what you teacher to present versatile & allows discussions. share info & files Understand,
collect, share & want before you info, but better to this. But you need Students can read in searchable way. Apply, Analyse,
search created build. Get some let the students to design the right other entries & Create joint Evaluate, Create
artifacts training. add to it. learning activity. comment or rate. collections.
Survey Easy. Choose from No. The survey Not directly. Used No. Only allows No this is an 2/6
Use to gather data 3 types to assess tool is not a for gathering one way individual activity, Indirectly helps
from students Attitudes, distribution feedback to help communication not a group student analyse
about teaching of Incidents and channel. improve the from student to activity. and evaluate the
the course Constructivism. course. teacher. learning.
Feedback Easy but takes No. The Feedback Yes. Use to have No. Only allows No this is an 6/6
Use to gather data time. Configure tool is not a students self- one way individual activity, Can do all 6 but
from students on and then add distribution assess their communication not a group this requires you
any topic. (consider questions. channel. understanding from student to activity. to be creative in
using quia) before and after. teacher. your approach.
Great fit Need more Moodle help?
How to use this guide
• Are you a teacher new to Moodle? Use this guide • Community Forums at http://www.moodle.org
to pick the right tool for the job. • Documentation at http://docs.moodle.org
Can work w/ some • Know which tool you want to use? Follow its row Follow #moodle on Twitter!
learning design across to see its strengths & weaknesses. Tweeters to Follow
• Know what you want to achieve? Pick a column @warwicklanguage
and follow it to see which tool will help you do it. @catspyjamasnz
Not best tool for @ghenrick
the job @moodlefairy
Adapted for Languages@Warwick by Teresa
Based on adaption by: Gavin Henrick ( @ghenrick ) Joyce Seitzinger (@catspyjamasnz) MacKinnon (@warwicklanguage)
http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/ www.cats-pyjamas.net / www.eit.ac.nz www.warwicklanguage.org.uk

2. Information Assess learning Communication Co-create Bloom’s
What you want to Will this tool & interaction Allows what
What you want to Transfer content
use (technology)
achieve (pedagogy)
Is it a tool for allow you to Can it be used for Can you & your thinking order?
disseminating assess your communication & students •Remember
information from students’ interaction collaborate & •Understand
you to your learning? among create content •Apply
Ease of use
students? participants together? •Analyse
How easy can this
(you & your •Evaluate
be set up by you?
students)? •Create
Choice Easy. Define the No. The Choice is Use choice to No. Tip: Use the No. Tip: Use 5/6
Use for student options and best assessing and quickly test forum or chat forums, glossaries Can do 5 but this
decision making, whether you want querying the understanding like instead. or wikis instead. requires you to be
voting and topic to limit numbers students on a multi-choice creative in your
selection. per choice or not. topic. questions usage.
Quiz Tricky & takes The quiz is aimed Quiz can be timed No. Tip: Use No. Tip: Use 6/6
Use to assess time. Set up quiz, at assessment, & secure. Has forums instead. forums or wikis Can do all 6 but
learning, then questions. not as distribution essay, mc, true/ instead. this requires you
formative or Consider your channel. Tip: use false, matching, & to be creative in
summative. categories. as self-diagnostic. other questions. your assessment.
SCORM Use bb create to Yes. Great for Yes, allows No. this is an No this is an 6/6
Use to present turn a word presenting grading. Can individual activity, individual activity, Can do all 6 but
content, media document into a multimedia embed questions not a group not a group requires you to
and assess multimedia scorm content and and interactive activity. activity. creatively design a
retention. object. animations. challenges. learning object.
Assignment Easy. Choose from No. However can Yes. Set due dates No. Only allows No. Currently it 6/6
Use to collect, 4 types. Both include contextual & maximum very limited does not allow Indirectly.
assess & provide online & offline content for the grades. Collect interaction group Depends on your
feedback on assignments are assignment. assignments and between teacher assignments. Use assessment
assignments possible. provide feedback. & student. forum or wiki . design.
Instant messaging Add the bbIM This tool connects May be used for Yes, this tool Yes, this can be 6/6 An easy way
using bb IM block to your the students on formative and enables text and used to prepare of increasing peer
course for your course to ipsative spoken for a collaborative support in your
students to each other. assessment communication. task. group.
download.
Text Chat Easy to set up, Use for invited Chat is versatile. Yes. Hold debates, Yes. Students can 5/6
Hold real-time requires some speakers. High Can use in small group collaborate & Understand,
text chat effort to manage. speed message formative review sessions explore topics, Apply, Analyse,
discussions with volume. Risk of assessment and hold drop-in discuss them & Evaluate, Create
class non-interaction. activities. session for Q&A. write together.
Lesson It can be tricky to Great to present Yes, allows No this is an No this is an 6/6
Use for presenting set up, make sure information in a grading. Use as individual activity, individual activity, Can do all 6 but
branched info or you plan the branched, guided branched quiz, not a group not a group this requires you
testing lesson first. Worth way. Implement scenario, case activity. activity. to be creative in
the effort. adaptive learning. study, role play. your assessment.
Workshop Tricky and takes No. Better to use Yes. Students can No. Allows for No. Currently it 6/6
Use to collect, planning & time. another tool for be assessed on feedback but does not allow Indirectly.
assess & generate 4 stages to follow this. their contribution overall limited group Depends on your
peer review of for setting it up. and on their interaction. assignments. Use assessment
student work review of others. forum or wiki. design.
Live classroom Easy to use once Easy way to Yes, if you give Yes, levels of Yes, use it create 6/6
Online teaching you have been connect at a them access to communication archived sessions With some time
space which can trainined. distance, can use record own mediated by for editing and re- investment you
be scheduled Accessible and to archive presentations. moderator. use. will find this very
within moodle. archived. presentation. handy.
Great fit
How to use this guide Need more Moodle help?
• Are you a teacher new to Moodle? Use this guide • Community Forums at http://www.moodle.org
Can work with to pick the right tool for the job. • Documentation at http://docs.moodle.org
some planning • Know which tool you want to use? Follow its row • Follow #moodle on Twitter!
across to see its strengths & weaknesses. Tweeters to Follow
• Know what you want to achieve? Pick a column @warwicklanguage
and follow it to see which tool will help you do it. @catspyjamasnz
Not best tool for @ghenrick
the job @moodlefairy
Original design: Joyce Seitzinger Based on adaptation by:Gavin Henrick ( @ghenrick ) Adapted for Languages@Warwick by Teresa
(@catspyjamasnz) http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/ MacKinnon (@warwicklanguage)
www.cats-pyjamas.net /www.eit.ac.nz www.warwicklanguage.org.uk