Notes+April+17,+2009

** 4/17/09 **    **York** **Learning** **Center** **Chester** **County** **Intermediate Unit** J  ** 1 GB Ram for every 50 __concurrent__ users—not the number of ** J  ** Concurrent users: roughtly 5% of active user accounts ** J  ** Authentication—process by which users create their account ** o  ** All about LDAP—can have only one LDAP directory; number of instances should reflect number of directories; if have more than one LDAP directory then have more than moodle site. So one moodle site per LDAP directory ** o  ** users must have email account even if is fake ** o  ** Fields may reveal student information; be careful ** o  ** can turn off self account creation and self class creation ** o  ** email-based registration ** §  ** Site administration: Users **** à  Authentication **** à  Manage Authentication ** ·  ** turn off Email-based self-registration ** ·  ** turn on email based self-registration lower on the window ** ·  ** Users **** à  Authentication **** à  Email-based self-registration ** o  ** enable reCAPCHA element Yes then Save ** o  ** can search for any of these properties can copy the public and private key ** J  ** Roles and Permissions ** o  ** Administrators 1 to 3 for district wide & 1 course creator per building ** o  ** Site administrator for a program ** o  ** Superintendent’s Role or Observer role—have a read only ** o  ** Site administration **** à  Users **** à  Permission **** à  Define ** o  ** Permissions—not set can inherit permission, allow means users can do it; ** §  ** hidden role use if do not want a course creator to appear in every class ** §  ** never assign a teacher, student, or parent role at a site level ** §  ** course creator place a checkmark on the blue hidden assign checkbox and one you move the user to existing users they will be; now they will not appear as a user in ALL classes for that site ** §  ** lowest role “wins” ** §  ** assigning parents a role; Site administration **** à  Users **** à  Permission ** ·  ** click on the student to get to profile and assign parent role to that student; good to allow parents to look; for guidance counselor to look into a student, etc.; by doing this can see that child’s reports and ** ·  ** profiles; activity reports, blogs; statistics on this user; parent cannot go into the course itself ** ·  ** Assign roles to users give to teacher who can create users ** ·  ** keep high-volume records; for example, end of marking period. ** ·   ** Should do the updates—test upgrades before installing on real site ** ·  ** 1.9.4 is latest version; they are working on 2.0 but not out yes ** ·  ** Upgrades—should check to see if changes are worth it—do we need more training ** ·  ** They keep a separate site to play with it and use to test the upgrades and new modules ** ·  ** Search for //media// or //manage filters// turn on Multimedia plugins ** ·  ** Control size of uploads: search for //maximize// and find Maximum uploaded file because large and many multimedia files can slow down system ** ·  ** Moodle.org ** ·  ** can buy professionals but usually want to house it ** ·  ** User help—can have a dedicated email account that teachers can email for help ** ·  **Chester** **County** **Intermediate unit can be of help** ·  ** resetting courses, instead of copying a course when starting a new year ** ·  ** go to course and in Administration box hit reset which cleans up users and other data added including user created materials ** ·  ** if do not want to lose teacher created data use backup and restore; BUT if want to remove user information uncheck user data in the settings page. Administration **** à course backup ** ·  ** Long-time-no-see policy (search for longtimenosee) option unsubcript users have a period of time they have not logged in. ** ·   ** Zip backup class files ** o  ** Administration **** à  Reports **** à  Course Overview: Most Active Course—can see ** o  ** Administration **** à  Reports **** à  Logs: can see logs ** o  ** Administration **** à  Reports **** à  Statistics ** o  ** 3rd party tools AWStats, Webalizer ** ·  ** Backup is for each course ** ·  ** Archive is ”backing up” an entire year the system; by law need to keep the students record until their graduation or death; ** ·  ** search for backup; in backup window can select what to backup and where and when; CCIU does this every day ** ·  ** teachers should be backing up their own course because it is a PAIN to retrieve: teachers should capture a backup once the course with all its activities are created; also backup again once a huge activity has just taken place; they keep the personal backup on their I: drive; it may take a long to backup depending on the size of course; in this case they may have to break up the classes ** ·  ** maintain a log of downtimes; plugins you tested; customized patches ** ·  ** Let them know how long we plan to use moodle ** ·  ** takes as much time to create a moodle site as it would any website ** ·  ** time to create will be outside class time ** ·  ** students could abuse but rare ** ·  ** how teachers examples of moodle course pages ** ·  ** let them know their training opportunities ** ·  ** Excuses: Moodle ate my homework; that is why you keep logs when moodle was down ** ·  ** cyperbullying, user pictures, blog entries, tags—must check to see if subject is appropriate ** ·  ** URL/admin/userpix lets you see all the users images on your site; hover over picture tells you the users name ** ·  ** you can assign a theme at site level which affects all courses in that site; course level themes; user level ** o     o      o      o      o      o      ** Conference Calls—third Tuesday of every month at **** 11 a.m. ** I would like to know if there is a podcasting module that will allow students to post their own podcast. The one we currently have, the teacher is the only one who can upload the podcast for the students. Questions: 1. David Fry-- Hanover Public School District-- Is there a way to use an external database to assign students to groups with in classes? 2. Cathy DiPiano, Dallastown-- We have tons of questions, but I will have to gather them. The most recent is a problem with word wrapping and journaling. I have a teacher that creates journals and then when the students enter the information the text does not word wrap and keeps going on and on and on. This problem has appeared twice. We have posted it to Moodle.org but no one has answered us. Jaron Flickenger—Northeastern:1 - when we see add-ins or new modules, how tough is it to install these. (Since CAIU does that, I just want to know how reticent I should be about asking.) 2 - what add-ins/modules would you recommend? 3 - how do you modify the new modules? Should I be able to do that remotely? 4 - any suggestions on the best way to clean out the Moodle users? (We upgraded, and I hope to do some house cleaning this summer - we don't have it linked to LDAP yet.) 5 - oh, any hints on connecting it to LDAP? Does that work to clean it up as well? Michelle Krill—South Western: I want to know how to duplicate a role, but then reduce that person's rights. For instance, I want to have someone be a course creator, but then not be able to do much else AND I do not want that person to show up on the course at all. I want to know how to integrate google apps with moodle (which is new). I want to know about installing modules (podcasting, etc...) I want to know how to set it up so kids don't need to enter an email address in the profile OR to avoid the profile setup altogether if we're using LDAP. J  ** book discussions ** J  ** authors, illustrators speakers ** J  ** virtual tours of the library ** J  ** all schools contribute so get bigger $$ author ** J  ** advertise their summer reading club ** J  **library could use the** **York** **Learning VC center until they get their own equipment** J  ** have parent educations programs: building a reading environment, good play for pre 3 years olds, ** J  **James Gelsey does the scoopy doo books April 21 and 22 from** **9** **to** **3 p.m.**** three programs 3 times each Oct. 9 and 10 author will be at Northeastern.** J  **once a year invites (March 26) all** **York** **County** **librarians to come to the library to view the latest books** J  ** develop programs to work with or librarians ** J  ** offer training to our teachers to use Power Library ** J  ** summer activities—reading club, etc.  ** <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  March 6—not 13—Copyright work session, copyright free websites (pictures, videos) attributions format (Nathan Platts— Jarret contact short presentation) and policy reviews & PETE & C; Michell Krill Google; Sue Sheffer searching <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  April 17 **date change**-- Moodle sharing session—also look at administration end of it too; Ann getting a Moodle expert; Michell Krill Google; Kathy Heiser and Michele Krill Photostory & Digital Storying <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  May 8--Web 2.0 sharing session—each take one and show everyone; to avoid duplicate presentations sign up; Michell Krill Google <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  June 12—party at Steve river front; <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  York County collaborative projects via video conferencing <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  Arrange are own video conferencing—Gordon Frieriech; Historial Society—George Sheets; careers; LIVE band talk to our kids <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  Cathy give a tour of her new building <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C  Attorney General computer forensic cop—Jaron for next year <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C   <span style="font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'WP MathA'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'WP MathA';"> C      J    http://whenisgood.net helps to select a common date when many people are trying to pick a common date for an event J  []  a pen that records lectures, etc.   J   http://cysdtechsupport.wikispaces.com/  Central’s tech pages J  []  can record their own voice—audio presentation J  []  newspaper articles J  []  news site J  []  a place to post everything. Post in the order you send emails. J  []  Add Animoto to your classroom's digital storytelling kit J  []  newspapers from all over theworld J  []  create your own historic stories J  diigo.com J  ichat email for students: Gaggle doesn’t archive—must pay for archiving. Epals will a little cumbersome. emailcatch.com
 * YETC: **** York **** Educational Technology Council **
 * Attentees: Sue Sheffer (Centra, Trainer), Jaron Flickinger (Northeastern, Tech Director), Sherri Miller (West York, Tech Director), Sandra Benedict (West York, trainer), Lauri Graybill (Central, trainer), Sue Smith (LIU12, PC specialist), Michele Krill (South Western, CFF coach), Kathy Heiser (Eastern, Tech Director), John Opilo (Spring Grove, Tech Director), Alma Row (South Western, Director of Data), Cathy DiPiano (Dallastown, trainer), Steve Dalhemier (York County School of Technology, Tech Director), Jared Mader (Red Lion, Tech Director), John Sengia (Spring Grove, trainer), Chris Enck (Spring Grove, trainer), Dave Fry (Hanover, Tech Director) **
 * Missing: Terry Steyer, Ann Johnston, Terry Zortman,, Terri McKnight, Ben Louie, Paula Gilbert (library), and Bill Schell (library), Todd Stevens (library), Vincent Henry, **
 * Moodle V1.9.4—Laura Mikowychok LauraMi@cciu.org  484-237-5218 **
 * Hi Sandra and Ann! Thanks for having me this morning. Here is the information I promised: **
 * -LDAP Site: [] **
 * -Modules and Plugins available : [] **
 * -Presentation made (attached as a PDF) **
 * -Parent role information: [] **
 * -Assigning the parent role: [] **
 * Laura A. Mikowychok **
 * Online Programs Designer | Moodle Administrator **
 * Educational Research & Development Technology Services **
 * 484.237.5218 **
 * laurami@cciu.org **
 * Hardware: **
 * Back Edn version SSL Certificates they use for security; does slow things down **
 * Uptime **
 * Upgrades Vs. Updates **
 * media—can play video and sound within Moodle **
 * support **
 * keeping your site clean **
 * Stats and Logs—Must be turned on **
 * and much more **
 * Backup and Archives **
 * Keeping it Documented **
 * Teachers **
 * Students **
 * Theme **
 * installing new modules; just paste the module into the module folder; then log into your site as an administrator to finish ; once loaded click on the documentation button to get the “manual” **
 * installing a new block: just paste the block into the block folder; then log into your site as an administrator to finish **
 * [] to find all available moodles **
 * Moodles they recommend: **
 * Turnitin integration moodle is great and only cost $250 per year **
 * Hot Potatoes good **
 * Book resource: can build a book, manuals **
 * WiZiQ and meet online with a whiteboard **
 * Course Dedication Block can see how much time a person spent on the course **
 * bulk delete users administration ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à users ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à  Accounts ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à  bulk delete here can filter by various properties **
 * If a user is deleted in LDAP they will deleted in Moodle **
 * Teachers cannot reset passwords for only their kids in their class. To help with this, have students give their teacher their passwords; there is a build-in password retrieval system but students need real email address then the system can sent them their password automatically. **
 * In a discussion forum the kids can upload files and other kids can see those files. **
 * [] to learn how to turn on LDAP **
 * Speed up moodle: blog blocks--blog tags turned on may slow down moodle; utube and flicker blocks slow down things; to see this Site administration ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à Modules ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à  Blocks ****<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> à  Manage block **
 * To find out of version: go to your front page and hoover over the Moodle icon in lower left corner **
 * Novell Vendor Workshop **
 * Novell Training--$200 per person for just books + her fee; every other day Donna will do if missing work 5 consecutive days is not doable. **
 * April 24 tentative Novell event @ York Learning Center **
 * Moodle speaker: ** Laura Mikowychok-- Skype: mikowychok; email: __LauraMi@cciu.org__.
 * Library: **
 * Topics for this year: **
 * Neat sites: **