Spotlight on Emerging Technology

Screen cast of Moodle

Using something like Moodle in our school would be a great benefit to not only us but to our students as well.  It will allow us to supplement our classes in a variety of ways, from building up classroom discussions to taking different assessments.  The reality is that our students are from a new digital age and they are more comfortable with technology then most of us ever will be.  There are so many different resources available to us through technology that it is up to us to stay ahead of the curve and do what is best for our learners.  One of the best things about Moodle is that it is free to use for us and our students and it accommodates any subject.  There are a lot of resources available for us to use and modify to our particular class.  We can have students use this site to work collaboratively on projects or homework that sometimes would be difficult for them to do so.  We can have old lessons posted on here so that students or parents or even administrators can go look up on. This is good for students who may have been sick and do not want to be behind, or for parents and administrators to see what is being taught in class.  Older lessons would also be there for review purposes later, like when we give our mandated semester exams students can easily go back to a certain lesson to refresh their memories.  This is what learning is coming to and this site makes it easy for us to be ready for how things are going to be.  When we look at how much technology has changed it is up to us to be prepared for using it to help us and our students and not be afraid to have classes online or at least supplemental learning available to us.