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As a lifelong PC user, I decided to purchase a Mac for the first time. Let me just say I am loving and hating it at the same time. The only hating going on is that it takes me longer to figure things out as compared to using a PC. Here I will be talking about my trek down the path of technology.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Moodle

I am discovering that it takes a long time to create even a mini-lesson in Moodle. As my husband says to me often, "Hon, you might be over-thinking this a little." That being said, I have many of the documents and information I want to use already created, so that helps. Editing is simple and I really appreciate that since it gives me more time to focus on what I want students to learn and do in the class and how I want them to show me what they have learned. The class I am creating is more futuristic or perhaps something that might happen if there is some kind of health epidemic where the nations children would have to stay home because I don't foresee a middle school class being done completely online unless the school is a private school or something.
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  1. Helen MRDecember 16, 2010 at 11:00 PM

    Dana, all your hard work on your Moodle site paid off!

    Actually, online schools not only for middle schoolers, but K-12 are now not at all futuristic! I think there are something like 24 approved online schools in Minnesota (I don't know how many nationally). Last year the Duluth School District lost $600,000 due to students choosing to attend online schools (not private -- these are public schools). You can see a link to the online schools in MN and other details about online learning in MN at http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Academic_Excellence/School_Choice/Public_School_Choice/Online_Learning/index.html

    So are you ready to take the plunge?

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