Moodle

 MOODLE EXPLANATION



__ Student Accounts: __ Every Parkland student has a Moodle account that can be accessed by using his/her student ID number and personal password. (It's the same stuff you get on your directory with at school.)

__How to Log-In: __
 * # Click here to go to the [|Moodle Site]
 * 1) You already have an accout. Log on using your Parkland Student ID  and personal password.
 * 2) Scroll down to Parkland's listings and enroll in the "Ms. McQuillan English 2 APPL class."
 * 3) If this is your first time logging in, you will need to fill out all of the necessary information in your profile. Then, to officially get on, you will need to type in " McQ " for the log-in passcode. ||   || [[image:mcquillan:moodle_login.png width="383" height="188" caption="moodle_login.png"]] ||

__The Moodle Site: __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> Here is a general layout of what the Moodle will look like when you log in.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">On the left column, you will see several links. The one labeled " <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Participant <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">" is where you can edit your own profile and look view the profiles of other participants in class. The links labeled " <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Activities <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">" are where you will find links to assignments and assessments used during the unit. (You can also find links to the those same assignments and assessments in each weekly outline.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">In the middle you will view the current week for the unit of study. This is where you will find all of the assignments and assessments specific to the week. You will see a weekly layout of assignments and activities, as well as links to the activities and assignments themselves. You will also see a link to " <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Shout Outs! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">" This is a link to class announcements and general discussion forums.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">In the right hand navigation menu, you will find news, events, and logs of recent activity to help you keep as up-to-date as possible with changes/additions to the Moodle.


 * [[image:mcquillan:moodle_layout.png width="897" height="429" caption="moodle_layout.png"]] ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;"> *Listed below is a description of what each activity entails.
 * [[image:mcquillan:moodle_options.png caption="moodle_options.png"]] || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**CHATS**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: A chat room will be available for set groups to have live on-line discussions during class.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**FORUMS:**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A forum is a platform to have group/class discussions on-line. They are not live. Students typically will respond to a given prompt or questions and then go back and respond to two classmates.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**JOURNALS**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: This is an area to type and submit a journal entry, essay, or short answer question. No other students can view submissions.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> __**QUIZZES**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: Here, you can take on-line tests and/or quizzes. The quizzes/tests could come in the form of multiple-choice questions, true/false, chronological order, short answer, among others.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**RESOURCES:**__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The resource page is simply a page where you have access to all resources from the Moodle in one place. ||