Features of Moodle

 


General Features
  • Easy to use interface—easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices
  • Display current, past, and future courses.
  • Timeline: From the dashboard, see deadlines and calendar events.
  • Collaborative tools and activities: work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, and database activities.
  • Convenient file management: drag and drop files from closure storage services, including Ms. OneDrive, Dropbox, and Google Drive
  • Simple and intuitive text editors
  • Notification users: receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts, and also send private messages.
  • Customizable site designer layout
  • Secure authentication and mass enrollment
  • Multilingual capability:- can view courses and learn in their own language.
  • Easy backup


Watch the video below to learn more about the features of Moodle.


Course Development and Management Features
  • Direct learning path: Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online.
  • Encourage collaboration
  • Embedded external resources: Teach materials include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.
  • Multimedia integration: built-in media support enables you to easily search for and insert video and audio files in your courses.
  • Group management: facilitate teamwork
  • Marking workflow: assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation, and control marks are released to individual learners.
  • In-line marking
  • Peer and self-assessment: built-in activities such as workshops and surveys encourage learners to view grades and assess their own course members' work as a group.
  • Advanced grading: grading methods to tailor the gradebook
  • Competency-based marking
  • Security and privacy: teach and share in a private space only you and your class can assess.

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  1. As a user of Moodle it helps me to keep up with assignments and my academic achievements. As with any software there will always be disadvantages but I concur with you that it is an excellent classroom management software.

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    1. I was only exposed to Moodle since becoming part of this class and using the Trident platform as a student. I plan to try using it as an educator in my classroom management.

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