Moodle e-mail settings for students and teachers

Dear students and teachers,
Here are instructions for setting up Moodle so that you get the forum e-mails you need and don't get the ones you don't.

STUDENT VIDEO (note: you must be logged into CVU Gmail or Moodle to view):



STUDENT WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

FACULTY VIDEO (note: you must be logged into CVU Gmail or Moodle to view):


FACULTY WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

How to never miss a forum post in Moodle

Dear students and teachers,

Forums in Moodle courses are a great way for teachers and students to communicate.  The News Forum is where teachers can post announcements.  Because students can't post or reply here, this forum is viewable by guests, so parents may be directed here, too.  Other discussion forums are hidden from guests-- they are only for course members.
It is important to understand how forum subscriptions work.  Subscriptions allow you to receive an e-mail when there is a new post to a forum.  The short  video and the written instructions below will help you better understand how this works.

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Choosing how you receive messages in Groups

In Google Groups, you can choose how you receive and view messages.

Here is a document (in FAQ format) that explains how Groups work and

Here are instructions for setting up Google Groups to work best for you.

Remember, if you like all your info in one place, just leave everything the way it is, and messages will be delivered to your inbox.

If you don't like receiving lots of email, you can turn off email notification and check your messages on the Group page.

It is important to remember that REPLIES GO TO THE ENTIRE GROUP. 

2nd semester tech boost

It's a new semester, and a chance to try something new with technology. Here are 10 simple things you can do right now! In a 10-minute meeting, we can get any of these ideas started:

1. Have students post their reactions to a reading/video on a Moodle forum....
2. ...or use a VoiceThread to get students’ reaction to a picture, video, or story.
3. Have students start a blog to write reflections on what they’re studying (go to GMail, More, Even More, Blogger).
4. ...or for a different approach to writing, have students create a comic strip summary of the day’s lesson.
5. Have your students record themselves speaking/reading, using Audacity or Aviary.
6. Create a Google alert to send you the latest results on any search query.
7. Start a parent e-mail list (see me to set this up- it only takes a few minutes!).
8. Create a YouTube playlist (or have students create them) for extending classroom learning.
9. Create a database or glossary in Moodle that all students can contribute to (see me to set this up).
10. Create a Google form (in Google Docs) to get input from students.

Why not give one of these a try? I'd love to help you get started.

(originally posted 3/10/12)