Moodle

My English class experimented with a site called "Moodle". It allowed us to turn in assignments, make and discuss on boards, and create collaborative wikis. Recently we discussed in class the positive and negative things about Moodle as well as what we wish we could do on it and the different ways we could use it.

Some positive were that we could discuss with our classmates on it through boards and messages, by turning in assignments with it we would save paper, there was a lot we could do on it, and it was a safe and private environment we could communicate.

Most negatives were technical difficulties. Some negatives were that you could only post or edit wikis one at a time otherwise your work would be lost; depending on what internet service you used, it might not have all the features; and it lagged a lot meaning it was more likely that you'd lose your work due to the first negative. One of my group partners also mentioned that it was a bit plain.

The 'what we wish we could do on Moodle' were pretty much based off the negatives: We wished it would be able to take in info from multiple people at the same time, that it was compatible with all or at least most internet services, that it was faster, and that it could be less plain, possibly more personalized like a blog.

There are many different ways to use Moodle. The obvious ways are posting and discussing English topics; using the wiki to make stories, poems, etc; turning in assignments; and messaging each other for homework, questions, etc. Some creative ideas we came up with were editing each others papers and posting homework incase you were sick or forgot.

Moodle, in general, is a great way for our class to share ideas and stuff like blogger.com, but in a safer more private environment.