Blackboard |
Moodle 1.9 |
Notes on Differences |
| Staff Information |
Profile |
Your Profile is your personal homepage in Moodle. Add a picture, track discussions and see reports on the latest activity. |
| Roster |
Participants |
View personal information on the students in your course, including pictures and when they last accessed the course. |
| Edit View |
Turn Editing On |
Most administrative functions are available in this mode. Add or delete content and activities and reorganize materials. |
| Add Item |
Resources |
Resources are the content of the course. They can be documents or images, external files uploaded to the course or web pages that open within Moodle. |
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Activities |
Activities provide interaction. For example, you can add discussions, assignments, wikis and an assortment of other activities. |
| Discussion Board |
Forums |
Discussions take place within the Forums. Students have 30 minutes after posting to edit comments. |
| Tests |
Quizzes |
Tests are called quizzes in Moodle. There are a number of formats that may be used including several ones with scientific formulas. |
| Gradebook |
Grades and/or Gradebook |
All activities automatically appear in the Grades. Grades can also be managed manually. These can be accessed in the administrative block as well as the course menu block. |
| Control Panel |
Administration |
The administration panel can be seen on the entry page. You can backup and restore your course from this location. |
| Calendar/Announcements |
Calendar/Announcements |
Calendar & Announcements are 'blocks' in Moodle that you must add. They will display on the main page. |
