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Moodle compared to Blackboard:
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Blackboard
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Moodle 1.9
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Notes on Differences
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| 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. |
| n/a | 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. |
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