Moodle Basics

Show Me the Gradebook! Agenda
Time Topic Objective Handbook Notes
 

Concepts of Moodle Gradebook

 

  • Numerical Values (points, percentages, letter grades)
  • Categories & Weights
  • Dropping the lowest score
  • Curving
 You will identify the concepts associated with Moodle gradebook that you already know as well as the concepts which are new to you.  in PowerPoint  Many of the concepts associated with Moodle Gradebook are common knowledge to teachers.
 

Navigation and Downloading

 

  • Grades Links
    • Administration Block
    • Student Profile
  • Tabs within Gradebook allow you to configure settings 
  • Downloading your gradebook
 You will be able to navigate to Moodle gradebook, setting tabs, and download buttons. Page 24

 
 

Preferences Tab

 

  • Display - who sees what
  • Letter Grade - how will letter grade be calculated? 
  • Reprint headers - useful for large groups of students
  • Hidden - should hidden items be averaged into student grades?
 You will be able to select settings appropriate for your class. Pages 24-25

Technical Trick:

 

*Make sure you click 'Show Advanced Features' if you do not see the preference settings.

 

*If you want to use weighting, make sure you change the Letter Grade setting to 'Use Weights'.
 

Categories Tab

 

  • Categories
  • Curves
  • Extra Credit
 You will be able to explain how you can use this in a real grading situation. Pages 25-26

Remember!

 

Extra Credit is given to individual students.
 

Weights Tab

  • Weight
  • Drop X Lowest
  • Bonus Points
  • Hidden
 You will be able to explain how you can use this in a real grading situation.  Page 26

 

Remember!

 

Bonus Points are given to the entire class.
  Grade Letters Tab You will know how to change the letter grade values. Pages 26-27  
 

Grade Exceptions Tab

 

  • Included
  • Excluded
 You will identify how you can use this in a real grading situation. Pages 27-28

Thinking Cap:

 

This is a useful way to make accomodations for IEPs, extenuating cirucumstances, sickness, injury.
 

Wrap Up

  • Next session?
  • Handbook Pages 24-28
  • If you liked this...try scales, pages 21-22
 You will identify where you can go for help. in PowerPoint Please let us know how we can improve this presentation with a follow up email or phone call! Thanks for attending.


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