LMS, CMS or VLE?

So what is an LMS? It's short for "Learning Management System". Technically, Moodle is a CMS or content management system for teachers. It is also referred to as a VLE or virtual learning environment.

Teaching tool for teachers

Teachers can create and manage courses using Moodle and invite students to participate in courses. Moodle's features can be extended with the use of third party "modules", which are listed on Moodle.

Moodle downloads and installation

Moodle can be downloaded from http://www.moodle.com/ Moodle is installed on a server, which runs as a complete website after installation. Typically, teachers need to contact a website administrator to install and configure Moodle but if you are technically sound, you can do it yourself. If you need an independent Moodle website, you would need to buy a domain and hosted Web space as a pre-requisite to Moodle installation. The Moodle community is very helpful if you get stuck at anything. You can simply search the Moodle forums or start a new post. For an idea of how Moodle works, have a look at the demo site here

If you are a Moodle expert, please feel free to share your expertise by blogging, hosting events or interacting in forums here at iMoodle. If you are a newbie, simply start a discussion with your questions in the forums.

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Web Conferencing for Moodle

WiZiQ's Live Class module for Moodle can be downloaded here. The free version, which required registrations at WiZiQ from teachers and students has been now changed with a paid version for organizations and tutoring businesses. Registration is not required from teachers and students on WiZiQ if you are using this version but website administrators do need to register to get the module.

Moodle users can start an “activity” from within Moodle to schedule, and activate a “block” to launch sessions in WiZiQ’s virtual classroom. Detailed instructions for installation are available here:
http://org.wiziq.com/moodle/

On Moodle here:
Activity: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1113
Block: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1114
Moodle administrators or webmasters need to install these modules on the server for teachers and students.

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