Bright orange light is supposed to stimulate our brains. So, here you go. RECHARGE!

I recommend keeping at least these 3 tabs open:
1. Everett LID Google Site.
2. Dotstorming link for your session.
3. Everett ESD Moodle.

Meet Larry. He is a math teacher with 30 years experience. He is married and helping his wife care for his daughter and her 3 kids who have moved back home. His caseload is 178. He grades papers for 2 hours every night.

Keep Larry in mind as we explore Moodle.

Meet Suzie. She is single and has been teaching for 8 years. She has taught in 3 different countries because she likes to travel the world. Suzie currently teaches fourth grade. She has so much time on her hands she struggles to keep herself busy. She is always looking for something to bring back to her students.

Keep Suzie in mind as we explore Moodle.

Meet John. He has been teaching for just over 20 years. He is from across the trestle in Lake Stevens. He teaches middle school science and is an technology instructional coach. He has presented at NCCE Seattle and iNACOL Disney World. His pet peeves are people doing things without thinking, wasted time, competitive teaching, and the "look at me" movement in education. John often does things that get him in trouble.

Fortunately, we can all forget about John for the rest of the session.

Surviving in the profession requires understanding return on investment: the amount of time you put into something versus how much impact it has on the classroom?

Keep R.O.I. in mind as we explore Moodle.

What is it you want from Moodle? Keep in mind how your classroom works and what possible shortcomings you might want to address. This will help you decide where to start and where to go.

Advice from previous trainees and current users of Moodle:
1. Start with something small.
2. Commit to that one small thing.
3. If successful, add one more small thing.
4. Repeat steps 1-3.
Most teachers begin with substitution: moving resources to moodle as a repository for students.

In order to make this meaningful for everyone in the room, choose the path that works best for you:
1. Fly solo.
2. Work with a partner or small group.
3. Follow me.
4. Combination.
5. Grade papers?

No matter what you decide to do or not to do, remember students are at the center of these forces.

SAMR, or the more popular OSAMR spin off.

TPACK, also check out HACK.

See Jeff Utecht's 4 C's article.

See Alice Keeler's Lesson Planning Article.

What options are available to you?
1. Other LMSs?
2. Google Classroom?
3. Google Sites?
4. Digital Portfolio sites?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Remember: What are you trying to do? What is the R.O.I.?

Back to the point: training you to use Moodle.

Access training site @ ESD Moodle, Role = student.
Access teacher site @ ESD Moodle, Role = teacher.

There are many resources to get you further PD on your schedule: Moodle's built in help (?)
Moodle docs on each page.
Moodle channel on YouTube.
Moodle.org
Atomic Learning?

How might Moodle help Larry?

How might Moodle help Suzie?

Thank you for coming.
RECHARGE before you go!