Moodle+Help

 THE MOODLE CLASSROOM - This is where you will find the resources for teaching all seven of the Writing Matters units, including lesson plans, mentor texts, message boards, animations, think-alouds and writer's notebooks.

For you: 1. Your username is your first inital and your last name (e.g., Barack Obama = bobama). 2. Your password is "changeme" the first time you login, and your own password of choice on subsequent logins. 3. Click on the "Writing Matters Class" for your class. You should have "teacher" privileges in this online classroom. 4. To change the unit, look in the right-hand sidebard for "Teacher Area." Click "Change WM Unit." You will then be able to select which unit you want the online classroom to display.

For your students: 1. Every student has been given a username. In most cases it will be the student's first name and first two letters of the last name (e.g., Barack Obama = barackob). ELA Teachers in 217 have been sent a spreadsheet with the username for each student. In the cases where this system leads to duplicates, the class number has been added. These students are highlighted in yellow in the spreadsheet. 2. The student's password is "changeme" on the first login, and his or her own password of choice on subsequent logins. Encourage them to choose a password they will remember, or even to write it down. 3. The first time they log in, they should select the "Writing Matters Class" for their class. The system will ask them if they wish to enroll. They do. 4. They will now be able to access the classroom, which is set to display the resources for the unit you have selected. They can post to message boards and submit their drafts to you online. They can also view think-alouds and writer's notebooks.