Inserting video into your Moodle courses can be a challenge - what format should you use? Should you just put your video on YouTube and then embed them on your site? What tools should you use? This slideshow which was presented at an ACSI teacher convention in Kelowna reviews the issues - particularly as they impact course users on Mac/Windows and iPad.

A review of several the reasons for thinking about using Moodle in your school - and an introduction to how to start - even when you're just an interested teacher. These are the slides I presented at an ACSI Teacher Convention in Kelowna, British Columbia in April, 2012.

Part 2

So you either don't want to purchase Artisteer or you want to stay firm in your commitment to open source. Great - sticking with the free idea, that pretty much leaves predeveloped templates.

Part 1

Let me start off by saying - yes I know Artisteer is neither free nor Open (and here I haven't hit even double digit posts). BUT - it is easy to use and given what it does well worth the cost. In series, I'm going to look at building a school web site from scratch. (and for those of you who really want to stick to open source, in part two I'm going to review a fully open alternative.