Primary school online learning with Moodle
Many US school districts are introducing online courses to offer a unique learning experience for their students. The schools believe that through online classes, the accessibility of the courses will increase, which in turn will improve the level of class attendance and generate high income in a short period of time.
The introduction of such courses especially helps students of American origin who are mostly home schooled due to living in different places and having negligible access to quality educational institutions.
Many primary schools have started building their classes on Moodle, which is an open source platform that is free. Teachers from various educational institutions as well as vocational courses have started using Moodle’s classroom learning module to enable students residing in different parts of the world to easily enroll in classes.
By using such online platforms, elementary school teachers can leave their virtual classroom door open. Moodle and other learning management platforms give students the ability to access a wide variety of lecture notes, course schedules, assignments and quizzes at a digital pace. Students only need access to an Internet connection to begin reaping the benefits of online elementary school learning.
The Moodle learning module provides enough space for collaboration and interaction between students and with the teacher. Students can form small groups to discuss, chat, and share learning materials and assignments with their peers. Furthermore, teachers can simply address such small groups, clearing all doubts instead of having to manage large groups of students in a physical classroom environment.
Educators can assess content online using a variety of assessment tools in the quiz module (consisting of short answers, multiple choice questions, true/false, fill in the blanks, and more). This can be beneficial to both the instructor and the student, as such feedback can be set to occur immediately after the assessment.
For those primary schools that run out of money from time to time and often find it difficult to cover their regular administrative costs, they can use Moodle to run and manage their classes for free. The learning management system is free to use and does not include any installation or subscription charges.
Therefore, primary schools can offer learning through a free learning management platform because:
•Allows greater interaction and collaboration between students and teachers
•Can be accessed at any time and from anywhere, or even while traveling
•Easy sharing of YouTube, Google Videos implemented in Moodle web pages
•Allows homework, assessments, individual and group efforts both online and offline
•Offers class-related calendars to easily view all class/course schedules
Moodle is a module that is friendly to the environment since it eliminates the use of paper to carry out any type of administrative task. Teachers can easily create a wide range of assignments for students to work on online. Teachers can also add their comments on uploaded student documents and projects quickly and easily.