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== How can I use Moodle on mobile devices? == | == How can I use Moodle on mobile devices? == | ||
There are currently 3 main ways to use Moodle on mobile devices: | There are currently 3 main ways to use Moodle on mobile devices: | ||
* Users can open Moodle sites in their mobile web browers (not recommended). | |||
* Users can download native apps for their mobile devices. | |||
* Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions. | |||
=== Mobile Apps === | === Mobile Apps === | ||
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* [http://mpage.hk/ mPage] for iOS and Android (work in progress), created by Mass Media HK. | * [http://mpage.hk/ mPage] for iOS and Android (work in progress), created by Mass Media HK. | ||
* [http://codeguild.org/app/mbot/ Mbot] for Android, created by Code Guild. | * [http://codeguild.org/app/mbot/ Mbot] for Android, created by Code Guild. | ||
* The official [[Mobile app]] for iPhone, created by Moodle HQ. | |||
=== Server-side === | === Server-side === | ||
* [http://www.mobilemoodle.org/momo18/ MoMo] (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian. | * [http://www.mobilemoodle.org/momo18/ MoMo] (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian. | ||
* [http://mle.sourceforge.net MLE-Moodle] - Allows course designers to make a separate set of Moodle pages for mobile users. | * [http://mle.sourceforge.net MLE-Moodle] - Allows course designers to make a separate set of Moodle pages for mobile users. | ||
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* [http://iphone.moodle.com.au iPhone4Moodle] - Under development. | * [http://iphone.moodle.com.au iPhone4Moodle] - Under development. | ||
== | ==Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone?== | ||
The Mobile app can be downloaded for free from the Apple Online Store http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/my-moodle/id461289000. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7798 Moodle for mobile forum] | * [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7798 Moodle for mobile forum] | ||
* | * Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162872 Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection] forum discussion | ||
[[Category:FAQ]] | [[Category:FAQ]] | ||
[[Category:Mobile]] | |||
[[fr:Moodle pour les mobiles]] | [[fr:Moodle pour les mobiles]] |
Revision as of 14:13, 15 September 2011
How can I use Moodle on mobile devices?
There are currently 3 main ways to use Moodle on mobile devices:
- Users can open Moodle sites in their mobile web browers (not recommended).
- Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
- Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions.
Mobile Apps
- MoodleTouch (aka mTouch) for iOS, created by Ali OzGur.
- mPage for iOS and Android (work in progress), created by Mass Media HK.
- Mbot for Android, created by Code Guild.
- The official Mobile app for iPhone, created by Moodle HQ.
Server-side
- MoMo (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian.
- MLE-Moodle - Allows course designers to make a separate set of Moodle pages for mobile users.
- Moodbile - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development.
- iPhone4Moodle - Under development.
Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone?
The Mobile app can be downloaded for free from the Apple Online Store http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/my-moodle/id461289000.
See also
- Moodle for mobile forum
- Using Moodle Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection forum discussion