Mobile Moodle FAQ: Difference between revisions

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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.

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.

What is the mobile theme selector do?

Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector

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 == 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.
-There are two ways to use Moodle on a mobile device, you can pay for or download a native app for your cellular device (currently the only native Moodle app is planned for release by www.Moodletouch.com in April 2010), or you can configure your Moodle site to be Mobile accessible by using one of the available plug-ins.  <br/>
+=== Mobile Apps ===
+* [http://www.moodletouch.com MoodleTouch] (aka ''mTouch'') for iOS, created by Ali OzGur.
+* [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.
-Native Apps:<br/>
+=== Server-side ===
-+(Available April 2010) MoodleTouch: [http://www.moodletouch.com] created by Ali OzGur
+* [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://code.google.com/p/moodbile/ Moodbile] - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development.
+* [http://iphone.moodle.com.au iPhone4Moodle] - Under development.
-Web apps:<br/>
+==What is the mobile theme selector do?==
-+ Mobile LE: [http://mle.sourceforge.com] <br/>
+''Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector''
-+ (Available 2010) iPhone4Moodle: [http://iphone.moodle.com.au] <br/>
-+ MoMo:    <br/>
-== Which platforms are supported? ==
+==See also==
-=== iPhone ===
+* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7798 Moodle for mobile forum]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=104599 Moodle Mobile for iPhone]
+* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162872 Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection] forum discussion
-* [[Moodle_for_Mobiles#Creating_Mobile_Learning_Tutorials_for_iPhone.2FiPod_Touch|Creating Mobile Learning Tutorials for iPhone/iPod Touch]]
-=== MLE ===
+[[Category:FAQ]]
-* [http://mle.sourceforge.net MLE-Moodle] - MLE-Moodle is a plugin for Moodle, which adds mLearning functionality to this open-source eLearning system.
+[[Category:Mobile]]
-=== Android ===
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=134778 Moodle on Android]
-=== Twitter ===
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=104949 Twitter plug-in for Moodle]
-== See also: ==
-Moodle Docs
-* [[Moodle for Mobiles]] is designed to work with mobile phones in Japan.
-Moodle Forums
+[[fr:Moodle pour les mobiles]]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=31895 Moodle for Mobiles Quiz code released]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=31895&parent=185847 Re: Customised Scripts -Moodle for Mobiles projects use of]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=143973 Moodle for mobile browsers]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33033 Moodle for Mobiles Project]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=141815 Comparisons and Advocacy > Mobile Moodle]
-Miscellaneous
-*[http://yuiblog.com/blog/2008/02/06/iphone-cacheability/ YUI blog post on how to optimise for the iPhone's cache]
-* [http://www.mobilestudy.org/moodle/mobilequiz/ Moodle Mobile Quiz]
-* [http://www.mobilemoodle.org/ Mobile Moodle (MOMO)]
-* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=123331 Emulators for mobile platforms]
-[[Category:FAQ]]

Documentation

Mobile Moodle FAQ: Difference between revisions

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Contents

How can I use Moodle on mobile devices?

Mobile Apps

Server-side

What is the mobile theme selector do?

See also