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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: | |||
* Users can open Moodle sites in their mobile web browsers. | |||
* Users can download native apps for their mobile devices. | |||
* Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions. | |||
=== | === Mobile Apps === | ||
* [http://www.moodletouch.com MoodleTouch] created by Ali OzGur | * The [http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?id=175 Unofficial Moodle Mobile app] to be developed further by Juan Leyva with support from Jerome Mouneyrac, Moodle HQ and others, with a target of Moodle 2.4 for the release of the first official versions of the app | ||
* [http://mpage.hk/ mPage] created by Mass Media, | * [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 | |||
* The official [[Mobile app]] for iPhone, created by Moodle HQ (no longer being developed) | |||
* [https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ivoid.droodle Droodle] - an Android client for the Moodle 2.1 platform | |||
=== | === Server-side === | ||
* [http:// | * [http://www.mobilemoodle.org/momo18/ MoMo] (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian. | ||
* [http://code.google.com/p/moodbile/ Moodbile] - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development. | |||
* [http://iphone.moodle.com.au iPhone4Moodle] - Under development. | |||
* [http://code.google.com/p/moodbile/ Moodbile] | |||
* [http:// | |||
== | ==Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone (My Moodle)?== | ||
The Mobile app, My Moodle, can be downloaded for free from the Apple Online Store http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/my-moodle/id461289000. | |||
==How do I get the official Mobile app to work for my Moodle site?== | |||
Firstly, your Moodle site must be using Moodle 2.1 or later. | |||
Secondly mobile web services must be enabled. See [[Enable mobile web services]] for details. | |||
== | ==Where can I select a theme for mobile devices?== | ||
In ''Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector''. | |||
New in Moodle 2.2 onwards is the MyMobile theme especially designed for mobile devices. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7798 Moodle for mobile forum] | |||
* [http:// | * Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162872 Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection] forum discussion | ||
* [http:// | * An open course, about "[http://tempus-efa.proj.ac.il/moodle/course/view.php?id=102 Teaching using Mobile - Best practices]" | ||
* [http:// | * [http://www.moodlenews.com/mobile/ Moodle News - Mobile] - a breakdown of the mobile projects and products available | ||
* [http:// | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:53, 16 October 2012
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 browsers.
- Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
- Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions.
Mobile Apps
- The Unofficial Moodle Mobile app to be developed further by Juan Leyva with support from Jerome Mouneyrac, Moodle HQ and others, with a target of Moodle 2.4 for the release of the first official versions of the app
- 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 (no longer being developed)
- Droodle - an Android client for the Moodle 2.1 platform
Server-side
- MoMo (Moodle for Mobiles) - Requires a server extension and a client app; supports most mobile OSes including Symbian.
- Moodbile - Reference implementation of Moodle Web Services. Under development.
- iPhone4Moodle - Under development.
Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone (My Moodle)?
The Mobile app, My Moodle, can be downloaded for free from the Apple Online Store http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/my-moodle/id461289000.
How do I get the official Mobile app to work for my Moodle site?
Firstly, your Moodle site must be using Moodle 2.1 or later.
Secondly mobile web services must be enabled. See Enable mobile web services for details.
Where can I select a theme for mobile devices?
In Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector.
New in Moodle 2.2 onwards is the MyMobile theme especially designed for mobile devices.
See also
- Moodle for mobile forum
- Using Moodle Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection forum discussion
- An open course, about "Teaching using Mobile - Best practices"
- Moodle News - Mobile - a breakdown of the mobile projects and products available
