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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 open Moodle sites in their mobile web browers (not recommended).
# Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
* Users can download native apps for their mobile devices.
# Admins can configure their Moodle site to be Mobile-accessible through server extensions.
* 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://m.vletools.com Do MobiQuiz] - alpha version of web-client to accomplish Moodle quizzes on Iphone/Android devices and list HTML-pages.
* [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.


== See also ==
==Where can I download the official Mobile app for iPhone?==
* [[Development:Mobile app]]
 
* [[Moodle for Mobiles]] is designed to work with mobile phones in Japan.
The Mobile app can be downloaded for free from the Apple Online  Store http://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/my-moodle/id461289000.
* [[Moodle_for_Mobiles#Creating_Mobile_Learning_Tutorials_for_iPhone.2FiPod_Touch|Creating Mobile Learning Tutorials for iPhone/iPod Touch]]
 
==See also==


=== Moodle.org Forum Discussion ===
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=104599 Moodle Mobile for iPhone]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=134778 Moodle on Android]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=104949 Twitter plug-in for Moodle]
* [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]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=31895 Moodle for Mobiles Quiz code released]
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162872 Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection] forum discussion
* [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]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=162872 Proposal for Supporting Mobile Themes and Browser Detection]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=123331 Emulators for mobile platforms]
 
=== Other Links ===
* [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]


[[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