Acerca de Moodle FAQ

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Debajo está una lista de preguntas generales que muchos educadores hacen respecto a Moodle. También hay para muchas herramientas de Moodle.

Empezando con Moodle

¿Qué es Moodle?

• Moodle es un sistema de gestión del aprendizaje (learning management system = LMS), también llamado Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizaje (VLE)), explicado aquí. En muchas formas, Moodle es similar a Lego, como se muestra en esta Slideshare presentation.

¿Cómo empiezo a usar Moodle?

• Uste puede descargar su propia copia e instalarla en su servidor. Si Usted deseara probar Moodle, puede hacerlo usando una cuenta del Sitio de Demostración de Moodle en Moodle Demonstration Site. Para ver un sitio Moodle con contenidos de ejemplo, visite el School Demonstration site.

¿De donde obtengo Moodle?

• Puedes descargar Moodle en una variedad de paquetes e instalarlo Usted mismo, o solicitarle a un Moodle Partner que lo haga (con pago) por Usted. Algunos sitios de alojamiento web ofrecen Moodle como parte de sus paquetes de aloamiento, aunque estos sitios varían en su confiabilidad. Otros sitios de alojamiento web ofrecen Moodel gratis, pero usualmente viene con ciertas condiciones ; por ejemplo, su sitio podría tener anuncios (publicidad) incluidos.

¿Necesito ser realmente bueno con la tecnología para usar Moodle?

• Para usar Moodle, usted sólamente necesita habilidades básicas para navegar en Internet. Para instalarlo usted necesitará un poco más de conocimiento, pero se proporciona guía.

¿Cúal es la edad más apropiada en que los estudiantes y las características con las que Moodle es más apropiado?

• Moodle can be and is successfully used from early years of Primary schools (ejemplos aquí) through to the Secondary sector (ejemplos) and universities worldwide. Moodle can be adapted to suit learners of all ages in any learning environment, including commercial training.

¿Moodle es sólamente para aprendizaje en línea?

• It can be. However, in most cases Moodle is used to support and combine face-to-face interaction with e-learning, m-learning and other forms of learning.

¿En dónde puedo conseguir algunos tutoriales o presentaciones sobre Moodle?

• As well as the comprehensive free documentation here and the published Moodle books, you can search through a list of otros manuales y recursos, a selection of Tutoriales en video and general presentaciones.

¿Hay previsiones en Moodle para personas con discapacidades?

• Certainly. Moodle supports many assistive technologies such as screen-readers, screen-magnifiers, alternative mouse and key use, disabling of AJAX and Javascript, and more.

¿Hay algunas comparaciones de Moodle con otros Sistemas de Manejo del Aprendizaje?

• See the Comparisons and Advocacy forum and also Moodle buzz

Navegación y configuraciones

¿Cómo entro a Moodle?

• Go to the right URL (address) of the Moodle site, login with your username and password, or enter as a Guest (if allowed). Most Moodle sites will have a link to set up a new account or request forgotten details of your existing one.

¿Cómo me muevo dentro de Moodle?

• Use the Navigation block on the side of your page. From there you can go directly to any part of Moodle you have access to.

¿Cómo edito cosas?

• You can only edit things you have permission to edit. A regular user such as a student can only edit their Mi hogar page and possibly their página del perfil. A user with editing rights such as a teacher can use the 'Turn editing on' button or the link in the Settings block to edit items. A guest can't edit anything and an Admin you can whatever they like.

¿Quién puede crear y editar actividades y otras cosas en cursos?

• Whoever has the editing capability. Usually, it is the Teacher who creates and edits courses and activities within courses, but this role can be changed, re-named (eg. Facilitator) and given to other people too.

Ejemplos

¿Hay algunos buenos ejemplos de uso de Moodle que yo pueda ver?

• Sure! Check this little collection of videos and flick through stories on Moodle Buzz. There is also an entire school full of examples for you to see and play with.

How do I share ideas and learn from other educators using Moodle?

• By participating in many ways, either through events, forums on Moodle.org and networks elsewhere.

Are there any good sources for shared courses?

• There certainly are. Via Community Hubs you can search for, enrol in, download and publish, shared courses..

Aprendiendo con Moodle - pedagogía

¿Cúal es la mejor forma de usar Moodle?

• There is no one best way to use Moodle. Use of Moodle depends a lot on one's own educational philosophy, the Contexto where Moodle is used and willingness to experiment and create a little (or a lot!). Moodle can be used by a strict controller using trusted material of 30 years or a free-loving e-hippie exploring new ways of teaching and learning alike.

¿Se puede usar Moodle en temas diferentes (ejemplo: matemáticas, idiomas, arte, multimedia, ciencias...)?

• Yes. Moodle is used in a variety of fields. Users in some subject areas may benefit further from standard or compatible third-party modules and plugins (eg. in maths, Tex notation filter (standard) or DragMath equation editor (third-party plugin)).

¿Cómo puedo usar a Moodle para estimular a que los estudiantes piensen más y hagan buenas preguntas?

• By asking and encouraging good questions students can wrestle with and explore through and with the help of activities, resources in a course. For example, open a forum discussion with a provocative question, start a wiki where groups collaboratively build a solution ... and more!

¿Cómo puedo yo comunicarme con estudiantes usando Moodle?

• Many ways are available. Some examples include: Foro are great for extended conversations over time, Mensajes for private channels, Chat for synchronous conversations, and Comentarios for quick notices and remarks. You can also exchange online feedback with Tarea, comments to Blog posts ... and more!

¿Cómo podemos compartir recursos con Moodle?

• Moodle offers a number of ways to share content: making files and folders available to course participants, collecting resources of any kind with a Database, attaching files to Forum posts, importing and linking resources to and from external repositories/portfolios ... and more!

¿Cómo puede Moodle ayudar a colaborar a las personas?

• Use different activities like Wikis to create content together, Foros and Comentarios to exchange ideas, BasedeDatos to collectively gather resources, Glosario to create shared understanding of concepts ... and more! You can grupos students in any of these activities to promote collaboration.

¿Cómo califico en Moodle?

• Calificaciones can be created in each actividad in a curso which are then added to the Libro de calificaciones. For example, grades in Assignment (all types), Quiz and Workshop activities are automatically added to Libro de calificaciones. In some activities you will have to turn grading on, such as ratings 'on' in Forum, Glossary and Database to send them to the Libro de calificaciones. You can also use the libro de calificaciones to adjust, assign or automatically scale an activity grade in your course. There are many opportunities to exchange feedback on many activities, not just grades.

¿Pueden los estudiantes hacer tareas de autoevaluación y evaluación por pares con Moodle?

• Yes. Probably the best activity to do that is Taller module. Informally, students can evaluate (and even rate) each others' Forum posts, Glossary entries, and Database entries.

¿Es necesario un enfoque de 'construccionismo social' cuando se usa Moodle?

• Moodle has continuously been built with a particular, social constructionist filosofía in mind. This of course does not prevent people from using Moodle in line with their own preferred view of learning and the purpose they use it for.

Estudiantes

¿Cuanto tiempo les toma a los estudiantes aprender a usar Moodle?

• It really does not take a great deal of skill or computer knowledge to use Moodle. With basic web browsing and editing skills, students (and teachers) can use Moodle - instantly!

What do my students need to know before using Moodle?

• They need to know how login into the site and course, and have some basic web browsing and computer skills. For example, they need to how a mouse and keyboard works, what a link is, maybe how to attach, upload or download a file.

Do students have to be online all the time to use Moodle?

• Moodle is an online learning management system and at some point you and your students will have to spend some time in front of a computer. How much time depends on what you use Moodle for. Most Moodle sites are used to mix offline and online learning activities.

Obteniendo ayuda

Is there an official support desk for Moodle?

• Yes and no. Moodle.org forums can serve as a support desk. Moodle Partners may charge for support desk as part of their service. Often, like the higher priced LMSs, a school or consortium will maintain a help desk.

What do I do if I am stuck? Are there any good tutorials around?

• Get some help at Moodle.org in a forum or search the Moodle documentation There are also many books and manuals available for purchase.

What if I have a specific question about a tool, where can I find out more?

• Research it in Moodle documentation by using the search box on the left of every page in Moodle Docs. Click on a help icon on your Moodle site. Go to a forum dedicated to that tool. Research it by using the Search moodle.org box at the top of this page.

How can I suggest improvements and put forward what I would like to see in Moodle?

• Moodle Tracker is by far THE best place to suggest improvement. File an issue or suggest improvement there, and let people know in a forum about your ideas. Maybe they will vote for it (which tends to get people's attention).

Where can I get training on how to use Moodle?

• A number of places offer training in how best to use Moodle. However, Moodle Partners know Moodle best and can provide official training. You can also think of doing the Moodle Course Creator Certificate to improve your skills.

Jargón básico de Moodle

Moodle uses jargon words that you may be familiar with from other, non-Moodle [[Contexto|contexts]. Within Moodle, These words have specific (and potentially different) meanings, explained below.

¿Qué es un curso?

• A course is the basic learning area on Moodle where a teacher displays materials for their students. See Cursos

¿Qué es una categoría?

• A categoría is a group of things and has several meanings in Moodle. It can be a agrupamiento de cursos by a certain criteria (Such as: Science; Junior School; Staff Area). It can be a grupo de preguntas, or a grupo de entradas in a glossary.

¿Qué es una actividad?

• Usually an actividad is something that a student will do that interacts with other students and or the teacher. Moodle has over a dozen activity types of tools for a teacher to use in a course.

¿Qué es un recurso?

• Recursos are items that a teacher can use to support learning, such as a file or a link. A standard Moodle comes with 6 resource types that can be added to a course.

¿Qué es un bloque?

• Typically,bloques are items which may be added to the left or right in a course's home page. There are dozens of different blocks that can be added to a course, or pages within a course.

¿Qué es un Plugin?

• Plugin is an optional extra component which can add functionality to your Moodle. Some standard Moodle plugins need to be turned on by Moodle Administrator. Many more can be downloaded from the Modules and Plugins database.

¿Qué es un filtro?

• Filtros can be used to add links, insert multimedia players, convert Mathematical expressions or emoticons into displayed images.

¿Qué es una sección?

• A section is an area within a course's homepage that hold activities and resources. Standard course section formats are topics, weeks, social and SCORM.

¿Qué es un rol?

• A role in Moodle refers to what a user is allowed (or not) to do on a Moodle site. Roles típicos might include those of a student and teacher. A role is a collection of permisos that can be assigned to specific users in specific contextos. For example, when a user is enrolled in a course as a student.

Seguridad

¿Qué tan seguro es Moodle?

• Moodle está diseñado para ser muy seguro. Sin embargo, mucho depende del servidor web, de cómo esté configurado Moodle y de las actualizaciones regulares del paquete por el Administrador de Moodle.

Can Moodle get hacked into and student data stolen?

• Highly unlikely if your Moodle site has up-to-date security and the site administrator has not given away the keys. Anything is possible on any website, but Moodle makes it difficult for nasty people to cause havoc.

What if I did something wrong and accidentally broke it - could it be easily fixed?

• Moodle can be backed-up at any point. If a backup was made 5 minutes before you broke it, chances are it can be fixed easily.

Is my student data safe on a cheap or free webhost?

• While you do have some control of the security of a Moodle site on a free or cheap web host, the question is: How much do you trust your web host?

Can I track and search what people do and post in Moodle?

• Assuming you are a teacher and it is your course, yes. Moodle Admin can do that for the entire site.

Can I backup Moodle so I don't lose things?

• Yes, you can backup a Moodle site or as a teacher you can back up your course and download it (if your role permits it). With appropriate permissions, you can restore your course and/or import parts of courses elsewhere on your site or beyond. This can be particularly useful with Community Hubs (Moodle 2.0 feature).

Técnico

Do I need my own server to run Moodle?

• Moodle needs a web server. There are lots of options. See Moodle Partners, Paquetes de instalación completos para Windows or Complete Install packages for Mac and Instalación FAQ.

Do I have to install Moodle myself?

• You can, guidance provided. Most organisations will have a policy on this and/or someone to perform the installation.

Can I customise a theme and make it about our school?

• Yes, see Temas. You can customise themes down to a single course. There are many ways to make Moodle looks great too.

Does it matter what computer type or browser I use for Moodle?

• Moodle works well in all standard, modern browsers and different operating systems. As with any web based application, you should be aware of your audience, their typical bandwidth and web browsers.

Can you use Moodle from anywhere?

• Yes, if it is on a web server attached to the internet and you have a computer, mobile device or tablet. Or if it is on a web server attached to the same intranet (internal network) as a computers or tablets which need to work it. And you can even put Moodle on a USB drive.

Can access to Moodle be restricted to just our school?

• Yes, several ways to do this. For example, it can be installed on your schools internal network, or limit the IPs to those assigned by your school, or only manually enroll your students are just a few ways.

Can I access Moodle from a mobile device?

• Yes. In Moodle 2.1 you use the Mobile app for iPhone. You can set one tema as the default but also set another theme for a mobile device and a different one for a tablet.

I've come from a school that used a different VLE/LMS. Can I move my stuff over to Moodle?

• Sure. Some VLE/LMS-specific activities may (not) be compatible, but you can zip your content files and unzip them in Moodle.

I spotted a bug in the system. What do I do?

• Go to Tracker, search if the bug has already been reported and create a new issue if not.

I have an idea for a feature and/or improvement in Moodle. What do I do?

• Go to Tracker, search if something like your idea has already been noted and worked on and suggest it if not.

Costo

How much does it cost to download and use Moodle?

• By way of its GNU General Public License, Moodle is and will remain free to download and use in any way you like. Consider it free like a 'free puppy' that needs care and attention to grow, not free like a 'free beer'.

How much does it cost to run Moodle?

• Nothing to install, use and change. Of course, there are some associated costs if you have your Moodle hosted with someone, and costs associated with maintenance and training in an organisation (like any other software...). But no royalties, fees or user charges.

How much does it cost to have Moodle hosted?

• There are many options for hosting. Cost is usually related to services provided and capacity (eg. a university site with 10 000 users will naturally cost more to host and maintain than a small community school). Ask your local Moodle Partner and keep Moodle going that way too!