I was recently given the task in my district to develop a solution for a searchable forms database on our new web site. These forms include staff forms for HR, district permission slips,art box enrollment forms, etc. We just migrated our site to a paid for service which included many features except a way to store, search and display forms (files).
It took awhile to come up with a solution but check out what I came up with using good ole Moodle.
A few exciting tid bits to type about today. First, is my work with IT4Educators–Innovative Technology for Educators. I recently wrote a post on Moodlerfic about this company and how I’m involved in it.
I’m very excited to work with IT4Educators and I think it’s a great way for educators to get credits needed. I’m also excited about helping with their online web presence and getting their blog up and off the ground. The instructors at IT4Educators are some great tech leaders and will be providing useful resources and posts on the blog.
It’s a great way for educators to get the credits they need and since it’s using Moodle it’s convenient for users. IT4Educators also has very relevant and up to date tech integration courses like Twitter, Moodle, SMARTNotebook, and more. I’ll also be maintaining the IT4Educators Blog and writing posts every once in awhile about Moodle, so watch out for those.
On a separate note…
I recently wrote a series of blog posts on Moodle Monthly about my experience with our district’s Moodle Implementation. Joseph Thibault (creator of Moodle Monthly) kindly put all of those posts together and published “Once Upon a Moodle Install” on LuLu.com. Big thanks to Joseph!
That’s about it – just wanted to post about what’s been happening..till next time – Lifes a Blog!
For my first blog post, with actual content in it, on Melbenson.com I’m going to talk about a topic that I will post a whole lot more about – MOODLE! : )
In my Melbenson.com Blog I’m going to talk more about my personal experiences, projects I’m working on, my thoughts and all that good stuff, so I’m starting off by telling you a recent project/site I’ve been helping write blog posts on called Moodle Monthly.
Moodle Monthly 
was created by Joseph Thibault in November 2009. He says, “the idea came to me on a run“. Well, that was one beneficial run as his site has had great success and positive feedback from the Moodle community in a very short amount of time.
One of the main reasons it’s become so popular (besides the quality and the ‘breaking news’ type posts) is because of the frequency of posts. There are multiple posts each week day! And this is where I come in. Joseph contacted me asking if I’d be interested in writing for Moodle Monthly to keep up the amount of posts. He was looking for a few Moodle bloggers that could help him keep the site updated and we knew of each other from the Moodle Community. We also frequently exchanged links between his blog and my Moodlerific blog, so he asked if I’d be interested and I said “yes!”.
I began my contribution with a 7-post series called “How we implemented Moodle” [into our school district]. I will probably be contributing posts mostly about Moodle tips, admin tasks and things I’ve learned that others would benefit from. I’m very excited about being a part of the Moodle Monthly team and working with Joseph and other fellow Moodlers.
If you work with Moodle in any way–teacher, admin, student–I definitely recommend checking out Moodle Monthly–and not just because I write for it but because it’s truly a very useful site. Twitter is the main way the site announces new blog posts and every day @moodlenews (which is Moodle Monthly’s Twitter handle) gets Retweeted. It’s also gotten a great response from the Moodle Community and is already being listed on sites as recommended Moodle links.
Well..that was the first of many “Life’s a Blog!” posts about Moodle : )
