Online Elementary School Learning With Moodle

Many U.S. school districts are introducing online courses to offer a unique learning experience for their students. The schools believe that, through online classes, accessibility of the courses will increase which in turn will enhance the class attendance level and generate high revenue in a quick period of time.

Introduction of such courses especially helps students of American origin who are mostly home-schooled because of their staying in different locations and having negligible access to quality educational institutions.

Many elementary schools have begun to create their classes on Moodle, which is an open-source platform that comes free of cost. Teachers of various educational institutions as well as vocational courses have started using the Moodle classroom learning module to allow students residing at different parts of the world to easily enroll for classes.

Through the use of such online platforms, elementary school teachers can leave their virtual classroom door unlocked. Moodle and such other learning management platforms give students the facility to access a wide variety of class notes, course schedules, assignments, and questionnaires at digital pace. Students only need to have access to an internet connection to start reaping the benefits of online elementary school learning.

Moodle learning module gives enough room for collaboration and interaction amongst students and with the teacher. Learners can form small groups to discuss, converse, and share learning materials and homework with their peers. Additionally, teachers can simply address such small sized groups, clarifying all doubts rather than having to manage large groups of learners in a physical classroom environment.

Educators can assess online content using a range of assessment tools in the quiz module (comprising of short answers, multiple-choice questions, true/false, fill in the blanks, and more). This can prove to be beneficial for both the instructor and the student, since such feedbacks can be set up to occur immediately following the assessment.

For those elementary schools that run short of money every now and then and often find it difficult to meet their regular administrative expenses can use Moodle to conduct and manage their classes for free. The learning management system is free to use and does not include any installation or subscription charges.

Thus, elementary schools can offer learning through such a free learning management platform because:

•It enables greater interaction and collaboration amongst learners and teachers
•Can be accessed anytime and from anywhere, or even while traveling
•Easy sharing of YouTube, Google Videos implanted in Moodle web pages
•Permits both online and offline assignments, assessments, individual and group effort
•Offers class-related calendars for easy viewing of all your class/course schedules

Moodle is an environment-friendly module since it eliminates the usage of paper to do any kind of administrative task. Teachers can easily create a wide range of assignments for students to work upon them online. Teachers can also add their comments on the uploaded student documents and projects, easily and quickly.