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[Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org] One of the challenges in having different systems in a school district involves answering the question, "How do I know which tool to use, Moodle or Wiki? What do I start with?" Any district that launches blogs, wikis and Moodles will encounter the problem if the focus is on the use of the technology rather than the instructional purpose.

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[Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org] Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: Moodle Reject: For veteran Web 2.0 users--like many of our students who carry more computing power in their pocket--who "power down" when they come into K-12 schools, Moodle comes replete with blogs, forums, RSS feeds, wikis and more that enable it to be seen as an "absolute good" that opens the door, that enables powerful ideas to slay the fears that leaders hold. In many schools, it can become the technology that ensures communication, collaboration, and global learning do become the predominant learning tool, without losing that academic focus.As a classroom teacher conducting class, or principal leading a book study, I can engage students with a rich variety of activities built-into Moodle.

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