Days 5 and 6 Moodle and Access

 Friday was a busy day. We started by trying to finish the projects and the work in Microsoft Office. The time after snack was spent introducing Moodle. Instead of having them all work in their own course pages, I gave them each one topic [I used their names as headings] and had them upload their projects and create an assignment. This worked out quite well. The day finished with a discussion of what they needed for the final week. Many wanted to learn more about Access and Moodle, with a couple who wanted to complete their projects and learn more about Excel. I spent the weekend building course pages and preparing lessons for Access.

Monday was spent getting Access databases together. I had a series of five lessons prepared. We went through the lessons, took the self-checks, practiced by looking at examples and completed assignments. It is so refreshing to work with these teachers; they work diligently on any task they are given. They created tables. They related the data in one table to another. They even created forms. We had planned to do a little work Moodle after snack, but we did not. They were very focused on getting the work done in Access. When some of the computers did not work in that first week, I allowed them to bring personal computers to class. This was a great idea until I realized they all have varying versions of Access. Most have 2003, but others have 2007 or 2010. By the end of the day on Monday, I had gained more experience in these programs then I will every actually need.

The day ended with the men laughing. This is a good sign, right?