Moodle4Mac

I finally got around to installing Moodle4Mac (version 3.5) once again on my MacBook Pro as well as the GIT tool for updating Moodle in the future. Using the latter, a double-click is all that is needed to get the newest Moodle without downloading the complete installation package anymore.

I still have my free online Moodle at MoodleCloud although I need to log in from time to time or else I get a warning that the site will be deleted. I've not made much use of it but I still like to maintain it.

I'd like to begin using my Moodle installation as an organisational tool to keep track of various projects that I'm embarked upon. In that way, I maintain familiarity with the interface and accomplish something practical at the same time.

A Review of Educational Resources

Looking at my first post on this blog (Sunday, March 15th 2009), I noticed that I had a link to my Edublog's site that was still operational. My very first entry there was in September of 2007 and my last on December 24th 2008, almost exactly 9 years ago. I ceased using the Edublog site for blogging because it only offered 20Mb of storage. I'm not sure what it offers now. The blog is powered by WORDPRESS so it looks good.

I did have the Edublogs' app on my phone for a time but I've since deleted as it's really only useful if one has a class of students. Nonetheless, it's interesting to look back at past posts and read about my battles getting Ubuntu to work properly on my laptop. I'm reminded that I do have a WORDPRESS site at seanreeves.wordpress.com. It's titled Staying Healthy but I haven't made much use of it. My first entry was:

• Getting Fit (August 5th 2010) followed by 
• Zen Buddhist Meditation Technique Wins Survey (August 8th 2010)
• Ramadan and Muhammad (September 5th 2010)
• Desy and Sabina jalan jalan (September 19th 2011) and lastly 
• Weight Comparison: 2010 versus 2017 (May 19th 2017)

On the subject of students, I still have my free Moodle Cloud site active at http://seanreeves.moodlecloud.com but have made no use of it recently. I also have MAMP installed on my laptop but again haven't used it in quite a while. Having thought of MAMP however, I've taken the opportunity to download the latest version of the software: MAMP 4.2.1 (a 331Mb download from here although it's still not operational at the time of writing). May as well keep it up to date. I find it hard to let go of these relics of the past. There is of course Google Classroom as well, which I've only dabbled with briefly.