Top 10 Moodle Plugins

  Melvin       June 5, 2020

If you wish to have additional plugins for your Moodle site you can find a bunch of addon plugins available in the Moodle directory. It would be an exhausting process to find the best ones from such a long list. Consider this blog as a helping hand where we have sorted out Top 10 Moodle Plugins for setting up your Moodle LMS. 

1. BigBlueButton

This plugin is so useful that it has to be mentioned in first place on this list. It is another open-source platform just like Moodle and it has been integrated for users to avail benefits from both sources. It offers the facility for sharing text documents, audio files and even video contents. The visual presentation is top-notch and it becomes very easy to explain the contents included in the topic. It provides features like zooming, highlighting etc for better understanding. The whiteboard feature enables us to mark annotations in the slides or uploaded files. The BigBlueButton can be opened in a separate window according to the convenience of the user. There are features like class recording, calendar notifications which boost up the effectiveness of the Moodle platform.

2. StudentQuiz

It might be the most valuable plugin feature on Moodle as per student concern. Students can participate in several quizzes that can contribute to their exam preparations. Each student will be able to contribute to the question pool which collectively makes it an effective question bank. Students can comment on the quality of the questions added and can give ratings and feedback. The performance of each student can be separately tracked for self-estimation and comparison with their peers. The plugin additionally provides features like displaying contributor’s name, question relevance analysis etc. The features offered by this plugin are so relevant that it is a must for your learning platform.

3. Character Certificate

With the help of this plugin, you can create fully customizable PDF certificates using your web browser. After respective courses, certificates can be issued to the candidates with their credential IDs for easy access online. Any additional information such as marks scored or time spent on course can be included in the certificate. The custom certificate helps to generate certificates for multiple courses making the course management much easier.

4. Zoom Meeting

Zoom meetings have become very popular nowadays, especially during this lockdown where everybody went for video conference schedules. The plugin helps you to host meetings with up to 50 participants on a free plan. It has features like screen sharing, option to record meetings, mute facilities etc. The Zoom plugin can be easily integrated with Moodle, so you can check out this plugin option for your LMS.

5. Interactive Content H5P

With this plugin, you can add rich contents in your LMS like quizzes, interactive videos, collages and timeline. The edit option helps you to easily share and reuse the contents. The H5P is an open-source free to use platform, so it can be easily customized according to the user’s requirements. The H5P community is active in updating the platform with new features which makes it a popular plugin.

6. Zoola Analytics

It is developed by Lambda Solutions, especially to serve the Moodle system. It has been focused more on getting insights from the data and to automate the workflow for better decision making. The real strength of this is its ability to use custom SQL queries to derive useful data tables for analysis. You can save the reports in any of the formats, including PDF, Excel or CSV.

7. Level up! - Gamification

The Moodle platform gets gamified with this plugin which makes it more student-friendly. The multiple features in this plugin like the student rewards, level reports, appreciation on a new level etc, create more impact on the learning experience of the students. 

8. Adaptable

This plugin is used for setting up themes for the Moodle LMS. It is fully responsive thus making it comfortable to use on devices laptop, mobile phones, tabs etc. The different theme layouts help to create a proper mindset to the user, thus utilising the platform effectively.

9. Socialwall Format

This will transform the Moodle into a platform with social learning experiences. It includes a timeline of posts, timeline filters, and integration with Moodle's activities and resources. Its social learning type of interface allows educators to follow the recent events and other activities on the site.

10. VeriCite

VeriCite is a perfect solution for detecting plagiarism issues. It has been a very effective way rather than spending lots of time and effort to resolve the problem. The data is compared against millions of academic sites which have contents like Journals, articles, etc. There is a trial pack available of 60 days for detecting self-plagiarism.

These are the best and top 10 plugins that have to be considered when you are developing a learning management system on Moodle. There are a lot of other plugin options available for the Moodle platform but the above-listed plugins might be the most useful for your requirement. 

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