Category: Vertedor

In many classrooms, choosing a student at random is a simple but powerful way to keep everyone engaged. Instead of using external tools, I decided to build a fully client-side random name picker using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The result is a lightweight web app that runs entirely in the browser, supports both a spinning…

Assessing programming skills has always been a challenge. Traditional quizzes often fall short when it comes to evaluating real coding ability. This is where CodeRunner for Moodle becomes a powerful solution. What is CodeRunner? CodeRunner is a Moodle question type that allows students to write and execute real code directly within a quiz. Instead of…

In modern education, data plays a key role in improving teaching, tracking student progress, and making informed decisions. In our educational VPS platform, we use Metabase through data.vertedor.com to bring together information from different systems and turn it into clear, useful insights. Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool that allows users to explore data,…

As part of my computer networking lessons, I’ve developed a practical, interactive tool that helps students explore MAC addresses and understand how they identify devices on a network. Students can now use this tool directly in Moodle at: https://www.vertedor.com/resources/maclookup. Why I Created This ToolTeaching networking concepts can sometimes be abstract – for example, explaining MAC…

One of the advantages of running your own server is the possibility of creating and hosting custom web tools tailored to your lessons. Instead of depending on many external websites, teachers can build a collection of tools that are always available in one place and designed specifically for classroom use. These tools can support many…

Moodle pages are a simple and effective way to present learning materials, but by default they can sometimes look quite plain. One way to make course content more visually engaging and easier for students to follow is by using Bootstrap components within Moodle pages. Bootstrap is a popular front-end framework that provides ready-made design elements…

One of the most powerful but often underused features in Moodle is the ability to use groups to support differentiated instruction. By assigning students to different groups, teachers can control which content and activities are visible to each learner. This makes it possible to tailor the learning experience while keeping everything organized within a single…