"Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities."

Many Mercy teachers use Moodle as an alternative to a website. In Moodle, they can post assignments and worksheets, deliver quizzes and tests, conduct chat and interactive forum discussions, maintain a class calendar, create web links and create groups within a class or over a series of class sections. Besides using Moodle, some teachers will also maintain web sites.