You can prevent access to an activity, resources, or section based on the group that a student belongs to. This can be helpful if you want to allow certain students to access a specific resource, activity or section that others do not need to access. This can be helpful when courses have been cross-listed or [...]
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Kaltura will automatically machine caption videos in English when recorded by or moved into My Media. However, if the spoken language is French, German, Russian, Spanish, or Vietnamese, you will need to request machine captioning in that specific language. Machine captioning is fast, simple, and decently accurate (75-85%) but may struggle with acronyms and industry-specific [...]
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YuJa Panorama, which is already integrated into your Moodle course, helps check and improve the accessibility of course materials and resources. Panorama can also generate alternative formats of documents for you and students. NOTE: YuJa Panorama can take some time to process your files. Please be patient while you wait for the file to upload. [...]
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Moodle isn't designed to be printed. It can be, but isn't particularly attractive or suggested in most cases. If no other options are available, you can use these steps to print your Moodle Quiz. Use the Chrome Web Browser; Firefox is not recommended as its printout is a little more difficult to read. Duplicate your [...]
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This is ideal when you want to give a student a second chance on a quiz and want to keep their first attempt on record or factored into their grade. Or, you can completely remove an attempt. From within the secondary navigation, click More. Select Overrides from the list. From Override user, select the User [...]
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Restrict Access is a Moodle plugin that can be applied to Resources, Activities and Sections to limit access based on group, completion tracking, date/time, and more. ApplyGradeTroubleshootApply Applying Restrict Access to an Activity or Resource Many activities like Quizzes and Assignments have built-in Open and Close settings, but for resource or activities that do not [...]
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A common Disability Services accommodation is for the student to have extended time to complete an exam. If you have time limits set on your quizzes in Moodle you will need to use one of these methods to make sure you are meeting the requirement of the student accommodation letter. Unlimited Test TakerExtended Time LimitUnlimited [...]
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When a screen reader sees a link... it verbalizes the word: link before reading the linked text. The linked URL may not be read, so users exploring pages in this way may not be able to tell exactly where a link leads. Log in to Moodle and navigate to the desired course. Enter the desired [...]
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Some students use screen readers to access online content. Screen readers do not read images, which makes them inaccessible to learners who rely on those readers. All other images should have ALT text—descriptive text provided. This will ensure your content is accessible to all students. NOTE: Review this WebAIM Alternative Text article to learn best [...]
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Follow these directions to grant an extension for specific student(s) for a particular assignment or quiz. Log into Moodle and navigate to your course. Enter the Assignment or Quiz where you want to add an extension. Click the More option from the secondary navigation. Select Overrides. Click the Add user override button. From Override user, select the user [...]
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Your initial course quiz settings can be overridden to set special quiz access for individuals or for groups of students. For example, an individual student can be given additional time to take a timed quiz, such as when a student has a Disability Services accommodation. A quiz can also be re-opened for a student who [...]
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