Communication with students is very important aspect of online learning. MoodleMail can be used to compose a course message to your entire course, select groups, or specific users. These messages can be sent immediately or you can save as a draft to send at a later date and time. If you haven't already you need [...]
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Set up a signature in MoodleMail so you don't have to type in your full signature to each message. If you haven't already you need to Add the MoodleMail Block to your course. Click on the My Signature link on the MoodleMail Block. Verify New signature option is selected in the drop-down. NOTE: You can set [...]
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Student communication is important. Sometimes you may want to email the entire course or select students at the same time. You can use Microsoft Outlook to do this, but you may find it easier to use the MoodleMail Block. The MoodleMail Block will allow you to compose these emails quickly and easily in the Moodle [...]
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The Ask & Share forum is a special forum for class announcements. This forum appears in the Course Essentials section of each course. Additionally, the Latest Announcements block can work in tandem with the Ask & Share forum to display recent posts. You and your students may post or reply to the Ask & Share [...]
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A great way to start the term is to open a one-on-one communication channel with your students through Moodle's Messaging tools. Refer to the Communications Comparison Chart to determine which option will work best for your needs. Begin the Conversation Scroll to the top of your course page. Click the Participants option from the secondary [...]
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Forum activities are generally used to stimulate online discussions. NOTE: All courses come with an Ask & Share Forum to use for class-wide announcements. This forum is part of the Course Structure Template and does not adhere to the following instructions. Please contact online@clackamas.edu for assistance if you need to create an Ask & Share [...]
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You can add the Outlook email app to most smartphones and set it up to connect to your clackamas.edu email with the following instructions. This will allow you to send, receive and be notified of incoming emails to your college email account from your smart phone.
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A Discussion within a forum is the start of a new Topic or the posing of a question that solicits replies from other students and/or your instructor. You can experiment with forums hands-on in our Moodle 101 Self-Guided Student Orientation. You may use Discussions in a forum to: Start a new conversation by posting your [...]
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Forum subscriptions allow you to, via email, stay up to date with the goings-on in a given forum. When you are subscribed to a forum you will be sent an email for each post made to the forum you are subscribed to. This can be desirable for keeping tabs on a conversation or annoying in [...]
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On the occasion that Moodle is down or you want to email all registered students in a course, you can use Self Service in myClackamas. Refer to the Communications Comparison Chart to determine which option will work best for your needs. Navigate and log into myClackamas. Select the Faculty role. Click the Self Service link [...]
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