Video recordings take up a lot of storage space and at this time our 2019-2021 consortial ZOOM license agreement through the Oregon Community College Distance Learning Association (OCCDLA) does not include unlimited storage. While we encourage you to continue to take advantage of this great video conferencing tool and to ensure we continue to have [...]
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Sometimes when using the PDF annotator built into Assignment grading a student will submit a file and the preview will be blank, there may still be some ways to see what the student submitted or otherwise have that student save their work before submitting it to you. Often when this happens the software the student [...]
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These instructions cover some of the more common and suggested settings with explanations of what each does for teachers new to using or modifying an assignment activity. This is by no means a perfect way of doing an assignment activity but it has tips ideal for instructors new to the tool. Enter the course where [...]
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If you want to grade assignment activity work in bulk (after everything has been submitted) or offline (ideal for grading while traveling or otherwise with network difficulties ahead) see our article on Grading Assignment Activities in Bulk/Offline. Navigate to the course you have grading to do in Locate the Assignment in question and click into [...]
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If you want to grade assignment activity work one submission at a time or as its turned you might want to check out our article on Grading Assignment Activities One at a Time/as Work is Submitted. For the following to work you’ll need to ensure your assignment supports offline grading: Edit the settings of your [...]
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So lets say you have a file that was created with MS Office 2013 and someone you are trying to share with can't seem to open it because their software is too old. Follow these steps to create a more friendly file for them. Export a file for use by Older MS Word Versions Select [...]
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The following is the suggested way to Backup your course in Moodle. It is good practice, at the end of a term, to also create an archive of your course for your own records. Start on the course page that you want to backup In the Actions menu (gear icon) block Click on the Backup [...]
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Office 365 is a useful and inexpensive tool to use in creating documents for course assignments, quizzes or forum posts. But there are so many ways to share, post or save your documents in 365, that it can cause confusion when submitting finished work as part of a Moodle course. Keep it simple. Save any [...]
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Making a Folder on your desktop: [two_third] Right click somewhere empty on either your desktop or within a chosen folder or drive. [/two_third][one_third_last] [/one_third_last][two_third] Hover your mouse over New (You don't need to click but if you don't get an option you certainly may click on it.) [/two_third][one_third_last] [/one_third_last][two_third] Click Folder. [/two_third][one_third_last] [/one_third_last][two_third] In the highlighted [...]
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