If you set Force group mode to No on the Course settings page (step 1), you will be able to set the Group mode for individual Activities or Resources separately. If you set Force group mode to Yes and do not want to set Group access to Activities or Resources individually, then you can skip [...]
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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. Enable editing from the [...]
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Extra Credit is not an option for an Item in a gradebook category set to use Weighted mean of grades. (It does work for Natural and Simple weighted mean of grades which are our suggested aggregations.) How do you identify extra credit? You can identify an extra credit item from the Gradebook Setup view. The [...]
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This process is ideal for creating more than one, similarly configured activity or resource for consistency of content. Navigate to the course you want to duplicate a resource or activity in. Turn Editing on Locate the item you want to duplicate. Click the Edit menu for it. Select Duplicate. Wait for the item to duplicate- [...]
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Hidden Content If you’re working on an item that’s a Work-in-Progress you don’t have to have it where students can see it and potentially get confused or worried about the content. You can hide content so you can work on it or explore your options quietly! You can also restrict access to activities (and sections) [...]
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Forums can also be referred to as discussion forums, threads, discussions and similar. They are a way to have students post text, images, videos, or attached files that you want other students to see and/or interact with. CreateGradeFor StudentsTroubleshootCreate Adding a New Activity All Moodle shells come with an Announcements forum you can use for [...]
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The Announcements forum (previously called the News Forum) is a special forum for class announcements. This forum is automatically created for each course and for the front page of the Moodle site. By default, it is placed in the top of the center section and only teacher, manager and administrator roles may add posts or reply to posts. [...]
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The Text and Media Resource were previously called the Label resource in Moodle versions prior to Moodle 4.1. They are a type of resource in Moodle that allows us to place content directly on the front course page, as opposed to creating a link to takes users to another view. Text and Media can be [...]
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Create a Database Activity for Sharing Images from Students that may or may not allow for comments by yourself and other students. Create the Database Activity Container Navigate to the course you wish to add an activity to. Turn editing on Scroll down tot he section you want to add the database activity to. Click [...]
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Part 1: Create a Twitter Widget If you already happen to have a twitter widget that meets your needs you don't need to make a new one (skip to Part 2), you can use the code of an existing one in multiple places. Login to your twitter account you wish to share a feed of Click [...]
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You can grade manual grade items in two different ways. The first is by manually entering your grades into the assignment using Single View. The second method is to import the grades from another source. NOTE: If you are using assignments, quizzes, forums or other gradable Moodle activities you should be using their specific grading [...]
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Rubrics in Moodle 2.9 provide instructors with criteria-based assessment forms that can be used to grade student work more consistently, quickly, and transparently. The tool allows instructors to create their own rubrics from scratch or use an existing rubric that can be modified and filled out online. The completed rubric is available to students reviewing [...]
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Moodle courses are a webpage like any other: they'll have a Header, a Body, and the Nav Drawer. The Body is where your course materials will reside. Header The Header section contains important links for navigation and will always be found at the very top of the page in Moodle. The red bar menu links: [...]
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The Course Grade Settings Tab The Course Grade Settings tab is a section of the gradebook Setup. It is used to determine how grades appear for all participants in this specific course (students and instructors). BasicsGeneral settingsUser reportBasics The Course Grade Settings tab provides settings that determine how the Grader report, Overview report and User report will appear. [...]
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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 unlimited time to take an otherwise timed quiz, such as when a student has a Disability Services accommodation. Use the Unlimited Test Time User role for that [...]
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This article will cover the basics of getting an existing quiz to function with your grade book. To find out more about the quiz activity as a whole, check out the quiz activity article. Setting the Point value of a Quiz in the Gradebook You won't find a place to enter the grade value of [...]
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