Gradebooks in Moodle are very powerful with many features. OLET can help you match your gradebook to your course syllabus. Design (Percentage vs. Points)GradeStudent ViewFinal GradesTroubleshootDesign (Percentage vs. Points) Designing a Gradebook There are two standardized Gradebook layouts: Percentages and Points. Example Percentage Layout In situations where your syllabus has grades broken down into percentages like [...]
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Ideal for webpages constructed by Dreamweaver or other small websites consisting of multiple .html pages, images and/or other resources that are not needed outside of Moodle. Not ideal for items that need regular upkeep but good for quick uploads of preexisting data. Turn Editing on in Moodle Open up File folder with files you want [...]
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The Q&A Forum requires students to reply to the question/prompt before they can see other responses (with a 15-minute delay). The Q&A Forum also requires the instructor to make an initial post every term before it can be used by students. Add a Question/PromptTroubleshootAdd a Question/Prompt To create a Q&A forum, add a new Forum [...]
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Setting up the attendance activity can be a bit of work but once done using it to take attendance can save a lot of time. It's not perfect for all situations and needs to be setup at the start of every term but it can still be a major time-saver. CreateGradeTroubleshootCreate Adding a New Attendance [...]
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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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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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To add any Activity or Resource to a page you must be on the main page for the course. Navigate to the course you wish to add an activity or resource to. Turn Editing On within your course. Once Editing is enabled, scroll down to the bottom of whatever week/topic you want to add an [...]
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End of Term Checklist (English/Español) Complete this checklist of procedures for each course at the end of the term. If you have questions, please submit a ticket to OLET via Online Learning/Moodle Support. Enter your grades into myClackamas > Self Service NOTE: Grades do not automatically populate from Moodle to Self Service. Instead, Registration and [...]
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Pages are for static content- a student cannot interact with them except to view them. A page is a handy way to display information to students without having them navigate away from Moodle. This keeps less tech-savvy students from getting lost or disoriented and is a sure way to ensure better control over content shared [...]
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