Moodle Manual by Lisa Rogers

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Instructional Technology Department Forney Independent School District Forney, Texas 1

Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 3 Teacher Access ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Student Access ............................................................................................................................................ 4 MOODLE Environment ........................................................................................................................... 5 Blocks ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Editing Topic Boxes.................................................................................................................................. 7 Insert a Label............................................................................................................................................... 8 Editing Entries ............................................................................................................................................ 9 Link to a File or Web Site ....................................................................................................................... 10 Link to a File ...................................................................................................................................... 10 Link to a Web Site ............................................................................................................................ 11 Adding a Picture ........................................................................................................................................ 12 Assignments ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Offline Activity .................................................................................................................................. 13 Upload a Single File ........................................................................................................................ 14 Online Text ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Advanced Uploading of Files ...................................................................................................... 16 Forums ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 Creating Forums ................................................................................................................................. 20 Quiz ................................................................................................................................................................. 22

Introduction MOODLE is an open source, meaning free, program that will allow you to communicate with students to provide resource materials, interactive assignment, activities and online quizzes for your students easily as you are able to access and update your course from any location where an Internet connection is available.

Information Source The basic use of MOODLE is as a place for teachers to place course resources for students use as well as providing update information concerning the course. The link to post information found by clicking the Add a Resource drop-down list. A teacher may provide resources such as:       

Any electronic content, such as Word, PowerPoint, Flash, Video, etc.  Course Syllabus and Handouts  Reference Materials  Assignments  Links to external content on the Internet  Calendar Items  News Items 

Interactive Classroom Interactive options are located in the Add an Activity drop-down list. In addition to course resources, the site provides interactive activities that engage the user.

Teacher Access Can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection. 1. Go to http://moodle.forneyisd.net/ 2. Click Login – upper right corner 3. Login using district username and password. 4. Scroll down to School 5. Click on Course

Student Access Can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection. 1. Go to http://moodle.forneyisd.net/moodle/ 2. Click Login – upper right corner 3. Login using district username and password. 4. Scroll down to School 5. Click on Course 6. Student MUST enroll in the course to participate 7. Enter an enrollment key if necessary.

TIP: It is possible for the teachers to check to see that all students are enrolled in the class.  Click on Assign Roles in the Administration Block    Click Student   The names of the students that have enrolled in your course will be listed in the User Block on the left  4

MOODLE Environment The first time you open a newly created course, it will look like the illustration below: Breadcrumbs on/off.

Course name

Switch role to

Turn editing

view as Student.

Blocks

Course Content Area

Add Resources

Add Interactive

Blocks

Blocks There are many blocks located in the left side panel and the right side panel of your course site by default. Additional blocks are available and can be added to customize your site. The Administration Block and the Course Categories are necessary for daily use. Therefore, do not delete these two blocks. If you accidently delete either of them, contact the Instructional Technology Facilitator for assistance. Each block has its own title and function as well as editing icons.

Assign Roles

Click to assign a teacher and/or student role for the block. In most cases, the block is fully functional without doing this.

Hide

Click to close the eye. This hides the block from the students.

Delete

Delete the box. (You can always add it back by selecting it in the Blocks menu arrow.)

Move Up

Move the entire block up one place in the sidebar.

Move Down

Move the entire block down one place in the sidebar.

Move Right

Move the entire block from the left sidebar to the sidebar on the right. The block will appear at the bottom of the right sidebar.

Move Left

Move the entire block from the right sidebar to the sidebar on the left. The block will appear at the bottom of the left sidebar.

Editing Topic Boxes Topic boxes are located in the center of your website. Each Topic Box comes with Command Buttons along the right side of the box.

Collapse/Expand Topic Box Group

Emphasize

Hide

Move Up Move Down

Click to collapse all topic boxes below the selected box. Click again to expand the topic boxes out completely. Click to emphasize the block as the current classroom topic of study. The block will have a colored stripe on the side edges. Click the lightbulb again to remove the colored stripes. Click to hide the entire topic box from the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view. This hides all contents in the topic box at once. Move entire topic box up one place. Move entire topic box down one place.

Insert a Label Labels help define and sort the resources and assignments you place on your website. You might create labels as sub-headings for each unit of study or perhaps a label for Resources, Assignments, and Review Materials. Click on the Add a Resource menu arrow and select Insert a Label. Type the name for the label in the box. Edit as desired. Click Save Changes.

TIP: Consider using labels to keep every block in a consistent outline layout. You might use one font color and size 14 for the sub-headings and another font color size 12 for the alternative headings. This will help students navigate easily.

Editing Entries As a label is created, a resource is uploaded or an assignment is created, editing command buttons become available.

Decrease Indention Increase Indention

Move Up or Down

Edit

Click to decrease indention. Click to increase indention (tab over). Click to move an item up or down. This action works as a cut and paste. First click on the command button. Then, click in a placeholder to paste in the desired location. Click to return to the editing screen of the item.

Delete

Click to delete the item.

Hide

Click to hide the item.

Link to a File or Web Site Link to a File Click on the Add a Resource menu arrow and select Link to a File or Website.

Name your document. Click on the Choose or Upload a File Command Button. Your Files will open. Click on the folder for the Unit for the item you wish to upload. Click Upload a File. A new page will open. Click Browse. Navigate to the location of the document you want to upload. Click on the document and click Open.

You will be taken back to the Browse page where you will see your selection listed in the window. Click Upload a File. The file will be placed in the folder you selected.

Click Choose on the right of the document you want to place on your website.

Your document title should now be listed as attached.

Click on the down arrow and select New Window to open the document in a new window rather than letting the document take the place of your website when opened. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save and Return to Course.

Link to a Web Site Click on the Add a Resource menu arrow and select Link to a File or Website.

Name the website you would like the students to access. Type the web address or click on the Search for a Web Page Command Button to access the Internet.

TIP: If having to search for the site, navigate to the site and highlight the URL address at the top of the screen. Rig

highlighted text and select Copy. Minimize the Internet page by clicking on the Underscore in the upper right corne Highlight the http:// in the Location window and press delete. Right click in the location window and select Paste.

Adding a Picture Click on the Editing Hand Command Button to access the toolbar:

Click on the Picture Frame on the toolbar. TIP: Always start at the bottom of this screen and work your way up.

In the bottom left corner of the new screen, click Browse. Navigate to the picture or clip art on your computer and select it.

Click Upload at the bottom of the screen.

Scroll through the items you have uploaded and locate the picture or clip art.

Place a check in the box in front of the selection. Double click on the name of the selection. This will put the URL of the picture in the box at the top of the screen. Name your picture on the Alternate Text line. You cannot skip this step. 12

Click OK

Assignments Offline Activity An Offline Activity is an activity students will complete without using the computer. This is similar to Composing a Text page or a Web Page. Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Offline Activity. Type an Assignment Name.

Type a description of the assignment in the Description Window. Edit the text as desired.

Select the highest grade a student can receive for the assignment. Set or disable date ranges. Select whether or not you want to prevent late submissions. 13

Leave as is.

Click Save and Return to Course.

Upload a Single File Students upload one assignment. Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Upload a Single File. Type an Assignment Name.

Type a Description for the Assignment. Be specific.

Select the highest grade a student can receive for the assignment. Set or disable date ranges. Select whether or not you want to prevent late submissions. 14

Click yes to allow resubmitting. Students often upload the wrong assignment. This allows them to resubmit the correct one. The last one submitted replaces the previous one, therefore is the only one visible to be graded.

Set the Maximum Size to the highest possible number. This is more than anyone should need, but if pictures are involved this allows additional size space for the students. Leave as is.

Click Save and Return to Course.

TIP: Students click on the Browse Command Button to navigate to their saved document. Once selected, the student clicks the Upload this File Command Button. The document will appear beneath the assignment.

Online Text An Online Text Activity is an activity in which the students type their answer directly on the webpage.

Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Online Text. Type an Assignment Name.

Type a Description for the Assignment. Be specific.

Select the highest grade a student can receive for the assignment. Set or disable date ranges.

Select whether or not you want to prevent late submissions.

Leave as is. Click Save and Return to Course.

TIP: Students click on the Edit My Submission Command Button to type their answers directly on the screen. The teacher can comment on the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entry if the comment line indicates YES.

Advanced Uploading of Files Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Advanced Uploading of Files. Type an Assignment Name.

Type a Description for the Assignment. Be specific.

Select the highest grade a student can receive for the assignment. Set or disable date ranges. Select whether or not you want to prevent late submissions. Set the Maximum size to the highest possible number. Select yes to allow deleting. This allows the students to delete their uploaded file and submit another one. Determine the maximum number of uploaded files. For example, if the students are submitting a draft prior to submitting the final document, set the maximum number to at least three.

Select yes to allow notes. This allows the student to communicate with the grader or make notes and comments to themselves. Select No for Hide description and email alerts. Select Yes to Enable Send for Marking Command Button. This allows the student to determine when they are submitting their final copy of the assignment for grading.

Leave as is.

Click Save and Return to Course. 17

TIP: The students will have a Browse Command Button in order to navigate to their draft or final product. After it is selected, the students click on the Upload This File Command Button. If the students scroll down the web page, they will find the comments text box which they can use to communicate with the teacher.

TIP: STOP THE TEARS!!!! You assign a project that allows students to resubmit so that you can view the draft, make suggestions; they can improve the assignment and resubmit. Once the student works and the draft and is ready to submit the final copy, the student MUST save the work as a new name. If they do not, if they only save and keep it as the same name, they will lose all of their changes and it will revert back to the original draft. Again, if they do not change save the changes as a new document under a new name, the student will lose all of their work and it will go back to the original draft as though the student had never made the corrections on the draft.

Forum This activity can be most important in terms of helping learners construct new knowledge – it is here that most discussions take place, where new and prior knowledge is shared, and where students can voice their opinions. Forums may be structured in different ways to meet the needs of the classroom and can include peer or teacher rating of each posting. The postings can be viewed in a variety of formats and can include attachments. Generally, forum postings may be edited up to 30 minutes after posting.

Single Simple Discussion – A single topic discussion developed on one page, which is useful for short focused discussions. This forum has a Reply Link after the question. All students click the Reply button to answer.

Each Person Posts One Discussion – Each person can post exactly one new discussion topic (everyone can reply to them though). This is useful when you want each student to start a discussion about their reflections on the week’s topic, and everyone else responds to these. This forum has an Add a New Discussion Topic Command Button after the forum directions. All students click the Add a New Discussion Topic Command Button to answer.

Q and A Forum – Instead of initiating discussions, teachers (only) pose a question in the initial post of a discussion, Students may reply with an answer, but they will not see the replies of other students to the question in that discussion until they have themselves replied to the same discussion. This is the most commonly used forum. This forum has an Add a New Question Command Button after the forum directions. All students click the Add a New Question Command Button to answer.

Standard Forum for General Use – This is an open forum where anyone can start a new topic at any time. This is the best general-purpose forum. Students and teachers can also reply to posts. This forum has an Add a New Discussion Topic Command Button after the forum directions. All students click the Add a New Discussion Topic Command Button to answer.

Creating Forums Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Forum. Type a name for the Forum. For example, Civil War Class Discussion. Select the desired forum type. In the Forum Introduction window, type the information you want the students to see in order to complete the task. You may edit the text as desired.

TIP: Be specific in the question as well as the directions. For example, if you want the students to use a specific font size and color, indicate this in the directions in the Forum Introduction window. If you do not do so, anything goes! Leave as is:

Grading: If you would like to give the students a grade on this assignment, select Maximum Rating.

Select the highest grade a student can receive on this assignment. If you want to use this task as bonus points, click on the menu arrow next to the Grades window and select the amount of bonus points a student can receive for this assignment.

If you would like to open and close this assignment, set the parameters here.

TIP: Keep in mind that all students do not have Internet access at home. As a rule of thumb, if the students

are not taken to a lab to complete the assignment or are not working in small group stations within the classroom, the assignment should be posted for at least three days. Students who do not have Internet access should also be given the opportunity to come in before or after school to complete the assignment on your classroom computers, if possible. Leave as is as shown in the illustration. Click Save and Return to Course.

Quiz The Quiz Activity allows the class to answer several test questions which will be graded automatically. Click on the Add an Activity menu arrow to access the activity gallery. Select Quiz. Type a Quiz Name. Type an Introduction if desired. This is optional. Set the dates and times for the quiz to be opened and closed or click the box in front of disable to control the quiz by the eye icon on the website.

Time Limit: Click the box next to Enable if you would like this to be a timed quiz. Type the time in minutes in the box. Time Delay: If this quiz is used as a review before an exam, you may want to set a time delay between attempts. Some teachers do this in order to give the students a required amount of time to review the materials again prior to reattempting the quiz. Questions Per Page: Do not set this above 5. 3 to 5 is ideal for loading time. Shuffle Questions: Yes or No. If this is set to yes the questions are shuffled so #1 on one computer screen is not the same as #1 on the computer screens on either side. Shuffle within Questions: Yes or No. If this is set to yes, the answers are shuffled within the question. Attempts Allowed: If this is being used as a review activity, multiple attempts may be desired.

Each Attempt Builds on the Last: Yes or No. To display a fresh quiz for every attempt, select NO. If you would like the past answers to be displayed on the second attempt, select YES. Adaptive Mode: Yes or No. If set to YES, the student will get multiple attempts to a question during one attempt. If set to NO, the student will only get one attempt to answer a question during the quiz and will have to retake the entire quiz to attempt the question again. 22

Grading Method: Select grading method desired. Apply Penalties: Is set to yes, penalties for additional attempts to complete the quiz are taken.

Decimal Digits: 2 Select options as desired. (If this is a review, you may want to allow the student to see the correct answer as he/she works through the quiz.)

Browser Security: none Require Password: If desired, type a password here. It will appear as bullets. To reveal the password, click the box next to Unmask. Require Network Address: Leave Blank. Group Mode: No Groups Visible: Show ID Number: Leave blank. Grade Category: Uncategorized. Grade Boundary Feedback: You may type in feedback statements for grade boundaries here. Click Save and Display. (If you accidentally select Save and Return to Course, you will need to click on the actual name of the Quiz Activity on your site to continue.) Click on the Edit Tab.

The first time you create a quiz, it will display the correct category as the

default for the name of the quiz. As you create additional quizzes for your site, you will have to use the menu arrow to select the name of the quiz for this bank of question.

Click the Choose menu arrow to access the question style options. Select the style desired.

Type a Question Name that will help you identify the question in the future. Questions are placed in a bank so that you can select them in the future for other tests and not have to recreate them.

Type the test question in the editing box.

Leave as is:

General Feedback: If you would like to type a general feedback statement, you may do so. This is optional. One or Multiple Answers: Use the menu arrow to change the selection from One Answer Only to Multiple Answers, if desired. Shuffle the Choices? Click the box to select this. These shuffles the answer choices so that the answer “a” displayed on one student’s computer will not be the same on the computers nearby.

Number the Choices: Select the style desired.

Type the answer to the question and select the menu arrow to 100%. This indicates that this is the correct answer.

If you would like to add feedback, you may do so here. This is optional.

Continue adding other choice options and leaving the Grade to None. Add feedback if desired.

TIP: It does not matter which box you use for the correct answer since we have indicated that we want the questions to be shuffled and the answers to be shuffled. It is only necessary to type the correct answer and select 100% for the grade to indicate the answer as the correct one.

Click the Save Changes Command Button. Repeat the process to add all questions.

Click the box in front of the questions you want to add to the quiz. Click the Add to Quiz Command Button.

Change the points for each question and the maximum grade to equal 100. For example, if you have 10 questions, each question would be worth 10 points and this would be indicated in the grade windows on each question row. Then change the Maximum Grade to 100.

Click the Save Changes Command Button.