Moodle+Basics

Home In the ADMINISTRATION block choose SETTINGS... 1. Name the course 2. Write a summary of the course

3. Choose topic or date format (I like topics because I do not have to worry about setting date accuracy) 4. Decide how many blocks you want visible 5. Use force theme to choose the overall design of the page...you must click save to view the theme 6. Set who can access and passwords 7. When you have set all variables click SAVE CHANGES ADDING ASSIGNMENTS TO EXISTING BLOCKS 1. In the blocks there is the option to add a resource or an activity 2. Resources allow the addition of plain text pages...use a web page if you want to be able to format 3. To add files to Moodle pages you must first download the files using the "files" section within the ADMINISTRATION block 4. Use the resource area to link to a file you have downloaded or to display an entire directory



5. The activity pull down menu allows for the addition of several different module types. Several are discussed more in depth on the linked pages.

SPECIAL SYMBOLS



1. The directional plus sign allows the dragging of items to reorder within a block or move to another block 2. The right-left pointing arrow allows for indentation of items 3. The paper and pencil marks the edit feature for the item 4. Click the red X symbol to delete the item 5. The open eye symbol means the item is visible to participants. The closed eye shows that it is hidden from view. 6. The light bulb in the upper right hand corner of the entire box highlights the topic box 7. The box symbol in the upper right hand corner of the entire box will allow you to show only that box-when there are two boxes it allows you to show ALL boxes 8. The eye symbol in the upper right hand corner of the entire box indicates whether the box is visible to participants.