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An administrator in Moodle, manages the overall site.  Typically, the administrator supervises the look and feel that makes their organization's Moodle unique.   
An administrator in Moodle, manages the overall site.  Typically, the administrator supervises the look and feel that makes their organization's Moodle unique.   


The administator is the top level catagory of security. Security can hide features and functions from a user depending upon their level. The 3 other levels of Moodle Users in decending order are: Course Creater, Teacher, and Student.  
The administator is the top level catagory of privilages, which are called roles in Moodle. A user's privilages can hide features and functions from a user depending upon their level. There are several layers of privilages from highest to lowest role of the user: primary adminstrator, an adminsistrator, course creator, editing teacher, non-editing teacher, student, and guest.


The purpose of this page is to provide links to other pages and provide other definations.  
The purpose of this page is to provide links to other pages and provide other definations.  

Revision as of 17:20, 30 July 2006

An administrator in Moodle, manages the overall site. Typically, the administrator supervises the look and feel that makes their organization's Moodle unique.

The administator is the top level catagory of privilages, which are called roles in Moodle. A user's privilages can hide features and functions from a user depending upon their level. There are several layers of privilages from highest to lowest role of the user: primary adminstrator, an adminsistrator, course creator, editing teacher, non-editing teacher, student, and guest.

The purpose of this page is to provide links to other pages and provide other definations.

See Also