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| This page describes some of the features and settings in a course, the primary tool of a teacher. It was originally called "Teacher Documentation".
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| ==Getting started==
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| First, you will need to be [[Log in | logged into]] a course as a user with [[Teacher]] editing rights to use most of the features below. We have some tips if you are having [[Can not log in | trouble logging in]].
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| Now on to some details, we will have lots of embedded links in the text. You will find the [[Course homepage|course homepage]] is broken down into [[Course sections]]. A course is created by [[Adding resources and activities|adding resources and activities]].
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| [[File:New Moodle Course 2 1.JPG|thumb|center|400px|New Course in Moodle 2.1 at demo.moodle.net]]
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| The example above shows a new course set up with topic sections, edit is on and there are blocks both sides of the topics. Resources and activities are ready to be added.
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| ==Editing a course==
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| [[File:Turn editing on button.JPG]]<br>
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| First, the teacher should [[Turn editing on|turn editing on]] to add or alter activities or resources after the course has been created. The course view will change to show icons that are hidden from other users who do not have course editing permissions in their roles.
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| :''Tip:'' The ''Settings > Switch role to'' menu will allow you to see your course as if you were assigned a different role.
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| :''Tip:'' To help you edit in Moodle you have a range of [[Formatting options]] including using the [[HTML editor]] tool bar. See [[HTML in Moodle]] for more tips.
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| ===Editing icons===
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| When editing is on you will see the following icons:
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| :[[Image:Edit.gif]] - the edit icon lets you alter/update whatever resource or activity it is next to by taking you to its setup page.
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| :[[Image:Help.gif]] - the help icon will pop-up a relevant help window.
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| :[[Image:Open.gif]] - the open-eye icon means an item is visible to students. Clicking it will make the item invisible to participants and change the icon to the closed eye.
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| :[[Image:Closed.gif]] - the closed-eye icon means an item is hidden from students. Clicking it will make the item visible to participants and change the icon to the open eye.
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| :[[Image:Right.gif]] - the left icon is used to outdent course elements. There is also a right icon for indenting items.
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| :[[Image:Move.gif]] - the move icon allows course elements to be moved up or down throughout the course.
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| :[[Image:Movehere.gif]] - the move here icon appears when moving a course element. It appears only after you've clicked the move icon, and indicates the destination of the item you're moving.
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| :[[Image:Delete.gif]] - the delete icon will permanently delete something from the course after you confirm a warning on a second page.
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| :[[Image:Marker.gif]] - the marker icon allows you to make a section current.
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| :[[Image:One.gif]] - the one icon hides all other sections of the course, showing only this one.
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| :[[Image:All.gif]] - the all icon redisplays all sections in a course.
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| ==Activity modules==
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| [[Image:Activity_dropdown.JPG|frame|right|Add an activity drop-down menu]]
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| There are a number of interactive learning [[Modules (teacher)|activity modules]] that you may [[Adding_resources_and_activities | add to your course]].
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| Communication and collaboration may take place using [[Chats]] and [[Forums]] for conversational activities and [[Choices]] to gain group feedback. Adding [[Wikis]] to your course is an excellent way to allow students to work together on a single project.
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| Work can be submitted by students and marked by teachers using [[Assignments]] or [[Workshops]]. Automatic marking can be achieved by using [[Quizzes]]. You can even integrate your Hot Potato quizzes by adding a [[Hotpot]] activity.
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| Content may be delivered and supported using [[Lesson module]] and [[SCORM]] activities. Key words can be added to [[Glossaries]] by yourself or, if you allow it, your students.
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| [[Surveys]] and [[Database module|Databases]] are also very powerful additions to any course.
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| If all of that does not meet a special need in your course, then your site administrator can add [[Contributed code|contributed modules]] that are not part of the official Moodle release!
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| ==Resources==
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| [[Image:Resource_pulldown_menu.JPG|frame|left|Add a resource drop-down menu]]
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| Moodle supports a range of different [[Resources|resource types]] that allow you to include almost any kind of digital content into your courses. These can be added by using the [[Adding_resources_and_activities | add a resource]] dropdown box when editing is turned on.
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| A [[Text page]] is a simple page written using plain text. Text pages aren't pretty, but they're a good place to put some information or instructions. If you are after more options for your new page then you should be thinking about adding a [[Web page]] and making use of Moodle's WYSIWYG editor.
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| Of course the resource may already exist in electronic form so you may want to [[File or website link|link to an uploaded file or external website]] or simply display the complete contents of a [[Directory|directory]] in your course files and let your users pick the file themselves. If you have an [[IMS content package]] then this can be easily added to your course.
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| Use a [[Label|label]] to embed instructions or information in the course section.
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| ==Blocks==
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| Each course homepage generally contains blocks in the left and right columns, with the centre column containing the course content. Blocks may be added, hidden, deleted, and moved up, down and left/right when editing is turned on.
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| ===Activity and information blocks===
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| A [[Blocks (teacher)|wide range of blocks]] exist that can provide additional information or functionality to the learner or teacher. There are both standard blocks that come with Moodle and many contributed blocks developed by Moodlers that an administrator can add to a Moodle site.
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| Examples of blocks can be see in the Getting Starting image above. "Latest News", "Upcoming Events", and "Recent Activity" are blocks.
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| ===Settings block - Course administration===
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| [[File:Settings course admin area 2.PNG|thumb|Course administration block 2.1|150px|left]][[Course_settings|Course administration menu]] allows teachers to manage [[Students | student]] and [[Teachers | teacher]] enrollments and their [[Groups | groups]] under the Users menu, view the course [[Grades | gradebook]], create custom [[Scales | grading scales]], upload [[Files]], view N[[Reports]] and access the [[Teacher_forum]]. Some teachers will find the [[Reset course]], [[Course_backup | backup]], [[Restore]] and [[Import_course_data | Import (course data)]] very handy tools when creating similar courses. . This block also gives access to a [[Questions | question database]], used in [[Quiz | quizzes]]/tests or in [[Lesson module]].
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| The links in the course administration block are only available to teachers of the course. Students will see their own version of the block which will display a link to their own gradebook and, if enabled, their own course reports. As a teacher, you can change the way students (and other teachers) access and view your course by exploring these settings.
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| For example the course settings allows the teacher [[Course_settings#Format | format the course]] which determines how the center sections appear.
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| ==General advice==
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| * Subscribe yourself to all of the [[forum]]s in your course so that you can keep in touch with your class activity.
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| * Encourage all of the students to fill out their [[Edit profile|user profile]] (including photos) and read them all - this will help provide some context to their later writings and help you to respond in ways that are tailored to their own needs.
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| * Keep notes to yourself in the private [[Teacher_forum | "Teacher's Forum"]]. This is especially useful when team teaching.
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| * Use the [[Logs]] link (under Administration) to get access to complete, raw logs. In there you'll see a link to a popup window that updates every sixty seconds and shows the last hour of activity. This is useful to keep open on your desktop all day so you can feel in touch with what's going on in the course.
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| * Use the [[Recent_activity|Activity Reports]] (next to each name in the list of all people, or from any user profile page). These provide a great way to see what any particular person has been up to in the course.
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| * Respond quickly to students. Don't leave it for later - do it right away. Not only is it easy to become overwhelmed with the volume that can be generated, but it's a crucial part of building and maintaining a community feel in your course.
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| * Don't be afraid to experiment: feel free to poke around and change things. It's hard to break anything in a Moodle course, and even if you do it's usually easy to fix it.
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| * Use the [[Navigation bar|navigation bar]] at the top of each page - this should help remind you where you are and prevent getting lost
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| == See also ==
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| *[[Teaching with Moodle]] - inspiring links
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| *[[Teaching do's and don'ts]] - hints
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| *[[Moodle manuals]] - A list of links to manuals and books
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| *[[Using Moodle book]] - A real book you can reprint!
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| *[[Teaching FAQ]] - common questions
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| *[http://moodle.tokem.fi/mod/book/view.php?id=5116&chapterid=256 Course teaching checklist]
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| *[[Teaching tips and tricks]]
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| *[[Student FAQ]] - students have questions about technology?
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| *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOIlg21BfPg Video tutorial on editing a course home page using AJAX]. [[AJAX]] (Asynchronous Javascript and XML) can move blocks around the page by dragging.
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