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Blocks are items which may be added to the left or right or centre column of any page in Moodle. They may also be added to the centre of the | Blocks are items which may be added to the left or right or centre column of any page in Moodle. They may also be added to the centre of the Dashboard. See the screencast: [http://youtu.be/UKdXnRf8iH8 What are blocks?] | ||
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see [[Block settings]]. | Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see [[Block settings]]. | ||
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the [[Dock]] icons ( [[Image:Dock_to_block.png]] and [[Image:Block_to_dock.png]] ). | Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the [[Dock]] icons ( [[Image:Dock_to_block.png]] and [[Image:Block_to_dock.png]] ). If a responsive theme (such as 'Clean') is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content. | ||
Note it is also possible to dock blocks when using the Clean theme if desired. You can theme the position of blocks in the centre of pages as well if you are able to create custom themes. | |||
==Standard blocks== | ==Standard blocks== | ||
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Available blocks include: | Available blocks include: | ||
[[Image:blocks01.png|thumb|Default block positions for a new course page]] | [[Image:blocks01.png|thumb|center|500px|Default block positions for a new course page]] | ||
{|- | {|- | ||
|[[Activities block|Activities]] | |[[Activities block|Activities]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Activity results block|Activity results]] | |||
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|[[Admin bookmarks block|Admin bookmarks]] | |[[Admin bookmarks block|Admin bookmarks]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Administration block|Administration]] | |||
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|[[Blog menu block|Blog menu]] | |[[Blog menu block|Blog menu]] | ||
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|[[Course overview block|Course overview]] | |[[Course overview block|Course overview]] | ||
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| [[Course/site | | [[Course/site summary block|Course/site summary]] | ||
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| [[Courses block|Courses]] | | [[Courses block|Courses]] | ||
|- | |||
| [[Feedback block|Feedback]] | |||
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| [[Flickr block|Flickr]] | | [[Flickr block|Flickr]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[HTML block|HTML]] | |[[HTML block|HTML]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Latest badges block|Latest badges]] | |||
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| [[Latest news block|Latest news]] | | [[Latest news block|Latest news]] | ||
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|[[Messages block|Messages]] | |[[Messages block|Messages]] | ||
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|[[Navigation block|Navigation]] | |[[Navigation block|Navigation]] | ||
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|[[People block|People]] | |[[People block|People]] | ||
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| [[Private files_block|Private files]] | |||
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|[[Quiz results block|Quiz results]] | |[[Quiz results block|Quiz results]] | ||
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|[[Self completion block|Self completion]] | |[[Self completion block|Self completion]] | ||
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|[[Social activities block|Social activities]] | |[[Social activities block|Social activities]] | ||
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There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the plugins database. | There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the [https://moodle.org/plugins/ plugins database]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [http://youtu.be/qabocvXXRhU Moodle 2.0 Blocks - part 1] and [http://youtu.be/EJFp3a4W860 Moodle 2.0 Blocks - part 2] MoodleBites videos on YouTube for an explanation of the standard Moodle blocks in 2.x sites | |||
*[[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | * [[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | ||
*[[Blocks FAQ]] | * [[Blocks FAQ]] | ||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video] | ||
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=227772 Moodle forum discussion about ''which Moodle blocks are the most useful for teaching''] | |||
[[Category:Block]] | [[Category:Block]] | ||
[[de:Blöcke]] | [[de:Blöcke]] | ||
[[es:Bloques]] | |||
[[eu:Irakaslearen_blokeak]] | [[eu:Irakaslearen_blokeak]] | ||
[[fr:Blocs]] | [[fr:Blocs]] | ||
[[ja:ブロック]] | [[ja:ブロック]] |
Latest revision as of 15:08, 5 June 2015
Blocks are items which may be added to the left or right or centre column of any page in Moodle. They may also be added to the centre of the Dashboard. See the screencast: What are blocks?
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see Block settings.
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the Dock icons ( and ). If a responsive theme (such as 'Clean') is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content.
Note it is also possible to dock blocks when using the Clean theme if desired. You can theme the position of blocks in the centre of pages as well if you are able to create custom themes.
Standard blocks
Available blocks include:
There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the plugins database.
See also
- Moodle 2.0 Blocks - part 1 and Moodle 2.0 Blocks - part 2 MoodleBites videos on YouTube for an explanation of the standard Moodle blocks in 2.x sites
- Managing blocks - for administrators
- Blocks FAQ
- Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video
- Moodle forum discussion about which Moodle blocks are the most useful for teaching