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Course files

2016-02-13T14:38:29Z

Mwaugh10@gmail.com: Homework

{{Working with files and folders}}
This page explains the legacy "Course files" area in Moodle 2, and related topics.

It's useful for any teacher who wants to know how to add files to a Moodle 2 course (especially if you previously used Moodle 1.9 or earlier).

Name: Homework #2
1. Find the angle of elevation if you are standing 400 ft. away and the building is 850 ft. tall?

2. From the top of a tower, the angle of depression to a stake on the ground is 60 degrees. The top of the tower is 80 feet above ground. How far is the stake from the foot of the tower?

3. You are a block away from a skyscraper that is 780 feet tall. Your friend is between the skyscraper and yourself. The angle of elevation from your position to the top of the skyscraper is 42°. The angle of elevation from your friend’s position to the top of the skyscraper is 71°. To the nearest foot, how far are you from your friend?

4. Find the distance of BC. Hint: add the altitude from vertex B.

5. Use the diagram below to find the distance across the suspension bridge.

6. An airplane climbs at an angle of 18° with the ground. Find the ground distance the plane travels as it moves 2500 m through the air. Give your answer to the nearest 100 m.

7. You are watching a fireworks display where you are standing 290 feet behind the launch pad. The launch tubes are aimed directly away from you at an angle of 65° with the ground. The angle for you to see the fireworks is 40°.

a. To the nearest foot, what is the horizontal distance from the launch pad to the point where the fireworks explode?

b. To the nearest foot, what is the height of the fireworks when they explode?

c. What is the measure of angle A?

8. Graph line M: y = 3x + 1
a. Write and graph the equation of the line that is perpendicular to line M going through the point (-3, -8).
b. Graph the line x =3
c. Identify the type of triangle that is created by connecting the lines. Be as specific as possible.
d. What is the measure of each angle formed in the triangle?
e. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
f. What is the area of the triangle?

9. Triangle ABC is graph on the cartesian plane below. Reflect triangle ABC over the line y = 2.

==Files in Moodle 2 ==

In Moodle 2 the files work a lot more like Web 2.0 systems, such as Facebook and Google Docs.

Each activity and each text has its own file area, and files are associated directly with the place it is used. For example, a file attached to a forum post is stored "with" the forum post, and becomes subject to exactly the same access restrictions.

The Files system is intimately connected with the Repository system, and a file picker which makes it easy to browse external and internal repositories for files, and then copy them into Moodle. Certain repositories also allow you to link directly to their media files. Repositories in general are the way of the future for content - most Web 2.0 systems are really repositories of data with various management interfaces.

A private files area is provided for each user to store a collection of files for their own use. This is useful for students as well as teachers, and makes it easy to re-use media across the Moodle site. Only you can access your own private files.

The course files area in Moodle 2 is [[wikipedia:Deprecation|deprecated]] and is not available by default due to the problems described above. When a site is upgraded from 1.9, all course files are migrated into new file areas and the old course files area is hidden from view.

Internally, files are stored in a "file pool" of blobs on disk with numbers for names. All the actual names and metadata are stored in a database.

===Typical Moodle 2 workflow===

# Edit a text or activity
# Use the filepicker to select the file from a local or remote repository

The file is then copied to Moodle and stored securely with the text or activity.

===More advanced Moodle 2 workflow===

# Edit a text or url resource
# Use the filepicker to select the file from a local or remote repository and select "link"

The file URL is then embedded into the text and when viewed, the media comes directly from the repository.

===Why is it better?===

====Integrity====

If a forum post with attached files (eg images) is imported into another course, then the files move with it. Anyone in the new course will also see the files. This makes activities more portable and re-usable.

If two activities use the same file and one is deleted, then the other one is not affected.

There should be fewer problems where everything looks fine for teachers but doesn't appear for students.

====Security====

Access to files is governed the same way as the items that they attached to, which is what people expect. All files are now controlled by the settings in the Moodle interface, including roles and permissions.

====Re-usability====

It is now fast and easy to re-use files across Moodle. Using the file picker, a recently-used file may easily be chosen, or a file from any course a user has access to.

====Backups====

Backups of activities are small and accurate, because Moodle detects exactly what files to include. This is important for things like [[Community hubs]], where sharing of courses and parts of courses will become more common, and sharing every file in a course may be inappropriate.

====Internationalization====

There are no restrictions on file names - even files with names in Japanese may be used.

====Repositories====

The world is turning towards better management of files and less "dumping" of files into disks. There are many repository solutions out there that focus on better management of files, with versioning, workflow, metadata and other features.

===How to duplicate Moodle 1.x functionality in 2===

If you really want to mimic older workflows in 2 then there are some solutions, although none of them are exactly the same.

====FTP files into Moodle====

# One way to do this is via the [[admin/repository/filesystem|File system repository]]. This allows you to turn a directory on the server into a repository of files within the Moodle file picker. You can then use any server technology to access that directory from a desktop, such as FTP, [[wikipedia:Samba (software)|Samba]], [[wikipedia:AppleShare|Appleshare]] or [[wikipedia:WebDAV|WebDAV]].
# See the direct WebDAV plans below.

====Change a file once and have it update in many places====

# See [[Working with files]] for the areas in which this is possible.

===WebDAV support for course files and user files===

This would effectively replace direct FTP access to the file system with WebDAV access to the "virtual" file system inside these file areas in Moodle. It would allow people to update files without going near the web GUI.

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Course settings

2016-02-13T14:23:44Z

Mwaugh10@gmail.com: Trigonometry

{{Courses}}
A teacher, or other user with the [[Capabilities/moodle/course:update|update course settings capability]], can change course settings in ''Administration > Course administration > Edit settings''.

Mathematics

==Description==
{|
|[[File:coursesummary.png|thumb|500px|Description settings expanded by default]]
|}

===Course summary===

The summary appears on the course listings page. This field is searched when searching for a course and also appears in the Course/Site description block.

The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] controls whether a user can edit the course summary.

===Course summary files===

An image (and if allowed by the administrator, other file types) may be attached to the course summary. They will be accessible by anyone from outside of the course just like the course name and/or summary. Only users with [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary| moodle/course:changesummary capability]] are able to upload/change course summary files.
''Note that if this is not allowed by the administrator, then no box will appear to upload course summary files''.

By default, only jpg, gif and png file types are allowed as course summary files. An administrator can change the allowed file types in ''Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Courses''.

==Course format==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)
{|
|[[File:coursefomat25.png|thumb|500px|Course format settings expanded]]
|}

===Format===

See [[Course formats]]

===Number of sections===

This setting is only used by the 'weekly' and 'topics' course formats. In the 'weekly' format, it specifies the number of weeks that the course will run for, starting from the course starting date. In the 'topics' format, it specifies the number of topics in the course. Both of these translate to the number of "boxes" down the middle of the course page.

If the number of weeks/topics is changed for an existing course so that the number is less than the number of course sections containing activities (for example the course contains activities in 3 sections and the number or weeks/topics is set to 2) then when editing is turned on section(s) at the bottom of the course page will be shown with the title 'Orphaned activities'.

The number of weeks/topics may be set to 0, so that only the top general section is displayed on the course page and there are no numbered sections.

By default, the maximum number of weeks/topics is 52, but an administrator can set a different maximum number which will apply to all courses on the site (see below).

===Hidden sections===

This option allows you to decide how the hidden sections in your course are displayed to students. By default, a small area is shown (in collapsed form, usually grey) to indicate where the hidden section is, though they still cannot actually see the hidden activities and texts. This is particularly useful in the Weekly format, so that non-class weeks are clear, or if you have quizzes you don't want your students to see.

:''TIP:'' If you choose, these non-available items can be completely hidden, so that students do not even know that sections or an activity in the course are hidden.

===Course layout===

The Course layout setting determines whether the whole course is displayed on one page or split over several pages. The setting currently applies to the topics and weekly core course formats and contributed collapsed topics course format only.

Teachers choose from the dropdown whether they wish to "show all sections on one page" in the familiar scrolling format, or "show one section per page".

If one section per page is selected, the course page is abbreviated to a list of links to individual sections. If an individual section is shown, next and previous sections may be accessed via links above and below the section.

{|
| [[File:one section per page course format.png|thumb|Course page for course using one section per page course layout]]
| [[File:Single_section_page.png|thumb|Individual section of a course using one section per page course layout]]
|}

Visit the School demo site course [http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/view.php?id=37 The Types of Sport] to see the "Show one section per page" course layout in action!

For further details plus screenshots, see blog post [http://www.somerandomthoughts.com/blog/2012/05/08/moodle-2-3-section-per-page/ Moodle 2.3 – Section per page] by Gavin Henrick.

==Appearance==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

{|
|[[File:appearancecourse252.png|thumb|500px|Appearance settings expanded]]
|}

===Force theme===

If the site administrator has allowed the teacher to set a course [[Themes|theme]], this pull down menu will appear with a list of themes on the site. Teachers can use this to choose a different look for the course from the rest of the Moodle site.

=== Force language===

If you force a language in a course, the interface of Moodle in this course will be in this particular language, even if a student has selected a different preferred language in his/her personal profile.

The capability [[Capabilities/moodle/site:forcelanguage|moodle/site:forcelanguage]] may be allowed by the admin for users who need to override this language (for example, when testing problems in a course in a language they do not know.)

===News items to show===

How many news items should show the [[Latest news block]]. Set it to 0 and Latest news block will not appear.

The Latest News block relies on the use of the associated News Forum. News posted in other forums do not display in the latest News block

===Show gradebook to students===

Here you can decide whether to allow students to see the link to [[Grades|grades]] in the Administration block. If your course doesn't use graded activities, it makes sense to disable this. If grades are used and this link is disabled, students can still see their grade from the actual activity itself, such as an [[Assignment|assignment]]

===Show activity reports===

Here you can decide whether to show students their [[Activity_report#Individual_Activity_Report|activity reports]]. Doing so places a load on the server however, which is why the setting is disabled by default.

==Files and uploads==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

===Maximum upload size===

Here you can decide the largest size of file that students can upload to a course. The site administrator can determine [[Site_policies#Maximum_uploaded_file_sizefile |sizes available]] for the teacher to select.

Editing teachers or other users may be allowed to upload files larger than the maximum size by giving them the capability [[Capabilities/moodle/course:ignorefilesizelimits|moodle/course:ignorefilesizelimits]]

==Completion tracking==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)

Completion tracking must be enabled for [[Activity completion]]. [[Course completion]] criteria may also be based upon Activity completion values found in the activity's settings.

==Groups==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)
{|
|[[File:coursegroups25.png|thumb|500px|Groups settings expanded]]
|}

===Group mode===

Here you can define the [[Groups|group mode]] at the course level by a pull down menu. "[[Groups#No_groups|No groups]]", "[[Groups#Separate_groups|Separate groups]]" and "[[Groups#Visible_groups|Visible groups]]" are the choices. The selected setting will be the default group mode for all activities defined within that course. The group setting can affect what users see in the participants list and who they can interact with in activities.

===Force===

If the group mode is "forced" at a course-level, then this particular group mode will be applied to every activity in that course. This will override any activities that may have a special group setting.

===Default grouping===

If [[Groupings|groupings]] are enabled, a default grouping for course activities and resources may be set.

==Role renaming==

(These settings are collapsed by default.)
{|
|[[File:rolerenaming.png|thumb|500px|Role renaming settings expanded]]
|}
You can rename the [[Roles|roles]] used in your course. For example, you may wish to rename the [[Teacher role]] as "Facilitator", "Tutor" or "Guide". These new role names will appear within the course. For example on the participants and the override permissions pages.

Please note that the site administrator may have changed the names or added new roles. These names will appear and the teacher may rename them.

If you want the word for 'Teacher' to be different in all courses on the site, a site admin can edit the roles of teacher and non-editing teacher in ''Administration > Site administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles'' and change the custom full name there.

==Tags==
{{New features}}
Teachers can add course tags here, either new tags or official tags. See [[Using tags]] for more information.

== Site administration settings==

An administrator can set course default settings in ''Administration > Site administration > Courses > Course default settings''.

The maximum number of weeks/topics may be set for all courses on the site. The default value is 52.

==Preventing teachers from editing course settings==

Any/all of the following fields - course full name, short name, ID number and category, summary - may be locked to prevent teachers from editing them. To do so:

#Access ''Site Administration > Users > Permissions > Define roles''.
#Click the edit icon opposite the teacher role.
#Change any/all of the capabilities [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changefullname|moodle/course:changefullname]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeshortname|moodle/course:changeshortname]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changeidnumber|moodle/course:changeidnumber]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changecategory|moodle/course:changecategory]], [[Capabilities/moodle/course:changesummary|moodle/course:changesummary]] from allow to not set.
#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.

==See also==
* [http://youtu.be/19ke-cvhnug Moodle Course Settings] MoodleBites video on YouTube
* [http://youtu.be/rg6rUuBwITo Moodle 2 Administration Courses] MoodleBites video on YouTube

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