Diary

Diary is based off the Journal plugin. It allows a user to create a new entry each day. Each entry can be individually graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, but cannot start a new entry on a skipped day.

To use

1. Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
2. Turn editing on.
3. Go to the topic you would like to add the Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select Diary (assuming your installation has the plugin installed).
4. Give the activity a name and in the description area, add a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity.
5. Select how many, Days available, the activity will be open.
6. Select the, Aggregate type, and, Scale, along with the, Maximum grade, to use for rating student/user entries.
7. Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
8. Click Save and display.

Tools

Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.

Student tools

Above the entries

1. Export to .csv
2. Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry
3. Edit top of the list
4. From first diary entry to the latest entry
5. Lowest rated entries
6. Highest rated entries
7. Most recently modified entries

See also

• Journal module - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.