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{{Managing a Moodle course}} | {{Managing a Moodle course}} | ||
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. | 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. | ||
{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/L4zKaIYl9K8 | desc = Overview of 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]] ). If a responsive theme (such as 'Clean') is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content. | 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 '[[Standard_themes#Standard_themes|Clean]]' or [[Boost theme]]) is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content. | ||
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Available blocks include: | Available blocks include: | ||
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| [[Flickr block|Flickr]] | | [[Flickr block|Flickr]] | ||
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|[[Global search block|Global search]] | |||
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|[[HTML block|HTML]] | |[[HTML block|HTML]] | ||
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|[[Latest | |[[Latest announcements block|Latest announcements]] | ||
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| [[Latest | | [[Latest badges block|Latest badges]] | ||
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| [[Learning plans block|Learning plans]] | |||
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|[[Logged in user block|Logged in user]] | |[[Logged in user block|Logged in user]] | ||
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|[[Mentees block]] | |[[Mentees block]] | ||
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|[[Navigation block|Navigation]] | |[[Navigation block|Navigation]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | * [[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | ||
* [[Blocks FAQ]] | * [[Blocks FAQ]] | ||
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=227772 Moodle forum discussion about ''which Moodle blocks are the most useful for teaching''] | * [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=227772 Moodle forum discussion about ''which Moodle blocks are the most useful for teaching''] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:21, 31 January 2018
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.
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' or Boost theme) 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.