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Moodle 3.4 focuses on improving usability of existing features.
Read on for Moodle 3.4 highlights or watch the [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdleYBLeesoCwVecPTolQtJ Moodle 3.4 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page].


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.4 release notes|Moodle 3.4 release notes]].
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Moodle 2.6 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting.
===For all users===
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            <h4>Better calendar management</h4>
            <p>Thanks to this [https://moodleassociation.org/ Moodle Users Association (MUA)] project, you can easily manage [[Calendar|calendar events]] - including new category events- in a handy popup window..</p>
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            <h4>Drag and drop calendar events</h4>
            <p>This MUA-funded improvement allows you to easily [[Calendar|change events in the calendar]] by dragging and dropping them to new dates.</p>
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            <h4>Private files storage display</h4>
            <p>When uploading files to your [[Private files]], you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.</p>
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            <h4>Improved Global search</h4>
            <p>If [[Global search]] is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in (but are allowed to view.)</p>
       
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            <h4>Easier activity navigation</h4>
            <p>'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.</p>
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            <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
            <p>Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the [[Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
       
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Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6_release_notes Moodle 2.6 Release notes.]
===For teachers===


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            <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
            <p>Teachers can now enrol, search, filter and bulk edit or delete learners from a new single [[Participants|Participants and Enrolments screen]].</p>
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            <h4>Mark activities as complete</h4>
            <p>A new capability '[[Capabilities/moodle/course:overridecompletion |Override activity completion status]]' means teachers can manually mark as complete (or incomplete) activities on behalf of learners.</p>
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            <h4>Helpful file type selector</h4>
            <p>When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.</p>
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            <h4>Tag database entries</h4>
            <p>Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries.</p>
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==For teachers==
===For administrators===
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            <h4>Inspire Analytics in core</h4>
            <p>Formerly a plugin, [[Analytics]] is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.</p>
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            <h4> New filters for user tours</h4>
            <p>[[User tours]] may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.</p>
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            <h4>HTTPS conversion</h4>
            <p>For sites converting to HTTPS, the [[HTTPS conversion tool]] converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.</p>
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            <h4>OAuth2 services trusted email</h4>
            <p>A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting [[OAuth 2 authentication|OAuth2 signups]] without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.</p>
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            <h4>Manage all Tokens</h4>
            <p>Along with a new capability, ''Manage all tokens'', a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.</p>
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            <h4>Site registration</h4>
            <p>A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.</p>
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===Improved edit icons for usability across all screens===
 
To make it easier to edit on mobile devices and tablets, a number of edit icons have been grouped together:
 
[[Category:New features]]


[[File:26editicons.png|link=|]]
  [[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
  [[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.4]]
 
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.4]]
===Single activity course format===
 
This new format allows teachers to choose just one activity (any type) which is displayed directly on the course page. (It supercedes the old SCORM course format)
 
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===Marking workflow and allocation===
Teachers can now control visiblity of grades for students until for example they have been reviewed and moderated. Teachers can be allocated to mark individual student assignments and these allocations show up clearly in the gradebook.
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|[[File:26markingworkflow.png|250px|thumb|Setting marking workflow state when grading]]
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|[[File:26markingworkflowallocatedmarkers.png|250px|thumb|Grading screen showing different markers at different stages of the workflow]]
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===Annotate uploaded pdfs in the browser===
When students upload assignments as pdfs, the teacher can feedback directly on the file, using stamps, phrases from a comment bank and a variety of annotating tools.
 
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|[[File:26launchpdf.png|250|thumb|Teacher view allowing pdf annotating]]
|[[File:26annotatepdf.png|250|thumb|Annotating a student pdf]]
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===More detailed feedback for Certainty-based marking in Quizzes===
Quizzes using Certainty based marking now provide much improved feedback for the students:
 
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|[[File:26CBM.png|250px|thumb|Improved CBM feedback]]
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==For managers and administrators==
===Bulk create courses===
It is now possible to bulk create(and delete) courses using a csv file and to set a course template.
 
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|[[File:26uploadcourses.png|250px|thumb|Upload courses admin screen]]
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|[[File:uploadcoursesresults.png|250px|thumb|Courses successfully uploaded]]
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===Better management of categories and courses===
The category management pages have been improved to make them more streamlined and easier to organise.
 
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|[[File:coursecategorymanagement.png|250px|thumb|Managing categories (2 examples)]]
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|[[File:coursemanagement.png|250px|thumb|Selecting and managing one course]]
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===Additional name fields===
Site administrators can display the names of users with non-Romanised scripts both in their own script and phonetically or using Romanised script:
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|[[File:26names.png|250pz|thumb|Example of additional name fields]]
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==For all users==
 
===Collapsible TinyMCE editor===
The TinyMCE editor has new icons and can be toggled between one and three lines to save space.
 
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===Access files from Microsoft Skydrive===
Users may now retrieve files from their Skydrive account to use in Moodle courses.
 
[[File:MicrosoftSkydrive.png|800px|link=|]]
 
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==See also==
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6

Latest revision as of 16:03, 15 November 2017

Moodle 3.4 focuses on improving usability of existing features.

Read on for Moodle 3.4 highlights or watch the Moodle 3.4 highlights screencasts on our YouTube page.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.4 release notes.


For all users

  • Docs PrivateFilesSpace.png

    Private files storage display

    When uploading files to your Private files, you now see how much space you have used, helping you to better manage your storage limit.

  • Docs GlobalSearch.png

    Improved Global search

    If Global search is enabled, it's now possible to search blocks and courses you are not enrolled in (but are allowed to view.)

  • Docs ActivityNavigationLinks.png

    Easier activity navigation

    'Previous' and 'Next' links, along with a jump-to menu make navigating around courses easier and more intuitive.

  • DocsMobileLinks.png

    Moodle from your Mobile!

    Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the Moodle Mobile app.

For teachers

  • Docs FileTypeSelector.png

    Helpful file type selector

    When specifying required file types in workshops and assignments, and when uploading media files, a list of suggested file types makes the selection easier.

  • Docs DatabaseTagging.png

    Tag database entries

    Following the glossary, forum post and book chapter tagging in our last release, you can now allow learners to tag database entries.

For administrators

  • Docs Analytics.png

    Inspire Analytics in core

    Formerly a plugin, Analytics is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.

  • Docs UserTourFilters.png

    New filters for user tours

    User tours may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.

  • Docs HTTPS ConversionTool.png

    HTTPS conversion

    For sites converting to HTTPS, the HTTPS conversion tool converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.

  • Docs TrustOAuthEmail.png

    OAuth2 services trusted email

    A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting OAuth2 signups without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.

  • DocsManageTokens.png

    Manage all Tokens

    Along with a new capability, Manage all tokens, a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.

  • DocsSiteReg.png

    Site registration

    A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.

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