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{{About Moodle}}
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].


{{About Moodle}}
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.4 release notes|Moodle 3.4 release notes]].
Moodle 3.0 combines popularity with efficiency offering enhanced options for installing plugins, four new quiz question types, tagging and course editing improvements along with  a number of other welcome features.
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Read on for Moodle 3.0 highlights or watch the screencasts on our official Youtube page (coming soon).
Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.0 release notes|Moodle 3.0  release notes]].
 
===For teachers===


===For all users===
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             <h4>Select missing words</h4>
             <h4>Better calendar management</h4>
             <p>The [[Select missing words question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
             <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 into text</h4>
             <h4>Drag and drop calendar events</h4>
             <p> The [[Drag and drop into text question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0</p>
             <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>Drag and drop onto image</h4>
             <h4>Private files storage display</h4>
             <p>The [[Drag and drop onto image question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag either text or small images onto a background picture uploaded by the teacher.</p>
             <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>Drag and drop markers</h4>
             <h4>Improved Global search</h4>
             <p> The [[Drag and drop markers question type]] is one of four new question types added to core in Moodle 3.0. Students drag text markers to a location predefined by the teacher on a background image.</p>
             <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>Workshop submissions report</h4>
            <p>You can now view all participants and  filter to see who has and has not submitted to a workshop during the submission phase. [[Using Workshop|Read more...]]</p>
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             <h4>Show the date a file was uploaded</h4>
             <h4>Easier activity navigation</h4>
             <p> A new [[File resource settings|File setting]] means teachers can now display the date a file resource was uploaded or changed, giving students a better user experience. </p>
             <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>Improved filtering options</h4>
             <h4>Moodle from your Mobile!</h4>
             <p>On the Enrolled users screen, course participants may be filtered by last course access and not in any group. The no group option is also available from the Groups overview screen. </p>
             <p>Links in the footer and user profiles now encourage you to download and use the [[Moodle Mobile app]].</p>
       
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            <h4>Easier section editing</h4>
            <p> Options for editing highlighting hiding and deleting  sections are now combined into one action menu streamlining the course page and simplifying the editing process. [[Course homepage|Read more...]] </p>
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===For teachers===
 
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             <h4>Reset Dashboard and profiles for all users</h4>
             <h4>More efficient user management</h4>
             <p>A new 'Reset' button on the default [[Dashboard]] and [[Profile|profile]] pages means administrators can now specify blocks on these pages and apply the changes to everyone on the site.</p>
             <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>Major improvements to plugins upgrading </h4>
             <h4>Mark activities as complete</h4>
             <p>The interface and functionality for  [[Installing plugins|installing and upgrading plugins]] has been greatly enhanced.</p>
             <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>Better handling of tags</h4>
             <h4>Helpful file type selector</h4>
             <p>The Manage tags page interface has been brought up to date and teachers may now tag courses from the Edit settings page. [[Tags|Read more...]]</p>
             <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>A new key for safer upgrading</h4>
             <h4>Tag database entries</h4>
             <p>An upgrade key can now be defined which will prevent non-authenticated users accessing the upgrade screen. [[Upgrade key|Find our more...]]</p>
             <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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             <h4>Atto editor improvements</h4>
             <h4>Inspire Analytics in core</h4>
             <p>Now you can more easily add and configure tables when editing text and there are some new equations in the equation editor [[Atto editor|Read more...]]</p>
             <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>Delete messages</h4>
             <h4> New filters for user tours</h4>
             <p>Unwanted messages may be deleted from your list (although they remain for the recipient) There is a new associated event message/delete [[Messaging|Read more...]] </p>
             <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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(Note that you can get many of these features working even on older Moodle versions by installing the [[https://moodle.org/plugins/view/local_mobile Moodle Mobile additional features]] plugin for your Moodle site)
 
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             <h4>Choice</h4>
             <h4>HTTPS conversion</h4>
             <p>Students may now enter and change Choices from within the app (2.4 release.)</p>
             <p>For sites converting to HTTPS, the [[HTTPS conversion tool]] converts your embedded HTTP content to HTTPS.</p>
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             <h4>Chat </h4>
             <h4>OAuth2 services trusted email</h4>
             <p>It's possible to engage in Chat on the move, from the app (2.4 release.)</p>
             <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>Survey</h4>
             <h4>Manage all Tokens</h4>
             <p>Surveys may now be taken using the app (2.4 release.)</p>
             <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>Search courses</h4>
             <h4>Site registration</h4>
             <p>App users can search courses and enrol themselves into them (2.5 release.)</p>
             <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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[[Category:New features]]


* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 3.0
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.4]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.0]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.4]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]

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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