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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
Moodle 2.7 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. You can watch screencasts on some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDe8RRnGjoUDqbcm9PSlIoWn Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].
Read on for Moodle 3.9 highlights, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDerI0lZJNAPl3J-DnUxmop6 Youtube playlist of 3.9 New features.]


Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the [[:dev:Moodle 3.9 release notes|Moodle 3.9 release notes]].
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===For all users===
 
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            <h4>H5P integrated</h4>
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            <p>[[H5P]] activities can be added and graded.</p>
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             <h4>Conditional activity enhancements</h4>
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             <p>The interface for setting up  conditional activities has been streamlined and it's now possible to restrict access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria.
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            <h4>Participants filter</h4>
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<p>Search for and filter participants more efficiently.</p>
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             <h4>Assignment improvements</h4>
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             <h4>Book navigation</h4>
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             <p>Clearer navigation in the Book avoids earlier confusion.</p>
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             <h4>Accessibility</h4>
             <p>Atto editor improvements, clearer focus on selected links are two of the improved accessibility features.</p>
       
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             <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
             <h4>Go to top!</h4>
             <p>As well as an updated question type selector, duplicating and moving questions is now easier, and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text.</p>
             <p>Swiftly move to the top of the screen as one of the many usability improvements.</p>
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            <h4>Bulk delete private files</h4>
<p>Remove multiple unwanted [[Private files|private files]] with this new bulk delete option.</p>
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=== For administrators and managers ===
===For teachers===


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             <h4>Long term support</h4>
             <h4>Content bank for H5P </h4>
             <p>By popular demand, Moodle 2.7 will have extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for  security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases.</p>
             <p>Store, upload, create and configure H5P from a new [[Content bank|content bank.]]</p>
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             <h4>Themes</h4>
             <h4>H5P reporting</h4>
             <p>With the focus on improved responsive design, Clean is now default, and a completely new theme, More, allows customisation from within the admin interface. All other themes have been moved to the plugins database.</p>
             <p>Enable grading and attempt tracking for H5P.</p>
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             <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
             <h4>Event logging</h4>
             <p>Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved [[Activity chooser]].</p>
             <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins means Moodle logging can be very detailed and external, supporting better analytics.</p>
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             <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
             <h4>Scheduled tasks management</h4>
             <p>Configure [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] to suit your Quiz requirements.</p>
             <p>With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.</p>
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             <h4>Turn editing on</h4>
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             <p>Never miss the link with a bright new button in the Boost theme.</p>
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             <h4>Atto, a new editor</h4>
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             <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the default you'll want to use.</p>
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             <h4>Activity completion</h4>
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             <p>Move activities without fear of losing the [[Activity completion settings|activity completion settings]] with a new completion condition based on "previous".</p>
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             <h4>MathJax filter</h4>
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             <p>A new mathematical equation editor works on all devices.</p>
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             <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
             <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
             <p>Search for and import content from our new federated social network site  [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet]. </p>
             <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
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===For administrators===
 
==See also==
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[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
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[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
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            <h4>H5P integration</h4>
            <p>[[H5P]] is fully integrated with new admin settings.</p>
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            <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
            <p>Formerly an experimental setting, [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] is now fully integrated thanks to a community project.</p>
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            <h4>Recommended activities</h4>
            <p>Recommend activities and configure the display of the new [[Activity chooser]].</p>
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            <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
            <p>Specify the tabs in the newly designed [[Activity chooser]].</p>
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            <h4>Licences</h4>
            <p>Add a new [[Licence]]  from new admin settings.</p>
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            <h4>User tours</h4>
            <p>Specify access dates when enabling [[User tours]].</p>
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            <h4>Course copy</h4>
            <p>Quickly [[Course copy|copy courses]] with a new MUA-funded feature.</p>
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            <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
            <p>Integrate your site with our new federated social network, [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet].</p>
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            <h4>Badges 2.1</h4>
            <p>[[Badges settings|Add new backpacks]] with Open Badge 2.1 now supported.</p>
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            <h4>Give us feedback</h4>
            <p>Have your users help us improve Moodle with a feedback link on your site.</p>
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[[Category:New features]]


* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.9]]
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.9]]

Latest revision as of 08:42, 16 June 2020


Read on for Moodle 3.9 highlights, or watch our Youtube playlist of 3.9 New features.

Full details of the release with technical information can be found in the Moodle 3.9 release notes.


For all users

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    H5P integrated

    H5P activities can be added and graded.

  • ParticipantsFiltering.png

    Participants filter

    Search for and filter participants more efficiently.

  • BookNavigation.png

    Book navigation

    Clearer navigation in the Book avoids earlier confusion.

  • ImageDescription.png

    Accessibility

    Atto editor improvements, clearer focus on selected links are two of the improved accessibility features.

  • GoToTop.png

    Go to top!

    Swiftly move to the top of the screen as one of the many usability improvements.

  • BulkDeletePrivateFiles.png

    Bulk delete private files

    Remove multiple unwanted private files with this new bulk delete option.

For teachers

  • ContentBank.png

    Content bank for H5P

    Store, upload, create and configure H5P from a new content bank.

  • H5PAttemptOptions.png

    H5P reporting

    Enable grading and attempt tracking for H5P.

  • NewActivityChooser.png

    Activity chooser

    Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved Activity chooser.

  • SEB teachersettings.png

    Safe Exam Browser

    Configure SEB to suit your Quiz requirements.

  • TurnEditingOn.png

    Turn editing on

    Never miss the link with a bright new button in the Boost theme.

  • PreviousActivityWithCompletion.png

    Activity completion

    Move activities without fear of losing the activity completion settings with a new completion condition based on "previous".

  • MNetBrowseforcontent.png

    MoodleNet

    Search for and import content from our new federated social network site MoodleNet.

For administrators

  • H5POverview.png

    H5P integration

    H5P is fully integrated with new admin settings.

  • SEB Admin Settings.png

    Safe Exam Browser

    Formerly an experimental setting, SEB is now fully integrated thanks to a community project.

  • RecommendedActivities.png

    Recommended activities

    Recommend activities and configure the display of the new Activity chooser.

  • ActivityChooserSettings.png

    Activity chooser

    Specify the tabs in the newly designed Activity chooser.

  • CreateLicence.png

    Licences

    Add a new Licence from new admin settings.

  • UserToursAccessDate.png

    User tours

    Specify access dates when enabling User tours.

    • CourseCopyCourse.png

      Course copy

      Quickly copy courses with a new MUA-funded feature.

    • MoodleNetIntegration.png

      MoodleNet

      Integrate your site with our new federated social network, MoodleNet.


    • AddNewBackpack.png

      Badges 2.1

      Add new backpacks with Open Badge 2.1 now supported.

    • FeedbackSettings.png

      Give us feedback

      Have your users help us improve Moodle with a feedback link on your site.