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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.7 is our best release yet. Here are the highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of 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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            <h4>H5P integrated</h4>
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            <p>[[H5P]] activities can be added and graded.</p>
             <h4>Create better customised learning paths with enhanced Conditional Activities</h4>
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             <p>Enhancements to this widely used teaching feature in Moodle include an improved, streamlined interface, as well as added support to enable restricted access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria. [[Using Conditional activities|Learn more]]</p>
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            <h4>Participants filter</h4>
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<p>Search for and filter participants more efficiently.</p>
             <h4>Improved Assignment feature to better facilitate learning</h4>
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#Control when to notify students of feedback via a checkbox when grading individual students.
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#Teachers can now be assigned permissions to edit or delete student submissions.
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#Set a word limit, and comment and edit directly on students' online text assignments.
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             <h4>Book navigation</h4>
             <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>Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank</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. [[Quiz module|Learn more]]</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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            <h4>A long term support release</h4>
            <p>Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for security and data-loss fixes (1.5 years for bug fixes), twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.</p>
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            <h4>A modern, responsive default Theme</h4>
            <p>With a focus on responsive design and usability, 'Clean' theme is now the default Moodle theme. For all other themes, please browse and download from the [http://j.mp/MoodleThemes/ Moodle Plugins database].</p>
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             <h4>Easily customise and brand your Moodle site</h4>
             <h4>Content bank for H5P </h4>
             <p>'More' is a new responsive theme designed for users to easily customise the look and feel of their Moodle site from the front-end (admin interface), without the need for advanced technical knowledge. [https://docs.moodle.org/39/en/Standard_themes#Customising_the_.27More.27_theme/ Learn more]</p>
             <p>Store, upload, create and configure H5P from a new [[Content bank|content bank.]]</p>
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             <h4>Gain an insight into a Moodle site via events reporting</h4>
             <h4>H5P reporting</h4>
             <p>A new report listing all events and event details to help administrators, researchers and developers gather and analyse the events and available for use and related data found in Moodle site logs.</p>
             <p>Enable grading and attempt tracking for H5P.</p>
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             <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
             <h4>Improved logging for better reporting</h4>
             <p>Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved [[Activity chooser]].</p>
             <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins allowing detailed and external logs provides opportunities for custom reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics and reporting standards.</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, simple-to-use 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 best editor for most people. [[Text editor|Learn more]]</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>Mathematics improvements</h4>
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             <p>Atto features a new mathematical equation editor, producing TeX with a WYSIWIYG interface without needing Java.  This means it works everywhere, even tablets and phones.  We've also added a new MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations beautifully, without needing any special server setup. [[MathJax filter|Learn more]]</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.

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    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.