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Moodle 2.5 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights some of the most useful and coolest. Click any screenshot to see it enlarged. The full details with technical information can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.5_release_notes  Moodle 2.5 Release notes].


==For teachers and students:==
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.]


===Forms are much shorter===
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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Moodle has a lot of settings and features, which means some of our forms have been getting rather long. We know this is daunting for new users!    
===For all users===
<div class="contentblock">
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:h5pviewattempts.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>H5P integrated</h4>
            <p>[[H5P]] activities can be added and graded.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:ParticipantsFiltering.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Participants filter</h4>
<p>Search for and filter participants more efficiently.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="contentblock">
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:BookNavigation.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Book navigation</h4>
            <p>Clearer navigation in the Book avoids earlier confusion.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:ImageDescription.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Accessibility</h4>
            <p>Atto editor improvements, clearer focus on selected links are two of the improved accessibility features.</p>
       
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="contentblock">
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:GoToTop.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Go to top!</h4>
            <p>Swiftly move to the top of the screen as one of the many usability improvements.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:BulkDeletePrivateFiles.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Bulk delete private files</h4>
<p>Remove multiple unwanted [[Private files|private files]] with this new bulk delete option.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
   </div>


We've made changes so that non-essential settings on forms are collapsed by default, yet you can quickly access them when you need them.
===For teachers===


{|
  <div class="row-fluid">
| [[File:shorterforms.png|thumb|Note the "expand all" option and condensed links]]
    <ul class="thumbnails">
| [[File:assignmentform.png|thumb|Assignment types are neatly summarised]]
      <li class="span6">
|}
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:ContentBank.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Content bank for H5P </h4>
            <p>Store, upload, create and configure H5P from a new [[Content bank|content bank.]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:H5PAttemptOptions.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>H5P reporting</h4>
            <p>Enable grading and attempt tracking for H5P.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:NewActivityChooser.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
            <p>Easily locate, star and view recommended items in an improved [[Activity chooser]].</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:SEB_teachersettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
            <p>Configure [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] to suit your Quiz requirements.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:TurnEditingOn.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Turn editing on</h4>
            <p>Never miss the link with a bright new button in the Boost theme.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:PreviousActivityWithCompletion.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Activity completion</h4>
            <p>Move activities without fear of losing the [[Activity completion settings|activity completion settings]] with a new completion condition based on "previous".</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MNetBrowseforcontent.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
            <p>Search for and import content from our new federated social network site  [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet]. </p>
          </div>
  </div>
 
    </ul>
  </div>


In a similar space-saver, you can choose whether or not to enable the rich text editor when creating quiz questions:
===For administrators===
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:H5POverview.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>H5P integration</h4>
            <p>[[H5P]] is fully integrated with new admin settings.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:SEB Admin Settings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Safe Exam Browser</h4>
            <p>Formerly an experimental setting, [[Safe Exam Browser|SEB]] is now fully integrated thanks to a community project.</p>
    </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:RecommendedActivities.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Recommended activities</h4>
            <p>Recommend activities and configure the display of the new [[Activity chooser]].</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:ActivityChooserSettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Activity chooser</h4>
            <p>Specify the tabs in the newly designed [[Activity chooser]].</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:CreateLicence.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Licences</h4>
            <p>Add a new [[Licence]]  from new admin settings.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:UserToursAccessDate.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>User tours</h4>
            <p>Specify access dates when enabling [[User tours]].</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:CourseCopyCourse.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Course copy</h4>
            <p>Quickly [[Course copy|copy courses]] with a new MUA-funded feature.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MoodleNetIntegration.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>MoodleNet</h4>
            <p>Integrate your site with our new federated social network, [https://moodle.net  MoodleNet].</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
 
<div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:AddNewBackpack.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Badges 2.1</h4>
            <p>[[Badges settings|Add new backpacks]] with Open Badge 2.1 now supported.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:FeedbackSettings.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Give us feedback</h4>
            <p>Have your users help us improve Moodle with a feedback link on your site.</p>
          </div>
</div>
</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
 
[[Category:New features]]


{|
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
| [[File:quizform1.png|thumb|Without the editing tools]]
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 3.9]]
| [[File:quizform2.png|thumb|With the editing tools]]
  [[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 3.9]]
|}
 
===Folders can be displayed inline on a course page===
 
You can now choose whether to have a folder show its contents in a separate screen, as previously, or to have it display them inline with any subfolders expanded:
 
{|
| [[File:folder1.png|thumb|Typical folder display before 2.5]]
| [[File:folder2.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline]]
| [[File:folder3.png|thumb|Folder displayed inline with subfolders expanded]]
|}
 
===Badges===
It's now possible for teachers to award course badges based on chosen criteria. These badges may also connect with [http://openbadges.org/ Mozilla Open Badges]
 
{|
| [[File:teacherbadgeview.png|thumb|Teacher sets up a badge]]
| [[File:studentbadgeview.png|thumb|Student view of allocated badges]]
| [[File:backpack.png|thumb|Badges from backpack.openbadges.org on student profile]]
|}
 
===Word count in forum posts===
A new setting in forums will display the number of words in a post:
 
{|
| [[File:bonding.png|thumb|Note word count bottom left]]
|
|}
 
===Templates for Essay question types===
When using the Essay question type in a quiz, you can now set a template which appears in the students' text editor for scaffolding their response:
 
{|
| [[File:templatebox.png|thumb|Response template in question set up screen]]
| [[File:quiztemplate.png|thumb|What the student sees]]
|
|}
 
===Glossary block enhancements===
 
You can now use a global glossary in the random glossary block, and you can display the entries in alphabetical order:
{|
| [[File:glossaryalphabetical.png|thumb|Entries will display in alphabetical order]]
|}
 
==For administrators:==
 
===New themes suited to all screen sizes===
 
Many of your favourite sites around the web these days use Bootstrap as a base framework and now Moodle does too!  We have a new 'base' theme called "'''Bootstrap'''" that implements the basics, and a new usable theme called ''''''Simple'''''' which extends it with some simple configuration options and also functions as a good template example for developing your own Bootstrap-based themes. 
 
Bootstrap allows us to responsively reformat the layout according to the screensize of the device used - on phone or tablet screens blocks move to the bottom, freeing up space for the main content at the top.  In the future we hope everyone will want to migrate their Moodle themes to be Bootstrap-based.
 
{|
| [[File:Bootrap2.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on standard screen]]
| [[File:Bootstrap1.png|thumb|Bootstrap theme on smaller screen; note position of Navigation block]]
|}
 
===Install add-ons from inside Moodle===
It's now possible to install add-ons from within Moodle, rather than accessing folders on the server; useful for those admins who do not have FTP access. Add-ons can be uploaded and installed from a zip file or located and installed from the Moodle plugins directory:
 
{|
| [[File:Selection_011.png|thumb|Add-on install tool]]
| [[File:AddonValidation.png|thumb|Add-on passes validation; ready to go]]
|}
 
==See also==
 
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.5

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

  • h5pviewattempts.png

    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.

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