Learning Tools/Notes

About

Notes is a sub plugin (ltool_notes for Learning Tools which lets users create notes for courses and activities easily. It is a part of the main Learning Tools plugin (local_learningtools) and works without any additional configuration.

How to use as a student

Create a new note

1. Navigate to the page where you want to take a note
2. Click on the floating button (usually in the bottom right corner of your browser) to expand the available options
3. Click on the notes button and a modal will open
4. Enter your notes in the modal
5. Save.

After you have saved the note, the modal will close, and you should see a little badge next to the notes button indicating the number of notes.

Viewing notes from a specific page

1. Navigate to the page where you took a note
2. Click on the floating button (usually in the bottom right corner of your browser) to expand the available options
3. Click on the notes button and a modal will open.
4. At the bottom of the modal, you'll find all existing notes for that page.

Viewing all notes

1. Click on your user profile picture and choose "Profile"
2. Click on "Notes" in the section "Learning Tools".

Viewing course notes

1. Open a course
2. Click on "Participants"
3. Click on your user profile picture or on your name
4. Click on "Course Notes" in the section "Learning Tools"

Note: you can also get notes from a specific course if you choose that course on the main notes list)

Editing a note

1. Open your notes (see above for instructions)
2. Click on the edit icon of the note that you want to edit
3. Confirm

Deleting a note

1. Open your notes (see above for instructions)
2. Click on the trash icon of the note that you want to delete
3. Confirm