Blocks: Difference between revisions

From MoodleDocs
(→‎See also: add to teacher)
No edit summary
 
(106 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Course edit on new 4.JPG|thumb|right|Default block positions for a new course page]]
{{Managing a Moodle course}}
A teacher can utilize many kinds of blocks in a course page. Typically a course home page contains blocks in the left and right columns.
Blocks are items which may be added to the side inside the block drawer of any page in Moodle. Different themes allow blocks to be added to the left, right or both sides. They may also be added to the centre of the Dashboard.  
 
{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/NX9iq1E9ksk | desc = Overview of blocks}}
 
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see [[Block settings]].
==Block types==
 
Here is a list of different types of blocks and links with more information:
 
*[[Activities block|Activities]]
*[[Administration block|Administration]]
*[[Blogs|Blogs - Tags and Menu]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Calendar block|Calendar]]
*[[Courses block|Courses]]
*[[Course/Site Description block|Course/Site Description]]
*[[HTML block|HTML]]
*[[Latest News block|Latest News]]
*Loan Calculator (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Mentees block]] (from 1.8 onwards)
*[[Messages block|Messages]]
*[[Online Users block|Online Users]]
*[[People block|People]]
*[[Quiz Results block|Quiz Results]]
*[[Random Glossary Entry block|Random Glossary Entry]]
*[[Recent Activity block|Recent Activity]]
*[[RSS feeds block|RSS feeds]]
*[[Search Forums block|Search Forums]]
*[[Section Links block|Section Links]]
*[[Upcoming Events block|Upcoming Events]]
 
 
==Course page block arrangement==
[[Image:Block_People.JPG |frame|The People block with editing turned on]]
Teachers, and other users with the capability to manage course activities, can change the arrangement of blocks on the course page (apart from [[Sticky blocks]]) when editing is turned on.
 
New blocks can be added using the Add blocks dropdown menu. Existing blocks (apart from [[Sticky blocks]]) can be hidden, deleted or moved using the icons in the block header.
 
==Adding blocks to activities==
Certain activity modules, such as the [[Lesson module]] and the [[Quiz module]], support blocks on their pages. The site administrator must turn this function on so that the teachers will be able to add side blocks on those pages, otherwise the interface does not show this feature to the teacher.
 
By default, this feature is disabled in the [[Site administration block]]. An administrator can enable it by checking the ''showblocksonmodpages'' box in ''Administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme settings''.  When enabled, users who can manage course activities will be able to add blocks to pages.


If a responsive theme, such as Boost, is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content.
==Standard blocks==
Available blocks include:
{|-
|[[Activities block|Activities]]
|-
|[[Activity results block|Activity results]]
|-
|[[Admin bookmarks block|Admin bookmarks]]
|-
|[[Administration block|Administration]]
|-
|[[Blog menu block|Blog menu]]
|-
|[[Blog tags block|Blog tags]]
|-
|[[Calendar block|Calendar]]
|-
| [[Comments block|Comments]]
|-
| [[Course completion status block|Course completion status]]
|-
|[[Course overview block|Course overview]]
|-
| [[Course/site summary block|Course/site summary]]
|-
| [[Courses block|Courses]]
|-
| [[Feedback block|Feedback]]
|-
| [[Flickr block|Flickr]]
|-
|[[Global search block|Global search]]
|-
|[[Latest announcements block|Latest announcements]]
|-
| [[Latest badges block|Latest badges]]
|-
| [[Learning plans block|Learning plans]]
|-
|[[Logged in user block|Logged in user]]
|-
|[[Login block|Login]]
|-
|[[Main menu block|Main menu]]
|-
|[[Mentees block]]
|-
|[[Navigation block|Navigation]]
|-
|[[Network servers block|Network servers]]
|-
|[[Online users block|Online users]]
|-
| [[Private files_block|Private files]]
|-
|[[Random glossary entry block|Random glossary entry]]
|-
|[[Recent activity block|Recent activity]]
|-
|[[Recent blog entries block|Recent blog entries]]
|-
|[[Recently accessed courses block|Recently accessed courses]]
|-
|[[Recently accessed items block|Recently accessed items]]
|-
|[[Remote RSS feeds block|Remote RSS feeds]]
|-
|[[Search forums block|Search forums]]
|-
|[[Section links block|Section links]]
|-
|[[Self completion block|Self completion]]
|-
|[[Social activities block|Social activities]]
|-
|[[Starred courses block|Starred courses]]
|-
|[[Tags block|Tags]]
|-
|[[Text block|Text]]
|-
|[[Timeline block|Timeline]]
|-
|[[Upcoming events block|Upcoming events]]
|-
|[[Youtube block|Youtube]]
|-
|}
There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the [https://moodle.org/plugins/ Moodle plugins directory].
==See also==
==See also==
 
* [[Managing blocks]] - for administrators
* [[Blocks administration]]
* [[Blocks FAQ]]
 
* [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=227772 Moodle forum discussion about ''which Moodle blocks are the most useful for teaching'']
[[Category:Teacher]]
[[Category:Block]]
[[Category:Block]]
 
[[de:Blöcke]]
[[fr:Blocs (enseignant)]]
[[es:Bloques]]
[[eu:Irakaslearen_blokeak]]
[[fr:Blocs]]
[[it:Blocchi]]
[[ja:ブロック]]

Latest revision as of 20:02, 22 September 2022

Blocks are items which may be added to the side inside the block drawer of any page in Moodle. Different themes allow blocks to be added to the left, right or both sides. They may also be added to the centre of the Dashboard.

Overview of blocks

Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see Block settings.

If a responsive theme, such as Boost, is used, blocks will be accessible from the bottom of smaller screens, below the main content.

Standard blocks

Available blocks include:

Activities
Activity results
Admin bookmarks
Administration
Blog menu
Blog tags
Calendar
Comments
Course completion status
Course overview
Course/site summary
Courses
Feedback
Flickr
Global search
Latest announcements
Latest badges
Learning plans
Logged in user
Login
Main menu
Mentees block
Navigation
Network servers
Online users
Private files
Random glossary entry
Recent activity
Recent blog entries
Recently accessed courses
Recently accessed items
Remote RSS feeds
Search forums
Section links
Self completion
Social activities
Starred courses
Tags
Text
Timeline
Upcoming events
Youtube

There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the Moodle plugins directory.

See also