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Diary

2022-08-30T14:31:42Z

Alrachels: /* Purpose */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by a student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback can be a simple numerical rating along with text, or autorating info can be added at the push of a button, The use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity. Check the box for, Display description on course page, if desired.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats, Always open, will be automatically set, and Days available will be hidden. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Open Time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made until the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Close time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made once the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Appearance - There are two settings for the, entry/feedback and text, background colors. This makes it possible to color coordinate with your theme, OR set colors to make it easy to differentiate which Diary you are using.
# Appearance - Enable statistics - When enabled, all the new statistics will appear below each entry. When not enabled, they are hidden.
# Auto-rating - Enable automatic rating - When enabled, automatic rating information will appear below each entry. When not enabled, the information is hidden.
# Auto-rating - Types of countable items - For the automatic rating, you can select, None, Characters, Words, Sentences, or Paragraphs.
# Auto-rating - Expected number of items - For the automatic rating, you can select the minimum number of countable items to achieve the maximum rating.
# Auto-rating - Penalty per item - Select the percentage of total rating to deduct for each missing countable item.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
# Journal to Diary xfr - A new capability that lets an admin transfer all the user entries from a Journal to a Diary. Includes options to send the user an email and to also add a note in the Diary feedback regarding the transfer.
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, especially on a development site, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2022-08-30T14:26:32Z

Alrachels:

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by a student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity. Check the box for, Display description on course page, if desired.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats, Always open, will be automatically set, and Days available will be hidden. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Open Time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made until the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Close time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made once the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Appearance - There are two settings for the, entry/feedback and text, background colors. This makes it possible to color coordinate with your theme, OR set colors to make it easy to differentiate which Diary you are using.
# Appearance - Enable statistics - When enabled, all the new statistics will appear below each entry. When not enabled, they are hidden.
# Auto-rating - Enable automatic rating - When enabled, automatic rating information will appear below each entry. When not enabled, the information is hidden.
# Auto-rating - Types of countable items - For the automatic rating, you can select, None, Characters, Words, Sentences, or Paragraphs.
# Auto-rating - Expected number of items - For the automatic rating, you can select the minimum number of countable items to achieve the maximum rating.
# Auto-rating - Penalty per item - Select the percentage of total rating to deduct for each missing countable item.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
# Journal to Diary xfr - A new capability that lets an admin transfer all the user entries from a Journal to a Diary. Includes options to send the user an email and to also add a note in the Diary feedback regarding the transfer.
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2022-01-24T19:02:00Z

Alrachels: /* Activity tools */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity. Check the box for, Display description on course page, if desired.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats, Always open, will be automatically set, and Days available will be hidden. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Open Time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made until the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Close time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made once the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Appearance - There are two settings for the, entry/feedback and text, background colors. This makes it possible to color coordinate with your theme, OR set colors to make it easy to differentiate which Diary you are using.
# Appearance - Enable statistics - When enabled, all the new statistics will appear below each entry. When not enabled, they are hidden.
# Auto-rating - Enable automatic rating - When enabled, automatic rating information will appear below each entry. When not enabled, the information is hidden.
# Auto-rating - Types of countable items - For the automatic rating, you can select, None, Characters, Words, Sentences, or Paragraphs.
# Auto-rating - Expected number of items - For the automatic rating, you can select the minimum number of countable items to achieve the maximum rating.
# Auto-rating - Penalty per item - Select the percentage of total rating to deduct for each missing countable item.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
# Journal to Diary xfr - A new capability that lets an admin transfer all the user entries from a Journal to a Diary. Includes options to send the user an email and to also add a note in the Diary feedback regarding the transfer.
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2022-01-24T18:57:26Z

Alrachels: /* Activity tools */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity. Check the box for, Display description on course page, if desired.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats, Always open, will be automatically set, and Days available will be hidden. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Open Time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made until the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Close time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made once the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Appearance - There are two settings for the, entry/feedback and text, background colors. This makes it possible to color coordinate with your theme, OR set colors to make it easy to differentiate which Diary you are using.
# Appearance - Enable statistics - When enabled, all the new statistics will appear below each entry. When not enabled, they are hidden.
# Auto-rating - Enable automatic rating - When enabled, automatic rating information will appear below each entry. When not enabled, the information is hidden.
# Auto-rating - Types of countable items - For the automatic rating, you can select, None, Characters, Words, Sentences, or Paragraphs.
# Auto-rating - Expected number of items - For the automatic rating, you can select the minimum number of countable items to achieve the maximum rating.
# Auto-rating - Penalty per item - Select the percentage of total rating to deduct for each missing countable item.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
# Journal to Diary xfr
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2022-01-24T18:55:55Z

Alrachels: /* Activity Setup */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity. Check the box for, Display description on course page, if desired.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats, Always open, will be automatically set, and Days available will be hidden. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Open Time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made until the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Close time - When enabled, a date and time can be set and no entries can be made once the date and time have passed.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Appearance - There are two settings for the, entry/feedback and text, background colors. This makes it possible to color coordinate with your theme, OR set colors to make it easy to differentiate which Diary you are using.
# Appearance - Enable statistics - When enabled, all the new statistics will appear below each entry. When not enabled, they are hidden.
# Auto-rating - Enable automatic rating - When enabled, automatic rating information will appear below each entry. When not enabled, the information is hidden.
# Auto-rating - Types of countable items - For the automatic rating, you can select, None, Characters, Words, Sentences, or Paragraphs.
# Auto-rating - Expected number of items - For the automatic rating, you can select the minimum number of countable items to achieve the maximum rating.
# Auto-rating - Penalty per item - Select the percentage of total rating to deduct for each missing countable item.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2022-01-13T15:08:10Z

Alrachels: /* Activity Setup */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity, such as, Daily Notes, or, Weekly Essay.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats use, Always open. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When, disabled, the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2021-10-27T17:59:06Z

Alrachels: /* Setup a site wide Diary */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.
==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.
==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats use, Always open. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When disabled the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.
==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.
===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore
===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.
==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use without ratings, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Locally assigned roles, to Student (student). With the role set this way, users can see all of their own entries and only an admin will be able to look at every entry for everyone. If you feel you need to, you can also add users with the manager and teacher roles.
Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Locally assigned roles, add everyone, except the admin, as a student.
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.
This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.
==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.
[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]
[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2021-06-08T15:39:00Z

Alrachels:

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Daily journal type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_diary
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_diary/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=409226
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
Diary is based off the Journal plugin. The Diary module allows a teacher to collect online text, audio, and video from a user. Depending on the Diary setup options, a user can create a new entry each calendar day or even each minute. Each entry can be individually reviewed, provided with feedback, and graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, and can even create a new entry for a skipped day. The data submitted by student is visible only to the teacher, course manager, or site admin, and not to the other users in the course.

==Purpose==
Like the Journal, the Diary module is suitable for short, online writing assignments in which users can refine their entries over time, based on feedback from the marker. Unlike the Journal however, the Diary can start a new entry for any calendar day, hour or minute. This helps prevent the 'scroll of death' for markers as they see only one entry from each user at the same time on one page. If needed, markers can look at ALL the entries for any single user, and add ratings and feedback to individual entries. Using visible or separate groups also helps cut down on the 'scroll of death' for markers. With all the new tools available in the Atto and Tiny MCE editors, a diary entry can also include audio and video recordings. Feedback is a simple numerical rating along with text as the use of the rubric or marking guide is not supported.

==Activity Setup==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add a Diary activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down select, Diary, assuming your installation has the plugin installed.
# General - Diary name - Enter a suitable name, one that possibly reflects the purpose of the diary activity.
# General - Diary description - Enter a suitable description or a prompt that tells students what's expected of them in regards to the Diary activity.
# Availability - Days available - When the Course format is set to, Weekly format, you can set the Days available to the number of days you want. For other course formats use, Always open. The Days available the activity is actually open, depends up which week the activity is in. e.g. In the next week, if you create a diary with one day availability, it will be available to students only on Monday of next week.
# Availability - Edit all entries - When enabled users can edit ANY previous entry by clicking the pencil icon at the end of the Entry: title. When disabled the icon is hidden and editing previous days entries is not possible.
# Availability - Edit entry dates - When enabled users can edit the date of entry. This makes it possible to "move" a previously created entry by changing the date/time of the entry. An entry for a missed day can be created changing the current date to the missing date.
# Ratings - Aggregate type - Select any one of the rating types you want to use, Average of ratings, Count of ratings, Maximum of ratings, Minimum of ratings, or Sum of ratings.
# Ratings - Scale - Select a scale from the drop down and set the Maximum grade.
# Ratings - Grade to pass - Depending on the scale type, set an appropriate Grade to pass.
# Select/set the remaining options, especially the, Group mode, if you have very many users.
# Click Save and display.

==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.

===Activity tools===
When a teacher or admin is on the view page using the Boost theme, clicking the edit cog gives access to the following standard items:
# Edit settings
# Locally assigned roles
# Permissions
# Check permissions
# Filters
# Competency breakdown
# Logs
# Backup
# Restore

===Student tools===
On the view page, above the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A students export will contain only their entries from the current diary. A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the view page and sets the, Sort order, From current diary entry to the first entry, for the current user, showing the number of entries selected in the, Entries per page: drop down.
# Edit top of the list - Open the diary entry at the top of the list for editing.
# From first diary entry to the latest entry - Reloads the view page, with the users very first diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the lowest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the view page, with the highest rated diary entry at the top of the list of entries.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the view page, with the most recently edited diary entry at the top of the list of entries.

===Teacher tools===
On the report page, above all the entries there is a toolbar with the following:
# Export to .csv - A teachers export will contain all the entries from the current diary. An admins export will contain all entries from all diaries on the site.
# Reload and show from current to oldest diary entry - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Current diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most current diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# First diary entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the first diary entry for each user with at least one entry.
# Lowest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the lowest rating, for each user with at least one entry. Note: any unrated entry is considered lower than any entry with a numerical rating.
# Highest rated entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the diary entry with the highest rating, for each user with at least one entry.
# Most recently modified entries - Reloads the report page, and shows the most recently edited diary entry, for each user with at least one entry.
Also on the report page, next to the entry and date title for each student, there is now a link that will let the teacher see ALL the entries for a single student. From this new reportsingle page, the teacher can change/add grades and feedback to as many entries as they wish. A click on the, Save all feedback, button will save all changes and take the teacher back to the normal report page. Next to the, Save all feedback button, there is a, Return to report page for - Current Diary Name.

==Setup a site wide Diary ==
One of the most versatile ways I have learned to use the Diary plugin for general use, is to set it up for use throughout my whole Moodle site. The only downside is that you will need to install it on the site front page and when you do so you will need to change the, Default frontpage role, from Authenticated user on front page, to, Student (student). Without the student role, only an admin will be able to use it.

Install the Diary plugin.
On the site front page add a, Main menu, block.
In your new Main menu block, Add an activity or resource, then select Diary.
Give it a name such as, Site Wide Diary.
Add a Description, such as, A site wide diary for use by everyone.
In the Diary settings, under Availability, set Edit all entries to, Yes, and set, Edit entry dates, to, Yes.
Go to, Site administration > Front page > Default frontpage role and change from, Authenticated user on front page, to, Student (student).
On the front page, in the Main menu block, click the edit icon and select, Configure Main menu block.
In the settings, Where this block appears, change the, Page contexts to, Display throughout the entire site, then Save changes.

This should give everyone a link to the Site Wide Diary on every page of your Moodle site. If you want ANYONE to be able to see what the students have written, you will need to give them the Teacher role on the front page.

==See also==
* [[Journal module]] - While the Journal module allows students/users to add text to one "entry", Diary moves one step further allowing students/users to add a new "entry" every new calendar day.

[[Category:Activity modules]]
[[Category:Plugin]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]

[[es:Diary]]

Diary

2020-10-10T15:59:18Z

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Diary

2020-08-31T15:30:09Z

Alrachels: /* Activity Setup */

Diary

2020-08-31T15:29:35Z

Alrachels: /* Activity Setup */

Diary

2020-08-31T15:27:37Z

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Diary

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Diary

2020-08-27T15:32:25Z

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Diary

2020-08-23T18:57:59Z

Alrachels: /* Student tools */

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Diary

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Diary

2020-08-23T18:27:38Z

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Hot Question

2020-08-23T17:24:01Z

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{{Infobox plugin
|type = Question type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_hotquestion
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_hotquestion/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158368#p714750
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
The Hot Question activity is a Moodle plugin that can be used to better understand topics that a group collectively want to know more about. You ask participants to submit questions, or responses to a prompt, for example a recorded lecture, a topical issue, readings, revision class etc. Participants can then submit questions related to that topic, which appear in an ordered list (newest questions appear first). Participants then 'rate' other's questions by clicking a Thumbs Up icon - this gives the question / response heat. The more votes, the hotter the question and the higher up the list it will appear.

This means teachers of large classes can address the top (5 or 10?) questions, knowing they are addressing the majority of the class's concerns. Other questions lower down the list might be discussed with a discussion forum, or summarized by the teacher.

==To use==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the Hot Question to, then from the Add an activity drop down select Hot Question (assuming your installation has the plugin installed).
# Give the activity a name and in the description area, add a prompt that tells students what expected of them in regards to the activity
# Decide whether you want students to be able to post anonymously and enable this if you do.
# Decide whether you want students questions be approved before others can see them and enable this if you do
# Decide if you want to set an availability time period with Open time and Close time and enable them if you do
# Decide if you want to control viewing the question by groups and set Group mode if you do
# Decide if you to set Activity completion tracking for manual marking complete, or automatic view completion
# Click Save and display.
# Add your question in the text area and click Post.

===Post anonymously===
There are not many configuration options for Hot Question, but one is anonymous posting for participants. When enabled, they can chose to hide their identity from other participants.You may find this useful if you are asking students for feedback on complex or difficult to understand subjects or are trying to encourage students who may be worried about posting a "stupid" question.

===Approval required===
This configuration setting can be very important, depending on the maturity level of the participants. If you think someone might post a totally inappropriate question, set the activity to Approval required = Yes. With this setting, the question can only be seen by teachers and administrators, until one of them approves the question. Even the person writing the question cannot see it once they click the button to post it.

===Availability===
Open time and Close time configurations can be used to limit when participants can post to the activity. If you do not want questions posted before an event, such as a class period, set the Open time to correspond to the start of the class period. Conversely, if you do not want any more questions posted after the end of an event, such as a semester, set the Close time to a suitable date and time. If you want participants to post questions only during a period of time, such as a lecture, set both the Open time and Close times to correspond to the lecture time and duration.

==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.

===Student tools===
Above the questions
# Previous round - If the teacher has added one or more, new rounds, the student can click this toolbutton to go to any previous round and read the entries there, but cannot post in previous rounds. If there is only ONE round, the Previous round toolbutton has no effect.
# Next round - If the student is viewing the current round, the Next round toolbutton has no effect. Once a student has used the Previous round toolbutton, the Next round toolbutton becomes active and give the student a pathway back to the current round.
# Refresh - Especially import during live sessions, the refresh button works just like a browser page reload. It will let students see new questions, teacher priority settings, and heat votes from other students.
By the questions
# Priority - Students cannot change any Priority. This is set by the teacher, so they can rate questions separately for student heat/votes.
# Heat - If a student sees a thumbs up in the Heat column, they can click on it to vote, or add heat to the question. Once they add their vote, they cannot remove their vote. This prevents "buyers remorse" influence from other students. The more heat a question has, the higher it moves up in the list of questions. A user cannot apply heat to their own, named post. However, everyone can apply heat to an anonymous question, even the person who made the post.

===Teacher and Admin tools===
Above the questions
# Export to ccsv - In any Hot Question activity, if a teacher clicks this tool, they can download all the questions and data from the current Hot Question activity. In any Hot Question activity, if an admin user clicks this tool, they can download all the questions and data from ALL Hot Question activities on the whole Moodle site.
# Previous round - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Next round - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Open a new round - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, the current round is archived, and a new blank round is started.
# Remove this round - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, they current round, it's questions' it's priorities, and it's heat, are all deleted and a new blank round is started.
# Refresh - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
By the questions
# Priority - A teacher or admin can set a numerical priority rating for each question. Thumbs up increases the rating and thumbs down, decreases the rating. The rating number can be either positive or negative.
# Heat - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Remove - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, the question, it's priority, and it's heat, are deleted.
# Approved - If Approval required is set to Yes, each question can only be seen by a teacher or admin, until one of them clicks the red (not approved) button and it turns to green (approved).

==How can staff see who voted on questions?==
This information can be found in that Hot Question's logs (Navigation block> Reports).

==Ideas for usage==
Take the questions and create a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud Wordle] that will show repeated words in larger text.
Ask questions on a Lecturecast recording, polling the questions asked and answering them in the next session
Gather feedback during a session on certain aspects and with students rating the most important
Establish an open-approach to asking questions, promoting students to considering other people's questions in lieu of their own

==Examples==
The screenshot below shows an example of a Hot Question being used to allow students to ask questions about a video. It is also possible to embed videos into the Hot Question so students can watch it from the same page as the are where they can ask questions.
[[Image:Moodle_hot_question.png]]

==See also==
* [[StudentQuiz module]] - While Moodle’s Quiz module allows teachers to define quizzes to be answered by students with a variety of question types, StudentQuiz moves one step further allowing students to contribute to the pool of questions related to the course. StudentQuiz can be configured to award points for contribution and participation by students and allows teachers to moderate the question pool by approving or deleting unsuitable or wrong question. StudentQuiz enables students to rate and optionally comment the questions they answered, awarding the creator of the question with additional points.

[[Category:Questions]]
[[Category:Quiz]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]

[[es:Pregunta Caliente]]

Diary

2020-08-23T17:23:42Z

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Diary

2020-08-23T17:19:43Z

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Diary

2020-08-23T17:18:40Z

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Hot Question

2020-08-23T17:17:45Z

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{{Infobox plugin
|type = Question type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_hotquestion
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_hotquestion/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=158368#p714750
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
The Hot Question activity is a Moodle plugin that can be used to better understand topics that a group collectively want to know more about. You ask participants to submit questions, or responses to a prompt, for example a recorded lecture, a topical issue, readings, revision class etc. Participants can then submit questions related to that topic, which appear in an ordered list (newest questions appear first). Participants then 'rate' other's questions by clicking a Thumbs Up icon - this gives the question / response heat. The more votes, the hotter the question and the higher up the list it will appear.

This means teachers of large classes can address the top (5 or 10?) questions, knowing they are addressing the majority of the class's concerns. Other questions lower down the list might be discussed with a discussion forum, or summarised by the teacher.

==To use==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the Hot Question to, then from the Add an activity drop down select Hot Question (assuming your installation has the plugin installed).
# Give the activity a name and in the description area, add a promp that tells students what expected of them in regards to the activity
# Decide whether you want students to be able to post anonymously and enable this if you do.
# Decide whether you want students questions be approved before others can see them and enable this if you do
# Decide if you want to set an availability time period with Open time and Close time and enable them if you do
# Decide if you want to control viewing the question by groups and set Group mode if you do
# Decide if you to set Activity completion tracking for manual marking complete, or automatic view completion
# Click Save and display.
# Add your question in the text area and click Post.

===Post anonymously===
There are not many configuration options for Hot Question, but one is anonymous posting for participants. When enabled, they can chose to hide their identity from other participants.You may find this useful if you are asking students for feedback on complex or difficult to understand subjects or are trying to encourage students who may be worried about posting a "stupid" question.

===Approval required===
This configuration setting can be very important, depending on the maturity level of the participants. If you think someone might post a totally inappropriate question, set the activity to Approval required = Yes. With this setting, the question can only be seen by teachers and administrators, until one of them approves the question. Even the person writing the question cannot see it once they click the button to post it.

===Availability===
Open time and Close time configurations can be used to limit when participants can post to the activity. If you do not want questions posted before an event, such as a class period, set the Open time to correspond to the start of the class period. Conversely, if you do not want any more questions posted after the end of an event, such as a semester, set the Close time to a suitable date and time. If you want participants to post questions only during a period of time, such as a lecture, set both the Open time and Close times to correspond to the lecture time and duration.

==Tools==
Depending on the participates capabilities, various tools are available for real-time-use.

===Student tools===
Above the questions
# Previous round - If the teacher has added one or more, new rounds, the student can click this toolbutton to go to any previous round and read the entries there, but cannot post in previous rounds. If there is only ONE round, the Previous round toolbutton has no effect.
# Next round - If the student is viewing the current round, the Next round toolbutton has no effect. Once a student has used the Previous round toolbutton, the Next round toolbutton becomes active and give the student a pathway back to the current round.
# Refresh - Especially import during live sessions, the refresh button works just like a browser page reload. It will let students see new questions, teacher priority settings, and heat votes from other students.
By the questions
# Priority - Students cannot change any Priority. This is set by the teacher, so they can rate questions separately for student heat/votes.
# Heat - If a student sees a thumbs up in the Heat column, they can click on it to vote, or add heat to the question. Once they add their vote, they cannot remove their vote. This prevents "buyers remorse" influence from other students. The more heat a question has, the higher it moves up in the list of questions. A user cannot apply heat to their own, named post. However, everyone can apply heat to an anonymous question, even the person who made the post.

===Teacher and Admin tools===
Above the questions
# Export to ccsv - In any Hot Question activity, if a teacher clicks this tool, they can download all the questions and data from the current Hot Question activity. In any Hot Question activity, if an admin user clicks this tool, they can download all the questions and data from ALL Hot Question activities on the whole Moodle site.
# Previous round - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Next round - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Open a new round - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, the current round is archived, and a new blank round is started.
# Remove this round - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, they current round, it's questions' it's priorities, and it's heat, are all deleted and a new blank round is started.
# Refresh - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
By the questions
# Priority - A teacher or admin can set a numerical priority rating for each question. Thumbs up increases the rating and thumbs down, decreases the rating. The rating number can be either positive or negative.
# Heat - This toolbutton works the same for teachers and admins, as it does for students.
# Remove - If a teacher or admin clicks this button, the question, it's priority, and it's heat, are deleted.
# Approved - If Approval required is set to Yes, each question can only be seen by a teacher or admin, until one of them clicks the red (not approved) button and it turns to green (approved).

==How can staff see who voted on questions?==
This information can be found in that Hot Question's logs (Navigation block> Reports).

==Ideas for usage==
Take the questions and create a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud Wordle] that will show repeated words in larger text.
Ask questions on a Lecturecast recording, polling the questions asked and answering them in the next session
Gather feedback during a session on certain aspects and with students rating the most important
Establish an open-approach to asking questions, promoting students to considering other people's questions in lieu of their own

==Examples==
The screenshot below shows an example of a Hot Question being used to allow students to ask questions about a video. It is also possible to embed videos into the Hot Question so students can watch it from the same page as the are where they can ask questions.
[[Image:Moodle_hot_question.png]]

==See also==
* [[StudentQuiz module]] - While Moodle’s Quiz module allows teachers to define quizzes to be answered by students with a variety of question types, StudentQuiz moves one step further allowing students to contribute to the pool of questions related to the course. StudentQuiz can be configured to award points for contribution and participation by students and allows teachers to moderate the question pool by approving or deleting unsuitable or wrong question. StudentQuiz enables students to rate and optionally comment the questions they answered, awarding the creator of the question with additional points.

[[Category:Questions]]
[[Category:Quiz]]
[[Category:Contributed code]]

[[es:Pregunta Caliente]]

Diary

2020-08-23T17:12:41Z

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Diary

2020-08-23T16:22:30Z

Alrachels: Created page with "Diary is based off the Journal plugin. It allows a user to create a new entry each day. Each entry can be individually graded, with overall rating results being shown based on..."

Diary is based off the Journal plugin. It allows a user to create a new entry each day. Each entry can be individually graded, with overall rating results being shown based on the selected aggregate type of rating. Currently, the user can edit any entry, but cannot start a new entry on a skipped day.

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:38:05Z

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MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:34:39Z

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MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:34:18Z

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{{Infobox plugin
|type = Activity type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_mootyper
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_mootyper/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=209535
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
MooTyper is an Activity module. A course admin, manager, or teacher creates the activity and prepares it for use by selecting the mode, the lesson, keyboard layout, and all the other settings to use.

MooTyper currently, has three activity modes.

Practice mode - students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. It also allows a student to delete the results of an exercise attempt, and try it over.

Lesson mode - like practice mode, students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exercise result, and let the student try again.

Exam mode - only one exercise from a lesson is presented for the student to attempt. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exam mode result, and let the student try again.

When a student finishes any exercise, in any mode, the results are saved into a MooTyper database, so the teacher can view individual student progress. Currently, the results are NOT added to the Moodle Grade table.

==[[To use]]==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the MooTyper activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down, seletect MooTyper (assuming your installation has the plugin installed.)
# Add a title for the MooTyper activity. e.g. MooTyper - Practice - Lesson 13
# Decide whether you want to enable Open time or Close time and set them accordingly.
# At this point you can set Options, but it is more convenient to wait and do them on the next page.
# Decide whether you want to set Group mode, under Common module settings.
# Decide whether you want to set Access restrictions under Restrict access.
# Decide whether you want to set Completion tracking under Activity completion.
# Decide whether you want to set Tags under Tags.
# Decide whether you want to set Course Competencies and Upon activity completion: under Competencies Competencies.
# Click Save and display.

==[[Setup/Settings]]==
# After completing the above steps in the section, To use, you should see a page with a link to, Setup, which you should click. This page can also be accessed via the Settings button on the View page.
# Decide which Mode you want to use. Once saved, the Mode cannot be changed.
# Decide which Lesson name you want to use. Once saved, the Lesson name cannot be changed.
# Decide if you want to set a Time limit for each exercise in a Lesson. Enter the time as whole minutes. Zero minutes equals Unlimited, or no time limit for each exercise. If the Time limit expires, the exercise is halted and the current results posted.
# Decide if you want to set a Required precision. In Practice or Lesson mode, if the student does not achieve the required precision, the results in the grade pages are highlighted in red, and the student must attempt the same exercise, again, before they can proceed to a new exercise. In Exam mode, students are NOT automatically given the opportunity to try again if they do not achieve the required precision. Zero means Required precision will be ignored.
# Decide if you want to set a Required WPM (Word Per Minute) rate. This setting works the same as Required precision. Zero means Required WPM will be ignored.
# Decide whether you want the text the student is to type, is left aligned, center aligned, or right aligned.
# Turn on/off Continuous typing. On - the cursor moves for every keystroke. Off - the cursor does not advance until the correct letter is typed.
# Turn on/off Count mistyped spaces. On - every extra space typed counts as a mistake. Off - extra typed spaces are ignored and not added to the mistake count.
# Turn on/off Count all keystrokes. On - if Continuous typing is off, if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, each one is counted as a mistake. Off - if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, only the first one is counted as a mistake.
# Turn On/Off, Show keyboard. On - the selected layout is shown and gives a visual indication of which key to use to type the current character. Off - the layout must still be selected, but it will not be visible.
# Select which Keyboard layout to use. The selected layout must match the layout your Operating System is using so that mistakes can be tracked accurately, even if your have elected to NOT show the keyboard layout below the text to type.
# The rest of the settings are colors and until you have some experience, it is probably best to just use the defaults. Later, an admin, manager, or teacher can change them at any time. Colors can be entered as hex color codes, or standard HTML color names. e.g. #000000, #7FEF6C, red, pink, green, etc.

==[[Examples]]==
The screenshot below shows an example of a MooTyper activity being used to allow students to practice typing in Lesson mode. They have just finished the second of ten exercises in Lesson 13. They did not finish in allocated one minute time limit. The results of this attempt will be marked as passing because the both the Required precision (90%) and Required WPM (20) were exceeded.
[[{{ns:file}}:Moodle_mootyper.png]]

==Setup/Settings==
# After completing the above steps in the section, To use, you should see a page with a link to, Setup, which you should click. This page can also be accessed via the Settings button on the View page.
# Decide which Mode you want to use. Once saved, the Mode cannot be changed.
# Decide which Lesson name you want to use. Once saved, the Lesson name cannot be changed.
# Decide if you want to set a Time limit for each exercise in a Lesson. Enter the time as whole minutes. Zero minutes equals Unlimited, or no time limit for each exercise. If the Time limit expires, the exercise is halted and the current results posted.
# Decide if you want to set a Required precision. In Practice or Lesson mode, if the student does not achieve the required precision, the results in the grade pages are highlighted in red, and the student must attempt the same exercise, again, before they can proceed to a new exercise. In Exam mode, students are NOT automatically given the opportunity to try again if they do not achieve the required precision. Zero means Required precision will be ignored.
# Decide if you want to set a Required WPM (Word Per Minute) rate. This setting works the same as Required precision. Zero means Required WPM will be ignored.
# Decide whether you want the text the student is to type, is left aligned, center aligned, or right aligned.
# Turn on/off Continuous typing. On - the cursor moves for every keystroke. Off - the cursor does not advance until the correct letter is typed.
# Turn on/off Count mistyped spaces. On - every extra space typed counts as a mistake. Off - extra typed spaces are ignored and not added to the mistake count.
# Turn on/off Count all keystrokes. On - if Continuous typing is off, if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, each one is counted as a mistake. Off - if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, only the first one is counted as a mistake.
# Turn On/Off, Show keyboard. On - the selected layout is shown and gives a visual indication of which key to use to type the current character. Off - the layout must still be selected, but it will not be visible.
# Select which Keyboard layout to use. The selected layout must match the layout your Operating System is using so that mistakes can be tracked accurately, even if your have elected to NOT show the keyboard layout below the text to type.
# The rest of the settings are colors and until you have some experience, it is probably best to just use the defaults. Later, an admin, manager, or teacher can change them at any time. Colors can be entered as hex color codes, or standard HTML color names. e.g. #000000, #7FEF6C, red, pink, green, etc.

==Examples==
The screenshot below shows an example of a MooTyper activity being used to allow students to practice typing in Lesson mode. They have just finished the second of ten exercises in Lesson 13. They did not finish in allocated one minute time limit. The results of this attempt will be marked as passing because the both the Required precision (90%) and Required WPM (20) were exceeded.
[[{{ns:file}}:Moodle_mootyper.png]]

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:33:38Z

Alrachels: /* Setup/Settings */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Activity type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_mootyper
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_mootyper/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=209535
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
MooTyper is an Activity module. A course admin, manager, or teacher creates the activity and prepares it for use by selecting the mode, the lesson, keyboard layout, and all the other settings to use.

MooTyper currently, has three activity modes.

Practice mode - students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. It also allows a student to delete the results of an exercise attempt, and try it over.

Lesson mode - like practice mode, students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exercise result, and let the student try again.

Exam mode - only one exercise from a lesson is presented for the student to attempt. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exam mode result, and let the student try again.

When a student finishes any exercise, in any mode, the results are saved into a MooTyper database, so the teacher can view individual student progress. Currently, the results are NOT added to the Moodle Grade table.

==[[To use]]==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the MooTyper activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down, seletect MooTyper (assuming your installation has the plugin installed.)
# Add a title for the MooTyper activity. e.g. MooTyper - Practice - Lesson 13
# Decide whether you want to enable Open time or Close time and set them accordingly.
# At this point you can set Options, but it is more convenient to wait and do them on the next page.
# Decide whether you want to set Group mode, under Common module settings.
# Decide whether you want to set Access restrictions under Restrict access.
# Decide whether you want to set Completion tracking under Activity completion.
# Decide whether you want to set Tags under Tags.
# Decide whether you want to set Course Competencies and Upon activity completion: under Competencies Competencies.
# Click Save and display.

==[[Setup/Settings]]==
# After completing the above steps in the section, To use, you should see a page with a link to, Setup, which you should click. This page can also be accessed via the Settings button on the View page.
# Decide which Mode you want to use. Once saved, the Mode cannot be changed.
# Decide which Lesson name you want to use. Once saved, the Lesson name cannot be changed.
# Decide if you want to set a Time limit for each exercise in a Lesson. Enter the time as whole minutes. Zero minutes equals Unlimited, or no time limit for each exercise. If the Time limit expires, the exercise is halted and the current results posted.
# Decide if you want to set a Required precision. In Practice or Lesson mode, if the student does not achieve the required precision, the results in the grade pages are highlighted in red, and the student must attempt the same exercise, again, before they can proceed to a new exercise. In Exam mode, students are NOT automatically given the opportunity to try again if they do not achieve the required precision. Zero means Required precision will be ignored.
# Decide if you want to set a Required WPM (Word Per Minute) rate. This setting works the same as Required precision. Zero means Required WPM will be ignored.
# Decide whether you want the text the student is to type, is left aligned, center aligned, or right aligned.
# Turn on/off Continuous typing. On - the cursor moves for every keystroke. Off - the cursor does not advance until the correct letter is typed.
# Turn on/off Count mistyped spaces. On - every extra space typed counts as a mistake. Off - extra typed spaces are ignored and not added to the mistake count.
# Turn on/off Count all keystrokes. On - if Continuous typing is off, if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, each one is counted as a mistake. Off - if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, only the first one is counted as a mistake.
# Turn On/Off, Show keyboard. On - the selected layout is shown and gives a visual indication of which key to use to type the current character. Off - the layout must still be selected, but it will not be visible.
# Select which Keyboard layout to use. The selected layout must match the layout your Operating System is using so that mistakes can be tracked accurately, even if your have elected to NOT show the keyboard layout below the text to type.
# The rest of the settings are colors and until you have some experience, it is probably best to just use the defaults. Later, an admin, manager, or teacher can change them at any time. Colors can be entered as hex color codes, or standard HTML color names. e.g. #000000, #7FEF6C, red, pink, green, etc.

==[[Examples]]==

==Setup/Settings==
# After completing the above steps in the section, To use, you should see a page with a link to, Setup, which you should click. This page can also be accessed via the Settings button on the View page.
# Decide which Mode you want to use. Once saved, the Mode cannot be changed.
# Decide which Lesson name you want to use. Once saved, the Lesson name cannot be changed.
# Decide if you want to set a Time limit for each exercise in a Lesson. Enter the time as whole minutes. Zero minutes equals Unlimited, or no time limit for each exercise. If the Time limit expires, the exercise is halted and the current results posted.
# Decide if you want to set a Required precision. In Practice or Lesson mode, if the student does not achieve the required precision, the results in the grade pages are highlighted in red, and the student must attempt the same exercise, again, before they can proceed to a new exercise. In Exam mode, students are NOT automatically given the opportunity to try again if they do not achieve the required precision. Zero means Required precision will be ignored.
# Decide if you want to set a Required WPM (Word Per Minute) rate. This setting works the same as Required precision. Zero means Required WPM will be ignored.
# Decide whether you want the text the student is to type, is left aligned, center aligned, or right aligned.
# Turn on/off Continuous typing. On - the cursor moves for every keystroke. Off - the cursor does not advance until the correct letter is typed.
# Turn on/off Count mistyped spaces. On - every extra space typed counts as a mistake. Off - extra typed spaces are ignored and not added to the mistake count.
# Turn on/off Count all keystrokes. On - if Continuous typing is off, if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, each one is counted as a mistake. Off - if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, only the first one is counted as a mistake.
# Turn On/Off, Show keyboard. On - the selected layout is shown and gives a visual indication of which key to use to type the current character. Off - the layout must still be selected, but it will not be visible.
# Select which Keyboard layout to use. The selected layout must match the layout your Operating System is using so that mistakes can be tracked accurately, even if your have elected to NOT show the keyboard layout below the text to type.
# The rest of the settings are colors and until you have some experience, it is probably best to just use the defaults. Later, an admin, manager, or teacher can change them at any time. Colors can be entered as hex color codes, or standard HTML color names. e.g. #000000, #7FEF6C, red, pink, green, etc.

==Examples==
The screenshot below shows an example of a MooTyper activity being used to allow students to practice typing in Lesson mode. They have just finished the second of ten exercises in Lesson 13. They did not finish in allocated one minute time limit. The results of this attempt will be marked as passing because the both the Required precision (90%) and Required WPM (20) were exceeded.
[[{{ns:file}}:Moodle_mootyper.png]]

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:33:06Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:32:34Z

Alrachels: /* To use */

{{Infobox plugin
|type = Activity type
|entry =https://moodle.org/plugins/pluginversions.php?plugin=mod_mootyper
|tracker = https://github.com/drachels/moodle-mod_mootyper/issues
|discussion = https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=209535
|maintainer = [[User:AL Rachels|AL Rachels]]
|float = right
}}
MooTyper is an Activity module. A course admin, manager, or teacher creates the activity and prepares it for use by selecting the mode, the lesson, keyboard layout, and all the other settings to use.

MooTyper currently, has three activity modes.

Practice mode - students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. It also allows a student to delete the results of an exercise attempt, and try it over.

Lesson mode - like practice mode, students proceed through a lesson in the order of the exercises listed in the lesson. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exercise result, and let the student try again.

Exam mode - only one exercise from a lesson is presented for the student to attempt. Only an admin, manager, or teacher can delete an exam mode result, and let the student try again.

When a student finishes any exercise, in any mode, the results are saved into a MooTyper database, so the teacher can view individual student progress. Currently, the results are NOT added to the Moodle Grade table.

==[[To use]]==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the MooTyper activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down, seletect MooTyper (assuming your installation has the plugin installed.)
# Add a title for the MooTyper activity. e.g. MooTyper - Practice - Lesson 13
# Decide whether you want to enable Open time or Close time and set them accordingly.
# At this point you can set Options, but it is more convenient to wait and do them on the next page.
# Decide whether you want to set Group mode, under Common module settings.
# Decide whether you want to set Access restrictions under Restrict access.
# Decide whether you want to set Completion tracking under Activity completion.
# Decide whether you want to set Tags under Tags.
# Decide whether you want to set Course Competencies and Upon activity completion: under Competencies Competencies.
# Click Save and display.

==[[Setup/Settings]]==
==[[Examples]]==

==To use==
# Login and navigate to your Moodle course.
# Turn editing on.
# Go to the topic you would like to add the MooTyper activity to, then from the Add an activity drop down, seletect MooTyper (assuming your installation has the plugin installed.)
# Add a title for the MooTyper activity. e.g. MooTyper - Practice - Lesson 13
# Decide whether you want to enable Open time or Close time and set them accordingly.
# At this point you can set Options, but it is more convenient to wait and do them on the next page.
# Decide whether you want to set Group mode, under Common module settings.
# Decide whether you want to set Access restrictions under Restrict access.
# Decide whether you want to set Completion tracking under Activity completion.
# Decide whether you want to set Tags under Tags.
# Decide whether you want to set Course Competencies and Upon activity completion: under Competencies Competencies.
# Click Save and display.

==Setup/Settings==
# After completing the above steps in the section, To use, you should see a page with a link to, Setup, which you should click. This page can also be accessed via the Settings button on the View page.
# Decide which Mode you want to use. Once saved, the Mode cannot be changed.
# Decide which Lesson name you want to use. Once saved, the Lesson name cannot be changed.
# Decide if you want to set a Time limit for each exercise in a Lesson. Enter the time as whole minutes. Zero minutes equals Unlimited, or no time limit for each exercise. If the Time limit expires, the exercise is halted and the current results posted.
# Decide if you want to set a Required precision. In Practice or Lesson mode, if the student does not achieve the required precision, the results in the grade pages are highlighted in red, and the student must attempt the same exercise, again, before they can proceed to a new exercise. In Exam mode, students are NOT automatically given the opportunity to try again if they do not achieve the required precision. Zero means Required precision will be ignored.
# Decide if you want to set a Required WPM (Word Per Minute) rate. This setting works the same as Required precision. Zero means Required WPM will be ignored.
# Decide whether you want the text the student is to type, is left aligned, center aligned, or right aligned.
# Turn on/off Continuous typing. On - the cursor moves for every keystroke. Off - the cursor does not advance until the correct letter is typed.
# Turn on/off Count mistyped spaces. On - every extra space typed counts as a mistake. Off - extra typed spaces are ignored and not added to the mistake count.
# Turn on/off Count all keystrokes. On - if Continuous typing is off, if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, each one is counted as a mistake. Off - if you hit the same wrong key multiple times, only the first one is counted as a mistake.
# Turn On/Off, Show keyboard. On - the selected layout is shown and gives a visual indication of which key to use to type the current character. Off - the layout must still be selected, but it will not be visible.
# Select which Keyboard layout to use. The selected layout must match the layout your Operating System is using so that mistakes can be tracked accurately, even if your have elected to NOT show the keyboard layout below the text to type.
# The rest of the settings are colors and until you have some experience, it is probably best to just use the defaults. Later, an admin, manager, or teacher can change them at any time. Colors can be entered as hex color codes, or standard HTML color names. e.g. #000000, #7FEF6C, red, pink, green, etc.

==Examples==
The screenshot below shows an example of a MooTyper activity being used to allow students to practice typing in Lesson mode. They have just finished the second of ten exercises in Lesson 13. They did not finish in allocated one minute time limit. The results of this attempt will be marked as passing because the both the Required precision (90%) and Required WPM (20) were exceeded.
[[{{ns:file}}:Moodle_mootyper.png]]

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:32:02Z

Alrachels: /* To use */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:30:46Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:25:35Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:23:58Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:21:53Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:17:14Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:13:24Z

Alrachels: /* Examples */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:03:20Z

Alrachels: /* Examples */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T18:02:48Z

Alrachels: /* Setup */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:48:38Z

Alrachels: /* Setup */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:24:19Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:22:14Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:21:54Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:16:20Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:15:32Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T17:03:04Z

Alrachels: /* To use */

MooTyper

2020-06-24T16:50:07Z

Alrachels:

Fil:Moodle mootyper.png

2020-06-24T16:48:01Z

Alrachels:

MooTyper

2020-06-24T16:46:05Z

Alrachels: