This is a test site. Any changes will be lost!

My Moodle: Difference between revisions

From MoodleDocs
m (French link)
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
My Moodle is a dashboard interface that can be used to show Moodle site users only the courses that they are currently enrolled in, or are teaching.
My Moodle is a customisable "dashboard" page for providing users with links to their courses and activities within them, such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments. This feature is available in Moodle 1.6 onwards.
[[Image:My Moodle demo1.JPG|500px|center]]
[[Image:My Moodle demo1.JPG|thumb|My Moodle page]]


==Activating My Moodle==
To enable the My Moodle dashboard (in Moodle 1.7+) so that students only see the courses that they are enrolled in, you must:


# Login as a site admin.
==Enabling My Moodle==
# Locate the '''Site Configuration''' block on Moodle's home page.
# Click on '''Appearances''' and scroll down the menu that appears and click on the '''My Moodle''' link.
# Check the box near the '''Force users to use My Moodle''' field and click '''Save changes''' at the bottom of the page.


* To prevent users from hiding sticky blocks un check the Appearances > Themes> Theme settings > "Allow users to hide blocks" box.
To enable My Moodle, click the "Force users to use My Moodle" checkbox in ''Administration > Appearance > My Moodle'' (Moodle 1.7 onwards) or set ''mymoodleredirect'' to Yes in ''Administration > Configuration > Variables > Miscellaneous'' (Moodle 1.6)
* You may also allow users to create and configure their own sideblocks on the '''My Moodle''' dashboard by making sure the button in the upper right-hand side of the page is set to '''Edit this page'''. To return to the non edit more the student can click "Normal mode"


== Sticky blocks in My Moodle ==
== Sticky blocks in My Moodle==
The administrator can select which [[Blocks (teacher)| block]] type ([[Sticky blocks]]) will appear when users login and are automatically taken to their '''My Moodle''' dashboard:
{{Moodle 1.7}}
From Moodle 1.7 onwards, an administrator can choose which blocks appear on the My Moodle page i.e. [[Sticky blocks|sticky blocks]]:


# Login as a site admin.
# In ''Administration > Appearance > Sticky blocks'' (in 1.7 or 1.8) or ''Administration > Modules > Blocks > Sticky blocks'' (in 1.9 onwards) choose "My Moodle" from the drop-down "Page type to configure" menu
# Locate the '''Site Administration''' block on Moodle's home page.
# Select the required blocks from the "Add a block" drop-down menu. Configure each block as desired.
# Click on '''Appearances''' and scroll down the menu that appears and click on the '''Sticky blocks''' link.
# Reposition blocks using the arrow icons in the block headers.
# Locate the '''Page type to configure''' drop-down menu and select '''My Moodle'''.
 
# Select the desired block from the '''Add...''' drop-down menu that appears within the '''Blocks''' sideblock. Configure each block as desired. Each block may also be placed using the arrow icons in the block header.
==Managing blocks==
 
{{Moodle 1.8}}From Moodle 1.8 onwards, users are allowed to add blocks to their My Moodle page. This can be prevented by editing the [[Authenticated user|authenticated user]] role and changing the [[Capabilities/moodle/my:manageblocks|moodle/my:manageblocks]] capability from allow to not set.
 
==See also==
 
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=39161 Version 1.6 and My Moodle Page] forum discussion
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=77057 Extending "My Moodle"] forum discussion


[[fr:Mon Moodle]]
[[fr:Mon Moodle]]

Latest revision as of 14:00, 14 March 2008

My Moodle is a customisable "dashboard" page for providing users with links to their courses and activities within them, such as unread forum posts and upcoming assignments. This feature is available in Moodle 1.6 onwards.

My Moodle page


Enabling My Moodle

To enable My Moodle, click the "Force users to use My Moodle" checkbox in Administration > Appearance > My Moodle (Moodle 1.7 onwards) or set mymoodleredirect to Yes in Administration > Configuration > Variables > Miscellaneous (Moodle 1.6)

Sticky blocks in My Moodle

Moodle1.7


From Moodle 1.7 onwards, an administrator can choose which blocks appear on the My Moodle page i.e. sticky blocks:

  1. In Administration > Appearance > Sticky blocks (in 1.7 or 1.8) or Administration > Modules > Blocks > Sticky blocks (in 1.9 onwards) choose "My Moodle" from the drop-down "Page type to configure" menu
  2. Select the required blocks from the "Add a block" drop-down menu. Configure each block as desired.
  3. Reposition blocks using the arrow icons in the block headers.

Managing blocks

Moodle1.8

From Moodle 1.8 onwards, users are allowed to add blocks to their My Moodle page. This can be prevented by editing the authenticated user role and changing the moodle/my:manageblocks capability from allow to not set.

See also

Retrieved from "https://docs.moodle.org/test/index.php?title=My_Moodle&oldid=33616"
Powered by MediaWiki