Moodle User Guide OSGOODE COURSE WEBSITES. Nyree L Mahadeo OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL YORK UNIVERSITY

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1 Mdle User Guide OSGOODE COURSE WEBSITES Nyree L Mahade OSGOODE HALL LAW SCHOOL YORK UNIVERSITY

2 Table f Cntents Getting Started... 3 Mdle Lgin and Navigatin... 3 Lgging In... 3 Navigating in Mdle... 3 Steps t make yur curse website student-ready... 5 Managing yur prfile... 8 Curse Management Managing Curse Design Cnfiguring Curse Settings Curse Frmat & Design Using and Managing Blcks Using Blcks Managing Blcks Using the HTML Blck Adding users t yur curse Abut Grups and Grupings Grups Creating Grups Adding Users t Grups Aut-creating Grups Mdifying and deleting Grups Creating Grupings Restricting access t resurce and activity Using cmpletin tracking Managing Cmmunicatin Using Curse Annuncements Using Chat Rms Cntent & Learning Resurces Abut curse cntent and learning resurces Adding curse pages Uplading and managing files Adding Files

3 Adding Flders Discussin Frums: An Overview Using Discussin Frums Linking t Websites Assessment & Evaluatin Managing Assignments Using assignments Managing and Grading Assignments Using Quizzes Quiz: An verview Creating a Quiz Adding and rganizing questins Preview Quiz Managing quiz attempts

4 Getting Started Mdle Lgin and Navigatin T lgin t Mdle yu must have an active MyOsgde accunt. If yu d nt have ne, yu can request t have it created by sending an t help@sgde.yrku.ca. Lgging In 1. Enter yur MyOsgde credentials in the Username and Passwrd fields. 2. Click Lg in t authenticate. The My Curses page appears shwing the list f yur curses. Navigating in Mdle The My Curses page illustrated belw is the starting pint fr all curses yu are assciated with as an instructr, teaching assistant r student. This page is divided int three sectins. On the left are tw blcks, Navigatin and Administratin. The term blck refers t a particular cluster f cnfigurable settings. Each blck will have a unique name. Blcks can be added t r remved frm a curse. See the Using and Managing Blcks training dcument fr mre details. The Navigatin blck allws yu t navigate between and within a curse. This blck is available t yu frm the initial lgin page, My Curses and thrughut Mdle. The Administratin blck is a cntextual blck, which ffers different setting ptins depending n yur current lcatin in Mdle. It is a cmmnly used blck when building and mdifying a curse r curse activities and resurces. The > symbl indicates that sub-ptins exist in a particular categry. Clicking n each > symbl will reveal additinal ptins in that menu. 3

5 The middle sectin f the page displays a list f yur curses. A curse title listed in grey and dimmed indicates that it is hidden frm students. All new curses are nt visible t students by default. Students will nt see hidden curses listed n their My curses page but instructrs will. Instructrs can change the visible status f a curse n the Curse Settings page frm the Administratin blck in rder t make it visible t students. The curses that are available t students are listed in red. Yu can custmize the curses and curse related ntificatins are listed. 4

6 Steps t make yur curse website student-ready At the beginning f a curse, there are a number f steps instructrs need t take in rder t get their curse websites ready. These include setting the curse frmat and layut, adding and rganizing the cntent, and making the curse visible t the students. The fllwing list utlines the brad steps instructrs shuld take in rder t make their curses ready fr students. 1. Add TAs and c-teachers As a curse instructr, yu are autmatically assigned the rle f Teacher in yur curses. This rle allws yu t cntrl many things within yur curse including adding new users. Yu may want t add TAs, c-teachers r clleagues t yur curse. Yu are able t assign different rles fr each user depending n which privileges yu want each user t have. Students are added t all curses autmatically. Fr mre infrmatin n adding users t yur curse, refer t the Adding Users t yur Curse dcumentatin page. 2. Cnfigure Curse Settings Befre adding cntent t yur curse, it is imprtant t cnfigure a few settings that will affect hw the curse is rganized and presented t students. All majr curse ptins can be accessed frm the Edit settings link n the Administratin blck frm the curse hmepage. The fllwing cnfiguratins are critical t the initial set up f yur curse: General Curse Start date Visible Curse Frmat Frmat Number f sectins Curse layut Grups Grup mde Fr mre infrmatin n cnfiguring yur curse, refer t the Custmizing Curse Settings dcumentatin page. 5

7 3. Set up Sectin Tpics Once the curse frmat has been cnfigured, yu will be able t custmize the tpic sectins f yur curse. If yu have selected Weekly frmat, the date will autmatically be added as sectin titles. Otherwise, the default sectin titles will be Tpic 1, Tpic 2, etc. Yu can easily edit these sectin titles and add a descriptin r summary f the sectin by clicking the Edit summary icn belw the sectin title. If the Edit summary icn is nt visible ensure edit mde is turned n by clicking n Turn editing n buttn n tp right crner f the page. Fr mre infrmatin n setting up sectin tpics, refer t the Frmatting Curse Layut dcumentatin page. 4. Add Curse Cntent The type f cntent in a curse website is divided int tw brad categries: Resurces and Activities. Resurces cmprise f the materials available including upladed files, links t web pages and vides, and ther cntent. Activities are typically used as a way fr students t engage with the cntent and als fr assessment purpses. These include discussin frums, assignments, quizzes, etc. Resurces Bk File Flder f files Label Page Tabbed Display URL Activities Online and Offline Assignments Chat Chice Database Feedback Discussin Frum Glssary Jurnal Quiz The cntent f a curse can be added at any time and is generally rganized by sectin tpic. Fr mre infrmatin n adding cntent t yur curse, refer t the Abut Curse Cntent and Learning Resurces dcumentatin page. 5. Custmize Blcks On the left and right sides f the curse hmepage, yu will see several Blcks with grey title bars. These blcks ffer specialized tls fr curse management including administrative and navigatinal functinality. 6

8 By default, yur curse will have the Navigatin, Administratin, and Recent Activity blcks. Hwever, several ther blcks are available that instructrs and/r students may find useful in managing the curse. Fr mre infrmatin n setting up blcks, refer t the Using and Managing Blcks dcumentatin page. 6. Set up the Gradebk Mdle includes a built-in gradebk in each curse. Curse gradebks are made available t all students in a Mdle curse by default; hwever, the curse instructr can determine which grades t display. Each student can see nly their wn curse grades and nt the grades f thers. Gradable Mdle activities include Assignment, Quiz, Frum, Glssary, Database, Jurnal and thers. Gradebk clumns can als be added as needed fr ffline r manual grading activities. It is imprtant t set the grading scheme and add items t the gradebk at the beginning f the semester. Otherwise, as individual grades are added, the curse grade displayed t students may nt be an accurate representatin f their true standing in the curse. Yu may als pt t hide the curse grade frm students t avid any cnfusin. Fr mre infrmatin n the Gradebk, refer t the Abut the Gradebk and Step-by-step Guide t Setting up the Gradebk dcumentatin pages. 7. Make Curse Visible t Students By default a curse is nt initially visible t students, allwing instructrs the pprtunity t wrk n the curse befre making it available t students. This includes adding cntent and assessment activities, and setting up the Gradebk. When yu are ready t display the curse t students, yu can change the Visible setting t Shw n the Edit curse settings page. Refer t the figure belw t lcate the specific ptin n the Edit curse settings page. Edit Curse settings with Visible ptin highlighted Fr mre infrmatin n cnfiguring yur curse, refer t the Custmizing Curse Settings dcumentatin page. 7

9 Managing yur prfile Yur Mdle prfile includes infrmatin abut yu, such as yur name, address, and lcatin. After lgging in t Mdle, yu will see yur name at the tp right f the brwser windw which links t yur Mdle prfile. Yu can als access yur prfile frm the Navigatin blck. When editing yur prfile, sme settings are mandatry while thers may nt be available t yu as they are lcked by the system. Settings that have a symbl next t them ffer brief help n that particular setting. Simply click n the symbl and a dialgue bx will pen with additinal details abut the setting. Fllw these steps t mdify yur prfile infrmatin. 1. Frm My Curses page click the Edit prfile link in the Administratin blck. 2. Specify wh can see yur address by selecting the apprpriate ptin frm the display drp-dwn menu. 3. Select the desired frmat ptin frm the frmat drp-dwn menu. Mdern clients display HTML frmatted messages, therefre, yu shuld leave the default setting Pretty HTML frmat. 4. Select the desired ptin frm the digest type drp-dwn menu. This setting is particularly imprtant if yu are using Frums in yur curse since it determines hw frum messages will be sent t yu. N digest (single per frum pst): This ptin will send yu a separate e- mail message fr each pst made in a frum. This will depends n hw many frums yu are subscribed t and hw active they are. Cmplete (daily with full psts): This ptin will cmbine all frum psts int ne message Subjects (daily with subjects nly): This ptin will send yu an message that includes nly a list f links t new frum pst subjects fr the day, including authrs. Yu can click the subject link in the digest t view the cmplete frum pst n Mdle. 5. Frm the Frum aut-subscribe drp-dwn menu, specify whether Mdle will autmatically subscribe yu t a frum after yur initial pst. If set, this ptin will check t see if yu are already subscribed t a discussin frum when yu pst a reply t it. Yu can unsubscribe frm a frum at any time. 6. Specify whether yu want t keep track f new psts made in frums frm the Frum tracking: drp-dwn menu. Selecting Yes: highlight new psts fr me will highlight frum messages that yu have nt yet read s that yu can quickly see what s new. 8

10 Althugh the setting yu chse here will be the default behaviur fr any Frum created in the curse, it is als pssible t change the settings fr individual Frums. 7. Specify the desired text frmatting ptin frm the text editr drp-dwn list. It is recmmended t use the Default editr. 8. Enter infrmatin yu want t share abut yurself in the Descriptin text bx. This descriptin will be visible t all curse participants. 9. Add a picture t yur prfile in the User picture sectin by clicking the Add link r dragging the file frm yur lcal cmputer and drp it in the marked area (dashed rectangle). The picture will display wherever yur prfile infrmatin is used such as in Frums r when smene views yur prfile. 10. Enter any Additinal names in the relevant bxes as desired. 11. Enter a list f interests separated by cmmas in the List f interests text bx. 12. Use the Optinal settings if yu wish t ffer mre cntact infrmatin t yur students. 13. Click Update prfile at the bttm f the screen t apply the settings t yur prfile. 9

11 Curse Management Managing Curse Design Cnfiguring Curse Settings The curse setting page cntains all f the imprtant ptins fr yur curse such as making the curse available t students, and enabling grups. Yu can als use this page t change the name and descriptin as well as hw yur curse is rganized. 1. T access the Curse settings page, click Edit settings in the Administratin blck. 2. Click Expand all t expand each f the sectins and reveal the ptins. Make the apprpriate settings changes in each sectin as described belw. General 1. If yu wuld like t use a different name than the default, edit the Curse shrt name. The curse shrt name is used as a prefix t the subject f frum ntificatins. In previus versins f Mdle, this setting was named Availability. 2. T make the curse available t students, select Shw frm the Visible drp-dwn list. By default yur curse is nt visible t students, allwing yu the pprtunity t wrk n yur curse befre it is visible t students. 3. Select the curse start date frm the Curse Start Date drp-dwn lists. If yu are using a weekly layut verify that the Curse Start Date is crrectly set; therwise, dates listed in weekly curse sectins may nt cincide with actual weekly dates. 10

12 Descriptin 1. Enter a brief descriptin f the curse in the Curse Summary field. This descriptin will be visible alng with the curse title in the My Curses page and in search results. Curse Frmat 1. Select yur preferred curse layut frm the Frmat drp-dwn list. Tpics frmat: The curse is rganized int sectins by tpic. Weekly frmat: The curse is rganized int sectins by week, with the first week starting n the curse start date. 2. Select the number f sectins t be displayed n yur curse page frm the Number f sectins drp-dwn list. Decreasing the number f sectins (tpic/weekly) displayed n the curse hme page will hide the resurce and activities within thse sectins frm students. When editing is turned n, the hidden sectins will be displayed as rphaned activities. Althugh the cntent within the sectin is hidden frm students, yu can share the URL f the activities/resurces with yur students. 3. Select the apprpriate ptin frm the Hidden sectins drp-dwn list. The ptins affect hw the sectins n the main curse page behave when set t hidden. Hidden sectins are shwn in cllapsed frm will display nly the tpic title r week date. Curse resurces and activities cntained in the sectin will be hidden frm view. Hidden sectins are cmpletely invisible will hide the sectin cmpletely. These ptins affect the student view nly. Instructrs will see 11

13 the hidden sectin. 4. Select whether the entire curse is displayed n ne page r split ver several pages (ne tpic sectin per page) by selecting the applicable ptin frm the Curse Layut drp-dwn list. Appearance 1. Select the preferred number f news items t display in the Latest News blck (n the curse hme page) frm the News items t shw drp-dwn list. 2. Leave the Shw gradebk t students field as default (Yes) t display grades f activities t students. 3. Leave the Shw activity reprts field as default (N) t allw students t view the listings f their cntributins, such as frum psts r assignment submissins and activity lgs. When enabled, the student will nly see a reprt f his/her wn activities. Files and Uplads If required, select an alternate file uplad size frm the Maximum uplad size drpdwn list. The default is 100MB, which is als the recmmended file limit. Activity mdules als include a maximum uplad size setting fr further restricting the file size. This setting determines the largest size f a file that can be upladed t the curse. Cmpletin Tracking Select yur preferred Cmpletin tracking ptin frm the drp-dwn list. Cmpletin tracking allws resurces and activities t be marked cmpleted manually r when certain cnditins have been met. See Using cmpletin tracking fr mre infrmatin. 12

14 Grups 1. Select yur preferred Grup mde frm the drp-dwn list. Mdle supprts three grup mdes: Nne: N grups are set. Separate: Grups members cannt see r access the wrk f students in ther grups. 2. Visible: Everyne's wrk is viewable by all, but nly members f each grup can edit r add new data within their wn grup activities. See Grups and Grupings fr mre infrmatin n setting up grups. We recmmend leaving Frce grup mde set t n. If set t yes, it wil autmatically apply the grup mde selected fr all curse activities and resurces, verriding the individual grup settings. 3. Select any Default gruping, where applicable. Rle Renaming Rle Renaming allws yu t change the way different kinds f users are labelled within the curse. Fr example, yu may prefer the term instructr rather than the default name, Teacher r the term learner rather than the default, student. Changing a rle name des nt affect privileges r permissins. 1. T change ne r mre f the rle names, type yur preferred rle name(s) in the apprpriate text bx(es). Click Save changes t apply any changes. Curse Frmat & Design Once yu have lgged in t Mdle, the My Curses page lists all curses yu are assciated with either as an instructr, teaching assistant r student. Students will see a very similar page when they lg in t Mdle, which will cntain all curses they are registered in and that have been made available t them. The curse title displayed in red indicates it is available t students, a grey title indicates that the curse is nt yet available t students even if they are registered in it. As an instructr yu can make the curse available t yur students when yu wuld like them t see the curse. T enter a curse, click n the curse name frm the My Curses page. The curse main page will appear and is divided int three sectins, left, middle, and right. The left 13

15 and right sectins will display blcks, which prvide access t varius activities, resurces and settings. The middle area f the curse main page is yur wrkspace and will cntain learning materials yu will incrprate int yur curse such as dcuments, files, assignments, quizzes, discussin frums and s n. This area is divided int sectins, r tpics, which can be rganized by week r by tpic. The first tpic displayed n the curse page is a general tpic where yu can put a welcme message, the syllabus r any ther dcuments that are nt related t individual sectins f the curse. Curse Frmat There are tw frmat ptins fr yur curse: Weekly and Tpic. Weekly Frmat Weekly frmat will autmatically create ne tpic fr each week starting n the specified Curse start date fr as many weeks as specified in the Number f Sectins ptin. Fr example, if yu specify the curse starts n September 6 and has 13 sectins, Mdle will generate 13 sectins, ne fr each week starting September 13. By default, the sectin titles will be the dates fr the crrespnding weeks. These titles can be edited. Please nte that if yu chse the weekly frmat, yu will need t factr in Reading Week r ther hlidays in rder fr the curse t finish n the apprpriate date. Fr example, if the semester is 12 weeks, but there is a ne week break, yu shuld specify 13 sectins fr the curse. Mdle will create a sectin fr all 13 weeks. Yu culd chse t use the extra week fr review materials, r yu culd hide it s that students will nt be able t see it. Tpics Frmat Tpics frmat allws instructrs t be slightly mre flexible in the rganizatin f curse materials. Instructrs select the number f sectins fr the curse, and then name the sectin titles as apprpriate. Fr example, if a unit f study r tpic expands mre than a week, it might be cnvenient t rganize them in the same sectin as ppsed t rganizing them by week. Whether the curse uses weekly r tpics frmat, it is always pssible t add mre sectins thrughut the curse as needed, thugh we d nt recmmend decreasing the number f sectins as yu might risk deleting existing cntent. Curse Layut Yu can change the layut f yur curse frm the Edit curse settings page, which can be accessed frm the Edit settings link n the Administratin blck n the curse hmepage. 14

16 Managing Sectins Once the curse layut and frmat have been set up, yu will be able t custmize the tpic sectins f yur curse. If yu have selected Weekly frmat, the sectin titles will autmatically have the dates added t them. Otherwise, the default sectin titles will be Tpic 1, Tpic 2, etc. Changing Sectin Titles Yu can easily edit these sectin titles and add a descriptin r summary f the sectin when Editing is turned n by clicking the Edit Summary icn belw the sectin title. The Summary f Tpic settings page appears, where yu can change the Sectin name and ptinally add a summary r descriptin f the tpic. If yu want t change the Sectin name, be sure that the Use default sectin name bx is unchecked. Mving, Hiding and Highlighting Sectins It is als pssible t rearrange tpic sectins, hide them frm students and highlight them using the fllwing icns when Editing is turned n: allws yu t mve the sectin alng with all its cntent arund using drag and drp. and is a tggle icn t hide r shw the blck frm student view. allws yu t highlight the item as the current tpic r week. Once yu are satisfied with the set up f yur sectin tpics, yu can begin adding cntent t yur curse. Fr mre infrmatin n adding Resurce and Activities t yur curses, see ur Abut Curse Cntent and Learning Resurces dcumentatin page. Managing Resurces and Activities T edit the curse, yu will need t turn editing n, which will display editing icns assciated with all editable items such as activities, resurces and blcks. Click Turn editing n at tp right f yur curse. Yu will be able t edit the activities and resurces using the editing icns and the Edit drp-dwn menu assciated with each item. allws yu t mve the activity r resurce between and within tpics using drag and drp. 15

17 allws yu t change the activity r resurce name inline directly n the curse hmepage. allws yu t assign a particular user with a different rle than the curse default fr that activity r resurce. The Edit drp-dwn actin menu includes the fllwing ptins: Mve right allws yu t indent the cntent t the right Hide and Shw tggle icn between hide r shw. When the Hide icn is displayed, the activity is visible t students; when the Shw icn is displayed, the activity is hidden frm students. Duplicate allws yu t make a cpy the activity r resurce quickly. Assign rles allws yu t assign a particular user with a different rle than the curse default fr that activity r resurce. Delete will delete the particular activity r resurce. Adding Headings, Text and Images t yur Curse Hmepage Yu can use Labels t add text r images t the sectins. Fr example, yu may want t add headings, such as Readings and Assignments in each f the sectins t rganize yur cntent. This is particularly helpful if yu have a lt f items in each sectin. Yu can als add images r shrt snippets f text t intrduce an activity r resurce. Blcks On the left and right sides f the curse hmepage yu will see several Blcks with grey title bars. A Blck is a small area f a Mdle page that ffers specialized functinality. The placement f blcks can be custmized n the curse hmepage, and a variety f blcks can be added that ffer additinal functinality. Fr mre infrmatin n using blcks, see ur Using and Managing Blcks dcumentatin page. 16

18 Using and Managing Blcks Using Blcks On the left and right sides f the curse hmepage yu will see several Blcks with grey title bars. A Blck is a small area f a Mdle page that ffers specialized functinality. By default, new empty curses will have certain blcks pre-laded; hwever, blcks can be added and remved as required. There are a variety f ptinal blcks that instructrs and students may find useful in managing their curses. An imprtant cnsideratin when adding blcks t yur curse is the relevance f the infrmatin. Because f their prminence n the curse hmepage, blcks shuld generally cntain infrmatin that wuld be useful t students at any pint in the curse. Tpic-specific cntent is typically placed in the relevant sectin f the curse. Default Blcks By default, new blank, r empty, curse will have the Navigatin, Administratin, Recent Activity, Upcming events, and Search frums blcks. Hwever, if yur curse has been cpied frm a previus year, sme f these blcks may nt appear in yur curse. Navigatin: This blck allws users t navigate quickly t specific pages n the site r within a curse. Frm the Navigatin blck, users can navigate t specific sectins within the current curse r t ther curses. They can als access their user prfile frm this blck. Administratin: This blck cntains links t many f the curse administrative functins such as Reprts, Settings, User Management and the Gradebk. Mst f the items n this blck are nly available t users with the rle f Teacher; hwever, students will be able t access their wn grades frm this blck if the instructr has made Grades visible. Recent Activity: This blck displays any recent activity t all users since their last lgin. Fr example, if the instructr uplads a file r a student makes a psting in a Discussin Frum, an alert will appear in the Recent Activity blck. This ensures that students are alerted when instructrs uplad cntent mid-curse r messages have been added t Discussin Frums. Upcming events: The purpse f this blck is t remind students abut upcming due dates. Upcming events, such as assignment due dates and scheduled quizzes, are displayed in a list with the clsest appearing at the tp. The expected cmpletin r due date is displayed belw the event name. 17

19 Optinal Blcks Mdle als ffers many ther blcks that prvide additinal functinality. Here are sme f the blcks yu may want t cnsider adding t yur curse: Activities: This blck prvides links t grups f learning activities rganized by activity type. Fr example, clicking Assignments will take the user t a page which lists all the active assignments fr the entire curse. This is a particularly useful way f navigating quickly t a learning activity. Calendar: This blck displays a calendar f the current mnth with imprtant dates highlighted. If the user hvers ver an imprtant date, the activity due n that particular day will display. Cmments: Aside frm the Discussin Frums, this is the nly place where students are able t share cmments r resurces with their fellw students. All cmments are visible t all users, but nly authrs f the cmments and the Instructr are able t delete them. Users can als use HTML mark up t share clickable links in a cmment. HTML: This blck allws the instructr t add their wn cntent in the frm f a blck withut any knwledge f HTML. Using the text editr bx, instructrs can add text, images and links t the blck. Additinally, switching t the HTML surce editr, instructrs have the ptin f adding widgets frm ther Web sites, such as a Twitter, YuTube and many thers. Fr mre infrmatin n using HTML blcks, refer t Using the HTML Blck (belw). Fr a cmplete list f available blcks at any given time, click the Add... drp-dwn list in the Add a Blck blck f yur curse. Adding a Blck Fllw these steps t add ne r mre blcks t yur curse. 1. Click Turn editing n in the tp right hand crner. 2. Select the blck yu wuld like t add frm the Add a Blck drp-dwn list (which displays all available blcks nt already added t yur curse page). The new blck will appear n the curse hmepage as the bttm blck n either the left r right side. Managing Blcks There are several ways in which instructrs can manage blcks in a curse. In additin t being able t add, remve and rearrange blcks, it is als pssible t minimize and 18

20 dck them t create mre space. Instructrs can even hide a blck frm students and later make it available. Using the Editing Icns t Mve and Minimize Blcks When in editing mde, several editing icns will display belw the title bar f each Blck. Belw is a descriptin f each icn's functin. displays mre ptins fr managing the blck. Using the Actin Menu t Change Settings, Assign Rles, Hide and Delete the Blck The Actin drp-dwn menu reveals mre ptins fr managing individual blcks. The fllwing ptins are included in the menu: allws yu t cnfigure the settings fr the particular blck. Settings fr blcks will depend n the type f blck. Hide, and Shw the blck frm students. When it is hidden, it is minimized and the title bar is greyed-ut n the teacher's curse hmepage. allws yu t assign a particular user with a different rle than the curse default fr that activity r resurce. allws yu t remve a blck frm the curse hmepage (returns it t the Add a Blck list). When prmpted t cnfirm that yu want t delete the blck, click Yes. Using the HTML Blck Instructrs can create a blck with custmized cntent withut any knwledge f HTML such as text, images and links. It is als pssible t paste "embed cde" btained frm anther surce int the HTML surce editr t add widgets frm ther web sites, such as a Twitter. Adding Text and Images t an HTML Blck There are several reasns yu may want t add a blck with text and/r images. Yu can use the blck t prvide a custm resurce r reading list with external links, yur cntact infrmatin r ther imprtant text infrmatin that wuld be handy at any pint thrughut the curse. 1. In Mdle, turn editing n by clicking Turn editing n in the tp left-hand crner r in the Administratin blck. 2. Frm the Add a Blck blck drp-dwn list, select HTML. 19

21 3. Click the icn in the blck title bar t cnfigure the blck.the text editr pens. 4. Add yur text t the Cntent bx, and frmat it using the text editr tlbar. The bx can be expanded by clicking and dragging the bttm right crner utwards. T make mre editing ptins available, click the buttn t expand the tlbar. 5. Use the buttn n the tlbar t add links t yur blck. 6. Use the buttn n the tlbar t add images t yur blck. 7. It is recmmended t leave the default, Any type f curse main page, in the Display n page types drp-dwn list. Hwever, if yu want the particular blck t appear n all curse pages (i.e. Assignments, Quizzes, etc.), select Any page. 8. Click Save changes t add the blck. The curse hmepage appears with the new blck at the bttm f the left r right side. Mve the blck t the desired lcatin. Fr mre infrmatin n mving blcks, refer t Using Editing Icns t Mve and Minimize Blcks (abve). Adding a Widget t an HTML Blck using an Embed Cde Many Web sites generate "embed cde" fr yu t display their site's cntent in yur curse by using a widget. This embed cde is HTML that yu can cpy frm the surce and paste directly int the HTML surce editr (which is NOT the same as the Text editr) f the blck. Examples f Web sites that prvide embed cdes include: YuTube, Ggle maps, Facebk, Twitter, Pinterest, Vki, and many mre. Sme f 20

22 these sites allw yu t display nly yur wn cntent, such as Twitter and Facebk, while thers allw yu t embed cntent made publicly available by thers. Always check cpyright restrictins when using cntent that is nt yur wn. Fllw these steps t add an embedded widget t a blck t yur curse. 1. Cpy the embed cde fr yur widget frm the surce Web page. Fllw the instructins n individual Web sites fr generating the embed cde. Use the fllwing links t learn abut generating embed cdes fr: Twitter, YuTube vides, Facebk, Vki, Pinterest, Ggle maps. 2. In Mdle, turn editing n by clicking Turn editing n in the tp left-hand crner r in the Administratin blck. 3. Frm the Add a Blck blck drp-dwn list, select HTML. 4. Click the n the blck, and select Cnfigure (new HTML blck) blck. The text editr pens. Yu cannt use HTML cde in the text editr. All HTML cde must be added t the HTML surce editr. 5. Enter the Blck title. This will appear in the title bar f the blck n the curse hmepage. 6. Click n the bttm rw f the text editr tlbar t pen the HTML surce editr. The HTML surce editr appears in the text editrs place. 7. Paste yur embed cde int the editr, and click Save changes. 21

23 8. It is recmmended t leave the default, Any type f curse main page, in the Display n page types drp-dwn list. Hwever, if yu want the particular blck t appear n all curse pages (i.e. Assignments, Quizzes, etc.), select Any page. 9. Click Save changes t add the blck. The curse hmepage appears with the new blck at the bttm f the left r right side. 10. Mve the blck t the desired lcatin. Fr mre infrmatin n mving blcks, refer t Using Editing Icns t Mve and Minimize Blcks (abve). 22

24 Adding users t yur curse All Mdle users must be assigned a rle. Rles include default permissins, which define what a user can and cannt d in a curse. As a curse instructr, yu are autmatically assigned the rle f Teacher in yur curses. This rle allws yu t cntrl many things within yur curse including adding cntent, grading students, using curse administratin tls and adding new users. Althugh there are several rles defined n Mdle, teachers have the ability t manage the fllwing rles in their curses: Student can access cntent and participate in activities made available by the teacher. Teacher can add cntent, enrll users, and manage resurces, grading & assessments, and curse design & layut. Faculty Assistant can add cntent, enrll users, and manage resurces, grading & assessments, and curse design & layut. Nn-editing Teacher - can access cntent acrss the curse and has grading permissins within assessment activities. Hwever, the nn-editing teacher des nt have grading capability within the Mdle Gradebk. Students in yur curse will be autmatically enrlled (enrllment is linked t the classlist) and assigned the rle f Student. This rle allws them t view and interact with activities yu make available t them. They can als interact with ther students in the curse. Students will nt hwever be able t mdify activities, grades r the main cnfiguratin settings f yur curse. Since enrllment is autmatic, we d nt recmmend adding students manually t yur curse. If assigning a student t a nn-editing teacher rle s they can act as a TA, their student rle will be elevated and gain mre permissins, prviding access yu may nt want them t have. With this rle, they culd have grading permissin n assessment activities r items. As Teacher, yu can assign a clleague as a Nn-editing teacher t yur curse. Think f the Nn-editing teacher rle as a Teaching Assistant they can grade student wrk but cannt mdify the activities r use curse administratin tls. Hwever, the teacher rle allws yu t mdify default permissins f the Nn-editing teacher s that yu may prvide them with custmized access t curse as necessary. Adding users t yur curse Fllw these steps t add users and assign user rles: 1. Click Users in the Administratin blck t expand the menu. 23

25 2. Click Enrlled users. A list f current users, if any, shuld display. 3. Click Enrl users t add a user t yur curse. 4. Click the Assign rles drp-dwn list, and select the rle yu are assigning t the user. 5. In the search field, enter the user s address r name, then click Search. The search will wrk n partial names as well. A list f users matching yur search criteria will be displayed. 6. Click the Enrl buttn t the right f the user s name t add them t yur curse. Repeat steps 5 & 6 t add additinal users. 7. Click Finish enrlling buttn t finalize adding users t yur curse. Editing user rles/remving users frm yur curse Fllw these steps t remve users and assign user rles: 1. Click Users in the Administratin blck t expand the menu. 2. Click Enrlled users. A list f enrlled users will display. 3. Lcate the user in the list. If the enrlled users list is lng, yu can search by entering the user s address r name in the Search bx, ptinally selecting the Enrlment methd and Rle f the user, and then click Filter. T edit a user's enrlment status: 1. Click next t the user's name in the Enrlment methds clumn t edit the status and enrlment date f a user. T remve a user frm the curse: 1. Click the X next t the user's name in the Enrlment methds clumn. 2. Click the Cntinue buttn t cnfirm. T edit a user's rle: 1. Click the plus sign next t the user's name in the Rles clumn t add a rle. 2. Click the X next t the rle yu wuld like t remve t unassign it. 24

26 Abut Grups and Grupings Grups Users enrlled in a Mdle curse can be divided int grups. All user rles including students, nn-editing teachers (TA), and teachers can be assigned t ne r mre grups. Establishing grups in a curse is a separate prcess frm that f creating the activities grups will wrk with. It is imprtant t nte that just simply creating ne r mre grups des nt autmatically link them t any curse activity. Once grups have been cnfigured in a curse, they then need t be set fr use in particular curse activities, such as Frums and Assignments. If yu are planning t use grups in yur curse yu must: 1. Create grups and assciate students t them. 2. Set up the activity using the apprpriate grup mde setting. Tw methds are available t setup grups: 1. Teachers can manually create, name and assign specific students t grups. 2. Teachers can use Mdle's autmatic grup creatin utility, which creates grups based n the current curse enrlment. Typically, an activity cannt be linked t nly ne specific grup. Fr example, yu cannt have nly ne grup linked t a curse assignment. Hwever, it is pssible when cmbining grups with grupings. Users can be a member f mre than ne grup. Hwever, nte that if a user is made a member f tw grups, they will have access t activities assigned t bth thse grups. Mdle supprts three grup mdes: Nne: Grup wrk is nt enabled. Separate: Grup wrk is enabled, and grup members cannt see r access the wrk in ther grups. Visible: Grup wrk is enabled, and wrk in ther grups is viewable by all but nly members f each grup can edit r add new data within their grup wn activities. If ne f these grup mdes has been set at the curse level, students will be able t see their grup membership by clicking the Participants link in the Navigatin blck. If grup mde has been set t Separate at the curse level, users will nly see a list f members in their wn grup. Hwever if it is set t Visible, Mdle will supply a list f grups which can be selected by the user. The list f members in each visible grup will be displayed. 25

27 Grupings A Gruping is tw r mre grups jined tgether fr the purpse f ding an activity. Fr example, yu may have several smaller grups wrking n specific tasks r prjects but may want sme f thse grups t cme tgether t wrk n a prject with a brader tpic r t cmpare ntes. If grupings have been created (which als require grups t exist), an activity can be set t use nly grupings, r t use bth grupings and grups. Frm a hierarchical pint f view, curse users belng t a grup while grups belng t a gruping. One attractive feature f Gruping is that it prvides a way t assign an activity t nly ne specific grup in a curse. Other students and grups will nt have access t the activity. Using grupings can als make an activity nly display t thse wh are members f the grups that make up the gruping. It is als pssible t create a grup with ne single student then assign that grup t a gruping with the net result being that nly ne student wuld have access t any resurce linked t the gruping. Grupings can be effective when a curse has a large number f activities which need t be divided amng different student grups, r when mre cntrl ver which student grups have access t particular activities is required. Creating Grups Yu can manually add users t a grup, r autmatically by using the aut-create ptin within Mdle. The prcess f creating grups invlves setting up a grup and then assigning users t that grup. Fllw the steps belw t manually create grups in a curse. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t expand the sub-menu. 2. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 3. Click the Create grup buttn t setup a new grup. The Create Grup page appears. 4. Enter a required name in the Grup name field. An ptinal descriptin can als be included. 26

28 5. Enter an Enrlment key if yu require users with this enrlment key t be assigned t this grup. If a curse allws the ptin fr users t self-enrll using a supplied key, when a user cmpletes the enrlment prcess, they will autmatically be assigned t the Grup. 6. Uplad r drag and drp an image if yu wuld like t assciate images with grups. It will display when adding members t the grup and as a thumbnail in the activities. 7. Click the Save changes buttn t add the new grup and return t Grups page. Repeat steps 3-6 t create additinal grups. Adding Users t Grups Adding Users t Grups - Optin 1 Use this ptin when the ttal number f users enrlled in the curse is belw 100 and/r when yu want t search fr the user(s) t add int grups. Fllw these steps t add users t a Grup. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t expand the sub-menu. 2. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 3. Click the grup name t add users t frm the Grups list. 4. Click Add/remve users in the Members f Grup clumn n the right. 27

29 5. Click the name f the user t add frm the Ptential members list n the right. Yu can select mre than ne user by Ctrl+Click (Windws PC) r Cmd+Click (Mac). 6. Click Add t add the selected user(s) t the Grup members list. Repeat adding users as necessary. T remve a user frm the Grup members list, click the name f the user(s) and then click Remve. 7. Click Back t grups when yu have finished adding users t the grup. Adding Users t Grups - Optin 2 When there are mre than 100 users in yur curse, Mdle will display T many users (xxx) t shw in the Ptential members list. In this case, yu will need t use the search functin t add individual users t the grup. Alternatively, yu can assign users t a grup by selecting frm the list f Enrlled users. Fllw the steps belw t add users t a Grup. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t expand the sub-menu. 2. Click the Enrlled users link. The list f curse users will display. 3. Lcate the user yu want t assign t a grup frm the list f enrlled users. If the alphabetical list is t lng, yu will need t click t the Next page t lcate the user. 4. Click the sign within the Grups clumn t add the user t a grup. 28

30 5. Select the grup t add the user t frm the Add user int grup drp-dwn menu. 6. Click the Save changes buttn t add the user int the grup and return t the Enrlled users list. Yu can cntinue t add additinal users int grups. Aut-creating Grups In additin t being able t manually add users t a grup, yu can als create grups autmatically by using the Aut-create ptin. Fllw these steps t use the Aut-create feature t add grups in a curse. 1. Click the Users menu in the Settings blck t reveal additinal items. 2. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 3. Click the Aut-create grup buttn. The Aut-create grups ptins windw appears. T create grups based n specified number f grups/members: 29

31 1. Click Expand all t expand the the windw and display all the ptins available. 2. Change the Naming schema if required. symbl is used t create grups with names cntaining letters. Fr example will generate grups named Grup A, Grup B, Grup C, etc. The # symbl is used t create grups with names cntaining numbers. Fr example "Grup #" will generate grups named Grup 1, Grup 2, Grup 3, etc. The default name Grup can als be changed by replacing it with yur preferred term (i.e. 3. Chse t create grups based n a specific Number f grups r by Number f members in each grup in the Aut create based n drp-dwn list.. 4. Enter a required value in the Grup/member cunt field. This relates t the chice made in the previus step. 5. Chse the rle type fr membership frm the Select members frm rle drpdwn list. 6. Click Allcate and chse hw yu want members allcated t grups. 7. Select Prevent last small grup if yu want allcate additinal members t an existing grup instead f adding a new grup with fewer than the number specified. This applies if Members per grup is selected in the previus step 8. Select the gruping name frm the Gruping f Aut-created grups drpdwn list if the new aut-created grups are t be linked t an existing Gruping. If Grupings d nt exist, yu can enter a name in the Gruping name field t have it autmatically created. If Gruping will nt be used, yu can leave this field blank. 9. Click the Preview buttn t see the grups and membership befre finalizing the prcess. The preview will appear belw the cnfiguratin settings. 10. Click the Submit buttn t cmplete the prcess. 30

32 Mdifying and deleting Grups Mdifying Grups Changes in curse enrlment can trigger a need t mdify existing grups. Fllw these steps t mdify grups in a curse. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t reveal additinal items. 2. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 3. Highlight the name f the grup t mdify frm the Grups: list. 4. Click the Edit grup settings buttn t make changes t an existing grup. 5. Click the Save changes buttn t update the settings. Deleting Grups Fllw these steps t delete grups in a curse. Nte that deleting grups will nt remve the assciated users frm the curse. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t expand the submenu. 1. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 2. Click the name f the grup t delete frm the Grups list. 3. Click the Delete selected grup buttn t remve the grup. 4. Click the Yes buttn fr the cnfirmatin message that appears. 31

33 Creating Grupings A Gruping is tw r mre grups jined tgether fr the purpse f ding and activity. Fr example, yu may have several smaller grups wrking n specific tasks r prjects but may want sme f thse grups t cme tgether t wrk n a prject with a brader tpic r t cmpare ntes. If grupings have been created (which als require grups t exist), an activity can be set t use nly grupings, r t use bth grupings and grups. Grupings can be effective when a curse has a large number f activities which need t be divided amng different student grups, r when mre cntrl ver which student grups have access t particular activities is required. One attractive feature f Gruping is that it prvides a way t assign an activity t nly ne specific grup in a curse. Other students and grups will nt have access t the activity. Using grupings can als make an activity nly display t thse wh are members f the grups that make up the gruping. Fllw these steps t delete grupings in a curse. Nte that deleting grupings will nt remve the assciated users frm the curse. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t reveal additinal items. 2. Click the Grups link. The Grups tab appears cntaining tw clumns. The left clumn displays grup names (initially empty). The right clumn will display a list f the assigned grup members. 3. Click the Grupings tab t view any existing and/r add new Gruping. 4. Click the Create gruping buttn t start creating the Gruping. 5. Enter a name in the Gruping name field. An ptinal descriptin can als be included. 6. Click Save changes. The next screen prvides three icns: edit (cg) t mdify the Gruping name and descriptin. delete (red x) t delete the Gruping. 32

34 grups (duble head) t manage Grups in the Gruping. 7. Click the Grups icn in the Edit clumn t start adding grups t the Gruping. Tw clumns will appear. The left clumn displays current grups in the gruping. The right side clumn displays current grups in the curse. T add grups t the gruping, click the grup name in the Ptential members clumn list then click the Add buttn. Repeat these steps t add mre grups t the gruping. T remve a grup frm the gruping, click the grup name in the Existing members clumn list then click the Remve buttn. The Grup will be returned t the Ptential members clumn list. 8. Click Back t grupings when yu have finish adding grups t the Gruping. 33

35 Displaying Grup and Gruping details Grup and Gruping cnfiguratin can be displayed in summary frmat, which prvides the grup and gruping names and membership details. Fllw these steps t display the grup and gruping verview infrmatin. 1. Click the Users menu in the Administratin blck t reveal additinal items. 2. Click Grups link. The Grups windw appears cntaining three tabs: Grups, Gruping, and Overview. 3. Click the Overview tab. Grups, gruping and member infrmatin will display in summary frmat. The infrmatin can be filtered by Gruping r Grup by selecting frm the tw drp-dwn lists at the tp f the page. 34

36 Restricting access t resurce and activity Mdle enables yu t manage access t resurces and activities in yur curse, based n dates, cmpletin f ther curse activities, r bth. This Mdle feature prvides cnsiderable flexibility in managing access t curse resurces. Fr example, yu may nly want t allw access t an activity between certain dates, regardless f the release date set n it. An assignment culd have a release date in the week three f yur curse with nly its descriptin being made available. Yu may then want t restrict access t access the assignment frm week tw t week fur. Anther scenari might be that students need t cmplete a quiz r research activity befre being allwed t cmplete a related assignment. Access culd be further restricted by setting a minimum grade requirement n a per-activity basis. The illustratin belw shws Restrict access settings available fr each Mdle resurce r activity in yur curse after yu ve clicked n Add Restrictins. These ptins are lcated at the bttm f the crrespnding Edit settings screen. The Allw access frm and Allw access until ptins allw yu t set a date & time restrictin. T restrict access by date & time, click the Enable Check mark bx fr either r bth f the date range settings then set the crrespnding date(s) and time(s). The Allw access frm and Allw access until settings can be used tgether r independently. The Grade cnditin ptin allws yu t restrict the activity r resurce based n a previusly determined grade f anther activity. Yu can specify a cnditin n 35

37 any grade in the curse: the full curse grade, the grade fr any activity, r a custm grade that yu create manually. The Activity cmpletin cnditin ptin allws yu t set cmpletin criteria n anther activity r a resurce befre they are able t access the activity r resurce. The criterin might be viewing, receiving a certain scre (pass r fail) r a student marking it as cmplete. Yu may select ne r mre criteria fr the student t meet prir t accessing the resurce/activity. Once yu have selected ne criterin (e.g. date), yu will have t ptin t chse whether the student must r must nt meet that criterin in rder t access the activity r resurce. If yu decided t add a secnd criteria (e.g.) Grade, nce yu click t add that item, yu will see the drp fr the student change t The student must/must nt match all/any f the fllwing:. If all is chsen, the blean term applied between each criteria will be And, whereas if any is selected, the term will change t r. By chsing the all must apply, yu will have the ability t set the individual visibility settings fr each criteria. Fr example, if yu are restricting access based n bth date and grade, yu can chse that the student cannt see the activity/resurce prir t the date n the Mdle page (nt visible - eye clsed), but they dn t necessarily have t have the grade specified t have visibility t the activity/resurce yet require it t access it. (Eye is clsed fr date, pen fr Grade) By chsing the any criteria can apply ptin, the set f restrictins will nt be separated individually fr visibility. Instead, if yu have chsen t clse the eye and hide visibility t students, any ne f the criteria met will reveal the activity/resurce t the student. 36