Moodle Students Manual

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Table of Contents
Assignment.................................................................................................................................2 Blogs...........................................................................................................................................5 Calendar.....................................................................................................................................6 Chat............................................................................................................................................7 Choice.........................................................................................................................................8 Databases....................................................................................................................................8 Forum.........................................................................................................................................9 Glossary....................................................................................................................................10 Gradebook................................................................................................................................11 Lesson.......................................................................................................................................12 Login........................................................................................................................................13 Messages..................................................................................................................................13 Edit Profile...............................................................................................................................15 Wikis........................................................................................................................................17

Assignment
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Completing an assignment in your Moodle course

Description Assignment: Complete an assignment

1.

Click the name of the assignment that you want to see

You can also click on the

Assignments link in the Activities block to see all of your assignments:

Then select the assignment that you want to see:

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For Online text assignments, click the Edit my submission button:

Then type your submission the box. (You may want to use word processor to your typing, then copy-paste into the submission area.)

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When you have finished entering your text, click the Save changes button.

You can see your submission as in the picture below:

Feedback from the teacher and your grade for the assignment are shown here:

3.

Upload a single file assignments look like this: Assignment task: Due date (if teacher set a due date) Select your file here:

4. 5.

Once you have selected your file, click Upload this file Click Continue once your file is uploaded: This is what your assignment screen looks like once you have uploaded successfully: Date submitted: Your uploaded file: You can re-submit here (if teacher allows)

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Blogs
Adding a Blog entry in your Moodle course
P a g e 1 1. T a s k # 1 Description

Blogs Add a new

Click entry

(You can also add a new entry by clicking your name, clicking Blog and then clicking Add a new entry.)

3.

Name your blog entry:

Write your blog: 4. Select your settings:

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Click Save changes 5This is what a blog looks like:

Calendar
Adding a calendar event to your Moodle course
P a g e 1 T Description a sk # 1 Calendar: Add a calendar event Click New Event Name the event Describe the event

1. 2.

Set the date, time, duration, and repeats.

3.

Click Save changes Click here to view other course events: Click here to edit or delete event:

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Chat

Chatting in your Moodle course

Page Task # 1 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Description Chat: How to chat

Click Click here to enter the chat now Type some text into the text box and type Enter. Click on the to close the chat window. Click on View past sessions Click on See this session (if teacher enabled it) A sample transcript

6.

Click Continue to return to the chat sessions screen.

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Choice
Using choice in your Moodle course
Pa ge 1 Ta sk # 1 Description Choice: Using a choice

1 Click on your choice and then click Save my choice .

2 Depending on your teachers settings for the choice you might . see this: Update your choice: Remove your choice: Responses

Databases
Page 1 1. 2. 3. Task # 1

Using a database to your Moodle course

Description Database: Using a database

Click the link for the database activity that your teacher has created: Click Add entry Fill in the fields that your teacher has created:

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Click Save and view or Save and add another This is what an entry might look Optionally, you can add a comment to an entry if your teacher has enabled comments. To do this, click Add comment Fill in your comment: like:

7.

Click Save changes when you are done. 8. This is what your comment may look You can edit your comment, delete your comment, or add another comment by clicking the links: like:

Forum
Using Forums in your Moodle course
Page 1 1. 2. Task # 1 Description Forum: Using forums

Click the link to the forum that your teacher has created: Click Add a new discussion topic 9

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(You may also have a link to Subscribe to this forum) 3. Type a subject Type your message Choose your subscription setting Attach something if you want 5. Click Post to forum This is what the forum looks like after you post your discussion. Click the discussion link to see the discussion. Click the Started by link to see the profile of the person who started the discussion.

4.

Glossary
Using a glossary in your Moodle course

1. 2. 3.

Click the link to the glossary that your teacher created: Click Add a new entry Type your new word Help is available by clicking

Type the definition

4.

Select your settings.

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Click Save changes

This is what your entry may look like:

Gradebook
Page 1 Task # 1

Viewing your grades in your Moodle course

Description Gradebook

1. 2.

Click Grades This is what your grades in your class may look like:

You can click the Grade item link to see it.

3.

Click Choose an action and select Overview report

4.

This is what your Overview report may look like:

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Lesson
Using a lesson in your Moodle course
P T Descr a a iption gs ek # 1 1 Lesso n: Add a lesson 1. 2. Click the lesson that your teacher created: If the lesson starts with a question page, click your answer to the question.

Then click Please check one answer (This is for True/False questions) 3. If the question is short answer, type in your answer and click Please enter your answer in the box.

4. 5.

If the screen has directions and buttons, click where you want to go. When you have reached the end of the lesson, the screen may look something like this: Click here to return to your course.

Click View grades to see your grades.

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Login
Logging into Moodle
Pa ge 1 Ta sk # 1 Description Login: Logging into Moodle

1.

Type the web address for your school in the web address box: Your address is your school code followed by .spp.moe.edu.my

2.

In the login area, type your Identity Card (IC) number followed by a dot and your school Code For example: 80123456789.nka2001 Your password is your IC number the first time you log in. You will be asked to change it when you log in the first time.

3.

After you login, you will see your courses below all of the course categories at your school: Click on the name of your course (not your teachers name) to enter your course.

Messages
Page 1 1. Task # 1

Using messages in your Moodle course

Description Messages: Using messages

Click Messages

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2. 3.

Click Search Enter your teachers or a friends name in the search box and click Search

4. 5. 6.

Click Add contact Click the name of your friend Type hello or something

Smilies and some HTML are allowed.

7. 8. 9. 1 0.

Click Send message Click Message history Click X two times Click Settings Select your favorite settings

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Click Sav e my setti ngs

Edit Profile
Editing your profile in your Moodle course
P a g e 1 1. T Description as k # 1 Edit Profile In the Administration block, Click on Profile Or click on your name (top & bottom of the page) 2. 3. 4. Click on Edit profile Complete your information Complete your description

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Select a picture for your icon/avatar (Be sure to click refresh or reload if your new image does not display).

Add your interests for your tags 5. Complete the rest of the optional fields

Click Update profile 6. 7. Click Change password Fill in all of the fields to make a new password. Click change password to accept the new password.

On the next screen click Continue

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Wikis
Using a wiki to your Moodle course
P a g e T Descript a ion s k

# 1 1 Using Wikis 1. 2. 5. Click the link to the Wiki that your teacher has created: Click the edit tab to edit your wiki: [Type brackets, American brackets [ ], around text to create a new page.]

6. 7.

Click Save Click the questionmark ( ? )to edit the new page. Type information for the page.

Click Save 8. Click the Wiki Home Page to return to the home page.

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