Getting Started with Moodle 2 - Teachersmoodle.fsd38.ab.ca/GS-Teachers.pdf · Getting Started with...
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Getting Started with Moodle 2 A cheat sheet for teachers:
1) Request a course. To request a course in Moodle, simply browse to http://moodle.fsd38.ab.ca and click the link at the bottom of the screen. Complete the form making sure to identify which school you work at in the “Reasons for requesting” box at the bottom. (This is critical so that your course gets filed in the correct space). Within a day you will receive an email welcoming you to your new course.
2) Set up enrollments: The easiest way for students to enroll in your Moodle classroom is to have them self enroll. With self enrollment, you set a secret password for your course called an enrollment key. The first time a student visits your course they will be prompted for this key. If they enter it correctly, they will appear on your class list and have access to your Moodle. To set this up:
1) From the settings panel on the left of your course page click the arrow next to Users to expand it.
2) Click the “Enrolment Methods” link (words, not the arrow).
3) Click the Self enrolment Edit button.
3) Build your course. • Click the on button top right to begin adding content. • Look bottom right for a block called “Add a block” use the drop down to select “Drag and drop upload”.
• You can now add files to your main Moodle page by simply dragging them from finder/explorer/your computer desktop directly onto the page.
• Add additional objects like discussion forums, wikis, assignment drop boxes, etc by using the drop downs at the bottom of each topic. These are organized under resources: those items which the students will only view but not interact with and activities: those objects that students will interact with.
• Use the icon for excellent support for all Moodle’s features. For additional help, please reference the blog on the right hand side of the main Moodle page (http://moodle.fsd38.ab.ca) for screencasts and tutorials. Look to the Support menu at the top of the main Moodle page (http://moodle.fsd38.ab.ca) for links to this and related documents.
4) Change “Allow self” to yes and enter an enrolment key. Click save at the bottom of the page.