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Means
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ACCESSING MOODLE
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MOODLE HOMEPAGE
MENU
PlusPortals:
For checking
grades
Courses Offered:
Including clubs and
athletics
STM Website:
Library:
Databases,
resources,
etc.
Calendar:
School news and activities
STM Email
All school events/
activities
MORE ON MOODLE
HOMEPAGE
School Calendar
Updated with
Current and
Upcoming Events
The Moodle homepage includes
information pertaining to tablet
usage, cyber safety, netiquette,
tutorials, etc.
LOGGING ON
USERNAME:
Cougars2015
TEMPORARY
PASSWORD:
Cougars2015
CHANGE PASSWORD
Hover over your
name or profile
pic to get to your
profile, click
preferences and
change password
CHANGE PASSWORD
Your new password
should follow
password rules:
At least 8 characters
At least 1 capital
At least 1 lowercase
At least 1 number
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YOUR MOODLE HOMEPAGE
All of your
courses will
be listed.
Assignments show
up so you know
when something is
due.
CUSTOMIZING HOMEPAGE
Select
Customize
and Always
Show All.
Click-and-drag the 4way arrows to reorder
your course pages.
NAVIGATING USING
BREAD CRUMBS
Each “breadcrumb” brings you back one step.
From the
course page
back to the
Moodle
homepage.
From a course
assignment
back to the
course page.
GRADE LEVEL PAGE
Contains Tablet
Training
Resources.
YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR WILL
SHARE GOOD INFO ALL 4 YEARS HERE TOO.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Go here daily in homeroom to read daily
announcements and upcoming events.
LIBRARY
New AR books,
databases,
research tips,
and so much
more!
ANATOMY OF A COURSE PAGE
COURSE CONTENT is found down the center
of the Moodle course page.
BLOCKS are found on the left & right of the contents.
Common Blocks: Upcoming Events, Calendar, Recent
Activity, Latest News, etc.
ANATOMY OF A COURSE PAGE
Important
documents
Section
Topics
ANATOMY OF A COURSE PAGE
Instructions
Turn in slot
Online quiz
Class files
CONTENT ON COURSE PAGE
Your course resources and
assignments are listed as topics on
the page.
COURSE NAVIGATION BLOCK
See only one topic
on the page at a
time by selecting it
from the
NAVIGATION
BLOCK.
SWITCHING TOPICS
Another way to switch topics is to use the
NAVIGATION ARROWS.
CTRL + F = QUICK FIND FEATURE
One way to find something quickly on a
course page is to use CTRL + F.
A Quick Find toolbar
will appear above
the taskbar. Search
for a specific TOPIC
and Moodle will help
you find it.
LET’S TRY IT:
Find: CALENDAR
DOCKING BLOCKS
Block docks on the left
side of the course page.
Icon to Dock Blocks
UNDOCKING BLOCKS
Allow mouse to hover
over docked block.
To undock all blocks, press
the > under the blocks
Select the > icon and the
block will reappear on the
sides of the course page
UNDERSTANDING THE ICONS
Some icons represent
RESOURCES—materials
your teacher is sharing
with you for class.
UNDERSTANDING THE ICONS
Some icons represent
ASSIGNMENTS your teacher
is requiring you to submit
via Moodle.
UNDERSTANDING THE ICONS
Teachers share
resources/notes
through Moodle.
Most document types
are easy to spot.
Most resources are in
a Microsoft Office or PDF
format.
USEFUL MOODLE BLOCKS
The RECENT ACTIVITY
block helps you see
when there has been
changes or additions
to the course page.
The ACTIVITIES block
helps you access
assignments and
resources you are
looking for quickly
and easily.
USEFUL MOODLE BLOCKS
The UPCOMING EVENTS
block helps you see
at a glance events or
assignments coming
up in the near future.
The ADMINISTRATION block is
where you go to see your
grades on Moodle
assignments & to see
your activity reports.
MOODLE CALENDAR BLOCK
Mouse Hover Gives
Brief Description
Click Item to
Get More Details
CALENDAR EVENTS KEY
Group events
are YELLOW.
YOUR events
are BLUE.
School events
are GREEN.
Course events
are PINKISH.
STUDENT CALENDAR
Calendar on YOUR
homepage shows
calendar items for
ALL classes.
Calendar on COURSE pages
show only events for THAT
course.
ADDING EVENTS
Click on the
MONTH to add an
event.
Click on
NEW EVENT.
ADDING EVENTS
Fill out necessary
information.
Note: Moodle uses
military time.
2:00 p.m. =
14:00 p.m.
ADVANTAGES
YOUR personal or school events now
show on YOUR calendar.
GOOD FOR:
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Posting homework
Quick reminders
Meetings
Practices
Appointments
Tutoring times
Etc., etc., etc.
DOWNLOADING FROM
MOODLE
Select the
RESOURCE.
OPEN the file at
the bottom of
the screen and
SAVE
Teachers share LOTS of resources through Moodle.
You will be expected to DOWNLOAD and SAVE them to
YOUR tablet, either in your DOCUMENTS or in OneNote.
DOWNLOAD PLANNER
Go to the course:
Class of 2019
Upperclassmen
Go to this course page too. You
will be moved into the proper
grade level course when school
starts.
Select
2015-16 STM
Planner
OPENING NOTEBOOK
Open Planner
from Downloads
Bar
You can also
download it from
the Downloads
folder.
CREATE NOTEBOOK
Create the
new Planner
notebook.
LET’S TRY
PRINTING TO ONENOTE
Locate Your
Create 2 New Sections
“TECHNOLOGY”
Notebook
HINT: Printing documents to the correct notebook
works the easiest if the section is created first.
FIND RESOURCE IN MOODLE
Open the Technology
Training Resources folder
in Moodle
Locate
Basic Care
and Usage
PRINT TO ONENOTE
Open the folder & click
to download the
presentation:
2 – Basic Care and Usage.pptx
Open the
PowerPoint from
either the
download bar or
the download
folder..
PRINT TO ONENOTE
File - Print
Change the
printer to
OneNote
PRINT TO ONENOTE
Select the Location
in OneNote and
press ok
Basic Care and
Usage > Untitled
page
SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS
This icon represents an
ASSIGNMENT
teachers expect you to
turn in through Moodle.
Most Moodle assignments require students to
turn a file into the teacher for grading
LOCATING ASSIGNMENTS
Locating Moodle
Assignments:
• In the course
topics
• In the ACTIVITIES
block (left side)
• On your
HOMEPAGE
LET’S TRY A MOODLE ASSIGNMENT
STEP 1:
Go to GOOGLE DRIVE
STEP 2:
Locate STM WEBQUEST
STEP 3:
Right-click
STM Webquest
Choose DOWNLOAD
OPEN THE DOCUMENT
STEP 4: Open the
document through
the downloads folder
or from the bottom of
the browser
STEP 6:
CONVERT TO PDF FORMAT
Go to
FILE – SAVE AS
Locate
Google Drive–
Technology
File Name:
Last Name_STM
Webquest
(ex: Smith_STM
Webquest)
Save as Type:
PDF
STEP 7:
FIND PDF ASSIGNMENT
Go Back to Moodle Class of 2019
You can find
the turn in slot
under Tablet
Training
Resources.
STEP 8:
SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENT
Click on the ASSIGNMENT icon, then
ADD SUBMISSION.
Browse your computer for the Webquest and
UPLOAD the file.
STEP 9:
DRAG-AND-DROP FILE
Locate the file on your computer. Dragand-drop the file into the Moodle window.
STEP 10:
FINISHING THE PROCESS
Check the box above the
assignment to verify that it is
your OWN WORK.
Save changes.
SUBMISSION VERIFICATION
Once you’ve seen this screen, you know
you have successfully submitted your
assignment.
VIEWING TEACHER RESPONSE
Activities Block –
Assignments – Getting
to Know STM
VIEWING TEACHER RESPONSE
Scroll down for your
feedback
The teacher’s typed or
handwritten comments
are shared with you.
TESTING USING RESPONDUS
LOCKDOWN BROWSER
LDB provides a
secure Moodle
testing environment.
It connects you securely to your
teacher’s Moodle page.
TESTING IN MOODLE
When you see
this icon you
know you are
about to take
a Moodle
test.
Locate the QUIZ
Microsoft Shortcut
Keys
RESPONDUS LOCKDOWN
Locate
LockDown
Browser on
your desktop
and doubleclick it.
Always agree to update LockDown Browser
if prompted to do so.
UPDATING LOCKDOWN
In Lockdown Browser,
some errors will occur and
it may not work.
Frequently, you should
check to make sure it is the
latest version of lockdown.
To do this, click the i in the
top corner and check for
newer version.
WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
1. You will be redirected to Moodle
through a secure browser. You will lose
control of all shortcut keys and will not
have the ability to go to any other
program.
2. You will have to log into Moodle and
navigate to your teacher’s page.
3. Once you have found the test, you can
begin.
SUBMITTING THE TEST
You
determine
when YOU
are ready to
submit the
test.
LDB will unlock your tablet
once the test is submitted.
TEST RESULTS
Most teachers will allow you to
see your grade upon submission.
Only the objective parts of the test
will be graded. All essays will be
added in later.
VIEWING ACTIVITY REPORTS
Activity reports help
you to see (and
prove) where you
went and what you
did in Moodle . . . But
remember, teachers
and parents have
They can be found under
Moodle reports too.
the RECENT ACTIVITY
block.
OUTLINE REPORT
You can see
all activity
under each
topic on the
course
Moodle page.
Activity reports show what viewed, posted and/or
uploaded to Moodle and when you did it.
COMPLETE REPORT
Complete reports provide all
information including if any
submission was attempted and if
the assignment is graded.
QUESTIONS?