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EDIT COURSE SETTINGS
7 In the Course Format block, select the desired format (Single Activity Format / Social Record Format / Topic Format / Weekly Format). In the Groups block, select the desired option in group mode (No groups / Separate groups - Each group member can see only his own group, others are invisible / Visible groups - Each group member works in his own group, but can also see other groups). If group mode is set to Yes in forced group mode, the course group mode is applied to every activity in the course.
Settings in the Role Naming block allows you to change the displayed names for roles used in the course. New role names will appear on the course participant page and elsewhere in the course. If the renamed role is one that the administrator has selected as a course manager role, the new role name will also appear as part of the course list.
EDITING CONTROLS
CONTENT EDITING TOOLBAR (ATTO)
ADDING COURSE TITLE, SUMMARY AND COURSE HANDOUT / SYLLABUS
SWITCHING TO STUDENT ROLE
RESOURCES
ADDING A FILE
ADDING A FOLDER
When a pop-up window appears, check ① Unzip files and create folders, then Click ② Upload button to add a folder.
ADDING A URL
ADDING A PAGE
32 Describe the image by changing the ① Size dimensions and alignment and then click ② Save Image.
ASSIGNMENT
ADDING ASSIGNMENT
Additional files – upload the answer template if necessary (download links for the files will then be displayed on the assignment page below the description). Under Availability Block, enable Enable and specify the dates ① from, ② due date, ③ due date (if set, the assignment will not accept submissions after this date), and ④ time. 41 Under Submission Types, check ① File Submissions (for online text, enable Word Limit – this is the maximum number of words each student can submit – alerts students about the word limit and prompts for review and resubmission) and Specify ② Maximum Number of Files Uploaded and ③Maximum file submission size.
42 Enable under Submission Settings ① Require students to click submit button (students will need to click a Submit button to declare their submission final. This allows students to keep a draft version of the submission on the system) . Under Notifications, enable / disable ① Notify grades about submissions, ② Notify grades about late submissions and ③ Notify students. Yes to go through a series of workflow stages before releasing to students. Not marked (the marker has not started yet).
44 In the Common module settings block, Availability - If availability is set to 'Show on course page', the activity or resource is available to students (subject to any access restrictions that may be set). If the availability is set to Hide from Students, the activity or resource is only available to users with permission to view hidden activities (by default, users with the teacher or non-modifying teacher role). If the activity is not included in any grade calculation, then the ID number field can be left blank.
The ID number can also be set in the gradebook, but can only be edited on the activity settings page. Separate groups - Each group member can only see their own group, others are invisible Visible groups - Each group member works in their own group, but can also see other groups The group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities within the group course. Each activity that supports groups can also define its own group mode, but if group mode is forced at the course level, the group mode setting for each activity is ignored.
When a grouping is selected, students assigned to groups within the grouping can collaborate. The tag blocking setting is intended to allow students and teachers to connect different types of content on the site.
GRADING ASSIGNMENT
CREATING A FORUM
Each student can post exactly one new discussion topic, which everyone can then respond to in the Q&A forum. In the Attachment and word count block, set ① maximum attachment size & ② number of attachments (1) and enable/disable ③word count display. 54 In the Subscription and tracking block, set ① Subscription mode to Forced (Everyone is subscribed and cannot unsubscribe).
In the Grades block, select ① Aggregate type (optional) and Scale type (grade) - point for evaluating student participation.
CREATING QUESTION BANK AND QUIZ CREATING QUESTION BANK CATEGORIES
IMPORTING QUESTIONS TO QUESTION BANK
① Save the file as a .txt file and ② change encoding to UTF-8 and import (upload) to question bank. On the course page, scroll down to Question Bank in the administration block, expand and click the Import link. 60 In the Import question from file block, click ① Select a file button or drag and drop the file.
CREATING A QUIZ
In the General block, enter ① Name (specific to the course topic) & ②Description (instructions to students) – you can also embed a video to watch before answering the quiz questions. 64 In the Time block, mark Enable and set the date and time for opening and closing the quiz. In the Layout block, specify the number of questions per page (to insert a page break) or Never, all questions on one page.
66 In the question behavior block, enable Shuffle within questions (applies to multiple choice questions and matching questions).
RANDOMIZING QUIZ QUESTIONS
PREVIEW QUIZ
ADDING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
ADDING TRUE/FALSE QUESTION
ESSAY QUESTION
Create an answer template by clicking Show Editing Tools (This template appears in the student's text editor to help them write their answer). Click on Quiz (created/attempted), scroll down and click on Results in the Administration block.
REVIEWING ATTEMPT
GRADE SETTINGS
EDITING GRADE LETTERS
EXPORTING GRADES
Open the excel file, click ① Save as, select ② .csv file format to import with added/updated grades, click ③ Save.
IMPORTING GRADES
96 On the CSV import screen, scroll down to Identify users by and select ① Mapping from email address and ② Mapping to email address. 97 In the Grade Element Mapping section, map the grade elements to which you have added or updated a grade (All fields marked as ignore will not cause changes to the schedule). Click Upload Ratings.
EDITING GRADE
STUDENT GRADE REPORT
COURSE BACKUP& RESTORE
BACKING UP A COURSE
102 On the Confirmation and Review screen, scroll down to the end of the page and click the Run Backup button. On the Course Bakcup screen, click the Download link and save your course backup file (.mbz).
RESTORING COURSE
105 On the Destination screen, select an appropriate option to select the destination – Restore as a new course / Merge the backup course into this course / Delete the course contents of this course and then restore and then click the Continue -button. On the Settings screen, check ① Include activities and uncheck 'Include blocks' and 'Include filters' and then click the ② Next button.
