MOODLE TRAINEE ORIENTATION

Prepared by: Keisha McKenzie

USING HEART’S MOOLE SITE

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PART 1 ?How do I login?

How do I edit my

profile?Where do I go to get my messages?ENTER

UNDERSTANDING THE MOODLE INTERFACE

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Go to your Internet Browser

In your browser, type your institution’s MOODLE website,

example:

hrvc.heart-nta.orgPress the ENTER key or Go or to go to the moodle site

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Logging In

1. Type the Username and Password

2. Click the Login Button

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Entering Your Course/ Programme

Select your Campus and / or your

Programme /Course from this page.

Note: you can access the HEART MOODLE

ORIENTATION GUIDE under the Orientation Activities Block. This

will give you assistance if needed in the future on

how to manage your course site!

Use the Calendar to keep track of

upcoming assignments and

events

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Understanding the various Blocks

Click on Participants and you will see all member of the course (instructors and trainees)

Check here for persons who are online at the same time!

Check your messages here!

Click to get the online library resources!

Click here to see what is your learning style!

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Understanding the Blocks Cont’d

This course is design to assist learners in developing an understanding of how to manipulate their moodle course site.

1. Check your Grades2. Change your profile

information, email, password etc

1. Use the Calendar to manage your projects and assignment deadlines. By moving the mouse over each blocked date, you will see what is due!

Click here to understand how to deal EDIT YOUR PROFILE

Click here to understand how to deal EDIT YOUR PROFILE

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Understanding Your Course Interface!

Name of the module / cluster

Description / Overview of Module

Click on links to view: • Learning objectives• Employability Skills• Folder with resources such as

Handouts, PowerPoints etc• References• Reflection to give information

on how your felt about the module

• Glossary• Blue Button for

videoconferencing with instructor and other trainees

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Understanding Your Course Interface!

Click on links to view: • Assignments and their

Mark Schemes

Click on links to view: • Discussion questions,

Post to the discussions and reply

Click on Activity Checklist to help you to keep track of activities to be done and topics to be covered

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Editing Your Profile

1. Click these buttons to:1. Change your password.

1. Remember it must be 8 character in length, have at least 1 Capital Letter, 1 number and 1 non-alphanumeric character (example &, %, $, @, #, _ etc)

2. Check your messages

InstitutionClick this TAB to do further editing of your Moodle Profile

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Editing Profile cont’dEdit your email address if needed

Click Browse, to upload your picture (this is encouraged so that your fellow learners can know who you are.

Click this button to finalise your profile update

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End of Part 1

Now that you understand how you use the Inferface, let us move to Part 2, where you will learn how to handle your class assignments!

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MANAGING YOUR ACTIVITIES

?How do I post

to a discussion?

How do I upload an

assignment?

Where do I go to

reply to a post?

I can’t post

or upload, WHY?

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PART 2

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Uploading a file for Assignment

Click Add Submissio

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OR Drag and

Drop files to this area

Click to search for

file on computer

etcClick to

Save File to

location

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Posting a New Discussion to the Forum

Second - Click this BUTTON, to Add a New

Discussion for your group or individually, IF

instructed…

First - Read instructions. Do

research and then type in Word

Joanne Hanson

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To Add Content to the Discussion Board Third - Add the name of the

discussion based on the Research that you were asked to

do. Add your name or group’s name at end.

Fourth – Type in Microsoft Word and then use the Ctrl

and V keys together to click in this area and paste

Fifth - Click this button to ensure

that your information goes to

the discussion

Do not use Browse button unless you are required to attach something in addition to your discussion

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To Reply to a Discussion Post

Sixth – Click on the links of the discussion (s) to reply to

a post

Joanne Hanson

Roman Blacks

Judge Dread

Markilyn Monrow

IF YOU ARE INSTRUCTED to Reply

to a Discussion ….

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Responding to a posted discussion

1. Read the post2. Click reply to add a

sound and informed response based on supported readings!

Good Going!

Use these strategies to manage your Moodle Classroom Site!

Remember your assignment deadlines as you cannot upload a document after the due date has passed.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOGOUT if you are using a PUBLIC COMPUTER!

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