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Moodle Administrator’s Manual

Table of Contents

Users: Accounts: Manage Authentication ........................................................... 2

Users: Accounts: Browse List of Users .............................................................. 4

Users: Accounts: Add a new user ......................................................................... 6

Users: Accounts: Bulk user actions ...................................................................... 7

Users: Accounts: Upload users ............................................................................. 8

Users: Permissions: Add a new role ..................................................................... 9

User: Permissions: Assign System Roles ...........................................................10

Course: Add a new course ....................................................................................11

Course: Add a course category .............................................................................14

Backup a course .......................................................................................................15

Course: Restore a course .......................................................................................18

Import Course Content ..........................................................................................20

Import/update Language Packs ............................................................................22

Edit Master Language Pack ...................................................................................23

Manage Modules ......................................................................................................25

Manage Blocks and Filters .....................................................................................27

Manage Front Page Settings ..................................................................................32

Manage Site Files .....................................................................................................35

MOE-FTS: Introducing Administrators to Moodle 2

Users: Accounts: Manage Authentication Managing users for your Moodle site

1. In the Site Administration block, click “Manage Authentication”

2. Click “Settings” for External database


3. Enter your external database information

4. Choose which fields to map/lock/update:

5. Click “Save changes”

Expand: Consider implications of authentication method.


Users: Accounts: Browse List of Users Browsing users in your Moodle site

1. In Site Administration, click “Browse list of users”

2. Click “Show Advanced”


3. Enter your search criteria

4. Click “Add filter”

5. View results


Users: Accounts: Add a new user Adding users to your Moodle site

1. To add a new user to your Moodle site, click “Add a new user” in the site administration block:

2. Enter the new user’s data: (N.B. Items in red with * are required.)

3. Click “Update profile”


Users: Accounts: Bulk user actions Performing bulk user actions to your Moodle site

1. To perform bulk user actions in your Moodle site, click “Bulk user actions” in your Site Administration block:

2. Select users and perfom the action by clicking “Go”

Expand: Discuss possible bulk user actions and reasons for them


Users: Accounts: Upload users Uploading users to your Moodle site

1. To upload users to your Moodle site, click “Upload users”

2. Browse to your file to upload users: demoTeacherDataforUpload.csv Click “Upload users”

3. Preview your upload and select settings: Click “Continue”


Users: Permissions: Add a new role Adding a new role to your Moodle site

1. Click “Define roles”

2. Click “Add a new role”

3. Add a parent role by filling in the name, short name and description:

4. Allow the parent to view user profiles and activity reports by clicking “Allow” as shown here:

5. Click “Add a new role”


User: Permissions: Assign System Roles Assigning a system role to your Moodle site

1. Click on “Assign system roles”

2. Click on the role to assign: (N.B. This is a site wide setting).


3. Select the user to assign the role to and click “Add”:

Course: Add a new course Adding a new course to your Moodle site


1. Click “Add/edit a new course”

2. Name and describe your course:

3. Click “Save changes”:

4. Assign a teacher to your new course by clicking the “Teacher” link:

5. Select a teacher for your new course by choosing a user and clicking “Add”:


6. Go to your course by clicking the Demo course link:

7. Click your participants link to see your new teacher in your new course:

8. View participants:


Course: Add a course category Adding a course category to your Moodle site

1. Click “Add/edit courses”

2. Click “Add new category”

3. Name and describe your category:

4. Click “Create category”


Backup a course Backing up a course on your Moodle site

1. Click the name of the course to backup:

2. Click “Backup” in the course administration block:


3. Configure your backup: Click “Continue”

4. Optionally rename your backup and click “Continue”:


5. View the successful backup and click “Continue”:

6. View your Backupdata folder:


Course: Restore a course Restoring a course on your Moodle site

1. Click “Restore”

2. View the course to restore and click “Yes”:

3. View the restore settings and click “Continue”


4. Change any/none of the settings and click “Continue”

5. Click “Restore this course now!”

6. View successful restore and click “Continue”


Import Course Content Importing Course Content into your Moodle site

1. Click “Import”

2. Select the course to import the data from:

3. Select data to be imported:

4. Confirm data to be imported and click “Continue”:


5. View successful backup of course to begin the import and click “Continue”:

6. View successful import into the course you selected and click “Continue”:


Import/update Language Packs Importing/updating language packs into your Moodle site

1. Click “Language Packs” in the site administration block

2. Select Language pack to be imported:

3. To update your language pack, click on the button called “Update all installed language packs”


Edit Master Language Pack Editing the Master Language Pack your Moodle course

1. Allow Admin to edit master language pack by editing admin permissions. In Site Administration block, click “Users”, “Permissions”, “Define roles”.

2. Click the “edit” icon for the Administrator role:

3. Click “Allow” for “Edit master language pack”

4. Click “Save changes” at the bottom of the screen:


5. Click “Language editing” in the Site administration block:

6. Click to check for missing strings:

7. Click the access.php link

8. Click the access link again:

9. Type your translation:

10. Click “Save changes”


Manage Modules Managing Modules in your Moodle site

1. In the Site Administration block, Click on “Manage Activities”


2. Click “Hide/Show” to enable and disable: Click Assignment “Settings” to adjust them.

3. Change settings and click “Save Changes”


Manage Blocks and Filters Managing blocks and filters in your Moodle site

1. In the Site Administration block, Click on “Manage Blocks”


2. Click on “Hide/Show” Click on “Settings” for Courses

3. Change settings Click “Save Changes”

4. Click “Manage filters”


5. Click on “Disable/Enable” Click “Settings” for Multimedia Plugins

6. Click checkbox for shockwave:

7. Click “Sticky blocks” link:

8. Select “My Moodle” from the dropdown menu:


9. Select blocks to add to My Moodle screen:

10. Click “Remote RSS feeds”


11. Change settings for RSS feeds: Click “Save Changes”


Manage Front Page Settings Managing the front page of your Moodle site

1. Click “Front Page Settings”


2. Change your site name

3. Make any other changes Click “Save Changes”

4. Click “Turn editing on”


5. Click “Add” and select blocks to add to your front page


Manage Site Files Manage site files for your Moodle site

# Instructions and screenshots of tasks 1. Click on “Front page” and “Site files”

2. Click “Upload a file”

3. Click “Browse” Then click “Upload this file”


4. Click file names to download them:

5. Click “OK” to save file

6. Click “Make a folder”

7. Name the folder and click “Create”

8. Select the file(s) to zip, then click “With chosen files…” and select “Create zip archive”


9. Name the zip archive and click “Create zip archive”

10. Select the file(s) to delete, then click “With chosen files…” and select “Delete completely”

11. Confirm the deletion by clicking “Yes”


12. Select a file to move, then click “With chosen files…” and select “Move to another folder

13. Click on the folder to move to by clicking its link

14. Click “Move files to here”

15. View your moved file(s) in the new folder and click “Parent folder” to move back to the main directory

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Table of Contents - ADR AG · MOE-FTS: Introducing Administrators to Moodle 23 Edit Master Language Pack Editing the Master Language Pack your Moodle course 1. Allow Admin to edit