FAQ
This FAQ is for teachers.
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FAQ
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| Question | Quick answer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | How do I login to moodle? | HUJI moodle: Use 8-digit ID and Kod Ishi. CSE moodle: Use login and password | | |
| 2. | Where do I begin? | Login, select a course and Turn editing on. | | |
| 3. | How do I add a teacher, or anyone else, to the course? | Click on Assign Roles | | |
| 4. | What other documentation is available? | See HUJI Teacher Documentation | | |
| 5. | Why are there so few questions in this FAQ? | Because it is brand new! | | |
| 6. | How do I enter maths notation? | Enclose ASCIIMath notation in \` pairs, TeX notation in \$\$ pairs, or WeBWork notation in @@ pairs | | |
| 7. | Will this year's moodle course still be available next year? | Yes! Moodle courses will remain online indefinitely. | | |
| עברית | 8. | Who can see my course? | It is up to you! | |
| 9. | How do I set personal preferences? | Click on your name at top or bottom of window. | | |
| 10. | How do I limit the size of files uploaded by students? | Set Maximum upload size in Settings | | |
| 11. | Can content depend on the current language? | Yes! There is a multilanguage filter | | |
| 12. | How can I allow a student to upload some files? | Assign him the role of File manager | | |
| 13. | What is the Group Mode of an activity? | How participation is determined by the student's group. | | |
| 14. | How can I test my course? | Click on Switch role to.. or use a test account. | | |
| 15. | How do I allow a non-teacher to post to the News forum? | Assign him the role of Teacher in the News forum. | | |
| 16. | Why isn't my category listed under Questions? | It is probably in a quiz question bank. | | |
| 17. | How can I manage grade appeals (ערעורים)? | Use the new Personal forum, ForumNG. | | |
| 18. | Can I get a list of students in Text or Spreadsheet format? | Yes! Export the grades to the relevant format. | | |
| 19. | What types of forum are available? | Several types of ordinary Forum as well as a Personal Forum. | | |
| 20. | How can I make an item available to one group of students only? | Use groups and groupings. | | |
| 21. | How can I copy another course? | Use Copy from Moodle or Copy from HiLearn. | | |
| 22. | How can I create a course event? | Use the calendar block. | | |
| 23. | How can I set grades to e.g. Pass/Fail or 0-110? | Use scales. | | |
| 24. | Is sending a message the same as sending email? | Yes! - Unless the recipient has requested otherwise. | | |
| 25. | Can 2 Shnaton courses be served by 1 moodle course? | Yes. Request the moodle admin to make one course into a sister of the other. | | |
| 26. | Can student names be hidden from a bodek? | Yes! By assigning him the role of Grader instead of Non-editing teacher | | |
| 27. | How do I mail the students in just one group? | Use the Participants page or the News forum. | | |
| 28. | How can I annotate assignment submissions? | Use an assignment of type Advanced uploading of files or Upload PDF, or paste into comment editor | | |
| 29. | How do I make a FAQ? How can students provide details of talks? | Use the Database activity. | | |
| 30. | What role should I assign to my Metargel or Bodek? | Teacher (possibly hidden), Teaching assistant, Non-editing teacher, Grader or Editor. | | |
| 31. | What if my course doesn't exactly map onto a Shnaton course? | Request a special kind of course. | | |
| 32. | How can I allow a student to submit after the deadline? | Grant him the role of No time limits in the quiz or assignment. | | |
| 33. | How do I enter left-to-right text in Hebrew mode? | Use the  button or enclose in ^^ pairs. | | |
| 34. | Is there anything better than embedded answer (cloze) questions? | Yes! Ganged questions. | | |
| 35. | Can I hide grades? | Yes! Either in the gradebook or in the activity itself (but not both) | | |
| 36. | Can I move/hide/delete more than one item at a time? | Yes! Install the Mass Actions block. | | |
| 37. | Can I prevent students posting to a forum? | Yes! Use role overrides | | |
| 38. | What are automatic groups? | Groups that are automatically created and maintaintained based on data from Minhal Talmidim. | | |
| 39. | I submitted an Assignment. Why can't I see it? | Only assignments submitted by real students are listed | | |
| 40. | Can the current grade be a proportion of the eventual total? | Yes! | | |
| 41. | Can e.g. Graders be assigned per group? | Yes! Set value of Access all groups to Prevent | | |
| 42. | Why doesn't replacing a file seem to work? | It does work! Clear your browser cache to see. | | |
| 43. | What is grade type Text? | It allows you to supply feedback without assigning a grade. | | |
| 44. | Why aren't my autoinks updating? | It can take up to 1 hour for autolinks to be updated. | | |
| 45. | Why doesn't the SCORM frame fill the page? | A SCORM object defines its own size. | | |
| 46. | When do students see assignment feedback? | Generally, straight away! | | |
| 47. | How do I import grades? | Through the gradebook. | | |
| 48. | Who can access a particular file in the Files area? | Anyone who can access the course - if he knows the file's name - unless the file is restricted. | | |
| 49. | Ho do I avoid a link to every file and the scroll-of-death? | Use the Display a directory resource! | | |
| 50. | After a deadline, can students view other submissions? | Yes! Use the Personal Forum (ForumNG) activity. | | |
| 51. | What are subsections for? | For maintaining a consistent structure across sections. | | |
| 52. | How can I calculate final grades? | Use the Gradebook! | | |
| 53. | Why have images in my question bank disappeared? | Because the images files are no longer there! | | |
| 54. | Why does material pasted from Word sometimes vanish? | Because you don't "clean" it! | | |
| 55. | Should I change any of the course group settings? | Probably not! | | |
| 56. | Can I set Quiz & Assignment times by group? | Yes! | | |
| 57. | Can I drag files from my computer into Moodle? | You can! | | |
| 58. | Can I exempt a student from a grade item? | Yes! | | |
| 59. | Can I add more than one attachment to a forum post? | No, but you can easily add links to files. | | |
| 60. | Why do students get 'Access not allowed' on some files? | Because another, hidden, Link to a file resource points to the same file | | |
| 61. | Can I export student names to an Excel file? | Yes! - Through the Gradebook |
