Website Admin User Guide
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1. Adding course items With editing turned on you have the option to add either a topic resource or activity to a course by selecting from the appropriate drop down box at the foot of each course topic block Add a resource Compose a text page Compose a web page Link to a file or web site Display a directory Insert a label Self Assessment Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 27 ForSkills Yy Editing topic blocks Remaining in the edit mode on the right hand side of each topic block you will note a further selection of icons For those that have been previously detailed their function is the same except that the operation is performed on the whole topic rather than the item within the topic In addition L1 Show only this topic VW Highlight this topic as the current topic dt Link criteria to this topic Adding a Topic In addition to editing existing topics you may also add new topics to a course The link to do this can be found under the last existing topic block Remember you can move topics up and down within a course by clicking the and icons Ve Task Try adding a new topic to a course using your name as the title Create both a forum activity within this new topic and add a resource Remember to delete your new topic once you have mastered the procedure Once you have completing editing the course you may revert to the normal course view by clicking on the Turn editing off button M2. Your own entries appear here Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 26 ForSkills Ly Self Assessments if applicable Self Assessments can be used throughout a course to help the user record their progress against specific criteria The submitted data may be reviewed and feedback given You can access a summary of all self assessment entries by clicking the Self Assessments text adjacent the icon Choose an assessment KEE EE Geer jaia name in the summary OEE list On the next page to open you will be presented with Your TODO Check list further options Clicking on the Reports tab will display a list of users that are assigned to that particular self n Lee Tee assessment Their individual assessment reports may be viewed by clicking on their name The Preview tab links to your own assessment report Composing Course Content Amending an existing course To amend an existing course first select this course from the course block In the top right hand corner of the screen you will see a link to turn editing on You are logged in as SfL Admin Logout Once editing has been turned on a number of icons will appear to the right of each resource or activity within a course topic These icons and their function are detailed below Move the item up within the course topic Move the item down within the course topic Update the item Delete the item Hide the item from the learners Show the item to the learners ike ik
3. to select multiple users bebe ETE sa ForSkills DA from the list that appears in the right hand box Use the chevrons to transfer the selected users to the Selected Users box 6 Complete the process by clicking the Assign to unit button NOTE Ifa resource is linked to a diagnostic assessment then an Assign to Level option will be given adjacent to the unit or module drop down box This Assign to Level choice is Set by ILP by default but may be changed to any level available if required Leaving the Set by ILP default as your choice will assign the learner to the resources identified initially by the diagnostic as being required as well as any of those subsequently assigned through their Individual Learning Plan Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 12 ForSkills C Groups In order to effectively review and control users within the learning environment it is important to place them within groups The reports generated by the system may then be filtered by group which makes your administration much easier To create a group View Groups View members of selected groups View Users View all groups a user is a member of cl ick on the G roups link on View User Group Type List View a list of users and the group of each type that they belong t the Admin page scrolling View Roles Add to and edit existing group roles down the page if necessary View Group Types Add to and edit existing group types s
4. Perimeter amp area Level 1 B i gt j MSS1 L1 9 Assigned i Assigned v Volume Level 1 MSS1 L1 10 Assigned oj Assigned MSS2 L1 1 Assigned io Assigned 2D 3D amp scale Level 1 5 2 i gt j x MSS2 L1 2 Assigned oj Assigned v HD1 L1 1 Assigned 7 Assigned HD1 L1 2 Assigned d Assigned Statistics Level 1 K HD1 L1 3 Assigned oj Assigned HD1 L1 4 Assigned E Assigned HD2 L1 1 Assigned io Assigned Probability Level 1 KR a HD2 L1 2 Assigned om Assigned Change overall status from Assigned v R e m G m be r afte r T dditional EPRE updating criteria to o assign adaitiona a ick h De Bee P EE CIICK Save CNanges criteria click this link H Assign additional criteria to Stat U S View Key SEIT AONT Progress bksb Numeracy Terms amp Conditions J Trusted sites Protected Mode On R100 Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 16 For Sk ills Ly Deliverma In Criteria maybe listed over several Morecle Ve Home bksb Demo Administration Criteria Assign Criteria Institution bksb Demo View All Subject Numeracy Level Selectalevel e Student Bart User Hover the pointer F Area F HD1 E2 3 HD1 L1 3 Tick the boxes off Se es the additional 8 Fractions HD1 E3 1 HD1 L2 2 H H H criteria that you F HD1 E1 1 HD1 E3 2 w HD1 L2 3 the criteria want to assign E HD1 E1 2 F HD1 E3 3 E HD
5. administrator or a learner s tutor To do so first go to the learner s profile page from the admin menu or learners link in the admin block which is displayed when in the obksb Assessments course Click the learners name and their profile will appear similar to that shown below Moredle Y Home bksb Assessments Participants Bertie Student Bertie Student iv ai Activity tepur 1 Assessment Reports 1 Email address bertie forstdlls co ukll Si Location Unknown United Kingdom Institutions Your College Courses bksb Assessments d bksb Literacy bksb Numeracy Last access Tuesday 3 October 2006 92 43 PM 211 days 19 hours Dess Done Internet Sum T Next click the Assessment Reports tab denoted above by 1 If this tab is not shown initially then click on the oksb Assessments link denoted by 2 above which will make it appear The Assessment Reports DEE screen will appear giving a Co a summary of the assessments ee taken to date by the learner To manually start another assessment for the learner DEE select the required stage from Literacy Assessment the drop down menu arrowed and then click the Start New d button Select a diagnosticu Selectam Attempt Assessment report for Bertie Student Start Mew Actual Assesementat point Mot Startad _StartNaw Siarl How Di tinge Traveled at point Not Started e Start Mew
6. Services LCMS e CT SN Training August 2006 se Patiefinder Centres e 2 Puti Arena Hm Ku mm a TI n a np me m Your College Room Fri 11 August 2006 12 25 PA mg mm mn Calendar Block To access your online learning resources and e Hen Tee Wed The fri Sel Sus assessments just click on the links below Ce se ee Course Block KT SIL Training Updating Personal Details To access your personal details just click on your name in the top right or bottom centre of the home page A summary of the information already stored about you will appear on the screen Click on the Edit profile tab to access the page where you may amend or add to this information clicking the Update profile to save your changes Lere blank be keep cunt parendi Prompd imer to thangs HI zen heb ges logis binis my amsi sddirass rnm avarynona Lech This sma address m saskia m bo Preity WTR een fin dye amagi amai par Pom psi al Wen Aol dian auton sih suhe mis pms tn Parema Bim don kasp brerk of pests i haya sasan a biss at scone fannie bomasa cake o Linkman imanira kirrasi Rrp bzzen Tarara b ai ines ki Tagish jas Htrsiasaig bish e Tim mai Sipdates praida The fHioering ite are optical S Li aie CE Mas via Da Chee Li Pont Uer less e Dora a Trusted Am Prsi D W Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 6 ForSkills Ly Deliveri
7. default If checked it will not permit users with student accounts to view the contact details of other students Un checking this box will allow all users of the site to access each others contact details Your name for The text entered in these fields will be that used to refer to a user with that type of account Allow non admin users to update their name Unchecked by default Check the box to allow a user to edit their name Students may message each other By default this is set to No therefore not letting students message each other Under these settings students and tutors can still correspond If set to Yes all users can then correspond using the site s messenger system Institution summary You may replace the default welcome message which appears on every user s homepage by entering text in this pane The HTML hypertext mark up language editor allows you to enter text images and links ina what you see is what you get format Removing all of the content from the editor will cause the message to revert back to standard Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 14 ForSkills Ly Tracking Progress amp Achievement Progress and feedback may be reviewed in several ways A selection of reports are available from the Reports option on the Admin menu including a Progress Overview Progress Overview Should a course be linked to specific assessment criteria then a Progress Overview report will provi
8. e 2006 12 13 PM post v parent Reply Navigating discussions There are several options available on a message within a thread These include e Show parent if applicable which will move you to the message in the thread that is the first to which replies were made e The Edit link is available for 30 minutes after posting a message giving time for the user to review their response and change correct it if required e The Delete link is available for all users in relation to their own posts as long as there have been no replies to the post Tutors and Administrators have the option to delete posts and their replies There is a search function search forums to help locate specific forum messages If this is used then the See this post in context link becomes available allowing you to jump from the search results directly to the discussion thread where that message was posted Participants Within the People block you will see a participant s link with the associated 9 icon Click on the link to view contact and site activity details all of the other participants on the course Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 24 ForS K ls L There are different ways of finding information that has been posted in the forums Try using the search facility and entering a key word which is relevant to your enquiry Have a look at the advanced search facilities lf you Know the name of the person who has made a posting the
9. home page and selecting the bksb Assessments course Click on the text in the left hand block which reads Assessment Reports learning online bksb Assessments A new page will open giving a summary of all attempts made and provide links from where you they review the associated reports EN Giick here t0 view your E Assessment results If more than one Assessment has been pes completed and the results are at the same level a comparison of two sets of results may be viewed This is of particular relevance when generating distance travelled reports Literacy O F Literacy Assessment Numeracy El Mumaracy assosemont learning onlin powered by ForSkills LFE Online LFE Disb Assessments Select Diagnostic Selecta diagnostic v Select an Attempt V Literacy Assessment Actual Assessment attempt Actual Assessment Started Diagno Numeracy Assessment Actual Assessment attempt Click here to UU6 U5 05 VT 34 16 wie Actual Assessment Completed Diagnostic Distance Travelled attempt Distance Travelled Started Diagnostic 2006 07 07 10 53 07 View IA Sir A Select check boxes to ome COMpare Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 20 ForSkills L By passing the Initial Assessment In some circumstances It may be desirable to by pass the Initial Assessment stage of the assessment process This operation may be performed by either an
10. other way of finding is by looking up the participant s name and looking at the postings they have made Forum Options Several options are available to control the way in which the forums are displayed and notifications given Access to these settings is gained by clicking the Update this Forum bution ICT Skill for Life rue lt Feedback on y gt gt Your College Room i ta 2 eko Pathfinder Project ICT Skill for Life Your College Room Forums Feedback on Course Update this Forum Feedback Please give feedback on this course either by using the feedback forum Either add to one of the existing discussion themes threads or by starting up a new topic last updated 5 January 2006 Add a new discussion topic Discussion Started by Replies Unread v new discussion topic ge Andy Admin 1 a e Seance nc one EN new feedback thread from a learner pS ien Learner 0 iv ue 20 soe 2108 PM Your College Room You are logged in as SfL Admin Logout Fors i S i y The update page allows for controlling who posts in a forum automatic subscription to forums read tracking thread rating and the ability to restrict the size of uploaded documents Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 25 ForSkills Ly Can a student post to this forum Discussions and replies are allowed v Si Force everyone to be subscribed No v Read tracking for this forum On h D Maximum at
11. the user s name and then select update profile The user will then be added to your institution Edit user accounts Browse the list of user accounts and edit any of them Add anew user To manually create a new user account To edit a user s detai Is Upload users Import new user accounts from a text file e click on the Users link on the Admin page scrolling down the page if necessary select the Edit user accounts link the link above Add a new user search for the user you wish to edit click the edit or delete link as appropriate once you ve completed editing click Update profile to save your changes Note Once you have set a password you will be unable to review what it was Should a user forget their password then you must use the Edit user accounts function to reset a new password Tip Entering changeme as a user s password will force them to change their password when they first login Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 9 ForSk gt K Alls Ly Bulk upload users e Click on the upload users link on the Admin page e Files to be uploaded must be in C S V Comma Separated Value format e For more detailed information on required and optional fields please click the symbol on the upload users screen e Browse your computer network for the file you want to upload by clicking the browse button e If you are updating or adding to records tick the box labelled update details if user exists e lf you are amending
12. user tutor rights over that group only E Task Add yourself to your group as a tutor Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 13 ForSkills Ly Editing Institution Details Several global parameters may be configured from an Edit Institution link For this reason the link is only present on the administration screen of your site s Super Administrator Complete or amend the information in the relevant fields and click on Save changes at the foot of the page to confirm the information Institution name If you need to change your institutions name enter the new name in this field Passkey This field only performs a function ifa self registration feature Edit Institution has been provided Using E Change the passkey a suitable passkey should n regularly to prevent unauthorised oe EECH her Tutor Facilitator ete unauthorise registrations on to your EE soi Tonka Segen Faille et registration site and resources The Re a through the self key can be alphanumeric EE SS registration screen Require Email address aa ew S When adding a user to the mamaa ster eos E oe system you can set whether an email address is a mandatory SE requirement If the selection box is checked which it is by default then the email address field on a user s edit profile or self registration page will have to be completed Hide all users contact details from students This selection box is checked by
13. 1 L2 4 F HD1 E1 3 F HD1 E3 4 HD2 L1 1 HD2 L1 2 HD1 E2 1 HD1 L1 1 HD2 L2 1 HD1 L1 2 HD1 E2 2 Assign and Return Once you have chosen the criteria to assign click on the assign button If Terms amp Conditions Dae you want to return to the ILP click on Per er a AES the assign and return button Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 17 ForS ki S L Deliv rire Undertaking the bksb Initial and Diagnostic Assessments A user must first be enrolled to the bksb Assessments unit Once they have logged on the assessment will appear in the My courses block on their home page To take an Assessment they must open the bksb Assessments course by clicking on the relevant course link learning online powered by ForSkills LFE Online Use the links below to access your course online resources and assessments bksb Numeracy Thu 6 July 2006 12 21 PAA bksb Assessments Initial amp Diagnostic Asse bksb Literacy i Click the bksb Assessments text to access the Initial or Diagnostic Assessments After opening the Assessments course they need to choose which assessment they would like to take Once chosen click on the text adjacent to the lv icon ForSkills E bksb Assessments ForSkills bksb Assessments Outline of Unit Upcoming Events gg Participants 1 Literacy B There are no upc
14. Assign users to groups e select the Add Groups link Add new groups Link Module Link a module to multiple groups e enter the required group name title e select a parent group and group type if applicable e save the group by clicking the Create Group button Use the View Groups link to review groups that have already been created From here you may link a resource to a group doing so will assist with filtering resource related reports NOTE If a a symbol appears next to the group name it indicates that this is a parent group and as such there are sub groups attached to this group Clicking this symbol will then show the sub groups Once a group has been created users may be assigned to it e click on the Assign Groups link e choose a group from the drop down box to assign new users Users Hot Already Assigned To Group e select the users SE holding down the Ge control or shift key to mas select multiple BREE emmm users from the list that appears in the right hand box e transfer them by using the chevrons shown above The selected users will then transfer to the left hand side box and e confirm by clicking the Assign to group button below the chevrons before clicking the Assign to group button you may choose which role a group member has at this stage by selecting from the Role drop down box NB Selecting a tutor role for a user at this point will give that particular
15. ForSkills E Delivering Integrated Solutions Moredle User Guide 2007 For Skills Limited The contents of this user guide are the copyright and intellectual property of For Skills Limited ForSkills EA Delivering Integrated Solutions Table of Contents MOGUC Axcess ere eee sends E E E E 3 WAHE Ode Lee ae E E T 3 The Moredle Webete 4 Accessing the website ipo co aetsdrearnhadeneadesaca adams imetaeepensouemssanesheedetanseesaaneiemnteceewees 4 Registering as a New User If Applicable ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeenees 5 POSSIDET 5 ll EE 5 RE 6 Ihe Home e EE 6 Updating Personal Details A 6 elei lte E Reef 7 BPI FTC e 7 A el Val Wel ON ese secre eens eee A geese eee os eee eae nese yee at 8 E 9 Bulk upload MET E 10 Assigning administrator level accessg nannnnannnnennneennnenrnoennnnrnnnnnnrnsrrernrrrnenenne 11 e aleet 12 Elei 13 Editing Institution I CTA TI 14 Tracking Progress amp Achievement 15 Wieler ee 15 The Individual Learning Plan cccccsececseeeceesceceececeeseseeseeceuseseesesseeessaseesaeeess 16 Undertaking the bksb Initial and Diagnostic Assessments nnnennnennnennnnnnnns 18 By passing the Initial Assessment sitasicancnswesienmessnbsaxiriapartaniansacietamienseterennbeas 21 Advanced FUNCHONAINY sssseesctecteddcsncesteele ds i ar Ea 22 POTU oee a E ce ns E E T E A E 22 COMPOSING a response 23 Batzdlteg Ree re 23 EH a 23 Viewing CISC US SIONS ensira
16. Numeracy Assessment Start Hew Actual Assessment at point Rot Siarisd Start haw Mok tute Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 21 ForSk ill S Y Delivering In Advanced Functionality Forums The forum tool depicted by the Be icon is an important tool and central to most courses A forum is effectively a bulletin board or discussion group allowing users to post messages and to respond to contributions by others Once within a course you will find any available forums in both the course and activities blocks Within the course block select the particular forum you wish to view by clicking the text adjacent to the forum icon Ee ICT Skill for Life Your College Room Alternatively the forum title in the activities block is Forums click this text to open a list of available forums within the course you are reviewing again clicking on the title to open it People EA Participants Activities EA Forums E Journals D Quizzes a e Resources 10 Review CPD and completion Seancen BR Feedback on Course res Learning Outcomes Progress The final report Report on your delivery of ICT as a SfL The extended training programme Si e a Coutzalbes atin For tonehore oP IA The forum is displayed showing a short description of the forum and a list of the discussions or threads associated with it Your College Room fearth furen Feedback Please owe feedbac
17. Speech hiren Dpto Shortcut Stam Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Reg ForSk il S Y Deliverina Assigning administrator level access Moredle Y Home s For Skill Adminiviration Uer Awign aiina Click on the assign admins link from the administration page Select the user from the box on the right of the screen Move the user from the box on the right to the box on the left using the central chevron Institution For Skills amp Existing admins Lee Birkin leet orckills ce wk Cad Giron e arttftorgsk n oe uk Steve Hant a aheve Ofmrukdle rn Ak Myles Ponsonby vnsbesGlorsaktfis ve uh Pune Dress Dungeitt tnrsklls zerek Gareth Traingloen gareiisGfurabhtlts eh Hide AN Hi Potential admins Guest User rost localhast Gorpereet Badyal gaorpreet fusakhtle Via Taal Fuslitin Bea euvabuatns the e Darren Farteglen davmdasipaginta rans Jetzen ator faadnunesteatar faadbmunzgbeait ur g forikills cam tieve kant sirve dbs Dak ibtewe Ibtas et te L fesht Latest L test i thr nen goureeiiesai panecelteat ppegekiesi fokt germ E Deborah Student dabap forskil e ok D mi K Teal lirak atari he ust m D in per bg Dane Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 af Trusted sites Protected Mlode n uU gi Page 11 ForSkills Ly Delivering Integrated Solutions Assigning Courses To assign users to a set of resources first select the Users link on the Ad
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19. b Numeracy Individual Learning Plan Bart Student Diagnostic Overall Indicator Status gt 7 pa AN MSS1 E3 6 Completed Completed v f Pa T A MSS1 E3 7 Completed Completed v Si P Gs Ki MSS1 E3 8 Completed y Completed v Si Ps Topic Criteria Evidence Criteria Status Update Overall Status Weight Entry Level 3 iN e Capacity Entry Level 3 iN E Scales measuring Entry Level 3 iN E N1 L1 1 Completed Zei Completed v 25 Understanding numbers Level 1 N1 L1 2 Completed ZA Completed v T N1 L1 3 S Completed Ze Completed NI L1 4 3 Completed S Completed i Calculations Level 1 p gt 4 dis N1 L1 5 Completed ZA Completed v T N1 L1 6 Completed sv Completed d e p 4 Ratio Level 1 N1 L1 7 Completed Ce Completed v Lef Las N1 L1 8 Completed y Completed v b Rounding estimation Level 1 e 5 A 3 E N1 L1 9 Completed svi Completed v L EH N2 L1 1 e Agreed ik Agreed e Fractions Level 1 Gel 8 D N2 L1 2 Agreed iV Agreed v 2 MS51 L1 4C Assigned vi Assigned v A KOCH MSS1 L1 5 2 Completed Zei Completed v MSS1 L1 4 Completed svi Completed v MSS1 L1 4a Assigned HI Assigned MSS1 L1 4b Assigned io Assigned Units of measure Level 1 5 gt MSS1 L1 4c Assigned oj Assigned v ki MSS1 L1 6 Completed Zei Completed v MSS1 L1 7 S Completed Zei Completed v MSS1 L1 8 Assigned io Assigned
20. de an indication of each learner s achievement in relation to those criteria a ea pe of the group Punctuation Level 1 RECESS PORES Topic 2i Grammar amp syntax Level 1 the topic Topic 3 Punctuation Level 2 of the topic completed by the Topic 4 Grammar A syntax level 2 i Extra topics if any allocated by group Topic 5 Speling andwriting Level 2 the tutor Topi 6i Vocab amp morphology Level 2 completed Topic 7i Readine Level 2 Not Completed Topic S Writing skills Level 2 The Progress Overview report gives access to each learner s Individual Learning Plan ILP an example of which is illustrated below To view the plan for a learner just click on their name on the Progress Overview Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 ee ForS ki l S L Le aliy rire The Individual Learning Plan The ILP should be used to update the progress of the learner and once saved the changes will be reflected on the Progress Overview report Should it be felt necessary to make additional resources available to the learner other than those that a diagnostic has identified then there is a link at the foot of the ILP Assign additional criteria Clicking on this link will provide an administrator or tutor with the facility to select any additional criteria associated with the resource Morecle Ve Home bksb Numeracy ILP Overview Assessment Overview Individual Learning Plan bks
21. enu bar To embed a link within the text enter a link title in your message i e homepage for the BBC highlight this text click the icon and follow the instructions in the pop up box that appears to enter the full URL of the website page which you want to link to You will have the option to open your link in a new window and in doing so will reduce the likelihood of users navigating away from the site Once made a link to an external resource may be broken by highlighting the linked text and then clicking the icon Its not just external resources that can be linked to You can also input links to pages within the site such as cross referencing from one discussion thread to another Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 23 ForS K Is L Viewing discussions When a discussion title is selected the thread will open The standard form of display is nested i e shown in threaded form each message indented and underneath their parent messages with full text replies shown You may choose to change the way in which threads are displayed by selecting from the options in the drop down box on this page Threaded form is similar to nested but without full text responses arums Feedback on Course new discussion top Display replies in nested form w Display replies flat with oldest first Display replies flat with newest first Display replies in threaded form e 09 52 AM EENE Aaa OUR n Reply
22. k an this course either by using the feedback foran Erthar add to one of the existing discussion Themas threads or by starting up a new topie Sank egdaie F Jerr DS Add a naw diecusson topic Discussion Started by Replias Unread vw Last post e WS mw discussion topit ei JI De ei i mwe feedback thread from a learner e i Leara Be mugsa ForSkills fy Ve Task Try adding a forum post for yourself Go to any available forum and submit a post to introduce yourself to the rest of the group Read someone else s post and submit a reply to it Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 22 ForSkills Ly Composing a response Discussion messages are composed within the text editor This resembles a word processor and is used throughout the site Your new discussion topic About ge HTML editor 3p Foo meal timng HIAL boreal T Subscnip lion Sond mro amal cophes of parke bo Hu Torun af KO Artachgeng 3 Maz rire IME Loptionall Past to faut Posting a resource This editor enables you to upload resources such as word documents and images to the discussion thread This is achieved by using the Attachment option You may also create links to other websites Creating links Entering a full website address within the text editor will automatically create a link to that address within the resource To prevent this from happening you must highlight the address text and then click the SS icon in the m
23. ma Adding a picture In the new picture field on the edit profile page type the path to the file that you want to associate with this user or alternatively use the browse button to find the file on your computer network Once finished click on update profile lf the picture does not seem to have changed refresh the page you are looking at to update the picture Email Preferences The edit profile page is where you set your preferences for receiving notifications and tracking forum posts You may wish to set the following fields in accordance with the options shown below especially the Email digest type which determines the number of email notifications you receive Email display Allow only other course members to see my email address Email digest type Subjects daily email with subjects only Forum auto subscribe wo don t automatically subscribe me to forums Forum tracking ves highlight new posts for me v Ve Task In the optional information section of the edit profile page you will find the facility to upload an image which can accompany certain reports and forum posts you choose to make Use a digital camera to take a picture of yourself and upload this image to your profile Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 y Wi Page d ForS K Administration From their Home Page an Administrator can e access all of the site s administrative functions review cou
24. min page then click the Enrol students to course link You are losse in as Andy Acinmin Locour me Your College Administration Users Users Edit user accounts Browse the tist of user accounts and edit any of them Addanew user To manually create a new user account Delete users Remove multiple users from this institution Upload users Import new user accounts from a text file Bentz to Course Assign Students to a Course and optionally a group Enrol Students to Qualification Assign Students to a Qualification and optionally a group Remove Students from a Course Unenrol Students from Course List Administrators Browse the list of administrators Assign admins Admins can do anything and go anywhere in the site Assign Editors Assign users with rights to edit courses Home 1 Select the resource from the Pifas drop down box x ICT Skill for Life EE 2 Select the role of the user s ICT Skill for Life Your College Administration IO Assign To Unit you are assigning Leave a oe er as learner for a learner WEE ei y3 l elected Users Not Already Assigned To Unit Note selecting a tutor role Users Se for a user at this point will Na uaar salaried stant Chr give that particular user JS tutor rights for that resource So across the whole site and its Vi users Select a group if applicable 4 Select the users holding down the control or shift key tome
25. n ue miencrrcennnssncorsnanesnece amon entonaionentaanninorabaiueneceNeineae cuts 24 Navigating discussions cccccececeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeessaeeesaeeeseueesseeeseeeeneeeenees 24 FAIS CANS E 24 Ol UMM OD de Te E 25 ei eladie RI AE 26 OUD FANG ONIN ME 26 NOUV EE 26 Self Assessments if applicabel 27 COMPOSING Course Content 27 Amending AN EXISTING Course 27 PROGIING COU SS NUS EE 27 GING TOBC IOC E 28 Addind a Kee LE 28 Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 2 ForSkills Ly Introduction This guide will provide you with assistance for the day to day use of the ForSkills learning content management system Moredle an enhancement of Moodle What is Moodle The word Moodle is an acronym for Modular Object Oriented Developmental Learning Environment Moodle is also said to be a verb meaning to let the mind or body wander and do something creative but without particular purpose This open source course management system CMS is being used by universities colleges LEAs businesses and even individual teachers to organise courses on the web Moodle is becoming extremely popular for the following reasons e itis easy to use e there is a large and active support network e itcan be customised e it was designed by educationalists for educationalists Moodle was created by Martin Dougiamass an Australian computer scientist and educator who grew frustrated with the course management system used at his uni
26. oming events Go to calendar M Literacy Assessment New Event A Assessments 2 Numeracy Numeracy Assessment Administration e Turn editing on 3 Edit profile 8 Teachers H Students a ssessment Reports Li Progress Overview ki Logs Help you wish to take by clicking the relevant link Admin Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 18 ForSk i S Y Delivern Depending on their progress the assessments home page may present several options From this page they may start a new assessment or continue with one that has already been started The latter will apply in the case where they have finished an Initial Assessment or have skipped this stage and then need to undertake a Diagnostic Assessment The status of any started assessment will be displayed under the Progress heading In the screen shot shown below the progress indicates that one diagnostic has been completed and another started The learner may go on to complete the second diagnostic by clicking the Continue Diagnostic button learning online bksb Assessments Jumpte v gt Continue an Existing Assessment From Below Numeracy Assessment 2006 05 05 01 34 16 Completed Diagnostic Actual Assessment Numeracy Assessment 2006 07 07 10 53 07 Started Diagnostic Distance Travelled Click here to begin a new assessment Click here to view your assessment resu Home Choosing either to start or to continue an asses
27. or updating users passwords click the box labelled update password of existing users e Once the file has been chosen click on the upload users button Moredle Y Hame Adeiniviraftion Aerm Upload ier instution For Skila Whee Al Upload users Chiot frou Update details if oper esdats Update Gare of existing users pho users You may use this page to upload user acopunts In bulk You should use a CS text Mo In the following format The following example Ga basic import of required Helge USSInARS paseword firstname lascpam gail Soneee Veryeecret Tom Jones jonest ycorcol lege ac ick SEI Sa ISSSSh a Trente Rehr enert d ieupeegliege tsuk engt ba only required if it had been tel Sa auch ka your ko tibetion nilipatan Fer additional hee and adv geed senings please read the help file aiieciated with Gi page This can be foumi by dck mg thre question mark Kon ai the top of thit page You should alway break your import ite chunks al IO records or Ieren d Trusted aen Protected h Me Pe NOTE Fields must be ordered as specified in the examples on the upload users page NOTE To quickly create a CSV file put the data required into an excel spread sheet as shown below Once completed save as csv comma delimited HS file pdt Me beet Format Took Date Window Help Ja ele ee email ds Tok monata co uk JB Computer Hbi S reuse DOT I 3 83 arten E
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29. rseware and interact with the calendar As an administrator you can e ICT Still for Life Microsoft Internet Lxplorer 2 x a g pO uch sip ravortes 32 Np ewer For die co abdera e add edit additional sz ICT Skill for Life users create groups and set up group leaders tutors In addition you may also assign users to courseware or resources and review general site activity ELTE E W Tue 9 May 2006 07 59 ba fri 20 April 2006 12 50 Pa H Pp i Fri 28 April 2006 1253 PA D EM 1 WH A 13 HI 1 t 1 A bien Tee Wed Thue fri S Sus 2 4 5 7 Mon 24 April 2006 1179 AM n n DI 29 D LAJ Mon 74 April 2005 1126 AM Wed 12 April 2006 03 22 ba Wed 12 April 2006 03 20 PA Wed 12 April 2004 12 99 PA The most frequently used Admin functions are directly accessible from the home page by clicking the links in the block on the left hand side of the screen entitled Administration To access all of the administration functions just click the admin link at the foot of this block A similar screen to the one shown below will then appear a Ll A ICT Pathfinder Project Administration titties CT Pathfinder Project Configuration var E CEET Dinha fe e Tril pig oF ee iF kr Institutions view Logg Urerz Authart t uf r ACLS Breete gab of ent zent deel ed rf geen Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 bl Ceefwure eruwzke
30. sment will launch a pop up window remember to disable any pop up blocker that may have been installed or change the settings to allow pop ups from this site Proceed with the assessment by following the instructions on the screen When they start a Diagnostic Assessment they will first be asked to choose the level of test they wish to undertake The program will suggest that they start at the level determined by their Initial Assessment They may override this recommendation by clicking on the text below the diamond Click on your suggested starting level below WT Click here to start at the IA recommended start point Or if you tutor has recommended a different ina level click here Click here if your tutor wants you to start at a different level gg Ry wesinottinghamshire ciliege Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Rn ForSkills CA Should they choose to start at a tutor specified level then they should click on the appropriate area of the screen and further options will be presented The level of test they have been requested to take should be selected Literacy o p Proceed through the Diagnostic 2 lt Assessment following the instructions on the screen At the end of an Assessment their results will be displayed for them to review in a new pop up window After closing this pop up window they may review the results at any time along with any previous attempts by going back to their
31. tachment size 500KB St Allow posts to be rated o Use ratings Users Only can rate posts Di View Can only see their own ratings Y Grade Scale Normal 5 v l Restrict ratings to posts with dates in this range From To Cancel Your College Room You are logged in as SfL Admin Logout For C L IIs i y Splitting Discussions Well contributed discussions are likely to introduce new topics which would be best continued within their own discussion An Administrator has the option to Split a message so that any thread may be moved over from the split point to create a new discussion thread L Re 4 new feedback thread from a learner by SfL Tutor Tuesday 20 June 2006 05 20 PM Addendum to Tutopgaenonse Show parent Eq elete Reply Move copy Rate xj Group Reporting When reviewing a course the Activities block becomes available Within this ede fe Journals block there may be links to Journals SSC Resources Quizzes and Self EI Resources Assessments Ss Self Assessments Journals The journal provides a basic facility to record information regarding a course or specific course topic The information submitted within the journal can be reviewed and fed back on by the course tutor You can access a summary of all journal entries by clicking the Journals text adjacent the icon Name of Journal en Link to view journal entries Working with others View 0 journal entries
32. versity because it was built by engineers He works with a community of dedicated open source developers from around the world Current users of the Moodle platform will note a similarity with the layout and operation of the ForSkills site Specific differences between the platforms are detailed later in the guide Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Cl Hu o Page 3 ForSkills C The Moredle Website Accessing the website 1 Either go to http Awww moredle com or your own Institution s website if a login link has been provided 2 From here click the appropriate login link to the learning platform Click here to login to the Pathfinders site or register your details to gain access Take me to the Moredle platform search Contact Us Login 3 The Moredle platform is a secure access Internet site Clicking on the above link takes you to a login screen on which you will need to enter your username and password Other options may be presented on this screen e g to facilitate auto registration and enrolment to particular courses An example login screen is shown below ICT Skill for Life ICT Skill for Life You are not logged in Login Pathfinder Project ICT Skill for Life Login to the site English en S Login here using your username and password Cookies must be enabled in your browser Existing users zeg enter details here orgotten your username or password Send my details
33. via email Click here to register as a new user New users enter details here Register as new user _Home_ Powered by 4 You are not logged in Login ForSkills Ly Moredle User Guide v2_ 6 1 Page 4 Forskills CY Registering as a New User If Applicable Your institution s login page may Ta New sein contain a link for new users to self register This function should only be Please enter your details to become a member used once per user as when enano EE registered a user needs only enter their username and password to regain Password SE access to the platform ite LT 1 Enter a username that you wish to Firstname OO use and a password 2 Ifa passkey is required entering this incorrectly will prevent your B bee registration on the site va ain ET te neat ea from drop down boxes for these catagories Role 3 Enter your first name surname and valid email address If your email address is not valid then you will Region Primary Sector not correctly receive notifications Contre a a B or digests from the discussion create my new account YoU and if successful will automatically log you In groups Forgotten your username or password NOTE you will be able to change Send my details wia email these details later after successful registration 4 Depending on an institution s particular auto registration pages other course specific fields may need to be completed Fields ma
34. y include your role region centre year group and principal language bias etc 5 NB From now on you will only need to enter your personal username and password to log in from the login page Possible problems Cookies must be permitted and this can set in the browser Tools gt Internet Options gt Privacy by lowering the level to medium Virus protection and pop up blocker software may cause problems and have to be disabled to enable registration Help On every user s homepage there is a Help block According a user s access level this block will contain specific help features In the case of an administrator for example links to a user manual support portal help video and telephone support line number In addition throughout the site you will see the D help icon Clicking on this icon will launch a pop up window in which you will be given information relating to the function or text adjacent to the icon Moredle User Guide v2_6 1 Page 5 ForSkills Ly All Users The Home Page Once you have logged on you will see your Home Page The Home Page is the heart of the Learning Content Management System The layout and content of the home page will depend on your user profile Generally it will look similar to that shown below with information presented in blocks From here you will be able to review courseware and interact with the calendar Nottingham City Council Nottingham Children s
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