help desk

Developing your course & Organizing layout and design

• How do I get started designing my course?
• What is the difference between a weekly format and a topics format?
• How can I add readings to my course?
• I added text in the summary field. Where did it go?
• How do I re-order blocks?
• How do I customize colors and links in my course?
• Where should I put Announcements?
• How can I hide sections of my course until I am ready for students to see them?

Adding content

• How do I upload a file?
• How do I upload multiple files at once (zip)? 
• How do I link a file to my course?
• How do I link to a web site?
• How do I create a folder to organize files in the Files section?
• How do I move a file to a different folder?
• How do I display a folder from the Files section?
• How do I copy some or all content from Blackboard to Moodle?
• How do I copy some or all content from one course in Moodle to another in Moodle?
• How do I link directly to a JStor article from my course?
• How do I add images to the course home page?
• How do I embed a YouTube Video into Moodle?
• How do I add an RSS news feed to my course?
• How do I upload files over 64Mb into Moodle?

Interactive Features

• Can students add content to a Moodle site?
• How do I set up a Discussion Forum for my course?
• How do I create groups in my course?
• How do I use groups in various activities such as "Forum"?
• What kinds of assignment types are available in Moodle?
• How can I collect assignment files from students?
• How do I set up a blog?
• How do I set up a wiki?
• How do I set up a chat?
• Is there a quick polling sytem in Moodle?

Advanced Features

• How do I create a survey?
• How do I use the Gradebook?
• Can I use iTunes U?
• Can I add math symbols and equations?
• How can I find out about more Moodle features?