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=== Introduction ===
 
=== Introduction ===
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Moodle is an open-source Learning Management System (LMS) that facilitates online learning and training for educational institutions, including teacher education programs. Designed to create an interactive and flexible learning environment, Moodle allows educators to build customized courses, deliver content, and engage with students through various digital tools. For teacher educators, teachers and student teachers, Moodle offers a powerful platform for the management of instructional materials, collaboration, and assessment.
  
 
==== Basic information ====
 
==== Basic information ====
 
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|ICT Competency
 
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|Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a '''single robust, secure and integrated system''' to create personalised learning environments.
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|Moodle is a learning management system (LMS) designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised and collaborative learning environments.
 
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|Educational application and relevance
 
|Educational application and relevance
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|It is an collaborative learning environments that empower both teaching and learning.
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|Moodle provides and on-line platform for collaborative learning. It empowers teachers to set-up courses, provide learning resources and activities for the course and assess learners. Teachers and learners can share ideas and experiences using the on-line discussion forums in Moodle.  
 
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|Currently using 4.4.3
 
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|Other similar applications
 
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|TalentLMS,
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|[https://chamilo.org/en/ chamilo] [https://openedx.org/ openedx] [https://www.sakailms.org/ Sakai LMS]
 
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|The application on mobiles and tablets
 
|The application on mobiles and tablets
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|It is a web based software installing in the web server.  
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|It is a web based application, and can be accessed through a browser on any device supporting browsing.
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[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moodle.moodlemobile&pcampaignid=web_share Moodle app from Playstore] 
 
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==== Install Moodle app on your phone ====
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Since Moodle is an Free and Open source application and it is available for smart phone, download Moodle mobile app from [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moodle.moodlemobile&hl=en_IN google play store].<br>
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* After downloading the "Application" just you need to follow the steps & install the Moodle App in your smartphone.<br>
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* When the installation is complete login to the "App" through the "Moodle ID" & "Password" provided.
 
=== Working with Moodle ===
 
=== Working with Moodle ===
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A course is a space on a Moodle site where teachers can add learning materials for their students. A teacher may have more than one course and a course may include more than one teacher and more than one group of learners
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Moodle is a free and open Learning Management System (LMS). You can configure any number of courses on Moodle. You can categorise courses as required.
  
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==== Logging into Moodle course page ====
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="500">
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Click on your Moodle course link and click on the login to view or edit the course content. [https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/ click here] to use our Moodle.
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File:Moodle Main page2.png|Karnataka Education server Moodle main page
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Moodle - Login to the course">
 
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File:1. Moodle login page.png|Moodle login screen
 
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File:2. moodle - After login.png|Course home page
 
 
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====Logging in from Web browser====
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Make sure you have received your credentials before you try to login to your moodle account. If you have the credentials, then on top right as mentioned in the above image (Karnataka Education server Moodle main page) --> click 'login'.
  
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Once you login, you can see the course content and on the top right corner if you are seeing your login name, then your looged in with your user name and password.
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="450">
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File:Moodle login screen.png|Moodle login screen
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</gallery>
  
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==== Editing sections ====
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It shows the "Moodle login screen". Give your credentials here and click 'Login'. Once you login, you can access the list of enrolled courses and you will see your initials on the top right corner of the screen.
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Once you have a new blank course, you can start work on it by turning on the editing, either with the button top right.
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[[File:How_to_login_to_moodle_course_page_using_computer.gif|alt=|center]]
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Watch this below animation to know detailed steps to login to Moodle course page <br>
  
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With the editing turned on, each item on your course homepage and each section/block will have edit options next to it which all perform different functions such as edit/move/copy/delete/hide. '''Note:''' ''your theme may have different'' icons''.''
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==== Configure your Moodle app ====
  
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Once you click on edit - edit topics, it will take us to edit page (see the below screenshots).
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First you need to Install the Moodle Mobile App from the [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/moodle-mobile/id633359593?mt=8 Apple App (Phone user)] Store OR the [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moodle.moodlemobile&hl=en Google Play Store (Android user)].<gallery mode="packed" heights="500px" caption="Moodle - Login to the course">
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File:Moodle Mobile App.jpeg|Moodle App login screen
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#In the first '''Welcome to the Moodle app!''' screen you need to click on '''I'M A LEARNER.'''
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#You will need to enter in the Moodle website address: https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/, click on "'''connect'''".
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#In next screen, enter your moodle '''username''' and '''password''' (which shared from course faculty).
  
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px" caption="Moodle - editing course content sections">
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="450px" caption="Accessing the Moodle App">
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File:Moodle - edit option 1.png|Click edit topics option to start editing section
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File:Moodle Settings 1.png|Steps to access the course & download
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File:Moodle - edit option 2.png|Uncheck "Use default section name" for custom title name
 
 
</gallery>
 
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After logging in to Moodle App, we can find the home screen as shown in screenshot 1, to access the courses we're enrolled to click on the ''' NAVIGATION ''' button. The list if the courses enrolled will be displayed as shown in Screenshot 2, if we want to download courses to our storage. We can even download the courses from Moodle to phone storage by clicking the '''Settings/Options ''' on top of the Smartphone screen.
  
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Un-check "Use default section name" to give your custom heading for your section. Start adding section summary under the summary box (you can copy paste from text documents also). Use the top basic formatting toolbar to format your text.
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'''<nowiki/><nowiki/><nowiki/><nowiki/>'''
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="450px">
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File:Moodle Settings 2.png|Steps to access the course in Browser
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</gallery>
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Above screenshot shows on steps to access to BigBlueButton through Moodle App.
  
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Under the restrict section, you can restrict the page to access as in the below screenshot.
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=====How to reset your Moodle ID and password on Phone=====
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When you forget your Moodle ID or Password, it can be reset by following the below steps as shown in screenshots.
  
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" caption="Moodle - editing course content sections">
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="300" caption="Resetting your forgotten Moodle ID or Password">
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File:Moodle - edit - restrictions 3.png|Set restrictions to access the section
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File:Moodle Mobile App Forgot password Demo.jpeg|Resetting from Moodle App in smartphone
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File:moodle add or remove sections.png|To add or remove sections
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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Once you done all this click on "save changes" button to save your content under that section. 
 
  
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Scroll to the bottom of the curse main page and, below the last section, look for the small '''+''' and '''-''' icons (at right). Click the '''plus''' ('''+''')/'''minus(-)''' to add/remove an sections.
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===== How to reset your Moodle ID and password on browser =====
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
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File:Moodle forgot password.png|Click 'lost password'
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File:Moodle Forgot password.png|Choose either username or password
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</gallery>If you have forgot your password or simply if you want to reset your password, then in the login screen you can click on the option "Lost password?". This gets you to another page where it asks for either username or email address (the one that has been given while creating your moodle account). Once you either of this, you can reset the password.
  
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{{Clear}}
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====Moodle Home page====
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="400">
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File:Moodle main page interface.png|Moodle main page interface
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</gallery>
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As we can see in the above image, Moodle contains the following options,
  
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==== Adding Activities ====
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* '''Home,''' the home screen of Moodle https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms
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As well as adding interactive exercises for your students, you can provide them with activities. Moodle supports a range of different activities types that allow you to insert to any section.
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* '''Dashboard,''' shows the recently accessed courses, timeline and calendar
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* '''My courses,''' shows the list of courses the user is enrolled for.
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* '''Site administration,''' shows the options to administer the settings in moodle
  
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To add a activities like quiz, discussion forum, attendances, forms and surveys turn on your editing by clicking on "turn edit on", choose the section in your course homepage where you'd like it to appear and click on the "Add an activity or resource" then select the type of activities you are going to add into section from the list (for example: Quiz). <gallery mode="packed" heights="300px" caption="Adding activities and resources">
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="300">
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File:Moodle quiz activity_1.png|Select type of activity
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File:Moodle my courses.png|Enrolled courses in thumbnail view
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File:Moodle configuring activity details.png|Configure your activity
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File:Moodle site admin.png|Site administration page
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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After select any activity which you are going to add it to the section (for example: quiz) then click on "add". In the next dialog box will be a settings form for the activity like below.
 
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* '''General'''
 
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** Name : Type the name for your resources link, it will form the link learners click on to view the file so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.
 
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** Description : Add a description of your file here if required.
 
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** Display description on the course page : If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the file.
 
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* '''Timing'''
 
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** Open the quiz and Close the quiz : Students can only start their attempt(s) after the open time and they must complete their attempts before the close time.
 
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** Time limit : If enabled, the time limit is stated on the initial quiz page and a countdown timer is displayed in the quiz navigation block. [Image]gallery[image]
 
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Once the all the settings has been filled out as you needed and saved, the activity will appear at the bottom of the section. You can move any activity around in the course with the move buttons while in course edit mode.
 
  
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==== Adding Resources ====
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A course is a space on a Moodle site where teachers can add the content (learning materials) and activities (pedagogy) for their students. A teacher may be a faculty for more than one course, a course may include more than one teacher and more than one group of learners.
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A resource is an item that a teacher can use to support learning, such as a file or link. To add a resources like files, folder, URLs and to create book  turn on your editing by clicking on "turn edit on", choose the section in your course homepage where you'd like it to appear and click on the "Add an activity or resource" then select the type of resources you are going to add into section from the list.
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Both teachers and students have to be 'registered' for a course (as 'teacher' or as 'student'), this role configuration is done by the Moodle administrator.
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====Advanced Activities====
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1.Lesson <br>2.Workshop <br>
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====Multi-lingual offering of courses====
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The multi-language content filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages. Moodle by default will be in English and for running any local languages, language packages need to install in your server (This will be done by your web admin).
  
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After you select any resource type from the list for example: file. In the next dialog box will be a settings form as below.<br>[Image]and [image]
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
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* Name : Type the name for your resources link, it will form the link learners click on to view the file so it is helpful to give it a name that suggests its purpose.
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File:Moodle change language1.png|Changing the language
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* Description : Add a description of your file here if required.
 
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* Display description on the course page : If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the name of the file.
 
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* Select files : click on "Add" and use the File picker to upload your file or drag and drop your file onto the arrow if you are using an appropriate browser. Here you can also create folder and add multiple resource files.<br><gallery mode="packed" heights="250px" caption="Adding resources into the sections">
 
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File:Moodle adding resources 1.png|Entering general details about resources
 
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File:Moodle adding resources 2.png|Upload files under the select file section
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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Finally, click on the save and display to display your resources under the specified section.
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Login to your course and on the top right side of the screen your profile initial, it shows a list of options. Here, you can select the language which you want see your course.
  
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* Course format section specifies the kind of format faculty would like to have in their course.
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=== Explore Moodle as Educators and Students ===
 
[[Category:Explore an application]]
 
[[Category:Explore an application]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;font-size:80%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:10px;"
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|'''If you are a Educators,''' this manual provides a comprehensive guide for educators using Moodle. It covers course creation, creating resources and adding activities like assignment setup, quizes and etc...{{Color-table|theme=8|title=[[Learn_Moodle_-_Educators|Moodle manual for Educators]]}}
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|'''If you are student,''' this guide walks students through Moodle's essential features, including navigating courses, submitting assignments, participating in discussions, and tracking grades.{{Color-table|theme=9|title=[[Learn_Moodle_-_Students|Moodle manual for Students]]}}
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 8 November 2024

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Introduction

Moodle is an open-source Learning Management System (LMS) that facilitates online learning and training for educational institutions, including teacher education programs. Designed to create an interactive and flexible learning environment, Moodle allows educators to build customized courses, deliver content, and engage with students through various digital tools. For teacher educators, teachers and student teachers, Moodle offers a powerful platform for the management of instructional materials, collaboration, and assessment.

Basic information

ICT Competency Moodle is a learning management system (LMS) designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a robust, secure and integrated system to create personalised and collaborative learning environments.
Educational application and relevance Moodle provides and on-line platform for collaborative learning. It empowers teachers to set-up courses, provide learning resources and activities for the course and assess learners. Teachers and learners can share ideas and experiences using the on-line discussion forums in Moodle.
Version Currently using 4.4.3
Other similar applications chamilo openedx Sakai LMS
The application on mobiles and tablets It is a web based application, and can be accessed through a browser on any device supporting browsing.

Moodle app from Playstore

Development and community help Moodle

Install Moodle app on your phone

Since Moodle is an Free and Open source application and it is available for smart phone, download Moodle mobile app from google play store.

  • After downloading the "Application" just you need to follow the steps & install the Moodle App in your smartphone.
  • When the installation is complete login to the "App" through the "Moodle ID" & "Password" provided.

Working with Moodle

Moodle is a free and open Learning Management System (LMS). You can configure any number of courses on Moodle. You can categorise courses as required.

  • Karnataka Education server Moodle main page

Logging in from Web browser

Make sure you have received your credentials before you try to login to your moodle account. If you have the credentials, then on top right as mentioned in the above image (Karnataka Education server Moodle main page) --> click 'login'.

  • Moodle login screen

It shows the "Moodle login screen". Give your credentials here and click 'Login'. Once you login, you can access the list of enrolled courses and you will see your initials on the top right corner of the screen.

Watch this below animation to know detailed steps to login to Moodle course page

Configure your Moodle app

First you need to Install the Moodle Mobile App from the Apple App (Phone user) Store OR the Google Play Store (Android user).

  • Moodle - Login to the course

  • Moodle App login screen

  1. In the first Welcome to the Moodle app! screen you need to click on I'M A LEARNER.
  2. You will need to enter in the Moodle website address: https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms/, click on "connect".
  3. In next screen, enter your moodle username and password (which shared from course faculty).
  • Accessing the Moodle App

  • Steps to access the course & download

After logging in to Moodle App, we can find the home screen as shown in screenshot 1, to access the courses we're enrolled to click on the NAVIGATION button. The list if the courses enrolled will be displayed as shown in Screenshot 2, if we want to download courses to our storage. We can even download the courses from Moodle to phone storage by clicking the Settings/Options on top of the Smartphone screen.

  • Steps to access the course in Browser

Above screenshot shows on steps to access to BigBlueButton through Moodle App.

How to reset your Moodle ID and password on Phone

When you forget your Moodle ID or Password, it can be reset by following the below steps as shown in screenshots.

  • Resetting your forgotten Moodle ID or Password

  • Resetting from Moodle App in smartphone

How to reset your Moodle ID and password on browser

  • Click 'lost password'

  • Choose either username or password

If you have forgot your password or simply if you want to reset your password, then in the login screen you can click on the option "Lost password?". This gets you to another page where it asks for either username or email address (the one that has been given while creating your moodle account). Once you either of this, you can reset the password.

Moodle Home page

  • Moodle main page interface

As we can see in the above image, Moodle contains the following options,

  • Home, the home screen of Moodle https://karnatakaeducation.org.in/lms
  • Dashboard, shows the recently accessed courses, timeline and calendar
  • My courses, shows the list of courses the user is enrolled for.
  • Site administration, shows the options to administer the settings in moodle

  • Enrolled courses in thumbnail view

  • Site administration page

A course is a space on a Moodle site where teachers can add the content (learning materials) and activities (pedagogy) for their students. A teacher may be a faculty for more than one course, a course may include more than one teacher and more than one group of learners.

Both teachers and students have to be 'registered' for a course (as 'teacher' or as 'student'), this role configuration is done by the Moodle administrator.

Advanced Activities

1.Lesson
2.Workshop

Multi-lingual offering of courses

The multi-language content filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages. Moodle by default will be in English and for running any local languages, language packages need to install in your server (This will be done by your web admin).

  • Changing the language

Login to your course and on the top right side of the screen your profile initial, it shows a list of options. Here, you can select the language which you want see your course.

  • Course format section specifies the kind of format faculty would like to have in their course.

Explore Moodle as Educators and Students

If you are a Educators, this manual provides a comprehensive guide for educators using Moodle. It covers course creation, creating resources and adding activities like assignment setup, quizes and etc... If you are student, this guide walks students through Moodle's essential features, including navigating courses, submitting assignments, participating in discussions, and tracking grades.
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