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Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition

You're reading from   Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783289714
Length 492 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Moodle Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. The Moodle System 3. Courses, Users, and Roles 4. Course Management 5. User Management 6. Managing Permissions – Roles and Capabilities 7. Moodle Look and Feel 8. Moodle Plugins 9. Moodle Configuration 10. Moodle Logging and Reporting 11. Moodle Security and Privacy 12. Moodle Performance and Optimization 13. Backup and Restore 14. Moodle Admin Tools 15. Moodle Integration 16. Moodle Networking A. Configuration Settings Index

Module plugins


Moodle distinguishes between three types of module plugins that are used in courses, the front page, and on the dashboard:

  • Activity modules (these also include resources)

  • Blocks

  • Filters

Activity modules

Navigating to Plugins | Activity modules | Manage activities displays the following screen:

The table displays the following information:

Column

Description

Activity module

Icon and name of the activity/resource as they appear in courses and elsewhere.

Activities

The number of times the activity module is used in Moodle. When you click on the number, a table, displays the courses in which the activity module has been used.

Version

Version of the activity module (this is in the YYYYMMDDHH format).

Hide/Show

The open eye indicates that the activity module is available for use, while the closed eye indicates that it is hidden (unavailable).

Settings

Link to activity module settings (this is not available for all items).

Uninstall

Performs the delete action...

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