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Moodle 2 Administration

You're reading from   Moodle 2 Administration Moodle is the world’s most popular virtual learning environment and this book will help systems administrators and technicians administer the system effectively. Based on real-world scenarios with plenty of screenshots, it’s an essential practical gui

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2011
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849516044
Length 420 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Moodle 2 Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
1. www.PacktPub.com
2. PacktLib.PacktPub.com
3. 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 Reporting 11. Moodle Security and Privacy 12. Moodle Performance and Optimization 13. Backup and Restore 14. Installing Third-party Add-ons 15. Moodle Integration via Web Services 16. Moodle Networking Configuration Settings

Module plugins


Moodle distinguishes between three types of module plugins that are used in the courses the front page (which is treated as a course), the My Moodle page, and the user profile pages:

  • Activities modules (which also covers resources)

  • Blocks

  • Filters

Activities 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, which displays the courses in which the activity module has been used, is shown.

Version

Version of the activity module (format YYYYMMDDHH).

Hide/Show

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

Delete

Performs delete action. All activities, except...

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