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Lecturers can effectively incorporate podcast-type digital media into their teaching strategies. Adding a podcast to the course website on Moodle not only makes knowledge more accessible but also diversifies teaching methods. Podcast on Moodle Lecturers can effectively incorporate podcast-type digital media into their teaching strategies. Adding a podcast to the course website on Moodle not only makes knowledge more accessible but also diversifies teaching methods. What is a podcast? A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of audio recording, usually in the form of series on various topics. These are radio-style programs that you can listen to on your phone or computer at any time. Podcasts can have a presenter or be a conversation between people, in the form of an interview or free conversation. Creating a podcast requires preparatory work, for example: deciding on the list of topics, a preliminary conversation between participants, or researching the subject. The podcast can be a single episode or a series that deal with a wide range of topics relating to different fields of study, research or areas of life. Types of podcasts: צעדים ראשונים ב-Moodle A video-integrated podcast where you see the presenters. Presenters can be in the same room or from different locations. Visual צעדים ראשונים ב-Moodle Broadcast (audio) available only for listening. All it takes to produce a regular podcast is a simple microphone. Vocal Suggested use for teaching: Opening Podcast : Unveil new content in preparation for class. Lecture Podcast : Presenting an entire content topic. Summary Podcast : Summarizing highlights of a lecture or unit of study. Complementary Podcast : Content enrichment. Podcast by the lecturer or a reference to a podcast by an expert on the subject. Discussion Podcast : On-air discussion among experts in order to present students with different perspectives on the subject. Learning Assignment : A podcast created by students as a basis for group and research work. What's in the guide? Set up the audio file recording on ZOOM Record the podcast on ZOOM How to create a podcast Upload the podcast to the course video server Edit and publish the podcast How to create a podcast? Step 1: Set up the audio file recording on ZOOM. Step 2: Record the podcast on ZOOM. Step 3: Upload the podcast to the course video server. Step 4: Edit and publish the podcast. How to create a podcast How to create a podcast? The process of creating a podcast includes several steps: 1. Set up audio recording on Zoom. 2. Record the podcast on Zoom. 3. Upload the podcast to Panopto's course folder. 4. Edit and publish the podcast on H5P. Set up the audio file recording on ZOOM Step 1: Set up audio recording on Zoom. 1. Go to Zoom website: ZOOM.US 2. From the admin menu, select Settings . 3. Select the Recordings tab. 4. For Cloud recordings , check V in Record audio-only files , and under it also check V on Record one audio file for all participants . 5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and press the Save button. Please note: this setting allows you to create an audio file in addition to the normal recording files of the ZOOM meeting. Record the podcast on ZOOM Step 2: Record the podcast on ZOOM At this stage, the podcast must be recorded via the Zoom item on the Moodle course website. When you've finished recording your podcast, you can end the meeting and wait for the Zoom notification that the recording is available. For all guidelines on creating a recording on Zoom, click here . Important tips for recording: a. Note that the meeting is being recorded. When the recording is on, "Recording" appears at the top of the screen on the left. If the meeting is not being recorded, you can click the Record button in the meeting management menu. b. Check your audio quality: Press the small arrow that appears next to the microphone button, and select Test Speaker & Microphone . Upload the podcast to the course video server Step 3: Upload the podcast to Panopto's course folder Just before editing the podcast, make sure that the desired recording appears on the course folder in Panopto. If it is an audio recording only, the audio file must be uploaded independently to the folder. Only after uploading the recording/audio to Panopto can you make edits, such as: cutting segments, adding titles and more. How to upload the audio file to the course folder in Panopto? 1. At the end of the recording, you will receive an email with a link to download the recordings. Press the View Detail button and download the desired recording to your PC. 2. Upload the recording file to the video server of the course - click here for instructions . Edit and publish the podcast Step 4: Edit and publish the podcast on H5P 1. Trim the timeline You can edit the recording times, by cutting segments directly within the video server: Click here for instructions. 2. Uploading the podcast to the H5P resource in Moodle At this stage, you can upload the podcast to the H5P resource. This resource allows you to add headlines, links, questions and more in order to enrich the learning process through the podcast. For instructions on H5P - click here .

The lecturer and course teaching staff can allow access for other users in Moodle, for example adding teaching assistants, students, guests and users who do not have a university account. Manage users on the course site The Teacher and Course Editor roles can allow access to the course for other users. What's in this tutorial: How to add Teaching Assistants How to add other users (students, guests, and more) download students list How to provide viewing access to users who do not have a University user account Add Teaching Assistants Add other users to the course(students, guests, and more) Download the list of participants in the course to an Excel file Provide viewing access to users who do not have a University user account How to add Teaching Assistants How to add Teaching Assistants? 1. On the course website, click on the “More ” button in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Add teaching assistant ". 2. Search for the Teaching Assistant you want to add to the course in the right search field (we recommend searching by university email or ID number). 3. Select the Teaching Assistant’s name in the right field (the selection will appear in blue) then click on the "Add " button. 4. Now the teaching assistant appears in the "users registered on the course site " list. To limit the period of association for a role in the course, select the "Limited " option under “enrolment duration ” and determine a starting time in the drop-down menu “Starting from ”. How to add other users (students, guests, and more) How to add other users? 1. On the course website, click on the “More ” button in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Add a new user ". 2. Choose the appropriate role in the “Assign role” field. 3. Search for the user you want to add to the course in the right search field (we recommend searching by university email or ID number). 4. Select the user's name in the right field (the selection will appear in blue) then click on the "Add " button. 5. Now the user appears in the "users registered on the course site " list. To limit the period of association for a role in the course, select the "Limited " option under “enrolment duration ” and determine a starting time in the drop-down menu “Starting from ”. download students list How to download the list of participants in the course to an Excel file? This tutorial will explain how to download a list of course participants which includes names and email addresses, as well as a list of course participants which also includes ID numbers. How to download the list of students in the course? 1. On the course website, click on "Participants " in the course top menu. 2. Open the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page named "Export course students ". 3. Choose "Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) ", then click "Download ". How to download the list of students in the course with ID numbers? 1. On the course website, click on "Grades " in the course top menu. 2. On the Grades page, open the drop-down menu "Grader Report " and scroll down, then choose: "Export ". 3. On the export page, click on the "Export as " drop-down menu and scroll down, then choose "Excel spreadsheet ". 4. On the "Export to Excel spreadsheet " part of the screen, in the “Grade items to be included ” section click on "Select all/none ". All items will be unchecked. 5. Click on the "Download " button. The Excel file that will be produced will include the names of the students in the course, their email addresses, and their ID numbers. How to provide viewing access to users who do not have a University user account How to provide viewing access to users who do not have a University user account? The course can be made available to guests without a university username using a password preselected by the Teacher and submitted by them. This process can only be done by the Teacher . The course will be available to guests for viewing only. Only students can participate in the course activities (such as Quizzes, Forums, Tasks and Course Recordings). How to allow guests (without a university username) to enter the course website? The content of the website must be checked for violations o f the copyright law (see the document in Hebrew "Principles of action for the use of works for teaching purposes ") Download and print a statement that the content of the website does not infringe copyright. Click here to download the declaration: "Declaration of guest access to the course website" (In Hebrew) The course Teacher must fill in the declaration with all the required information, including a code for guest access. The declaration must be signed manually, and a scanned copy must be sent to virtualt@tauex.tau.ac.il . Only course Teachers can request Guest Access.

After students have finished a quiz in Moodle, lecturers can see the students' answers, grades, attempts, and statistics. Lecturers can cancel a question or accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades and more. Review and grade a quiz in Moodle After the students finished the quiz you can see the students' answers, grades, attempts, statistics and more What's on this tutorial: Review attempts of students Manual grading essay questions Export quiz attempts to Excel Quiz statistics report Accept another answer Cancel a question Review students' quiz answer attempts Manual grading of essay questions Export quiz answer attempts report to Excel Quiz statistics report Accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades Cancel a question and recalculating a grade after the exam is over Review attempts of students Review quiz answer attempts of students After the students finished answering the quiz, you can view all students' quiz results in one table, as well as view each student attempt, and manually add comments or update their grade. View all students results 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Quiz 2. In the quiz page, go to "Results" in the top menu. 3. Here you can see the quiz results table Note: There are "display options" and report filters ("what to include in the report") above the results table - if needed you can always reset table preferences. View student attempt 4. To view a specific student attempt, in the results table click “Review attempt” under the student’s name 5. Here you can view the attempt, add personal comments and override the grade General details of the attempt The question and the student's answer Add comments and/or override grade The student's response history 6. To finish, click “Finish review” on the “Quiz navigation” block on the top right Manual grading essay questions Manual grading of essay questions In a "Quiz ", there is an option to grade essay questions by question (and not per student). How to grade essay questions by question How to grade essay questions without displaying the students' names grade essay questions How to grade essay questions by question? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. Go to "Results" in the top menu and, on the next page select “Manual grading” in the drop down menu on the top left. 3. On the next page, the essay questions list will be displayed. Review and grade the answers to a specific question, click on "grade" in the “To grade" column, or go to "grade all" , in the “Total” column. 4. On the top of the page, there are options to filter and sort the students' answers for grading Please note: Changes must be saved after giving a grade at the end of each page, so it is recommended to grade 5-10 questions per page. 5. Now, you will be able to see and grade the essay answers manually: On the left: The question number In the blue frame: The question text and the student's answer. In the green frame: In the "Comment" text box, you can write feedback for that answer. In the green frame: At the bottom you can grade that answer. 6. To go to the next page, or to finish grading, click “Save and show next” button at the bottom of the page. 7. To return to the essay questions list, click on link “Back to the list of questions” at the top of the page. grade essay questions without names How to grade essay questions without displaying the students' names Step 1: Change permissions in the quiz Step 2: Switch role to Teaching Assistant Step 3: Grade the assay questions Step 1: Change permissions in the quiz 1. In the relevant quiz item, click on “More” and then "Permissions" in the top menu. 2. On the page that opens, find the field "See student names while grading" (Ctrl+F can be used). In the row of "See student identity fields while grading" locate the "Teaching Assistant" permission and click on the trash can icon to remove the permission. 3. Now the “Confirm role change” window will open. Make sure that the permission is "Teaching Assistant” , and that the removal is from the ability to view the students' names while grading. To finish, click "Remove” . Step 2: Switch role to Teaching Assistant 1. Click on your initials in the upper left corner of the screen and click on "Switch role to...” 2. In the window that opens, select "Teaching Assistant" 3. Now next to your name initials, the permission "Teaching Assistant" will appear. At any stage, to return to the normal permission, click again on your name initials and then on “Return to my normal role”. Step 3: Grade the essay questions After changing the role, return to the quiz and grade the essay questions according to the “Manual grading of essay questions ” . Export quiz attempts to Excel Export quiz answer attempts report to Excel 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, go to the "Results" in the top menu 3. To export “results” table: Above the table on the left, select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” in the drop down menu, and click “Download” To export students’ answers: 4. Select “Responses” in the drop down menu on the top left. 5. On “Display options” choose which data to display, and click “Show report” . 6. Select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” in the "Download table data as " menu below, and click “Download” Quiz statistics report Quiz Statistics report 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, go to the "Results" in the top menu and select “Statistics” in the drop down menu on the top left. In the top table: General data of the quiz In the lower table: Statistics by question. Clicking on the name of the question will lead to detailed information Download to Excel: at the top of the page, in “Download full report as” field, select “Microsoft Excel (.xlsx)” and click “Download” Accept another answer Accept another answer as correct and recalculate the grades If needed, after students have finished the exam, it is possible to accept another answer as correct, and recalculate the grades accordingly. This option is available only in “Multiple choice” and “OU multiple response” questions type. Step 1 - Set another answer as correct in a question Step 2 - Recalculate the grades Step 1 - Set another answer as correct in a question accept another answer 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz activity, click on "Quiz questions" in the top menu 3. Click the gear icon on the relevant question to go to its settings If you use a “Random question” from a question category, click “See questions” , find the question and click on "Edit" and “Edit question" 4. In the field of the additional correct answer, change the "Grade" field to 100% (In “OU multiple response” mark “Correct” to the additional answer) 5. To finish, scroll down and click on “Save changes” recalculate grade Step 2 - Recalculate the quiz grade 1. In the quiz item, go to “Results” in the top menu. 2. Click on the "Dry run full regrade” button to see how the change you will be reflected in the students' grades. 3. At the end of the “Dry run” process, a "Regrade completed" message will be displayed, click “Continue” to finish. 4. Now you can see the grades after the recalculating 5. If the change is correct, click the "Regrade all " button to update the grades for all students. 6. At the end of the process, a "Regrade completed" message will be displayed, click “Continue” to finish. Cancel a question Cancel a question and recalculating a grade after the exam is over If a problem was detected in a question in the exam, it is sometimes necessary to cancel the question and recalculate the exam. How to recalculate the grade without weighting this question? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz activity, go to the "Quiz questions" in the top menu 3. On the next page, find the question you want to cancel. Click the pencil icon and update its weight to 0 . 4. Press Enter to save and finish. 5. To see the new grade calculation, go to “Results” in the top menu. On the results table, you can see that the question now is not included in the quiz grade calculation.

Learn how to manage your course website in Moodle: add participants, divide students into groups, take attendance, communicate with the students, format and design the course website. Manage the course website Manage the course Make the course website available for students Import content from another course website (also from previous years) Import individual items using the Sharing Cart block Change language settings Create a Metacourse (combine courses) Restrict acess to course activities or sections Perform operations on several items at once New! Restore items deleted from the course website Reports on student data: quizzes, assigments, forums and H5P activities) Activity completion (button "mark as done") Manage participants Add Teaching Assistant Add a new user to the course Download a list of the students in the course Open the course website (for users without a University account) Attendance Divide the students into groups Group Choice activity - Students choose their groups Create groups (defined by the lecturer) Create random groups Upload groups from an Excel file Communications Lecturer Messages - send a message to all students Forum - discussion among the students Forum NG - private forum with students Chat - synchronous discussion Format and design the course website Edit the course homepage Add a label (text and media area) Add a media display (unilabel) Moodle.org Change section title or item name Add or delete a course section (topic) Add a secondary title Add an image to the course homepage

You can improve the quality of the your video display by changing the camera settings within the Zoom session. Improve your video display in the Zoom meeting You can improve the quality of your video - how participants see you - by changing the camera settings within the Zoom session. How can the video quality be improved in a Zoom meeting? 1. Enter the Zoom meeting 2. Click on the arrow button next to Video in the toolbar 3. Select the option "Video Settings... " 4. Marking V in the "Touch up my appearance " field opens a scale that simulates a cosmetic filter of the participant's face. 5. Dragging the button to the right will allow softening of face features and dragging the button to the left will allow highlighting details on the face 6. Marking V in the "Adjust for low light " field will open a "brightness scale" with which you can control the brightness of the screen manually 7. After the update, the changes are automatically saved and displayed immediately in the Zoom session

The Assignment activity in Moodle allows students to submit files on the course website. The lecturer and the teaching staff can give a grade and feedback. Each student sees only his submission and feedback. In this activity, you can define access restrictions for a group of students, by date, by other submissions, etc. Assignment (File submission) The "Assignment " activity allows students to submit files on the course website. The lecturer and the teaching staff can grade and add feedback on the submission. Each student sees only his submission and feedback. How to create an assignment activity? 1. Enable " Edit mode " on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click on "Add an activity or resource " at the bottom of the section you would like to add your item to. 3. On the activity chooser, choose “Assignment ”. 4. In the "Assignment name " field, write the name of the assignment. 5. In the “Description ” and "Activity instructions " fields, it is possible to type in relevant remarks or instructions for the activity. 6. In the "Additional files " field, you can attach files related to the assignment activity (for example: questions page, submission template, etc.) 7. There are two ways to attach a file to an assignment: Option A - Dragging from a folder in your computer: Option B - Clicking on the arrow in the middle of the "Additional files " field. In the window that opens, click on "Choose File", then select the desired file. To finish, click on "Upload this file ". Assignment settings options Availability 1. "Allow submissions from " - from what date a student can upload a file for submission It is necessary to mark V next to "Enable " and set the desired time. 2. "Due date " – the deadline for submission (students see this date in the assignment instructions). 3. "Cut-off date " – from what date it will no longer be possible to submit (students do not see the date). 4. "Send a reminder message to lecturer by " – sends a reminder to the lecturer about grading submissions. Day Month Year Hour Minute If the "Cut-off date " is not set, students will be able to submit late. Both you and they will receive an indication of the actual date of submission and how many days late it was submitted. 5. "Time limit " – When checked, you can limit the time for submitting the assignment after opening the assignment page and instructions. This is useful for a home exam, for example, that the students receive the instructions for the test within the assignment and have limited time to submit it. 6. "Lock submission when the time limit passes " - from what date it will no longer be possible to submit (students do not see the date), available if "Time limit " is enabled. 7. "Always show description " – When checked, the "Description " and files added will be available to students as long as the assignment is available. Submission types 1. You can define what students will submit in the "Submission types " section: File submissions – An external file that is uploaded to Moodle. Online text – Students can write a text submission in Moodle. 2. In order to limit how many files the students will be able to submit, select the number in the "Maximum number of uploaded files " box. 3. If you want to determine the type of files to be submitted (e.g. only Word or PDF files) you can set in the section "Accepted file types " by writing the file type in the text box or clicking "Choose ". 4. After clicking "Choose ", you can choose from the different types supported by Moodle in the window that opens, then click "Save changes ". Grades 1. You can set the assignment to "None ", "Scale " (Pass/Fail, Submitted/Not Submitted) or "Point " (default option). By choosing this option you can set a "maximum grade " for the assignment (the default is 100). 2. To set up anonymous submissions, in the "Anonymous submissions " field, check "Yes " so that graders cannot know the identity of the students. In Anonymous submissions , after grading students' identities must be disclosed so that they can see their grade and feedback. Click here for more instructions. Access restriction You can hide the assignment until a certain date in the "Restrict access " section. 1. Click on "Add Restriction ". 2. In the window that opens, choose "Date ". 3. Set the date when the assignment becomes available. Open eye : Students see that there is an activity but you can't open it. Closed eye : Students will not see the activity. 4. To finish, click on the "Save and return to course " button at the bottom of the page. There is no indication of the time of student's entry into the activity until the assignment is submitted. It is possible to document the student's entry into this component by activating the "Honor Code Declaration " and selecting the "None" option. In this situation, a record is created of the student's entry into the exam/assignment component even without actually signing the declaration. Click here to go to the guide for adding Honor Code Declaration

Learn how to use the seetings in an Assignment in Moodle so students can submit together in predefined groups. The assignment grade will be given to the whole group and each student will see the submission and feedback of his group only. Groups must be defined before submissions begin. Group submission - Assignment The "assignment in groups" activity allows students to submit files on the course website in predefined groups. The lecturer can give a grade and feedback to the entire group. Each student sees the submission and feedback of his group only. Before starting, the submission settings must be defined in groups, before the assignment submission date. Once students have started submitting (even if in "Draft" mode), it will not be possible to set it. What's on this tutorial: Create assignment create groups group submission settings Divide the students into groups Create the assignment Adjust the settings for group submission create groups Step 1 - Divide the students into groups The students in the course can be divided into groups in several ways. Click on the link to read the instructions: 1. Group choice activity : The students choose which group/s to join through the activity. 2. Groups created by the lecturer : The lecturer can divide the students into groups on the course website. 3. Random division into groups : The lecturer can create groups with random participants and set the number of groups or number of students in each group. 4. Upload groups from Excel to course website : The lecturer can upload a list of groups and the students in each group from an Excel file. Create assignment Step 2 - Create the assignment Click here for a guide on creating an assignment group submission settings Step 3 - Adjust the settings for group submission 1. In the "Assignment " settings, go to the "Group submission settings " section If you already created the assignment, click on it and then on "Settings " in the management menu on the right 2. Set the "Yes " option in the "Students submit in groups " section 3. Leave the option "No " in the "Require all group members to submit " section so that not all group members are required to submit their assignment files separately The file will automatically appear with all group members and each of them will receive the grade and feedback, even though they will be given separately. 4. In "Grouping for student groups ", select the grouping that will be used in the assignment. Click here for instructions on creating a "Grouping" 5. Click on "Save and display " to finish and view the content 6. After the students' submissions, click on "View all submission " 7. In the next page, it shows the list of students, to which group they belong and assignment file that belongs to all members of the group Student Group Assignment

How to add Honor Code Declaration to exam in Moodle, with or without Zoom supervision. Adding an Honor Code Declaration In “Quiz ” and "Assignment " items, it is possible to add Honor Code Declaration that students will be required to sign before starting the exam. You can select a declaration form "with Zoom supervision" or a declaration "without supervision". *The wording of the statements was decided by the Academic Secretariat. What's in this tutorial: Add Honor Code Declaration to “quiz” or “assignment“ items See the list of students who approved the declaration Cancel the use of the Honor Code declaration add Honor Code Declaration Honor Coide declaration report Cancel Honor Code declaration add Honor Code Declaration How to add an Honor Code Declaration to a “Quiz” or an “Assignment“? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Quiz/Assignment 2. Click on “More” and then "Add Honor Code declaration" in the top menu. 3. In the drop down menu select the relevant declaration according to the way the exam will be performed: None: the students will enter the exam without a declaration Supervision via Zoom: students will enter the exam only after approval of the Honor Code declaration that includes zoom supervision . Without Supervision: students will enter the exam only after approval of the exam declaration of a home exam . "None" option - does not open declaration for students, but it provides the lecturer with report of the student's entry into the exam. (This is a recommended way to document the student's entry into the assignment item, since there is no record of entering to the assignment until the it has been submitted). When selected, the full declaration will be displayed 4. Click on "Add declaration" . 5. Now when the students enter the exam, the declaration will open, and they will have to sign by clicking "I agree ". Only after signing they will be transferred to the exam. Honor Coide declaration report How to see the list of students who approved the declaration? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Quiz/Assignment Click on “More” and then "Honor Code Declaration Report" in the top menu. Cancel Honor Code declaration How to cancel the use of the Honor Code declaration? At any time, you can cancel the use of the Honor Code declaration: Return to the declaration settings (“More ” > "Add Honor Code declaration " in the top menu) and select "None ". This can also be done after the exam had started. Once cancelled, students entering the exam will not be required to confirm the Honor Code declaration.

Import grades and Feedback from excel file to the course grader report in Moodle, and export the Grader report to Excel spreadsheet including students' ID numbers Import and export grades with ID numbers using Excel Import grades: you can upload grades and feedback from an Excel file directly to the "Grader report " on the Moodle course website, either to an existing activity or as a new grade item in the grader report. * Each student sees only their grades In the Grader report Export grades: The grader report including the students' ID numbers and usernames can be exported to an Excel file. What's in this tutorial: Uploading grades from an Excel file Uploading grades and feedback from an Excel file Export grades Upload grades from an Excel file Upload feedback from an Excel file Export the grader report including ID numbers and usernames to an Excel file Uploading grades from an Excel file Upload grades from an Excel file Step A - Preparing the Excel file 1. Create an Excel file with at least two columns: ID numbers - column title: ID Grades column - column title: the name of the grade item (for example "Assignment 1") . You can create as many grade columns as necessary. 2. Copy the columns from Excel (select the relevant cells -> Ctrl+C) + In an activity that uses Scale grading , the scales should be written in English in lowercase letters, for example: pass/fail; submitted/not submitted. Step B - Upload the grades to the course website 1. On the course website, click "Grades" in the top menu. 2. In the next window, select “Import” in the “Grader report” selectbox on the top left. 3. In the Data box, paste (Ctrl+V) the Excel data and to finish click on “Upload grades” . 4. On the next page you can preview the 10 first rows uploaded from the Excel file. On the bottom of this page, several fields must be defined: Identify user by: “Map from": select the ID columns name "Map to": select "ID number " (make sure to select “ID number” and not “User ID”) Grade item mappings: In the ID field , select “Ignore” In the grade field (as you named in the Excel file): To create a new item in the grader report - select “New grade item” To upload the grades for an existing item, select the item from the dropdown menu. 5. Click on the "Upgrade grades" button. 6. A confirmation message “Grade import success ” will appear - click on “Continue”. 7. Now you can see grades in the Grader Report If you uploaded grades to an existing item, you will see the grades in the item column, with orange background (indicating that manual changes were made to the item grades). If you uploaded grades as “New grade item ” – the new item will be created with the name from the Excel file. Uploading grades for several grade items at once To upload grades to several grade items at once, prepare the file in the same way and add grade columns as needed, make sure to give different names to each grade column. In the "Grade item mappings" stage - select for each column its grade item (if existing or new). Uploading grades and feedback from an Excel file Upload grades and feedback from an Excel file Note: feedback can only be uploaded to a grade item that already exists in the grader report (such as, assignment, quiz, grade item etc.). Step A - Preparing the Excel file 1. Create an Excel file with three columns: ID column - column title: ID Grades column - the column title: the name of the grade item (for example "Assignment 1") feedback column - column title: feedback + the name of the item (for example "Feedback Assignment 1") 2. Copy the columns from Excel (select the relevant cells -> Ctrl+c) + In an activity that uses Scale grading, the scales should be written in English in lowercase letters, for example: pass/fail; submitted/not submitted Step B - uploading the grades to the course website 1. On the course website, click "Grades" in the top menu. 2. In the next window, select “Import” in the “Grader report” selectbox on the top left. 3. In the Data box, paste (Ctrl+V) the Excel columns and click on “Upload grades”. 4. On the next page you can preview the 10 first rows uploaded from the Excel file On this page, several fields must be defined: Identify user by: “Map from": select the ID columns name "Map to": select "ID number " (make sure to select “ID number” and not “User ID”) Grade item mappings: Note: the “Grade item mappings ” dropdown menu is divided into two sections: “Grades items ” and “Feedbacks ” In the ID field , select “Ignore” In the grade field (as you named in the Excel file) "Assignment grade 1" select the relevant item in the “Grades items” section. In the feedback field (as you named in the Excel file) "Feedback Assignment 1" select the relevant item in the “feedbacks ” section. 5. To finish, click on the "Upgrade grades " button. 6. A confirmation message “Grade import success ” will appear - click on “Continue” . Now you can see grades in the grader report. To see the grades and the feedback: Select “Single view” in the “Grader report ” dropdown menu on the top left. Click “Grades Item” and then select the grade item in the field "Select a grade item". Export grades Exporting the grader report with ID numbers and usernames to an Excel file 1. On the course website, click "Grades" in the top menu. 2. In the next window, select “Export” in the “Grader report” selectbox on the top left. 3. Check the grade items you wish to export (click on "all" or "none" if you want to mark or unmark all the items at once). To finish, click on " Download" .

Learn how to conduct online or hybrid classes using the Zoom platform, as well as record your classes using the Zoom integration in Moodle, and share presentations during the meeting. Distance teaching through Zoom Zoom license Obtain a University Zoom license Types of Zoom licenses Update your Zoom version Before the meeting Schedule a new Meeting Send the Meeting link to students Recommendations for preparing for a Zoom lesson Zoom recordings Recording settings (before and during the meeting) Download a recording to your computer Zoom's site Record a meeting without showing the participants (Spotlight for everyone) Zoom's site Manage the meeting Manage a meeting (start a class, zoom interface) Virtual Background Zoom's site Share a video from the computer during the Zoom meeting Improve your video display in the Zoom meeting Turn off sound when someone joins or leaves the meeting Turn off all participants' microphones Filter background noise Enabling and disabling Annotation during screen sharing Zoom's site Getting Started with Zoom Meetings Zoom's site Meeting interface and control panel Zoom's site Using Zoom Whiteboard in Zoom Rooms Zoom's site Divide the students (Breakout rooms) Zoom's site Conduct quizzes in meetings Zoom's site

How to upload multiple-choice or essay questions from a Word file to the course question bank. In the questions you can add media such as pictures, links and YouTube videos. Upload questions from a Word file to course question bank You can upload questions from a Word file to the Moodle course question bank. In the questions you can add media such as pictures, links and YouTube videos. The questions can be m ultiple-choice questions or essay questions. To upload them to Moodle, prepare the Word file as described in this guide. What's in this tutorial: prepare the file upload the questions Prepare the Word file Upload the questions file to Moodle prepare the file Prepare the Word file In order for Moodle to identify the questions according to the fields that exist in Moodle, the file must include indicators to the fields to the system. The fields are: Question name Question text Correct answer Wrong answers End of question 1. These are the indicators that should be used in the file: Images can be added in any field in the Word file: in the question name field, in the question content field, and also in the answers. After uploading the question with the image to Moodle, the image will appear in its designated place. Examples of questions: A. Multiple choice question B. Essay question Recommendations: - You should number the questions with at least two digits so that the questions are displayed continuously in Moodle, for example: 01, 02, 03 - You can also add the correct answer to the question name, which can make it easier if students have questions (the question name is shown only to the teaching staff). Click here to download a Word file model for the two types of questions upload the questions Upload the questions file to Moodle After the file is ready, the file must be uploaded to the course question bank. 1. On the course website, go to "More ", in the top menu. In the drop-down menu, select "Course question bank ". 2. Click on "Uploading questions from a Word file ". 3. In the next page, choose whether to upload the questions to an existing category, or create a new category. Adding questions to an existing category: Adding questions to a new category: 4. Select the field "Add the questions to a new category " and type in a name for the category. 5. Upload the Word file to the file upload panel. You can upload by dragging it or by clicking the "choose file... " button. 6. Mixing answers in multiple-choice type questions: The default setting is that in multiple-choice questions the answers will be mixed up (presented in different orders to students). If you want the answers not to be mixed , remove the V in the field "Mixing answers in multiple-choice questions ". Please note: 1. In the settings of each quiz it is possible to set not to mix answers, even if in the questions themselves it is marked "yes" to mix. 2. At any stage you can enter the settings of a specific question and change the choice (mixing answers or not) for that question. 7. To finish, click on "Save changes ". 8. A summary page will now be displayed: Make sure all the questions are included in the table and that the questions were uploaded correctly . If so, you can use the questions for quizzes on the course website. Click the "Continue " button to finish the process.

The quiz item in Moodle can be hidden so that students cannot view it on the course website. Also, the course materials can be hidden for the duration of the exam only. Hiding the quiz item from the students Hiding course materials during the exam The quiz item can be hidden so that students cannot view it on the course website. Also, the course materials can be hidden for the duration of the exam only. What's in this tutorial: Hiding a quiz from students How to hide course materials Hide the quiz (exam) from the students Hide the course materials during the exam Hiding a quiz from students How to hide the quiz on the course website? 1. Turn on Edit mode on the upper right corner of the page of the course website, and then click on the three edit dots in the relevant quiz item. 2. Click on "Hide " to hide the quiz item. 3. When the "hidden from students " indicator appears, students cannot see it. Remember to display the quiz before starting the exam. In order to show the quiz, you must repeat the actions again and select "Show " How to hide course materials How to hide the course materials during the exam? 1. Enter the course website and activate "Edit mode ". 2. In the topic you want to hide, click on the three editing dots. 3. In the window that opens, click on "Hide topic ". In this way it is possible to hide all the relevant topics on the course website. You can make the topics available again in the same way: By clicking on the three dots and then on "show topic ". How to make sure the topics are hidden? 1. In the upper right corner, click on the initials of your name 2. In the panel that opens, click on "Switch role to... " 3. In the window that opens, select the role " Student " Now you will see the site from the students' point of view and you will be able to see whether the subject and the contents under it are visible or hidden. To return to your normal point of view again: Click again on your initials in the upper right corner and then on " Return to my normal role "