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The Exams server is a Moodle server for conducting online exams. On the Exams server, the course is "empty": no content, activities and learning materials are displayed. Instructions for using the Exams Server The Exams Server works with Moodle same as the main Moodle courses sites. Every site on the main Moodle will also appear on the Exams server Every user registered on the main course will also be on the Exams server Groups on the course will also appear on the Exams server The distinction between the courses server and the exams server helps to effectively manage the online exams in two ways: Dispersing online exams between the main server and the exams server, in order to avoid overloads during the exams of many students at once. On the Exams server, the course is "empty": no content, activities and learning materials are displayed. What's on this tutorial: Login to the Exams server Prepare exam on the Exams server Add users to the Exams server Import an existing exam How do students enter the exam server? Groups - exam server Import grades Exams server to main How login to the Exams server? How to prepare exam on the Exams server? How to add users (students/teaching assistants) to the course on the Exams server? How to import an existing exam from the main course website to the Exams server? How do students enter the exam server? How to see groups for time extension created on the main site on the exam server? How to import the grades from the Exams server to the main course? Login to the Exams server How login to the Exams server? Enter the exam server at the following link: http://exams.tau.ac.il Log in with your university username. Each user will see on the Exams server all the courses to which they are registered on the main Moodle server. Please note: all course sites on the exam server are not available to students . Remember to make the course website available to students before the exam. Making the site available is the responsibility of the teaching staff in the course (click here for instructions ) Prepare exam on the Exams server How to prepare an exam on the Exams server? On the exam server, exams are prepared and conducted exactly the same way as on the course website on the main server, including granting time extensions, adding an exam honor code statement and any additional settings that are necessary for the exam. For information on preparing exams in Moodle, click here . Add users to the Exams server How to add users (students/teaching assistants) to the course on the Exams server? Participants registered on the main course's sites are automatically synchronized to the Exams server within 24 hours of their registration. If users are added close to the exam, they need to be added on the main server and then perform a manual synchronization on the course website on the exam server. For instructions on adding users to the main site, click here . To manually synchronize participants on the exam server: 1. On the course site on the Exams server, enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. On the right menu, click “To sync click here” on the “TAU sync from main site” block. If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 3. The sync process may take several minutes. To finish,, click "Continue”. Import an existing exam How to import an existing exam from the main course website to the course on the Exams server? Activities, such as Quiz and Assignment , can be imported from the main course website in cases that they were created there and the students will be assessed in the exams server. 1. Enter the course site on the Exam server 2. In the course top menu, click on "More" and then choose "Import items from the main site" . 3. A list of all the activities available on the course on the main server will open. Check the relevant item/s and click "Submit" . 4. At the end of the import process, a completion page will appear, click “Continue” button to finish. Please note, after importing it is recommended to go through the exam settings and verify that the exam is displayed correctly. The following details should be checked in particular (if set on main site): 1. Access restrictions; 2. Honor code statement How do students enter the exam server? How do students enter the exam server? The students must be updated and informed in advance about each exam that takes place on the exam server and not on the main Moodle server. Before the exam date: It is recommended to ask the students to log in to the exam server (it is also possible a few days before) to make sure that they are able to login, and to confirm the "Site policy agreement" (on the first login to the exam server). On the day of the test: it is recommended to add on the main course site a direct link to the Exams server course site. Suggestion for a message to send to the students: The online exam in course: ____________ , will take place on the Exam server . To enter the exam server: 1. Click the following link: http://exams.tau.ac.il 2. Log in and enter the course website Please note , if this is your first time on the Exam server, a policy agreement notice will appear. Please read and accept. Once you have accepted the terms, your courses list will be displayed. Groups - exam server How to see groups created on the main site on the exam server for time extension? Groups set on the main course's sites are automatically synchronized to the Exams server within 24 hours. If groups need to be added close to the exam, it needs to be set on the main server, and then perform a manual synchronization on the course on the exam server. For instructions on creating groups on the main site, click here . To manually synchronize participants on the exam server: 1. On the course site on the Exams server’, enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click “To sync click here” on the “TAU sync from main site” block on the right menu. If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 3. The sync process may take several minutes. at the end, click "Continue ”. Please note: if the groups continue to be updated on the main course website, it is recommended to do another synchronization a few minutes before the start of the exam. Import grades Exams server to main How to import the grades from the Exams server to the main course? The grades will automatically be transferred a day after they are updated on the exam server. If you want to transfer the grades without the waiting time: 1. Enter the course on the main Moodle server and enable "Edit mode" on the upper right corner of the page. 2. On the right menu, click on “Add a block” and select “TAU sync grades from online exams site” If you don't see the menu, click the arrow tag on the top right corner. 4. Click “To sync click here” 5. The sync process may take several minutes. at the end, click "Continue” . 6. To view the grades, click "Grades" in the top menu. In the next window you can see the grade column of the exams. The name of the column will be exams 2024 + the name of the exam. For example: exams2024: final exam.

You can manage course grades in Moodle, set assignment/exam weights, calculate averages, etc. Grade report settings The Grader Report displays all grades received and/or entered into Moodle. You can manage course grades in Moodle, set assignment/exam weights, calculate averages, etc. General information about the Grader Report: 1. Any Assignment or Quiz that appears in Moodle (and/or additional grade items) will automatically appear in the Grader Report. 2. Grades entered in activities of this type, such as Assignments and/or Quizzes (even in cases of quizzes where grades are given automatically) - are also updated directly in the Grader Report. 3. Grades can also be updated for activities that were not submitted through Moodle, such as: presenting reports, class activities, etc. 4. Grades can be uploaded from an Excel file to the course website by ID numbers. For instructions, click here . In this guide: Setting Grade Weights Creating a Grade Category Add bonus to course grade What's Shown on a Grade Report What Students See on a Grade Report Showing and Hiding Grades Set grade weights Create a grade category Add bonus to the course grade What's shown on the Grader Report What students see on a Grader Report Show and hide grades Setting Grade Weights 1. On the course website, in the top course management bar, click the "Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, a list of all assignments and grade resources on the course website will be displayed. 4. A "Weights " column will be shown in the table. The default setting is that each activity in the course that has been defined for a grade has the same weight, and the average of the grades of all resources is a simple average. You can give a weight to each resource of the overall grade. The weights are out of 1 or out of 100 - for example, if the weight of an assignment is 80%, you can write 0.8 or 80 in the Weights column. 5. After updating the weights, click "Save Changes " at the bottom of the table. Creating Grade Categories In the Grader Report, you can create categories. For example, if there are 3 assignments to submit in a course, and you want these assignments to together constitute 10% of the grade, you can define a category called "Assignments" and then specify that the category's weight is 10% of the course's final grade. 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, click the "Add Category " button. 4. In the window that opens, enter a name for the category and save changes. 5. At the bottom of the course grades table, a row will be added with the created category, which has a folder icon, and its default weight is 0.0. Define a weight for the category and save changes at the bottom of the table. 6. To move the relevant activities into the category folder, check the box at the far right of the desired activity row. 7. Scroll down the screen and under the table on the left, select the desired category in the "Move selected items to " field. 8. Now the Gradebook setup page will refresh and the selected items will appear under the category to which they were assigned. Add bonus to the course grade A bonus can be added to the grade report that will not be weighted in calculating the course grades. The bonus will be an additional numerical grade to the final grade of the course up to a maximum grade of 100. 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Gradebook setup ". 3. In the window that opens, click the "Add Category " button. 4. In the next window that opens, enter a name for the category and click on "Show more ". 5. In the Aggregation section, select "Bonus ". 6. At the end of the page, click on "Save changes ". The weight of the bonus category has no meaning in the "Gradebook setup". 7. To add a bonus to a student's grade - the grade must be entered manually on the "Grader report " page. In the scroll box at the top "Gradebook setup ", go to "Grader report ". 8. Enable "Edit mode " on the top right of the page. 9. In the category column, enter the bonus grade in the left field and press Enter on the keyboard. The cell will appear in yellow. The bonus category adds points without weight, and the final course score will not exceed 100. For example, if Student A's course grade is 89 and they receive 3 points as bonus, their final grade will be 92. If Student B's course grade is 99 and they receive 3 points as bonus, their final grade will be 100 (the Moodle grade will not exceed 100). How do I configure what is displayed in the Grade Report? 1. O n the course website, in the top course management bar, click the " Grades " button to enter the Grader Report. 2. In the scroll box at the top, "Grader report ", go to "Course grade settings ". 2. On the page that opens, scroll down a little to the "User report " section where various options appear. For each one, choose whether to display or not. 3. Finally, click "Save Changes ". For detailed explanations for each of the configurable fields, you can click on the question mark icon How do I know what students see in their grade report? Lecturers and teaching assistants see the grade report of all students in the course. Each student sees only their own grades. 1. Go to "Grades " in the top management bar of the course website. In the scroll box at the top of the screen that opens, go to "User report ". 2. On the page that opens, above the table on the left, select one of the students. 3. The table that will be displayed will be exactly the table that the student sees. If there is an activity that is not available to students: Lecturers will see the column in a hidden state (grayed out). Students will not see the column in the grade report. Assignments that students have already submitted and the lecturer entered grades but kept the grades unavailable to students: the teaching staff will see the assignment column and the grades entered in the grader report; Students will not see the assignment column in the grade report. When the assignment is made available to students, they will also be able to see the grades in the grade report. For instructions, continue to the next guide. How do I make grades hidden or visible to students? 1. Go to "Grades ". 2. Enable "Edit mode " on the top right of the page. 3. In each grade column in the table, choose whether to hide the grades or reveal them to students, by clicking the eye icon. Closed eye and title in gray = hidden grades. Open eye and title in blue = visible grades.

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 "

Giving factor to an exam in course site on Moodle. The factor (Offset) option is available for every grade item (such as quiz, assignment, etc.) Giving factor to an exam You can give a factor to a Quiz (exam) or Assignment directly in the grader report, without changing the original grades in the grade item itself (such as quiz, assignment, etc.) If you want to add bonus points in the course grade for specific students, click here for instructions. How to give a factor in Moodle? 1. On the course website, click "Grades" in the top menu. 2. In the next window, select “Gradebook setup” in the “Grader report” dropdown menu, on the top left. 3. In the row of the grade item, click "Edit" and then “Edit Settings” 4. On the next page, click in the “Show more...” link in the “Grade item” section 5. In the “Offset” field, write the points to be added as factor 6. To finish, click on the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page. The factor points will be added to the grades, up to the maximum grade set in the item. For example, If a 3 point is set in the "offset" field: for a student who received a 90 on the exam, the updated grade will be 93 for a student who received a 98 on the exam, the updated grade will be 100

Attendance management on the course website Class attendance can be managed through the course website. In this way, it is possible to mark for each student whether they were present, absent or late for class. You can also produce a summary report at the end of the course. What's in this tutorial: How to set up the attendance item on the course website? How to set up an option for self-attendance registration or automatic registration of the students? how to set up the attendance item on the course website option for self-attendance or automatic registration How to update student attendance during and after classes How do students see and update their attendance status How to update student attendance during and after classes? How do students see their attendance status and how do they independently update their attendance status? How to set up the attendance item on the course website? 1. Enable Edit mode on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click on "+ Add an activity or resource " in the appropriate topic. 3. Choose "Attendance ". 4. Go to the "Grade " section. In this section it is possible to determine the grading method for attendance in the course: "None " - no grade will be given for attendance "Scale " – fail/pass (the grade will be transferred to the grade report) "Point " - numerical grade (the grade will be transferred to the grade report). 5. To finish, click on "Save and display " and go to the stage of setting the meetings. 6. In the next page, you can see all the course sessions. To add course lessons, click the " Add Session " button. 7. In the "Date " and "Time " sections set the date of the first meeting. 8. Go to the "Multiple sessions " section. Check " Repeat the session above as follows ” if the meeting is repeated, to create a series of sessions. "Repeat on " - mark the relevant day(s) of the course. "Repeat every " - if the class is held once a week leave 1, if the class is held once every two weeks choose "2", etc. "Repeat until " - define the date of the last class in the course, for example in the first semester: January 31, 2025. To finish, click "Add ". It is possible to define that the students record their own attendance. for instructions Students' attendance can be marked by the lecturer. for instructions How to set up an option for self-attendance registration? Students can be allowed to record their own attendance in several ways. In order to do this, you must be on the page adding a meeting or editing a meeting. Go to the "Student Recording " field and check the "Allow students to record own attendance " section. Way 1 - Self-registration of attendance using a QR code 1. In the "Student Recording " field, make sure that the "Allow students to record own attendance " section is checked Select "Rotate QR code to register to class (rotate every 50 sec) " by checking the checkbox. 2. Choose how long before the start of the class it will be possible to access the attendance component and register. If relevant, set how many minutes before class the item will open to update attendance in the field “Open session early for marking ”, for example 10 minutes. If you don't want to open this option, leave the default 0 minutes. To finish, click "Save changes ". 3. Now you can see all scheduled meetings, in the "All " tab. You can also choose to display the sessions by months/weeks/days. A meeting where attendance data has been updated A meeting set up for self-registration via QR code A meeting where student attendance has not yet been updated at all A meeting set up for self-registration with a password 4. In order to activate the self-registration in the class: At the beginning of the class with self-attendance registration via QR code, click on the QR code icon in the lesson date row. A QR code will be projected on the screen in the classroom and will change every 50 seconds. The students will be asked upon entering the class to scan the code, connect to Moodle with their user and then receive a message that their “attendance in this session has been successfully recorded ”. * The code will only appear on the lecturer's computer and must be shared with the students (projected on the screen in class/shared screen in Zoom session, etc.) Attendance registration via QR code is in a new version. We would be happy to receive feedback from you on its use and especially if there were difficulties in its operation. Way 2 – self-attendance recording using a password You can set a permanent password, in the text box below the "Register to class with chosen password " section. 1. Tick the box in the "Automatic marking " section: “Allow students to record own attendance ” 2. Check the box in the "Register to class with chosen password " section. 3. Write the password you chose in the panel. 4. To finish, click on "Save changes ". Way 3 - Automatic self-registration of attendance to the highest attendance status Students can be allowed automatic registration that will be done as soon as they enter the attendance item. 1. Tick the box in the "Automatic marking " section: “Allow students to record own attendance ” 2. Check the box in the "Automatically select highest status available (P=Present) " section. 3. To finish, click on "Save changes ". 4. As soon as the students enter the course item on the course website, their attendance in the class will be immediately registered. How to set up an option for automatic attendance registration of the students? 1. In the "Student recording " field, in the "Automatic marking " section, define whether you want automatic attendance to be registered for the missing students: “Set unmarked at end of session ”, or when completing one of the course activities: “On activity completion ” 2. In the section "Select activity " a list of the activities in the course will open. Choose the activity where automatic attendance will be registered for students. You can choose one of the course activities that upon completion will be registered as student attendance, or choose the student attendance item. 3. To finish, click on "Add ". How to update student attendance during and after classes? 1. In order to update attendance (by the lecturer) at a certain meeting, click on the triangle sign in the "Actions " column. A green arrow marks meetings where attendance has already been updated. The key icon marks meetings with self-registration of attendance by the students using a password. 2. Next to each student's name, mark the relevant attendance status. You can add comments. At the bottom of the page on the left you can see the available presence modes. To proceed click on "Save and show next page " and to finish, click on "Save and back ". 3. You can change the attendance modes provided by default in the Moodle system. To do this, go to the "Status set " tab to define the presence modes that will be used. The default is 4 modes: i. Presence- P Present ii. Late - L Late iii. Absence - A Absent iv. Approved absence - E Excused In the default attendance settings, each of the four attendance statuses is automatically given a "score" out of 2 points, where: present status receives full points (2 points), late and excused receive half of the points (1 point), and absent status receives no points (0 points). Definitions: i. In the "Description " column, you can define whether to use the existing modes or define new presence modes (for example, "left before the end of the lesson", "present remotely", etc.). ii. In the "points " column you can define whether each attendance status will receive a score and if so, how many points for each status. iii. If in the meeting settings you set that the item will open for registration before the start of the meeting, V can be marked in the "Available before session start " column. iv. In the column "automatically set when not marked " you can define "absent" as a status that will be automatically registered for any student who has not updated his status as present (if self-registration has been defined). v. Custom presence modes can be added using the gray "Add " tab. To finish, click on "Update ". 4. To view the summary attendance report of all students in all sessions, go to the "Report " tab. The letter "i" indicates that a student attended independently (possible by defining the item in advance for a certain meeting) The question mark indicates that the attendance status for this session has not been updated for the marked students. Each presence status appears in a different color. 5. In the "Export " tab, you can export the attendance report to an Excel file, by clicking "OK ". How do students see their attendance status and how do they independently update their attendance status? 1. Upon entering the attendance item on the course website, students have the option to see their attendance status in 3 tabs: "This course " - summary of attendance statuses on the current course website "All courses " - summary of attendance in all the courses in which they are registered "All sessions " - attendance at all classes, according to courses 2. For self-registration of attendance at the session defined with a password, the students enter the attendance item during class, and register themselves at the "Submit attendance " link. In the screen that opens, they type the defined password and their presence status and save changes. 3. For the purpose of self-registration of attendance at the meeting defined with a QR code, the students scan the code that appears on the screen at the beginning of the lesson. Upon scanning, they will be asked to log in using their personal user to the Moodle system and then receive a message that their registration has been successfully received. When they enter the course attendance item, they will see that their attendance status in that class is present and in the notes it will be recorded that the attendance is "self-recorded ".

"Mark as done" button The "Mark as done" button appears by default under each resource or activity on the course website for both the lecturer and the students. A student who has completed an activity can click the button to mark themselves as completed. The lecturer has the option to set conditions for completing an activity and even specify that this button will not appear under certain activities or resources, or will not appear at all on the course website. What's in the guide? How can a student mark an activity as completed? How can the lecturer set conditions for completing an activity? How to set up automatic grading for activities according to the "Activity completion" conditions? How can a student mark an activity as complete? conditions for completing an activity? automatic grade How to disable the "Mark as done" button? How do I disable the "Mark as Done" button? How can a student mark an activity as completed? 1. Click the "Mark as Completed " button next to a completed resource or activity. 2. The button will change to "Done ". You can click the button again at any time to return the button to the "Mark as Done " state. Good to know! The instructor can track the completion of the activity using the "Activity Completion" Report located on the course Reports page, in the top management bar of the course website. How can the lecturer set conditions for completing an activity? A lecturer can set conditions for completing an activity and in this way monitor and see that students have completed the activity in the "Activity Completion" Report. Also, once the student has completed the activity, the "Mark as done " button will automatically change to a green "Done " button. 1. Go to the resource/activity settings. 2. In the "Activity Completion " section, you can set "Completion Tracking " according to the resource conditions, and you can also set a completion date, in the field "Expect completed on ". Important to know: The completion date, if set, will not appear to students, but will only appear in the "Activity Completion" Report that appears in the course's Reports page. How to set an automatic grade for activities according to the "Activity completion" conditions? New! The lecturer can set an automatic grade in the activities: Assignment, Forum, Forum NG and Questionnaire. This means that the student will receive an automatic grade for the activity after completing it, according to the conditions for completing the activity that the lecturer defined in that activity. 1. Click to enter the activity Settings, in the top menu: 2. The conditions for completing an activity vary from activity to activity. Here we will present some examples of defining an automatic grade: A. In the Assignment - In the "Grade " section, define a "Maximum Grade " In the "Activity completion " section, under the " Completion tracking " heading, select the option " Show activity as complete when conditions are met ". You can define that the student must submit the assignment by the completion date in order to receive an automatic grade. B. In the Forum - In the "Whole forum grading " section, under the "Grade " heading, select the "Point " option and set a "Maximum grade ". In the " Activity completion " section, under the " Completion tracking " heading, select the option " Show activity as complete when conditions are met ". You can set, for example, that the student must post one discussion or one response in order to receive an automatic grade. C. In the Forum NG - in the "Grade " section, under the heading "Grading scale " define "Point " and define what the "Maximum grade " is. In the " Activity completion " section, under the " Completion tracking " heading, select the option " Show activity as complete when conditions are met ". You can define, for example, that the student must create one discussion or respond once by the activity completion date in order to receive an automatic grade. D. In the Questionnaire - In the "Response Options " section, the "Submission Grade " must be defined. In the " Activity completion " section, under the " Completion tracking " heading, select the option " Show activity as complete when conditions are met ". It can be defined that the student must submit the questionnaire in order to receive an automatic full grade. How do I disable the "Mark as Done" button? The lecturer can disable the "Mark as Done " button so that it does not appear under the resources and activities on the course website. Canceling the button will eliminate its existence for students as well, not just from the lecturer's perspective. The lecturer has two options for disabling the button: • Disabling the "Mark as Done " button across the entire course website • Disabling the "Mark as Done " button in specific activities Disabling the "Mark as Done" button across the entire course website 1. Click the "Settings " button on the course top menu. Disabling the "Mark as Done" button across the entire course website. 2. In the "Completion Tracking " section under the "Show activity completion conditions " heading, select the "No " option. 3. To finish, click on "Save and display ". Disable the "Mark as Done" button on specific activities 1. On the course website, in the top management bar, click on "More ". In the menu that opens, select "Course Completion ". 2. In the "Course Completion " drop down menu, select the "Bulk edit activity completion " tab. 3. Select the relevant activities and click the "Edit " button. 4. In the "Completion Tracking" section, select the "Do not indicate activity completion " option. 5. Finally, click the "Save Changes " button.

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The Quiz is an activity in Moodle that allows you to create a quiz or a test inside the course website. A Quiz can include questions of various types, such as multiple choice, matching, true/false and essay questions. Closed questions (such as multiple choice, true/false) are graded automatically according to the settings. Create a Quiz The "Quiz " is an activity that allows you to create a quiz or a test inside the course website. The Quiz can include questions of various types, such as multiple choice, matching, true/false and essay questions. Closed questions (such as multiple choice, true/false) are graded automatically according to the settings. Essay questions allow students to answer the question in text and therefore need to be graded manually. Do not duplicate a Quiz What's on this tutorial: Create questions in the Question bank Create a category in the Question bank Create a rubric for grading Essay questions Create the Quiz activity Add questions to the Quiz Add images to the Quiz Edit the Quiz pages Limiting the answer attempts in the Quiz Add a password to the Quiz Print a copy of the Quiz How to create a category in the Question bank? The questions in the Course question bank can be divided according to different categories (for example, divided into subjects/degrees of difficulty/time). Below are instructions for creating a new question category. 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Course question bank ". 3. In the dropdown menu, choose "Categories ". 4. In the page that opens, click on "Add category ". 5. In the section "Parent category ", select the parent category. In the "Name " field, enter a title for the new category. To save, click on the "Add Category " button at the bottom of the screen. How to move a question to a different category? 1. To move existing questions from one category to another, enter the "Course question bank " and check V on the checkbox next to the relevant question or questions. At the bottom of the page, click on "With selected ", and then "Move to... ". 2. In the page that opens, select the category in the dropdown menu, and then click on the "Move to " button. Updating a question in the course question bank will change the question in all quizzes . Therefore, it is advisable to create a category and questions for each quiz separately . How to create a question in the Course question bank? 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Course question bank ". 3. In the page that opens, select a category and then click on "Create a new question... ". 4. Click on the type of question that you would like to add and click on "Add ". You can find a detailed explanation on the main question types available in Moodle.org. Click here to access it. How to create a rubric for grading essay questions? An essay question is checked manually. If the grading is divided between the teaching staff, it is recommended to build a rubric to make the process more efficient and coherent between the different graders. 1. Choose "Essay " as the question type and click on "Add ". 2. Type in the name of the question, the content of the question, and the response options. If there is a template to be followed by the students, define it in the "Response Template " field. * These instructions will be visible to students on the response input box. 3. You can enter the rubric for the quiz and the instructions for the graders of the essay question in the field "Information for graders ". * These instructions will be visible to those with teaching faculty permission in the course only. 4. To finish, click "Save changes ". Create the Quiz activity It is recommended to create each Quiz separately and not duplicate . If a question from the Course question bank is changed in a duplicated quiz, the question will also be changed in the original quiz, even if the original quiz has already ended and has been graded. 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 “Quiz ”. 4. In the "Name " field, type in the name of the quiz. 5. in the " Description " field, you can add opening instructions. C heck V in the checkbox " Display description on the course page " so the instructions will appear on course website, even before entering the quiz. Timing section 1. In the section "Open the quiz ", check V in "Enable " and choose the date and time of the start of the quiz. 2. In the section "Close the quiz ", check V in "Enable " and choose the date and time of the end of the quiz. Day Month Year Hour Minute 3. In the "Time Limit " section, you can determine the duration of the exam from the moment the students begin. Check V in the "Enable " and type in the number of weeks/days/hours/minutes/seconds allocated for the exam. Example : On "Open the quiz " the start time was set for 14:00 On "Close the quiz " the end time was set for 15:00 On "Time limit " it was set for 15 minutes The students will be able to take the quiz in the defined time range (14:00-15:00), but from the moment they start answering the test, they will have fifteen minutes to complete it, else it closes automatically. In this example, if the student started the quiz at 14:55, they will have 5 minutes to complete the exam. (the end time overrides the time limit). Grade section limit attempts You can define the number of attempts the students are allowed when answering the quiz. Layout section 1. In the "New page " field, you can define if the questions will all appear on one single page or define how many questions will appear on each page. 2. By clicking on "Show more ", in "Navigation method " you can select "Free " or "Sequential ". Select "Free " to allow students to navigate freely between the questions during the quiz. That is, even if they have answered a question and moved on, they will be able to go back at any time until the test is closed. Select "Sequential " if you want the students to navigate according to the order of the pages and questions. When the quiz includes many questions, it is recommended to divide the questions into several pages. Click here to learn how to edit the quiz pages. If it is a small number of questions (10-15 questions), it is recommended to present each question on a separate page. Question behaviour section To randomly mix the order of the question choices, you can set the section "Shuffle within questions " as "Yes ". In this situation, if you define in a certain question that choices will not be mixed, only in that question will the choices remain in their order. If you define "No " in the above section, the choices will never be mixed, even if a certain question was defined differently. Review options section 1. You can define what the students will see and when. In the quiz it is advisable not to allow automatic feedback at all . Please note: in the upper left corner, the option "The attempt " in the column "During the attempt " - is permanently marked. During the attempt The students will be able to see what they chose during the answer to the test (in real time). Immediately after the attempt The feedback will appear to the students immediately after the submission (after clicking "Submit all and finish " and until they exit the exam). Later, while the quiz is still open The feedback will appear to students from the moment of submission until the Quiz is officially closed. For example: if a student submitted at 14:55 and the test closed at 15:00, the student can log out and log in to view the feedback, until 15:00. After the quiz is closed The students will be able to see the feedback only after the closing date of the Quiz, without limitation. For example: if the test closes at 3:00 p.m., the students will be able to see the feedback starting at 3:00 p.m. and without a time limit as long as the settings have not been changed. "The attempt " - Shows all the questions (including choices) in the quiz and how the student responded to each question. "Whether correct " - Displays whether the students response to each question is correct, partially correct, or incorrect. "Marks " - Shows the numerical grade for each question and the grades awarded to the student. "Specific feedback " - Shows the feedback for the response to the answer as set when adding the question. Each response to a question can have feedback for both correct and incorrect answers. "General feedback " - Displays the general feedback for the whole question as set when adding the question to the quiz. You can use the general feedback to give students some background to what knowledge the question was testing. "Right answer " - Reveals the correct answer to each question, even if the student answered incorrectly. "Overall feedback " - Displays feedback for the entire quiz depending on the student's grade, as set in the quiz settings. 2. To save, click on "Save and display ". Add questions to the Quiz How to add questions to the quiz? A. Add questions from one of the categories in the question bank B. Add a random question from a category add questions from category A. Add questions from a category in the question bank 1. Enter the quiz by clicking on it's icon on the Course webpage. 2. Click on "Quiz questions " in the quiz top menu. 3. Click on "Add " and then choose "from question bank ". 4. In the window that opens, click on the dropdown menu in the " Select a category " section and select the relevant category. 5. Check the questions that you would like to add to the quiz with a V. To finish, click on "Add selected questions to the quiz ". When the test includes many questions, it is recommended to divide the questions into several pages. If it is a limited number of questions (10-15 questions) it is recommended to present each question on a separate page. At this stage you can perform the following actions: A. Determine the "Maximum grade " for the test - it is recommended to keep the default of 100. Moodle calculates the quiz grade based on the "Total of marks " and the points awarded in each question. B. Choose whether to "Shuffle " questions (each student will receive the questions in a different order) add random question B. Add a random question from a category You can select a category from which each student will receive a random question. For example, if there is a pool of 50 questions in a category, and 5 were added as random questions, each student would receive 5 different questions from the category, randomly. 1. After entering the relevant quiz in the course menu, enter "Quiz questions ". In the window that opens, click on "Add " and select "a random question ". 2. In the " Category " section, choose the desired database (category) in the dropdown menu. 3. In "Number of random questions ", choose how many questions from the category will be included in the quiz. 4. To finish, click on "Add random question ". 5. Random questions in the test are marked with a cube icon. At this stage you can perform the following actions: A. Determine the "Maximum grade " for the test - it is recommended to keep the default of 100. Moodle calculates the quiz grade based on the "Total of marks " and the points awarded in each question. B. Choose whether to "Shuffle " questions (each student will receive the questions in a different order) Add images to the Quiz When images are added to questions in the quiz, the image may not be displayed in full. In this guide you will find instructions on how to set the image as a responsive image (an image that is displayed in a way adapted to the size of the screen). How to add images to the quiz that adjust to fit the screen (responsive)? 1. Enter the "Course question bank ". Option 1 : Click on " More " in the course's top menu. Then, click on " Course question bank ". Option 2 : Through the quiz, click on "Course question bank ". 2. Click on "Edit " next to the question with the image you want to make responsive (self adjustable). 2. Click on the image (the image will appear in blue). 3. Click on the image icon in the text editor. 3. In the "Image properties " window, check "Auto size " in the "Size " section. 4. Click on "Save image ". 5. To finish, in the "Edit question " page, click on "Save Changes " on the bottom of the screen. How to make sure that the image is responsive? 1. Enter the Quiz page. 2. Click on "Preview quiz ". 3. Go to the relevant question through "Quiz navigation ". 4. Reduce the size of the window by clicking on the panel icon in the corner of the browser. 5. You can change the window size by placing the mouse cursor at the edge of the window (the cursor is displayed as a double arrow), then clicking and dragging it. If the image does not change its size, contact Virtual TAU and we will be happy to check and help. Edit the Quiz pages What's in the guide? Divide the questions in the quiz into pages Dividing the questions into chapters using headings Organize the order of the questions Assign points to questions divide into pages How to divide the questions in the quiz into pages? To add or remove a page in the quiz pages, use the arrows next to the questions. Clicking on the arrows pointing out creates a new page that separates the questions. Clicking on the arrows pointing towards each other removes the page and merges the questions from the previous pages. Add page Remove page add a section heading How to add a section heading? You can divide the test into chapters and give them a name by adding a section heading. 1. In the Quiz questions page, click on "Add " and then, click on "a new section heading ". 2. Click on the pencil icon, type the desired section title and save by pressing Enter on the keyboard. 3. After the division into chapters, checking V in the "Shuffle " checkbox on the left will allow shuffling the questions only within the same section . The section titles and the questions' order will be visible to the students in the quiz. If you are not interested in add a title, you can press the "space" button on the keyboard and press Enter to save. That way, the title box will be empty and the questions in the test will appear in sequence. change the question order How to change the order of the questions? You can change the position of the question by pressing the "four arrows" icon and dragging the question to the appropriate place. question points How to assign points to questions? Updating points for a question is performed by clicking on the pencil symbol, typing the score for that question, and pressing Enter to save. If all the questions have the same number of points (the default is one), they will have the same weight in the quiz final grade. Add a password to the Quiz Creating a password in the Quiz activity It is possible to set a password in advance, so only the students will be able to enter the quiz activity. How to set a password in a Quiz? 1. Enter the quiz you created. 2. Choose "Settings " in the quiz page top menu. 3.In the "Extra restrictions on attempts ", click on "Click to enter text " and enter the password you want to set. 4. To save, press Enter on the keyboard. 5. Clicking on the "eye" icon will reveal the password. 6. Clicking on the pencil again will allow you to change the password. It is important to remember to send the password to the students. Print a copy of the Quiz 1. Enable " Edit mode " on the upper right corner of the page. 2. If the right-side menu is closed, click on the tab to open the menu. 3. In the right-side menu, click on "Add a block ". 4. In the window that opens, click on "Print exams ". 5. A new block will be created on the right-side menu. If the right-side menu is not open, open it. 6. In the newly created block in the right-side menu, check V in the check box next to the quiz you want to print. Click on "Print " next to the name of the quiz. Checking the box with a V means that the printed test will include the correct answers. Therefore, if you want the test to be printed without the correct answers, do not check the box with a V, only press the "Print " button. 7. The test will now be previewed. To finish and confirm the print, scroll down and click on "Print " again.

Learn how to create the Group Choice activity in Moodle, so students can enroll themselves into groups in the course. The groups can be used later on for assignment submission or restrict access to activities, for example. Group choice This activity allows students to divide themselves into groups in Moodle. Groups that the students choose are saved on the course website, so assignments and activities can be connected to them, for example: submitting assignments in a gr oup, opening an activity for a specific group (such as a dedicated forum for the group, re-examination, etc.). What's in this tutorial: Create the activity Set a time period for the activity Change number of students per group See group division create the activity time period change number of students see group division create the activity How to create the Group Choice 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 “Group Choice ”. 4. Type in a name for the activity in the "Group choice name " field, for example "groups for assignment 1". 5. You can write in the "Description " field an explanation/description for dividing into groups. 6. In the "Miscellaneous settings " section, you can choose: To allow students to enroll for several groups If the students will be able to see who signed up for which group (the lecturer will always see the names) To allow students to change their choice If the students see the names of those who have not answered yet (it is recommended to keep it "No ") 7. To limit the number of students who can register for groups, choose "Enable " in "Limit the number of members for each group ". Otherwise, there is no limit to the number of students who can register for each group. 8. To limit the number of members in all groups, mark V in "Limiting number of participants for all groups " and then write the limit in the field "Maximum number of participants for all groups ". 9. Groups: You can create new groups for this activity or choose groups from existing groups in the course. Option A - Creating new groups for the activity: Write a group name followed by # in the "Naming scheme " field. For example: "Group Choice #" Each group will receive the typed name and a different number. For example, if the "Naming scheme " is "Group Choice #", then the names of the groups will appear as follows: Group Choice 1, Group Choice 2, Group Choice 3... Define how many groups you want to be created in the "Number of groups " field. Option B - Choosing groups from existing groups in the course. In the "Available groups " panel, a list of the existing groupings in the course is displayed (marked with a triangle next to the name of the grouping) and all additional groups in the course. To select all the groups in the grouping: select the desired grouping and click on the "Add Grouping " button. To select a group/groups: select the desired group/groups and click on the "Add Group " button. The selected groups with appear on the right panel. time period Set a time period for the activity 1. If relevant, check the field "Restrict answering to this time period ". 2. Define a time range for selecting the groups, in the "Open " and "Until " fields. 3. To finish, click on "Save and display ". change number of students Change number of students per group 1. Return to the "Settings " page and scroll to the "Groups " section. 2. Select the group you want to change the limit of the number of participants. A box will open under the panel, where you can write down the new limit. You can see that the restriction has been updated next to the group name: 3. To finish, click on the button "Save changes and return to the course ". New in "Group choice ": If there are X groups in a sequence and you would like to add additional groups in the same sequence in the field: "Naming scheme" 1. In the field "Naming scheme", type in the same name (with a # at the end) 2. In the field: "Number of groups", type in how many groups you would like to add 3. In the new field "The numbering of groups will start from" type in which number to continue from the sequence For example: if there are 3 groups: Group 001, Group 002, Group 003 and we want to add two more groups to this sequence, we will fill in the fields as follows: • in the "Naming scheme": Group # • in the "Number of groups" field: 2 • in the field "The numbering of groups will start from": 4 After saving, two new groups will be created: Group 004 and Group 005. see group division See "Group Choice" division A list of groups and their members will appear for everyone in the course, according to the activity settings. Lecturers can also export the list of groups and members to an Excel file. 1. Enter the "Group choice " activity on the main page of the course website. 2. The list of students will appear according to the groups they chose to insert into the content 3. Click on "View X responses " located on the upper left side, in order to export the list of groups to Excel. 4. On the next page, click on "Download in Excel format ".

Anonymous submissions in the Assignment allows you to check the submissions anonymously. It is important to ask the students not to specify personal details in the name of the file or in the content of the submission, in order to maintain the anonymity. Anonymous grading in Assignment Hiding the students' names in an Assignment in Moodle allows you to check the submissions anonymously. It is important to ask the students not to specify personal details in the name of the file or in the content of the submission, in order to maintain the anonymity. After finishing checking the assignments, the names of the students are revealed and the checked assignments, the grades, and the feedback are published. What's in this tutorial: How to make the students anonymous when checking the assignment? How to reveal the assignment grades to students after an anonymous check How do the students see the grades/feedback? How do you update the students about grades and feedback in the assignment? Hiding students' names before checking an assignment Publishing grades to students after anonymous grading How the students see the grades and feedback Updating the students about grades and feedback in the assignment How to make the students anonymous when checking the assignment? How to make the students anonymous when checking an assignment? 1. Enter the Assignment and then click on "Settings " in the top menu. 2. In the "Grade " section, check "Yes " in the "Anonymous submissions " dropdown menu, and click on "Save and display " to finish. This option can only be set before the students' submissions. Once there are submissions, it will not be possible to change it. 3. Click on "View all submissions " in the Assignment page to view the data of the submissions. Each student was given a random number without identifying details. How to reveal the assignment grades to students after an anonymous check How to reveal the assignment grades to students after an anonymous check? 1. After checking the assignments and in order to reveal the grades to the students, click on the " More " button in the top menu, and then on "Reveal student identities ". 2. In the pop-up window, click on " Continue " to complete and confirm the action. The grades will not be available to the students without revealing the identities 3. After that, click on "Please note, grades and feedback are not available to students. Click to make available ". 4. In the next page, choose whether to send a notification to students. If so, whether to send a message to all students or only to students who received a grade/feedback. To finish, click "OK ". How do the students see the grades/feedback? How do the students see the grades/feedback? Students must click on the assignment item to open a page with their submission details, grade, feedback, checked file, etc. The students can download the feedback as a file to the personal computer, and if a message appears "View annotated PDF... " it is possible to click on the link and view the content of the feedback online. How do you update the students about grades and feedback in the assignment? How do you update the students about grades and feedback in the assignment? After grades are made available to students, students can be notified that their assignment has been reviewed and given a grade/feedback, in two ways: Option 1: On the assignment grading page, mark with a V whether to send a message to a specific student whose work was graded. From the student's point of view, this is what the email will look like: Option 2: Make grades available to students. On the Assignment page, choose whether to send a message to all students or only to those to whom you have given a grade and/or feedback. And from the student's point of view, this is what the received email will look like:

How to share a video from the computer during a Zoom meeting with good audio quality? How to improve the quality of the viewing experience of the participants? High quality video sharing from the computer in a Zoom meeting With this option, video files can be opened from Zoom's built-in video player and shared, without other participants seeing the playback controls. Sharing the video in this way will improve the quality of the viewing experience of the participants. *This button is available for use starting from version 5.4.3 How to share video files in a Zoom meeting? 1. Make sure that the university Zoom account is connected in the Zoom application on the computer - click here for a reminder on how to connect to the application. 2. Update the Zoom software to a version that is at least above 5.4.3 - click here for a reminder on how to update a version. 3. Enter the Zoom meeting 4. Click on the "Share " button on the toolbar 5. Click on "Advanced ” 6. In the next screen, click on " Video file " 7. If you share a video file, make sure that both sections are checked: "Share sound " and "Optimize for video clip " and to finish click on "Share ". To share a sound file, remove the tick from the section: "Optimize for video clip " 8. In the pop-up window, choose from your computer the video you want to share or write the name of the video you were looking for. 9. If you have chosen to optimize the video, a message will pop up in the upper right corner informing you that the video images of the participants have been minimized in order to display the video in full screen mode, for optimal viewing. 10. After sharing the screen, if you wish to change the settings of the video or stop sharing it, you can do so from the My video file located at the top of the screen, by clicking on the 3 dots. 11. You may be asked to install a plugin for sharing video files. Confirm the Zoom request and it will be done automatically. If prompted to install, you may need to click "Share Screen " again after the plugin is installed.

Learn how to add files and folders to the Moodle course site. Adding files to the course website Various types of files can be uploaded to the course website (Pdf, word, Excel, PowerPoint and more). What's in the tutorial: How to add a file / several files to the course website? Creating a file folder on the course website Adding files to the course website Creating a file folder on the course website How to add a file / several files to the course website? How to add a file / several files to the course website? 1. Enable "Edit mode " on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Select the relevant file(s), drag it/them from the computer folder to the designated topic on the course website, and release the mouse when "+Drop files here to add them at the bottom of this section " appears. Dragging one file: Dragging multiple files: You can add several files together, of different types, including zip, to the course website 3. To change the file name, click on the " pencil " icon and then click Enter to save. Creating a file folder on the course website Create a folder There is an option to create a folder files that will be available to the lecturer and students. 1. Enable "Edit mode " on the upper right corner of the page. 2. Click on "+ Add an activity or resource " in the topic in question. 3. In the activity chooser window, select the "Folder " option. 4. Write the Name of the folder and add instructions or a description of the files in the "Description " field. 5. Mark "V" in "Display description on course page " so that the instruction will be displayed on the main page of the course. 6. Drag the desired files to the drag-and-drop box. An unlimited number of files can be uploaded, but a folder cannot be uploaded . Marking "V" in " Allow students to add files and edit the folder " is optional and also allows students to manage the folder: add files to it and edit files they have uploaded. 7. To finish and view the content, click on "Save and display ". 8. If the students were given the option to add files, they can enter the folder on the course website and add files by clicking the "Edit " button.