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Adding time extensions for groups or specific students In Assignment and Quiz activities, extended time can be allowed for groups of students or students individually. This must be done in advance for each test or assignment on the Moodle course website. In this guide we will explain the several ways how to do this. ​ What's in this tutorial: user-overrides groups-from-excel groups-created-in-moodle group override Allow extended time for groups created and imported from Excel Allow extended time for groups created on the course website Set extended time for the group Set extended time for a specific student prepare excel file Option A - Allow extended time for groups from Excel The course staff can create new groups on the course website by uploading all the groups at once, from an Excel file. After uploading the groups to the course website, extended time can be set for each group as needed. What's in this tutorial: prepare excel file upload excel file group override Prepare the Excel file with a list of students and groups Upload the file to the course website Allow extended time for groups in an assignment or quiz Step 1 - How to prepare an Excel file with a list of students and groups? 1. Create a new Excel file. 2. Create a column of ID numbers titled "idnumber " (type in lowercase letters). You can use the downloaded list of students as a basis. Click here for the guide to download a list of students. 3. Create a column of the names of the groups titled "group " (type in the first line in lowercase letters). 4. Make sure that each line shows an ID number as well as a group name. 5. The columns must be copied from Excel. This can be done by selecting all the cells in both columns and copying them (Ctrl+C). Step 2 - How to upload the Excel file to the course website? 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the main toolbar of the course. Choose "Groups " in the menu that will open. 3. On the screen that opens, click on "Enrolling participants - Paste from spreadsheet ". 4. On the next screen paste (Ctrl+V) the columns in the Data box 5. In order to create the groups, click on "Enrolling participants to groups " 6. To finish, click on "Continue ". Groups in the course List of students in the selected group If the group in the Excel file already existed on the course website, the students will be added to the existing group. If the group did not exist - a new group will be created and the students listed in the Excel file will be added to it. upload excel file + 7. In the groups page, on the left you can see the groups created, in brackets the number of participants in each group, and in the box on the right the names of the participants in each group. Step 3 - How to allow extended time for groups? Option B - Allow extended time for groups created on the course website Step 1 - Creating the groups on the Moodle course website 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Groups ". 3. On the page that opens, click on "Create group ". 4. In the "Group name " field, type in the name for the new group (for example, "Group 1"). 5. To finish, click on "Save changes " at the bottom of the page. Groups can be added in this way as needed. Step 2 - Adding students to the group 1. To add students to the group, mark the name of the group you created, which appears in the left table, by clicking on it. 2. Under the right table, click on "Add/remove users " 3. The names of the course participants will appear in the right block. Click on the names of the students you want to add to the group you created. 4. To complete the operation of adding them to the group, click on "Add ". New: To the right side of the display, you can see which groups the user is already a member before adding him to the intended group. 5. The names of the added participants will appear in the left table. To leave the page, click on "Back to groups " Step 3 - How to allow extended time for groups? How to allow extended time in an assignment or quiz to a group? This guide includes how to define extended time for a group in a quiz or assignment , due to educational adjustments for example. *In this guide, the examples refer to the "Quiz " activity, but it applies in the same way to the "Assignment " activity. ​ 1. Enter the Quiz or Assignment activity on the course website. 2. In the activity top menu, click on "More ". In the menu that opens, click on "Overrides ". 3. In the window that opens, click on the "Add group override " button. 4. In the "Override group " field, select the group to which you would like to give a time extension. 5. In the "Open the quiz ", "Close the quiz " and "Time limit " sections, the times defined in the quiz settings for all students will appear. Define the Quiz closing time according to the desired extended time: The original end time + the defined time increment 6. It is advisable not to change the "Attempts allowed " section. If the group submitted the test and needs an additional answer (timeout/late start, etc.), the whole group can be granted another attempt. 7. To finish, click "Save ". 8. After saving, you will see the group override in the quiz main page. 9. By clicking on the group override in the brackets, a new page opens. It shows the extended time granted to the group. It is recommended to make sure that the time set corresponds to the need. Overrides must be set for each group separately user-overrides How to allow extended time in an assignment or quiz to a specific student? In Assignment and Quiz activities, extended time can be allowed for specific students. This must be done in advance for each quiz or assignment on the Moodle course website. This guide includes how to define this for specific students, due to educational adjustments for example. *In this guide, the examples refer to the "Quiz " activity, but it applies in the same way to the "Assignment " activity. ​ 1. Enter the Quiz or Assignment activity on the course website. 2. In the activity top menu, click on "More ". In the menu that opens, click on "Overrides ". 3. In the window that opens, click on the "Add user override " button. 4. In the page that opens, in the "Override user " field, enter the student's username or ID number and click on his/her name in the box below. 5. In the "Open the quiz ", "Close the quiz " and "Time limit " sections, the times defined in the quiz settings for all students will appear. Define the Quiz closing time according to the desired extended time: The original end time + the defined time increment 7. To finish, click "Save ". 8. After saving, you will see the student override in the quiz main page. Overrides must be set for each student separately

Search Results 45 items found for "" Allow extended time | Virtual TAU Support Adding time extensions for groups or specific students In Assignment and Quiz activities, extended time can be allowed for groups of students or students individually. This must be done in advance for each test or assignment on the Moodle course website. In this guide we will explain the several ways how to do this. ​ What's in this tutorial: user-overrides groups-from-excel groups-created-in-moodle group override Allow extended time for groups created and imported from Excel Allow extended time for groups created on the course website Set extended time for the group Set extended time for a specific student prepare excel file Option A - Allow extended time for groups from Excel The course staff can create new groups on the course website by uploading all the groups at once, from an Excel file. After uploading the groups to the course website, extended time can be set for each group as needed. What's in this tutorial: prepare excel file upload excel file group override Prepare the Excel file with a list of students and groups Upload the file to the course website Allow extended time for groups in an assignment or quiz Step 1 - How to prepare an Excel file with a list of students and groups? 1. Create a new Excel file. 2. Create a column of ID numbers titled "idnumber " (type in lowercase letters). You can use the downloaded list of students as a basis. Click here for the guide to download a list of students. 3. Create a column of the names of the groups titled "group " (type in the first line in lowercase letters). 4. Make sure that each line shows an ID number as well as a group name. 5. The columns must be copied from Excel. This can be done by selecting all the cells in both columns and copying them (Ctrl+C). Step 2 - How to upload the Excel file to the course website? 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the main toolbar of the course. Choose "Groups " in the menu that will open. 3. On the screen that opens, click on "Enrolling participants - Paste from spreadsheet ". 4. On the next screen paste (Ctrl+V) the columns in the Data box 5. In order to create the groups, click on "Enrolling participants to groups " 6. To finish, click on "Continue ". Groups in the course List of students in the selected group If the group in the Excel file already existed on the course website, the students will be added to the existing group. If the group did not exist - a new group will be created and the students listed in the Excel file will be added to it. upload excel file + 7. In the groups page, on the left you can see the groups created, in brackets the number of participants in each group, and in the box on the right the names of the participants in each group. Step 3 - How to allow extended time for groups? Option B - Allow extended time for groups created on the course website Step 1 - Creating the groups on the Moodle course website 1. Enter the course website. 2. Click on "More " in the in the course's top menu. Then, click on "Groups ". 3. On the page that opens, click on "Create group ". 4. In the "Group name " field, type in the name for the new group (for example, "Group 1"). 5. To finish, click on "Save changes " at the bottom of the page. Groups can be added in this way as needed. Step 2 - Adding students to the group 1. To add students to the group, mark the name of the group you created, which appears in the left table, by clicking on it. 2. Under the right table, click on "Add/remove users " 3. The names of the course participants will appear in the right block. Click on the names of the students you want to add to the group you created. 4. To complete the operation of adding them to the group, click on "Add ". New: To the right side of the display, you can see which groups the user is already a member before adding him to the intended group. 5. The names of the added participants will appear in the left table. To leave the page, click on "Back to groups " Step 3 - How to allow extended time for groups? How to allow extended time in an assignment or quiz to a group? This guide includes how to define extended time for a group in a quiz or assignment , due to educational adjustments for example. *In this guide, the examples refer to the "Quiz " activity, but it applies in the same way to the "Assignment " activity. ​ 1. Enter the Quiz or Assignment activity on the course website. 2. In the activity top menu, click on "More ". In the menu that opens, click on "Overrides ". 3. In the window that opens, click on the "Add group override " button. 4. In the "Override group " field, select the group to which you would like to give a time extension. 5. In the "Open the quiz ", "Close the quiz " and "Time limit " sections, the times defined in the quiz settings for all students will appear. Define the Quiz closing time according to the desired extended time: The original end time + the defined time increment 6. It is advisable not to change the "Attempts allowed " section. If the group submitted the test and needs an additional answer (timeout/late start, etc.), the whole group can be granted another attempt. 7. To finish, click "Save ". 8. After saving, you will see the group override in the quiz main page. 9. By clicking on the group override in the brackets, a new page opens. It shows the extended time granted to the group. It is recommended to make sure that the time set corresponds to the need. Overrides must be set for each group separately user-overrides How to allow extended time in an assignment or quiz to a specific student? In Assignment and Quiz activities, extended time can be allowed for specific students. This must be done in advance for each quiz or assignment on the Moodle course website. This guide includes how to define this for specific students, due to educational adjustments for example. *In this guide, the examples refer to the "Quiz " activity, but it applies in the same way to the "Assignment " activity. ​ 1. Enter the Quiz or Assignment activity on the course website. 2. In the activity top menu, click on "More ". In the menu that opens, click on "Overrides ". 3. In the window that opens, click on the "Add user override " button. 4. In the page that opens, in the "Override user " field, enter the student's username or ID number and click on his/her name in the box below. 5. In the "Open the quiz ", "Close the quiz " and "Time limit " sections, the times defined in the quiz settings for all students will appear. Define the Quiz closing time according to the desired extended time: The original end time + the defined time increment 7. To finish, click "Save ". 8. After saving, you will see the student override in the quiz main page. Overrides must be set for each student separately Adding Honor Code Declaration | Virtual TAU Support 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 on this tutorial: How to add Honor Code Declaration to “quiz” or “assignment“ items? How to see the list of students who approved the declaration ? How to 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 Honor Code Declaration to a “quiz” or an “assignment“ items? 1. On the course site, enter the relevant Quiz/Assignment 2. Click on “More” and then "Add Honor Coide declaration" in the top menu. 3. In the dropdown 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 statement" . 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 Coide 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 addition of the use of the Honor Code declaration: Return to the declaration settings (“More” > "Add Honor Coide declaration" in the top menu) and selecting "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. Review and grade a quiz | Virtual TAU Support 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 - Setting another answer as correct in a question Step 2 - Recalculating the grades Step 1 - Setting another answer as correct in a question​ 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, go to the "Quiz questions" in the top menu 3. Click the gear icon on the relevant question to go to its settings If you use “Random question” from 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” Step 2 - Recalculate the 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 recalculating worked as expected and you want to change the grades, click the “Regrade all” button 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? Step 1 – Setting zero weight for the question that needs to be cancelled Step 2 - Recalculating the grades Step 1 – Setting zero weight for the question that needs to be cancelled 1. On the course site, enter the relevant quiz 2. In the quiz item, 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 , update its weight to 0 and press Enter Step 2 - Recalculate the 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 recalculating worked as you expected and you want to change the grades, click “Regrade all” button At the end of the process, a "Regrade completed" message will be displayed, click “Continue” to finish. Improve the video quality in Zoom | virtualtau 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 Grade activities not submitted in Moodle | Virtual TAU Support Grading activities not submitted via Moodle This option enables grading activities submitted outside of Moodle, such as: presentations, class activities, etc., managing all grades on the course website. In this option, you can create an "Assignment " activity without actual submission in Moodle. You can grade and write feedback to the activity, and choose when to make them available for students. Step A – Open an "assignment" (not for submission) 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 (for example: “Presentations grades”) 5. Uncheck the “Enable” checkbox from all four fields in the availability section 6. In the "Submission types" section, remove the mark from the “File submission” option 7. Click on the "Save and display" button at the bottom of the page to finish. Step B – Grading 1. In the next window, click on “View all submission” 2. For quick grading, scroll down and check the "Quick grading” field 3. Add grades and feedback in the table 4. To finish, click on the “Save all quick grading changes” button at the bottom of the table Import and Export grades in Moodle | Virtual TAU Support 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 his/her grades In the Grader report ​ Export grades: The grader report can be exported to an Excel file, which includes the students' ID numbers What's in this tutorial: Uploading grades from an Excel file Uploading grades and feedback from an Excel file Export grades Uploading grades from an Excel file Uploading feedback from an Excel file Exporting the grader report includes ID numbers to an Excel file Uploading grades from an Excel file Uploading grades from an Excel file Step A - Preparing the Excel file 1. Create an Excel file with at least two columns: ID numbers column - column title: ID Grades columns - the column title should be 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 - 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 next window, select “Paste from spreadsheet” in the "Import as" selectbox. 4. In the Data box, paste (Ctrl+V) the Excel data and to finish click on “Upload grades” . 5. 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. 6. Click on the "Upgrade grades" button. 7. A confirmation message “Grade import success ” will appear - click on “Continue”. 8. 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 Uploading 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 next window, select: “Paste from spreadsheet” in the "Import as" selectbox. 4. In the DATA box, paste (Ctrl+V) the Excel columns and click on “Upload grades”. 5. 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. 6. To finish, click on the "Upgrade grades " button. 7. 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 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" . Recordings and Video editing | Virtual TAU Support | Tel Aviv University Recordings and Video editing Lecturers from Humanities and Medicine - Click Here Instructions for students - Connecting to Panopto Publish Panopto recordings Publication of class recordings to students Sharing recordings (also from previous years) Restoring recordings from the archive in Panopto Add a link to a Panopto folder in Moodle Embed a recording from Panopto in Moodle Change the order of the recordings Change the recording's name Add permissions in Panopto (Share) Share an entire folder Share a specific recording Restrict access to a recording Add a co-editor to the folder Upload and transfer videos in Panopto Panopto's site Upload video files Create a new folder Copy and move recordings Download a recording to your computer Record and edit in Panopto Panopto's site Edit a video in Panopto Merge recordings in Panopto Delete recordings in Panopto Record with Panopto for Windows Video Directory Pilot program - Humanities and Medicine Faculties Video Directory - Pilot program - Humanities and Medicine Faculties Record with Powerpoint Microsoft's site Record your screen in PowerPoint Access restriction in Moodle to an activity, resource or topic Manage items in the course website What's in this tutorial: restrict-access Reports of quizzes, assignments, forums and H5P activities recycle-bin Restrict access to an activity, resource or topic Reports on quizzes, assignments, forums and H5P activities Recycle bin - restoration of items on the course site restrict-access Restrict access to an activity, resource or topic In each activity or resource on the course site, you can define an access restriction, allowing access only to those who meet certain conditions. For example: activity availability only at certain times; access only to members of a certain group; only users who have completed a previous activity, and more. How to set access restriction? 1. Enter the activity for which you would like to restrict access (the instructions refer to "activity" but are also suitable for resources, topics, etc.). 2. Enter "Settings " in the top menu of the activity. 3. Scroll down and click on "Restrict access " 4. In the window that opens, click on "Add restriction ...". 5. In the panel that opens, choose the type of restriction you want: 1 2 3 4 5 1 The new activity cannot be started before the previous activity is completed 2 The activity will be available to students only from a certain date until a certain date (you must add a deadline "from" and then in the scrolling panel change to "until" and select the date) 3 If there are activities that are defined with a grade (such as an exam / assignment), it can be defined that the new activity cannot be started before receiving an X grade in the previous activity 4 If a grouping or group is defined on the course website, it can be defined that only their members will see the activity/resource 5 It is possible to define that an activity will be available only for certain students by adding the user/email of the relevant students. 6. After clicking on the desired restriction, it must be defined according to the sections: For example, by selecting date : on the date and time you set, students will have access to the item. Until then, it will be locked to them. For example, by selecting group : in the window that opens, select the group you want to connect with the activity. The members of the group you choose will be the only ones who can perform the activity. *To set access restriction for a group or grouping they must exist previously in the course. For instructions on creating groups, click here . 7. By clicking on the eye icon you will completely hide the item from the students. If the eye is open, the students will be able to see the item and restrictions. And that is how it looks from the lecturer point of view: Reports of quizzes, assignments, forums and H5P activities Reports on quizzes, assignments, forums and H5P activities On the Moodle course website, several reports of student activity are available for the lecturers: such as forums, assignments, quizzes, and H5P activities. How to download the reports to the computer? 1. Enter the course website 2. 2. Click on "Reports " in the in the course's top menu. 3. In the menu that opens, click on one of the options to get the following information: For example: Summary of each student's activity in each forum - this option will display each student's interactions in forum activities Summary of each student's activity in each assignment - this option will display each student's submissions in all the assignments Summary of each student's activity in each quiz - this option will display each student's attempts in all quizzes H5P video modules (including attempts reviews links) - this option will show the attempts of each student in the H5P activities 4. On the new page a table that summarizes the list of submissions for each student is displayed. In this case, an example of "Summary of each student's activity in each assignment " is shown. The table will show status "Submitted ", "Not submitted " and "Raised draft " for each student. 5. To download the report, click on the scrolling panel "Download table data as " and select "Format Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (xlsx) ". Click the "Download " button and save the file in the desired location. recycle-bin Restoration of items on the course site Items deleted on the course site can be restored by clicking on the "Recycle bin " button and selecting the items you want to restore. How to recover deleted items? 1. Go to the course website where items have disappeared and click on "more " in the upper management bar of the course. 2. In the menu that opens, select "Recycle bin " 3. The deleted items and their deletion date will appear on the new page, next to the item name 4. Click on the button in the "Restore " column to restore it. Hiding students' names when checking an assignment in Moodle 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: Hiding the quiz item from the students in Moodle Hiding course materials during the exam 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 " Group choice | Virtual TAU Support | Tel Aviv University 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 ". 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 ". Instructions for Moodle exams server | Virtual TAU Support 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. Previous 1 2 3 4 Next