Moodle Nuts & Bolts Section 1

Moodle Nuts & Bolts Section 1

Now that we've gotten an overview of how Moodle works, it's time to start developing skill with Moodle. In this first assignment, you'll learn how to manipulate the side boxes in a Moodle course, which gives you a lot of power and flexibility in structuring a course. Work through the following steps in order to complete this assignment.

Step 1: Moodle Nuts & Bolts Section 1

Work through the steps in Moodle Nuts & Bolts, Section 1. Be sure to open the course in a new tab so that you can jump back and forth from this course to Nuts & Bolts. As you work through Section 1, feel free to experiment with your own Moodle shell/sandbox: Open up the sandbox in a new tab and try things as you learn them.

Step 2: Make Your Sandbox Look Like This

One of the things that you learn in section 1 is how to manipulate side boxes. Along these lines, in your Moodle sandbox course (which will have a different color layout, but is structurally no different than any other Moodle course), delete, add, and move side boxes until you get the layout you see in this picture. Don't worry about anything else except the sideboxes for now.

Assignment Photo

Don't let the look of this window throw your off. Basically you want to have the Administration block on the left, and have the Section Links, People, and Recent Activity blocks on the right. The "Blocks" block stays there by default when you have editing turned on, but isn't visible to students. Delete any other blocks.

Step 3: Deactivate Your Sandbox

Since your course isn't ready for students, go into the settings and deactivate it.

Step 4: Let Me Know

When you've done all these things, let me know by clicking on the "Edit My Submission" block down below and posting a quick sentence saying something like, "I'm done with this assignment, please check my sandbox." I'll go in to your course and take a look after you've finished doing this.

As always, please contact me if you get stuck, and good luck!