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Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Accessing Materials and Participating in Forums

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, Moodle course navigation, conditional access, completion tracking, accessing learning materials, forum participation

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! style="width:450px;" | Visual Cues
! style="width:450px;" | Narration

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| '''Slide: Title'''
| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 – Accessing Materials and Participating in Forums'''.

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| '''Slide: Learning Objectives'''
| In this tutorial, we will learn:
* How students can access '''enrolled courses''' & navigate within
* How students can find & download attachments or '''course''' materials
* What a '''forum''' is in '''Moodle'''
* How students can access '''forum discussions'''

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| '''Slide: Target Audience'''
| This tutorial is for '''students''' enrolled in '''Moodle courses'''.

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| '''Slide: System Requirements'''
This tutorial is recorded using:
* Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
* Moodle version 4.5
* Firefox browser
You can use any OS or web browser of your choice.
| Recorded with '''Ubuntu, Moodle 4.5,''' and '''Firefox.'''

Use any '''OS''' or '''web browser''' of your choice.

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| '''Slide: Prerequisites'''
To follow this tutorial, you should:
* Have a student login
* Be enrolled in a course with course material and an active ''forum discussion
* For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials, please visit https://EduPyramids.org
| Here are the prerequisites for this tutorial.

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| Login as Mahima Singh with username mahima.singh and password Mahima@123
| '''Login''' to '''Moodle''' with your '''student Mahima’s account.'''

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| Screen: Dashboard → My Courses → list of courses
| In the top menu, click on '''My Courses'''.

We can see that '''Mahima''' is '''enrolled''' into 3 different '''courses'''.

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| Screen: Click on Advanced Algebra course
| Click on the '''course''' named '''Advanced Algebra''' to open its page.

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| Screen: Course Page → Course Index (Left) Refer to screenshot 1 at the end of the script
| Observe the '''Course Index''' on the left side.

This '''index''' helps in navigating through the various '''course''' sections.

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| Hover your mouse over the accessible hyperlinked resources
| Notice that some resources in the centre of the page are '''hyperlinked'''.

This means you can click and access them.

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| Continue the same screenshot

Point to the lock icons in the index and the centre of the page
| Notice '''lock icons''' on certain resources in the '''index''' and the centre of the page.

These resources display a '''condition''' to be fulfilled to open the access.

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|Highlight '''Assignment 2''' and its condition
|For example - In order to access '''Assignment 2''', we need to complete '''Assignment 1'''.

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|Highlight '''Assignment 1''' and its condition
|And in order to access '''Assignment 1''', we need to complete '''“Polynomials, Rational Expressions, and Their Applications”'''.

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| Click on “Polynomials, Rational Expressions, and Their Applications” → click on “Mark as done” → point to “Done”
| Scroll up and click on '''“Polynomials, Rational Expressions, and Their Applications”'''.

Once you have read it, click on '''“Mark as done”'''.

The '''status''' now changes to '''“Done”'''.

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| Click on “Yet Another Calculus Text”
| Next, click on the book chapter '''“Yet Another Calculus Text”''' in the '''index''' and read it.

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| Click Math-202 in the breadcrumbs
| Click '''Math-202''' in the '''breadcrumbs''' to go back to the course page.

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| Point to Assignment 1
| Notice that the lock icon disappeared for '''Assignment 1'''.

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| Click on “Exponential and Logarithmic Functions” → click on “Mark as done”
| You can also move to any '''section''' by clicking directly on it in the '''index'''.

Read and click on '''“Mark as done”'''.

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| Click on “Group Theory and Basic Algebraic Structures” → click on “Mark as done”
| Click on '''“Group Theory and Basic Algebraic Structures”'''.

Read and click on '''“Mark as done”'''.

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| Click Math-202 in the breadcrumbs
| Click '''Math-202''' in the '''breadcrumbs''' to go back to the course page.

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| Point to “Single Variable Calculus” and then click
| Notice that the lock icon for '''Single Variable Calculus''' disappears.

Let’s click it.

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| Click on the link → YouTube video
| Now click on the '''link''' provided therein which leads to a '''YouTube''' video.

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| Click the back arrow of the browser → click “Mark as done”
| After watching it, click the back arrow of the '''browser''' and click '''“Mark as done”'''.

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| Click Math-202 in the breadcrumbs

Scroll and look at all the resources & statuses
| Click '''Math-202''' in the '''breadcrumbs'''.

Scroll and look at all the resources and their '''statuses'''.

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| Point to the green marker in the index for the completed resources
| Resources that have a green marker in the index indicate they have been completed.

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| Click on My courses → Calculus
| Now, let’s look at another '''course - Calculus'''.

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| Below General, click on Announcements → Click on All students
| Here, below '''General''', click on '''Announcements'''.

Click on '''All students''' to read the '''announcement''' from '''teacher Nitya'''.

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| Click Math-101 in the breadcrumbs

Scroll to the forum discussion
| Click '''Math-101''' in the '''breadcrumbs'''.

Scroll to find the '''forum''' activity on this page.

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| Click on Introduce ourselves → Click on Reply link of the teacher’s post → type “Hello mam, happy to be in your class”.
| Click on the '''discussion topic''' to open the '''forum discussion page'''.

Here, click on the '''Reply link''' below '''teacher Nitya’s post''' and type a reply.

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| Click Math-101 in the breadcrumbs
| Click '''Math-101''' in the '''breadcrumbs''' to return to the '''Calculus course page.'''.

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| Click the callout icon at the top right → click teacher Nitya’s message about a guest lecturer → close drawer by clicking the left arrow above
| Click the '''callout icon''' at the top right to open the messaging drawer.

Read '''teacher Nitya’s''' message about a guest lecturer.

Close the message drawer.

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|
| So this is how a student can access course materials and participate in '''forums'''!

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| '''Slide: Summary'''

In this tutorial, we learnt:
* How to access '''enrolled courses''' & navigate within
* How to find & download attachments or '''course''' materials
* What a '''Moodle forum''' is
* How students can access '''forum discussions'''
| Here is the summary of this tutorial.

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| '''Slide: Assignment'''

* Login as the other student Amina
* Reply to the “Let’s introduce ourselves” discussion started by teacher Nitya
* Login as Mahima
* Access all the course material and mark as Done
| We encourage you to try out this assignment.

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| '''Slide: Acknowledgement'''

Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''

Thank you for watching!
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 Author: Nancy Varkey
-Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, Moodle course navigation, conditional access, completion tracking, accessing learning materials, forum participation
+Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, Moodle course navigation, conditional access, completion tracking, accessing learning materials, forum participation, video tutorial.
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 | '''Slide: Learning Objectives'''
 | In this tutorial, we will learn:
-* How students can access '''enrolled courses''' & navigate within
+* How students can access '''enrolled courses''' and navigate within
-* How students can find & download attachments or '''course''' materials
+* How students can find and download attachments or '''course''' materials
 * What a '''forum''' is in '''Moodle'''
 * How students can access '''forum discussions'''
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 Point to the lock icons in the index and the centre of the page
-| Notice lock '''icons''' on certain resources in the '''index''' and the centre of the page.
+| Notice lock '''icons''' on certain resources in the '''index''' and at the centre of the page.
 These resources display a '''condition''' to be fulfilled to open the access.
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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
+|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, Private limited. SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
 Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 Point to the lock icons in the index and the centre of the page
-| Notice '''lock icons''' on certain resources in the '''index''' and the centre of the page.
+| Notice lock '''icons''' on certain resources in the '''index''' and the centre of the page.
 These resources display a '''condition''' to be fulfilled to open the access.
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 |-
 | Point to Assignment 1
-| Notice that the lock icon disappeared for '''Assignment 1'''.
+| Notice that the lock '''icon''' disappeared for '''Assignment 1'''.
 |-
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 |-
 | Point to “Single Variable Calculus” and then click
-| Notice that the lock icon for '''Single Variable Calculus''' disappears.
+| Notice that the lock '''icon''' for '''Single Variable Calculus''' disappears.
 Let’s click it.
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 | Here, below '''General''', click on '''Announcements'''.
-Click on '''All students''' to read the '''announcement''' from '''teacher Nitya'''.
+Click on '''All students''' to read the announcement from '''teacher Nitya'''.
 |-
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 | '''Slide: Summary'''
-In this tutorial, we learnt:
+To summarize, we learnt how students can:
-* How to access '''enrolled courses''' & navigate within
+* Access enrolled courses & navigate within
-* How to find & download attachments or '''course''' materials
+* Find & download attachments or course materials
-* What a '''Moodle forum''' is
+* What a Moodle forum is
-* How students can access '''forum discussions'''
+* How students can access forum discussions
 | Here is the summary of this tutorial.
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 * Login as the other student Amina
 * Reply to the “Let’s introduce ourselves” discussion started by teacher Nitya
-* Login as Mahima
-* Access all the course material and mark as Done
 | We encourage you to try out this assignment.