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Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Install Plugins in Moodle

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, Moodle plugins overview, install plugins, configure plugin settings, moodle.org plugins, plugin management, Moodle plugin setup

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| Slide: Title- Moodle 4.5 - Install Plugins in Moodle
| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Moodle 4.5 - Install Plugins in Moodle.

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| Slide: Learning Objectives
| In this tutorial, we will learn:
* What is a '''plugin'''
* Steps to install '''plugins'''

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| Slide: Target Audience
| This tutorial is for '''Moodle administrators''' who want to enhance '''Moodle functionality'''.

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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, ensure you have:
* Moodle 4.5 installed and
* Admin access to your Moodle site
| Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.

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| Slide: What is a plugin?
| Let us begin by understanding what a '''plugin''' is.

A '''plugin''' is an '''add-on''' that provides additional features in '''Moodle'''.

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| Login as admin
| We are '''logged in''' as the '''Admin user.'''

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| Screen: Site administration >> Plugins >> Plugins overview Screen: Plugins overview page
| Go to '''Site administration >> Plugins >> Plugins overview'''.

This page shows already installed '''plugins''' and their '''settings'''.

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| Screen: Scroll to File Submissions, Advanced Grading methods
| For example: '''Plugins''' like '''File Submissions''' and '''Advanced Grading methods''' can be '''configured'''.

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| Scroll down to Assignment Submission plugins.
| Let’s learn to configure the settings of '''Assignment Submission plugins.'''

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| Click on File submissions plugin >> Settings
| Click on '''File submissions Settings'''.

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| Change Maximum files per submission >> 5.
| Change '''Maximum files per submission''' to '''5'''.

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| For Default accepted file types >> click Choose >> Select the checkbox next to "Document files" >> Select the checkbox next to "Image files" >> Click Expand >> select "jpeg, jpg, png"

| For '''Default accepted file types,''' click on the '''Choose''' button.

Select the checkbox next to '''Document files.'''

Select the checkbox next to '''Image files.'''

Click '''Expand''' and here select '''jpeg, jpg''' and '''png.'''

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| Click Save Changes.
| Click '''Save Changes'''.

We can now see our selections in '''File submissions Settings''' >> '''Default accepted file types'''

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| Click Save Changes.
| Scroll down and click on '''Save Changes'''.

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| Screen: Moodle.org plugins
| Next, we’ll learn to install a new '''plugin'''.

First, go to (https://moodle.org/plugins/)

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| Search “'''HP5'''” >> select '''Moodle 4.5'''
| In the '''Search box''' type '''HP5.'''
And in '''Moodle version''' box, select '''Moodle 4.5'''

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| Point to '''Microsoft Word File Import/Export (Question Format) >>''' Click on it.
| The search result shows '''Microsoft Word File Import/Export (Question Format).'''

Click on it.

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|This '''plugin''' allows '''quiz questions''' to be '''imported''' from a '''Word file''' into '''Moodle'''.

The '''plugin''' also '''imports tables, images''', and '''equations''' from the '''Word file'''.

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| Click on '''Download''' >> '''Verify that you are human''' >> click on '''3.9.7 version'''
| Click on '''Download.'''

If prompted '''Verify that you are human''', then click on the latest '''version'''.

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| Note the name and location of the '''zip file''' that is downloaded on your machine.

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| Back to your '''Moodle interface'''>> Click on '''Plugins''' >> '''Install Plugins'''>> come to '''Plugin Installer''' page

Click '''Choose a file''' and follow the steps.
| Now, come back to your '''Moodle interface'''.

Click on '''Plugins >> Install plugins.'''

We come to the '''Plugin Installer''' page.

Click '''Choose a file''' and follow the prompts for selection of this '''plugin'''.

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| Click on Install plugin from the ZIP file
| Then click on '''Install plugin from the ZIP file.'''

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| Follow all the prompts to complete the installation.

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| Click on Plugins >> Plugins overview >> search Microsoft
| Click on '''Plugins >> Plugins overview'''.

On this page, search for '''Microsoft'''.
We can see this '''plugin''' is now '''installed''' and listed as '''Additional'''.

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| Go to [https://moodle.org/plugins/](https://moodle.org/plugins/)

Search “Completion Progress” >> select '''Moodle 4.5'''

In the search results click on '''Completion Progress'''

Click on '''Download'''

Back to your '''Moodle interface'''>> Click on '''Plugins''' >> '''Install Plugins'''>> come to '''Plugin Installer''' page >> Click '''Choose a file''' and select this zip file >> follow the steps to install.
| Likewise, install the '''Completion Progress plugin''' by following the on-screen instructions.

This is a useful '''plugin''' for '''teachers''' to visually see the progress of the '''students''' in a '''course'''.

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| Click on '''Plugins >> Plugins overview''' >> On this page, search for '''Completion Progress''' >> '''Additional'''
| In the '''Plugins overview''', search for '''Completion Progress'''. This '''plugin''' is now '''installed''' and listed as '''Additional'''.

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| Slide: Summary

To summarise, we learnt:
* What plugins are
* How to install plugins from "moodle.org"
| Here is the summary of this tutorial.

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| Slide: Assignment

As an assignment
* Install "Quiz Analytics" plugin on your Moodle.
| We encourage you to try out this assignment.

|-
| Slide: Acknowledgement

This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.
To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](http://spoken-tutorial.org/).
| 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 plugins overview, install plugins, configure plugin settings, moodle.org plugins, plugin management, Moodle plugin setup
+Keywords: moodle, moodle lms, lms, learning management system, educational lms, open-source lms, Moodle plugins overview, install plugins, configure plugin settings, moodle.org plugins, plugin management, Moodle plugin setup, video tutorial.
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-| Screen: Site administration >> Plugins >> Plugins overview Screen: Plugins overview page
+| Screen: Site administration >> Plugins >> Plugins overview Screen: Plugins overview page.
 | Go to '''Site administration >> Plugins >> Plugins overview'''.
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 |-
 | Screen: Moodle.org plugins
-| Next, we’ll learn to install a new '''plugin'''.
+| Next, we will learn to install a new '''plugin'''.
 First, go to (https://moodle.org/plugins/)
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 | Search “'''HP5'''” >> select '''Moodle 4.5'''
 | In the '''Search box''' type '''HP5.'''
 And in '''Moodle version''' box, select '''Moodle 4.5'''
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+|
-|So, this is how '''plugins''' are '''installed''' in '''Moodle'''!
+|So, this is how '''plugins''' are '''installed''' in '''Moodle'''.
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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
+|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services,private limited. SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
 Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 On this page, search for '''Microsoft'''.
 We can see this '''plugin''' is now '''installed''' and listed as '''Additional'''.
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 |-
 | Click on '''Plugins >> Plugins overview''' >> On this page, search for '''Completion Progress''' >> '''Additional'''
-| In the '''Plugins overview''', search for '''Completion Progress'''.   This '''plugin''' is now '''installed''' and listed as '''Additional'''.
+| In the '''Plugins overview''', search for '''Completion Progress'''.
 |-
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 As an assignment
-* Install "Quiz Analytics" plugin on your Moodle.
+* Install "Quiz Analytics" plugin in your Moodle.
 | We encourage you to try out this assignment.
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 Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
+|This spoken tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
 Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 * Moodle 4.5 installed and
 * Admin access to your Moodle site
 | Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.
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 |-
 | Scroll down to Assignment Submission plugins.
-| Let’s learn to configure the settings of '''Assignment Submission plugins.'''
+| Let’s learn to '''configure''' the settings of '''Assignment Submission plugins.'''
 |-
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 | Click '''Save Changes'''.
-We can now see our selections in '''File submissions Settings''' >> '''Default accepted file types'''
+We can now see our selections in  '''Default accepted file types'''
 |-
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 | Slide: Acknowledgement
-This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.
+Domain Expert: Nancy Varkey
-To learn more, visit [spoken-tutorial.org](http://spoken-tutorial.org/).
+|This tutorial is brought to you by '''EduPyramids Educational Services, SINE, IIT Bombay.'''
-| Thank you for watching!
 |-

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 | Slide: Title- Moodle 4.5 - Install Plugins in Moodle
-| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Moodle 4.5 - Install Plugins in Moodle.
+| Welcome to this spoken tutorial on '''Moodle 4.5 - Install Plugins in Moodle'''.
 |-