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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''''Visual Cue'''''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''''Narration'''''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 1:'''

Admin’s dashboard in '''Moodle'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on '''Admin’s dashboard '''in''' Moodle.'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 2:'''

Learning Objectives:

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| In this tutorial, we will learn about:

* Various '''blocks''' on the '''Admin’s dashboard '''
* '''Admin’s profile page '''and
* How to edit '''preferences'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 4:'''

OS, Web Server and Moodle Versions
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| To record this tutorial I am using:

* '''Ubuntu Linux OS 16.04'''
* '''Apache, MariaDB '''and''' PHP''' obtained through''' XAMPP 5.6.30'''
* '''Moodle 3.3 '''

and

* And '''Firefox '''web browser

You may use any web browser of your choice.

However, '''Internet Explorer''' should be avoided, as it causes some display inconsistencies.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 5:'''

Prerequisites
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| * Learners of this tutorial should have '''Moodle 3.3''' installed on their system.
* If not, please refer to the relevant''' Moodle''' tutorials on this website.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser.

Enter http://127.0.0.1/moodle/
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Switch to the browser and open your '''moodle site.'''

Make sure that the '''XAMPP service''' is running.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| You can see a blank page with only the headers.

This is because we have not set any '''front page '''for our installation.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Log in'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Log in''' link at the top right corner of the window.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Type '''admin '''in the username field.

Type '''Spokentutorial1@ '''in the password field.

Click on '''Log in'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Log in using your '''admin username '''and '''password''' that you had given when you installed '''Moodle'''.

I will enter '''admin''' as the '''username''' and '''Spokentutorial1@ '''as the '''password'''.

Then click on '''Log in''' button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| The page that we see now is called the '''dashboard'''.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the 2 columns
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We can see that our '''dashboard''' is divided into 2 columns.

The wider one on the left, is the main '''Content column. '''

The one on the right is the '''Blocks column'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 6:'''

Blocks in Moodle
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| * '''Blocks''' are items in these '''columns,''' that serve a specific purpose or information.
* '''Blocks''' are found on all pages of '''Moodle'''.
* You can think of them as shortcuts to critical parts of your course.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight '''Private files''', '''Online Users''', '''Course Overview '''blocks.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| For eg. '''Private Files''', '''Online Users''', '''Course Overview '''etc. are the '''blocks''' on my '''dashboard'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Hightlight '''Course Overview '''block.

Highlight '''Online Users''' block
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice that there are no activities or courses here.

This is because we have not created any course yet.

A list of all courses will be seen-

* if a user (i.e a teacher or student or admin)
* is enrolled or assigned a role in courses.

Also notice that the '''Online Users block''' shows '''Admin User''', which is our current login.

This '''block '''shows all the '''logged in users '''at any given point of time.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to block
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Every '''block''' in '''Moodle '''has a specific purpose.

We can add '''blocks''' to any '''column''' of any '''page''' in '''Moodle'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the menu bar to expand it.

Toggle it to close it.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let us now look at the '''header''' of the '''page'''.

On the top left corner, we can see a '''Navigation Drawer '''or''' Navigation menu.'''

This helps us to access '''Calendar''' and other '''Administration''' links.

This is a '''toggle menu.'''

Which means it changes its '''status '''from '''open '''to '''close '''and vice-versa, when clicked.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the logo Digital India LMS
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We then have the placeholder for the '''logo'''.

By default, this is the '''short site name. '''

Clicking on this, will get us to the '''dashboard''' from any '''page'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the notification and messages icon.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| At the top right, there are quick access icons for '''notifications''' and '''messages'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the '''Admin User''' menu.

Highlight '''Profile''' and '''Preferences''' menu
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Next to that is the drop-down '''user menu'''.

It is also called the '''quick access user menu'''.

We will discuss the '''Profile '''and '''Preferences page '''in brief in this tutorial.

All these '''menu items''' are also''' toggle menus''', similar to the one on the left.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the '''Profile''' link.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Next, click on the '''Profile''' link.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight various sections of the Profile page.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Every user in '''Moodle''' has a '''profile page'''. It has links to

* allow '''users''' to edit their profile information
* view their '''forum''' or '''blog posts'''
* check any '''reports''' they have access to and
* view their '''access logs''' and the '''IP address''' that was used to login the last time.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Scroll down to show the various sections.

Click on the '''Expand all '''and '''Collapse all '''links
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Now let’s click on the '''Edit Profile''' link. The '''Edit Profile page''' opens up.

This page is divided into 5 sections:

* '''General'''
* '''User Picture'''
* '''Additional Names'''
* '''Interests'''
* '''Optional'''

The '''General section''' is expanded, by default.

Clicking on any '''section''' name expands or collapses it.

The '''‘Expand all’ '''link on the right, expands all the '''sections'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''City/Town: '''Mumbai

Select '''India''' in the '''Select a Country''' dropdown.

'''Timezone: '''Asia/ Kolkata

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| All fields here are editable.

Let’s add '''City / Town. '''I will type '''Mumbai.'''

Ensure that '''India''' is selected in the '''Select a country''' dropdown.

And, '''timezone '''is set to '''Asia/Kolkata'''

Only '''Admin’s can '''change '''password''' from this profile page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Scroll down to the '''Optional Section''' that has instant messaging details.

Institution: IIT Bombay

Department: Mathematics

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let me add a few fields in the '''Optional''' section.

I will enter '''IIT Bombay '''in the '''Institution '''field.

Also, '''Mathematics '''in '''Department''' and a valid phone number in the '''Phone number''' field.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Update Profile'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Then click on '''Update Profile '''button to save the page.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on quick access menu.

Click on '''Preferences'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Now click on the '''quick access user menu''' at the top right, again.

Click on the '''Preferences''' link.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| The '''Preferences''' page gives '''users '''quick access to various settings they may wish to edit.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Highlight the 4 sections.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Preferences''' page for an '''admin account '''is divided into 4 '''sections''':

* '''User account'''
* '''Roles'''
* '''Blogs '''and
* '''Badges'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Scroll down to show the '''User account '''section.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| The '''User Account section''' allows the '''user '''to '''Edit Profile''' and '''Change Password'''.

It also sets '''preferences '''for '''Language, Forum, Calendar, Message, Notification, '''etc.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Calendar Preferences'''.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let’s click on the '''Calendar preferences'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Select '''24-hour''' from the '''Time display format '''dropdown.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We will set the '''calendar''' to display time in 24 hour format.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Select '''2 weeks '''from the '''Upcoming events look-ahead''' dropdown.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Also, we will set the '''Upcoming events look-ahead''' to 2 weeks.

This means we’ll see notifications for all events happening in the next 2 weeks on the calendar.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the help icon for '''Upcoming events look-ahead'''.

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| I want to highlight the '''help '''icon next to all the fields.

Clicking on this, will open a '''help box '''with a short description of what the '''field '''stands for.

When in doubt about any '''field''', always click on the '''help '''icon to understand its significance.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Save changes''' button.
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Let all the other options remain as they are.

Click on '''Save Changes '''button.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| We will go through the rest of the preferences when we discuss those features later in this series.

|-
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point to the breadcrumbs
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Notice the information here.

This is the '''breadcrumb navigation.'''

It’s a visual aid that indicates which page we are on, within the moodle site’s website’s hierarchy.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Point first to '''Dashboard'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| It helps us to go back to a higher-level page with a single click.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on '''Dashboard'''
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Click on the '''Dashboard '''link in the '''breadcrumbs''' to go to the '''dashboard'''.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| <PAUSE>

With this, we come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 7''':

Summary
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| In this tutorial, we learnt about:

* Various '''blocks''' on the '''admin’s dashboard'''
* '''Admin’s profile page''' and
* How to edit '''preferences'''

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| '''Show Slide 8:'''

Assignment 1
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| Here is a small assignment for you.

* Click on the '''Message Preferences'''. '''Users''' in '''Moodle''' can send private messages to each other.
* I do not want my messages to be delivered as email, even when I am offline.
* Look at the '''online''' and '''offline help box''' and ensure that the settings are correct.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide''' '''9:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The video at the following link, summarizes the '''Spoken Tutorial '''project.

Please download and watch it.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 10:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Project)
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| The '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project Team conducts workshops and gives certificates.

For more details, please write to us.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 11:'''

(About Spoken Tutorial Forum)

* Do you have questions in THIS '''Spoken Tutorial'''?
* Please visit '''http://forums.spoken-tutorial.org'''
* Choose the minute and second where you have the question
* Explain your question briefly
* Someone from our team will answer them

| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| Please post your timed queries in this forum.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Show Slide 12:'''

(Acknowledgement)
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''Spoken Tutorial Project''' is funded by '''NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.'''. More information on this mission is available at the link shown.

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| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"|
| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| This script has been contributed by Priyanka.

And this is Nancy Varkey along with the Spoken Tutorial team signing off.

Thanks for joining.

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 And, '''timezone '''is set to '''Asia/Kolkata'''
-Only '''Admin’s can '''change '''password''' from this profile page.
+Only '''Admins''' can change '''password''' from this profile page.
 |-
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 This is the '''breadcrumb navigation.'''
-It’s a visual aid that indicates which page we are on, within the moodle site’s website’s hierarchy.
+It’s a visual aid that indicates which page we are on, within the '''Moodle site'''’s hierarchy.
 |-

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 Prerequisites
-| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| * Learners of this tutorial should have '''Moodle 3.3''' installed on their system.
+| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
 * If not, please refer to the relevant''' Moodle''' tutorials on this website.
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 Blocks in Moodle
-| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"| * '''Blocks''' are items in these '''columns,''' that serve a specific purpose or information.
+| style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.106cm;"|
 * '''Blocks''' are found on all pages of '''Moodle'''.
 * You can think of them as shortcuts to critical parts of your course.

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Nancyvarkey at 02:48, 3 August 2017

Nirmala Venkat at 07:49, 31 July 2017

Itspriyanka: Created page with " {| style="border-spacing:0;" | style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''''Visual Cue''''' | style="border:1pt solid #000001;padding:0.176cm;"| '''''Nar..."