Moodle Help

Adding Files from Google Drive

Moodle provides an easy way to share files with students via Google Drive. When you insert a file from Google Drive into Moodle using the steps below, Moodle will automatically update the sharing settings so that students may view and download the files.

Tutorial Steps

Step 1	Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.
Step 2	Navigate to the bottom of the section where you would like to place the file, then click Add activity or resource
Step 3	On the resulting screen, choose File.
Step 4	Type a name for the file.
Step 5	In the Select files area, click the paper icon to begin the upload.
Step 6	Choose Google Drive
Step 7	Click Log in to your account and Moodle should automatically log you in. (A window may pop up briefly during this process.)
Step 8	After the log in has processed, you will see your folders and files from your Google Drive account. You can click into a folder to locate a specific file. Alternately, you can use the search box to locate a specific file.
Step 7	Next, choose Save and return to course. For more information on Files, click here to access Moodle.org.
Step 9	Click on the file you wish to add.
Step 10	In the resulting pop-up window, click Select this file.
Step 11	Next, choose Save and return to course.

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Creating a Live Virtual Class using Google Meet

Google Meet for Moodle allows instructors to create a live virtual class meeting. Please note: Google Meet works best in the Chrome browser.

Step 1	Enable the Edit button at the top right of the screen.
Step 2	In your course, click on Add an Activity or resource, then choose Google Meet for Moodle from the Resources tab.
Step 3	On the resulting screen, type a name for the meeting, a description (optional), and select the date and time from the drop-down menu.
Step 4	On the right side of the page, click the Recurrence of the event date section and adjust any settings if needed.
Step 5	Go to the Room url settings and click the Generate Room URL button. You may be prompted to login to your Google account at this point. If you have any guests attending the class (a guest speaker, for example), the Room URL generated here is what you will send to them.
Step 6	In the Notifications settings, choose whether to send a notification to students before the session begins.
Step 7	Click Save and return to course.

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Add Google Meet Recordings to Moodle

After recording a Google Meet for Moodle session, you can add the recordings to Moodle so that your students can access them easily. 

Step 1	Click to link to the Meet session in Moodle.
Step 2	Click the Sync with Google Drive button.
Step 3	You will next be asked to log in to your Google account and give permission to access your drive.
Step 4	Any recordings associated with the session will then be linked and students in the class will be able to view them by clicking the Play button. If you want to hide them from students, click the eyeball icon in the Visible column.

CAUTION: Do not change the name of the Meet Recordings folder on your Google Drive in any way. This folder is where Google Meet saves recordings and where the Google Meet for Moodle module searches for recordings.

Follow the steps below to record a Google Meet session. You can only record from a computer. The mobile apps for Google Meet do not have a record function.

Step 1	Once you are in the Google Meet session, click the Meeting Tools button in the lower right-hand corner.
Step 2	Click Recording.
Step 3	On the next screen, click Start Recording. We also suggest including captions in your recording.
Step 4	You will be prompted to make sure everyone is ready. Click Start when you are ready to begin.
Step 5	When the session is complete, click Stop recording.

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Sharing a Google Meet Session with Students

Step 1	Perhaps the easiest way is for students to simply click the link in Moodle.
Step 2	If you wish to share the link with students or guests, you can copy the link from the Room url settings in the Google Meet for Moodle settings (click the pencil icon below the link in Moodle to access the settings). You can send this link via email or the Announcements forum.

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Using Captions while in Google Meet

Google has made Closed Captioning available while using their Google Meet function. It's not perfect, but it's an excellent automated tool to increase accessibility during an online meeting.

Step 1	During any use of Google Meet, either live or recording, look to the options at the bottom center of the screen.
Step 2	Select the closed captioning icon, and on the resulting pop-up, choose your language. English is the current default.

Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Editing Gradebook Categories

Editing Gradebook Categories

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If you set your Gradebook to calculate the mean of grades, the course grade will be the sum of all grades divided by the total number of grades.

Step 1	Click on the Grades tab in the upper menu of your course
Step 2	In the drop-down options menu, click on Gradebook setup
Step 3	On the resulting page, locate the row that shows a folder with the name of the course. Select the three-dot drop-down and click Edit Category.
Step 4	There will be a pop-up window with the edit options. Choose Mean of Grades in the Aggregation area. For more information on grade aggregation, click here. When finished, click Save.

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The default setting for a Moodle gradebook is "natural" (also known as "sum of points").  An entry with a maximum grade of 100 points is significantly more "weighty" than one with a maximum grade of only 10 points.

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A weighted average allows you to assign weight to activities while not adjusting each activities' point value. 

If you use weights or weighted totals to determine the students' overall grades in your course, you may need to use categories when organizing the gradebook. For a tutorial on creating categories click here. 

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