Topic outline

    • In July 2023, GCC upgraded to Moodle 4.2 The Moodle Users 4.2 classroom contains tutorials and how-tos on using the new version.

      Find the Fall 2023 Workshops calendar and the link to Gary's Office Hours calendar on this page on the Moodle 4.2 Users classroom.

    • Moodle iconOpen this page to see a collection of YouTube videos demonstrating the new features added to Moodle in August 2022.

    • This page contains a video playlist that reviews the new features, tools, and procedures for using Moodle.

    • Open this page to see a Google Calendar with links to workshops, office hours, and other events supporting online teaching and learning

    • In summer 2023, classrooms older than 7 years will be purged from Moodle. This page includes a video on how instructors can make their own backup copies of courses. 

  • We have configured Moodle to embed both files created using Google Workspaces applications and files stored in Google Workspaces when the URL's are pasted into items created using the ATTO text editor.

  • This section contains advice for students on course visibility and assignments. 

  • This section contains directions for changing course visibility, copying course content, adding and managing users, and improving the usability of your classroom. 

  • Using Moodle For Everyone

    This section describes how to use various tools in Moodle. These are instructive for both faculty and students. 

    • By updating their preferred name in MyGCC, users can change the names displayed to all users of Moodle.

    • Moodle sends notifications of several different types of events to users. These can be managed in your preferences.

    • Follow the steps in this tutorial to have events in the Moodle calendar (including due dates instructors add to assignments and tasks) sent to Google Calendars.

    • The Dashboard


    • When users log on to Moodle, they land at dashboard which can be customized to make it easy to find the courses you need.

    • When you logon to Moodle, you land at the dashboard. Open this page to see a video that gives you a brief tour of how it works.

    • The Moodle classrooms to which you have access are listed in the "Course overview" block on your dashboard. This page gives suggestions on how to customize the courses that are displayed there.

    • Using the "ATTO text editor"


    • This video includes seps for adding Images, Pre-formatted Text, and Equations in the ATTO Text Editor

    • The ATTO text editor is used throughout Moodle. Students and instructors use it when composing forum posts or replies, creating pages, and creating other content in Moodle. We have configured Moodle so that YouTube videos are automatically embedded in the text, so video appears without the need to click into YouTube. Further, the advertisements, comments, and recommended video that can distract us are not included when following the recommended steps.

    • User create pages, forum posts and replies, and many other types of content with the ATTO text editor. This video shows how to add an image to the content you create with it. 

  • Many students choose to use a Chromebook as they are an inexpensive way to get online. This module includes some tips for Chromebook users.

  • Tools Faculty Use to Teach

    Tools for adding content, adding and using interactive tools, and managing student participation in your course are here. For details on video conferencing see either Google Meet and YouTube Live or Using Zoom.

  • Using Zoom, creating PDF, creating video, FlipGrid, Kahoot, Padlet