Moodle allows your instructors to build quizzes that you take online. These quizzes can be comprised of anything from basic multiple choice or true/false questions to essay or calculated numerical questions. Your instructor may also establish a time limit on a quiz past which you cannot continue.

1. From the course page, click on the quiz () to go to its summary page.
2. You will see the number of  and the  (if there is one). There will also be instructions if your instructor has provided any. Click the  button to begin.
3. You will be shown a confirmation window to confirm the number of attempts allowed and the time limit. Click  to proceed to the quiz.
4. You will come to a page of one or more questions. You may be asked to select answers from a list or directly input one into a text box. You can also click  to mark a question to return to later. The  block in the upper left will show you a list of the questions on the quiz (including any that you’ve flagged) as well as the .
5. Click the  button to proceed to the next page of questions. Once you proceed past the last page, you will be taken to the . This page will show you questions for which there is an , questions that are , and any question you have put a  on. Click  when done with the quiz.
6. You will be shown a confirmation window to confirm that you are finished with the quiz. Click  to end the quiz attempt.
7. Depending on whether your instructor has allowed for it, you will be taken to your quiz results. You will be shown the , your , and any questions you have gotten right () or wrong (). Click  to return to the course page.

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If they so choose, your instructors can post up-to-date grades on Moodle for you to access. You can view grades on individual items as well as your overall course total to date.

1. On the course page, go to the Administration block and click .
2. You will see a list of each , the  you received for that item, the  of points possible on that item, and the  of that range you achieved. If your instructor has decided to provide a textual response to your work, that will appear in the  field.
3. If your instructors have created grade categories, your grades for those categories will appear in a . Your overall grade for the course will similarly appear in the .

In a forum, you can post comments to discussion topics that you or your instructor have started. Once a discussion is started, you and your instructor can both post responses to each other’s comments.

1. From the course page, click on the Forum () to go to the forum listing.
2. You will see discussion topics listed along with the name of the person who started them, the number of replies there have been, and the time of last post. Click the topic’s name in the  column to see the posts in that thread.
3. Once viewing the discussion, you will see users’ individual posts. To reply to someone’s post, click the  link to the lower-right of the post.
4. Enter a  and a . You can use the  drop-down to select whether you’re notified about new posts in the discussion thread, and you can drag and drop files to the  area to add them to the topic.
5. Click  when done. You will have thirty minutes to edit your post.
6. Your instructor may allow students to start their own discussion threads. If so, you can do so by clicking  and filling out the message the same way you would for an ordinary post.

Turnitin is an online software Butler has purchased for use with Moodle. Turnitin allows your instructors to check your submitted papers for plagiarism and provides them with access to advanced grading/commenting tools for giving you feedback.

1. From the course page, click on the Turnitin assignment () to go to its summary page.
2. On the summary page, you will see the description your instructor has written for the assignment. You will also see the  (when you can first submit an assignment), , and the  (when you can receive a grade back). Click the  tab at the top.
3. Enter a . This is a required field, and your submission will not go through without it.
4. In the  section, click the  button and find the file you want to submit on your hard drive.
5. Read the responsibility agreement and check the box to agree to it. Click the  button to send the file.

The assignment activity allows you to submit work to your instructors online. You can submit any file to an assignment (e.g. Word documents, spreadsheets, images, audio files, video files, etc.) and your instructor will be able to grade them and give feedback.

1. From the course page, click on the Assignment () to go to its summary page.
2. On the summary page, you will see the description your instructor has written for the assignment. You will also see the  and the  until that due date. Click the  button.
3. Click and drag the file you want to submit for the assignment from your hard drive to the space in the  section.
4. Click the  button when done.

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This will show you how to find your courses and how to hide courses from view.

How can I see just my current semester courses?
You can filter the contents by selecting the   drop down menu .  Only courses that you are an instructor in will appear for the filter you select.

Why are some of the courses in grey?
Courses that are in grey are not currently available to students.

How do I hide specific courses from my view?
Click on the eye  next to the course that you want to hide. It will change to a closed eye  which indicates it will be hidden from your list.

How do I unhide courses?
Click on    at the bottom of the Moodle home screen.  Click on the closed eye  for any course you want to make visible (unhide).  Click on  at the top or bottom of the screen when you are finished editing your view.