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1.How do I assign a role?Click  on Enrolled users 

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    2.How do I login to Moodle?Use 8-digit ID and Kod Ishi. CSE courses require CSE login and password

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      3.Which editor should I use - Atto or TinyMCEIt depends on your needs...

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        4.Why is there no toolbar in the IE11 text editor?You haven't put IE in compatibility mode.

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          5.Where is the Moodle2 Files area?There isn't one. Files belong to items.

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            6.How do I ensure that English displays correctly when viewed in Hebrew mode? (and vice versa)Use the Left to right, Right to left and Left align, Right align toolbar icons

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              7.Can students submit Assignments in groups?Yes - simply check option Allow students to choose partners in the Settings

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                8.Why can't I change a particular grade in some activity?It has been overridden (or locked) in the Gradebook

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                  9.Is there any difference between roles Teacher and  TA?Not really

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                    10.When can I begin checking an assignment?Only after the Cut-off date - unless Require students click submit button

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                      11.How do I avoid HTML tags in Gradebook Quick feedback and Assignment Feedback commentsChoose Plain text editor in field Editor for feedback in Course grade settings

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                        12.Why can't a student post to a forum?Many possible reasons

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                          13.A student must fix his assignment. Should I Revert the submission to draftor Allow another attempt? Do you want to preserve the original submission?

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                            14.How can I test my course?Click on Switch role to.. or use a test account.

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                              15.Should I use the Calculated or Calculated simple  question type?Use Calculated simple unless it shares data with other questions

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                                16.Can I set Assignment  and Quiz dates by group?Assignment - no but there are workarounds. Quiz - yes

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                                  17.Can multiple graders work offline simultaneously?Yes! Either by dividing students into groups or by using Marking workflow in the Assignment

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                                    18.How can a student make private contact with the teacher/s?Set up a Personal Forum (ForumNG)

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                                      19.Can graders be prevented from seeing names of students?Yes! Assign the grader the Restricted role or use Blind marking in an Assignment

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                                        20.Is there an alternative PDF editor for the Assignment?Yes! The Moodle1 PDF editor is now avaialble in Moodle2.

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                                          21.Where do I configure Guest access and Self enrolment?In item Enrolment methods of the Users menu under Course administration.

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                                            22.Why can't a student submit a file to an assignment?The file or pagesize is too large, or it's a PDF that is unsuitable for the Moodle PDF editor.

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                                              23.What is limited by the Maximum upload size in the course settings?

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                                                24.Can a Student be a TA or Grader or edit the course?No! - But a Student can be given secondary role of Grading and/or Editing.

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                                                  25.Is there an autosave feature?Yes! Both in the text editor and in the EXAM Moodle quiz

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                                                    26.Is there an alternative to the Embedded answers (Cloze) and Combined question types?

                                                    Yes! Ganged and Chained questions

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                                                      27.Can attendance be taken automatically?Yes! Use the Automatic marking option of the Attendance activity

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                                                        28.Can I combine the best of the Assignment and the Workshop?Yes! Import Assignment submissions to the Workshop

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                                                          29.Can a question take a negative grade?Only Multichoice and Embedded (Cloze) questions can take negative grades

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                                                            30.Can a Database entry be targeted to a particular user?Yes! Use the  new Target users option

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                                                              31.How can I allow students to view each other's work after a given date?Use the Personal forum, Glossary, or Database

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                                                                32.How do I copy h5p activities between instances of Moodle?Use Reuse and Upload

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                                                                  33.How can I list IDs of students?Use option List ID numbers in Participants page

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                                                                    34.Extensions are granted automatically in EXAM Moodle. Why not in HUJI Moodle?Because not all quizzes in HUJI Moodle are exams, but...

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