Getting Started Guide: Moodle

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Published: Aug 24, 2011
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About Moodle

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. --http://moodle.org/

Installing Moodle

The first step in getting started with Moodle is to install the software. You can easily install Moodle using Fantastico. Please see the following like for more help with Moodle installation:
How to install Moodle using Fantastico

Using Moodle

After you've installed Moodle, you're now ready to begin using it. While there are many sources online that can introduce you to using Moodle, you may want to start out by reading the following content on Moodle.org:
Getting started for teachers

Further Moodle Documentation

Besides Getting started for teachers , Moodle provides much more documentation for using the software, which you can find via the following link:

Moodle Support

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3. Getting Started Guide: Moodle
4. How to install Moodle using Fantastico

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Resetting your Moodle Password

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10. Changing the Moodle admin password through PhpMyAdmin

Front Page Settings

11. How to edit the Front page settings in Moodle
12. Editing the summary on the Moodle Frontpage
13. Inserting an iframe in the Moodle Frontpage
14. Managing the Moodle question bank
15. Creating a backup of Moodle
16. Restoring Moodle from a backup

My Profile Settings

17. Editing the User profile in the My Profile Settings of Moodle
18. Configuring notification methods for incoming messages in Moodle

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19. Installing a Language pack in Moodle

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