Calendar

Calendar

Why use it?

The Calendar block displays activity deadlines and events from within the Moodle dashboard.

Step 1: Add a Calendar block

  • Navigate to the Moodle Dashboard.

  • Turn Edit Mode on.

  • Click Add a Block and select Calendar

  • The block will be added to the bottom of the drawer. You can move it to different positions.

  • The calendar block should now appear on your course for all users.

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Add a block from the Moodle Dashboard.

 

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Select the Calendar from list of available blocks (if not already enabled).

 

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Calendar block can be viewed from Moodle dashboard/block drawer.

 

Step 2: Manage Calendar events

Existing events

Deadlines for assignments and other activities are automatically added to the calendar.

Adding a new event

1. Click on a day from the calendar block and select New event.

2. Complete the details on the New event form.

Type of event

  • User - personal event only viewable by the user.

  • Group - event viewable only by members of a group (created by teachers).

  • Course - event viewable only to those enrolled on the course (created by teachers).

  • Category - event viewable by everyone at category-level.

  • Site - event visible to all users on the entire Moodle site, regardless of course enrolment

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New Moodle event with event dropdown

 

Further options

Clicking Show more… provides options give the event a Description, Duration and to Repeat this event.

  1. Finalise the event by clicking Save.

Deleting an event

Double click on the event and select Delete.

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Click on Delete to remove the event.

 

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