This document provides a critical route for new Moodle administrators using version 2.4. It lists important administration paths and settings for new admins to focus on, organized into a table. These include using the dock and blocks, managing languages, notifications, courses, users, plugins, themes, and more. It is intended to serve as an easy reference for new admins. The document also mentions plans to create mobile apps for the critical route for different Moodle versions to help admins on tablets and smartphones.

1. Moodle 2.4
Critical Route 2.4
for new admins
by Maryel Mendiola

2. for whom
http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Performance
http://docs.moodle.org/24/en/Managing_a_Moodle_site
This tool is for those teachers who dared
to install Moodle and became admins
this is for newbies
It is always recommended to refer Moodle Docs,
no matter your admin level.
however . . .

3. Level
http://www.moodlebites.com/mod/page/view.php?id=3209
Week 1, Introduction to Apache, MySQL and PHP
Week 2, Configuring Moodle
Week 3, Site organisation
Week 4, Site organisation
Week 5, Themes
Week 6, Reporting and more
Week 7, Using contributed plugins
Week 8, Everything else...
Basic, for admins newbies
However . . .
If you really want to reach highest levels of Moodle admin skills, it is
recommended to take this awesome 8 weeks training course:
MoodleBites for Administrators

4. Goals
✓ Provide an easy resource for Moodle admins to
refer always when they request a path
✓ Convert this easy guide in a useful tool
✓ Create some apps for different Moodle version

5. What is it about ?
It is a Table with top paths to performance admin’s
skills in a good level.
This tool was made for Moodle 2.4
Maybe these are not the most important paths, but
definitely they are the most frequently used

6. Critical Route for new Admin
first of all: use the dock, move settings, navigation and admin bookmark blocks into dock
Critical Route for new Admin
first of all: use the dock, move settings, navigation and admin bookmark blocks into dock
Languages
Notifications
add edit courses
course default settings
advanced features
manage authentication
browse list of users
site policies
plugins- text editors
manage filters
theme selector
theme settings
Site administration--> Language -->Language packs to install your Language pack
Site administration--> Language --> Language settings set the default language on you Moodle site
Site administration--> Notifications
Let you check for available updates; run the cron; register your Site; and know the version installed
Site administration--> Courses --> Add/edit courses
Let you add and manage courses and categories
Site administration--> Courses --> Course default settings
Let you enable completion tracking; force language (or not); format and course layout; among others
Site administration--> Advanced features
Enable: completion tracking, conditional access, comments, RSS feeds, among others
Site administration--> plugins --> authentication --> Manage authentication
it enables potential users (or not) to register themselves and create accounts
Site administration--> users -->Accounts --> Browse list of users let you manage site users
Site administration--> users -->Accounts --> Bulk user actions let you send message to all
selected, for example
Site administration--> Security -->Site policies
list of roles that are visible on user profiles; allow embed (or not); password policy; among others.
Site administration--> plugins --> Text editors --> Manage editors
let you edit the editor toolbar (adding or remove buttons)
Site administration--> plugins --> filters --> Manage filters
let you display emoticons as image; algebra notation; convert URLs into links and images;
remember username
Site administration--> Appearance --> Themes --> Theme selector
Let you select theme for device; Clear theme caches
Site administration--> Appearance --> Themes -->Theme settings
Enable device detection (or not); let you manage Custom menu items; Allow course themes; among
others
This table was made for Moodle 2.4.x
other version could have a few changes in paths
This table was made for Moodle 2.4.x
other version could have a few changes in paths
http://moodleblog.mmendiola.org/

7. coming soon . . .
Critical Route 2.4 app for Tablets
Critical Route 2.4 app for smartphones
Critical Route 2.5 app for Tablets
Later . . .
Critical Route 2.5 app for smartphones

8. come and visit us
http://moodleblog.mmendiola.org
Thank You !
@MariaMoodle
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