This document provides an overview of the layout and navigation of the Moodle classroom. It describes the main sections on the home page including announcements, course tools, assignments, forums, and participant information. It explains how to access assignments through the dropbox, participate in discussion forums by responding to prompts, and read announcements. The document also reviews general navigation through menu options and "cookie crumbs" and recommends using the help forum for any course-related questions.

1. NAVIGATING YOUR WAY THROUGH
TeacherLine Courses.
A basic overview of the Moodle classroom layout
Facilitator: Leecy Wise

2. The images you see in this presentation
may not reflect the content of your
particular course, but they do represent
the features that you will use in your
course.

3. YOUR COURSE HOME PAGE

4. COURSE HOME PAGE
Quick links and general Announcements
course information. Main Content area with links and Course Tools
to all sections and resources.
Always check Facilitator Notes and Announcements forum each time you enter the course!

5. THE CENTER HOME PAGE COLUMN

6. General Course Information.
Main/Center Column
Below Facilitator Notes
General Forums (not
assignment forums. .
Weekly Assignments: links to
content, forum discussions, journal
entries and assignment submissions

7. THE LEFT HOME PAGE COLUMN

8. THE LEFT COLUMN
RDLA157
Quick links to essential areas.
RDLA157 See next slide.
Getting Started and other
information.
Links to required surveys,
graduate-credit information,
and certificate information

9. The Quick Links Area
The Course Outline link takes
you to all of the course
content and assignments.
The Dropboxes link takes you to the area
where you will post all of your
assignments and journal entries. The
folders in the Dropbox area are clearly
labeled. Double check to be sure that you
are entering material into the correct box
or folder.
The Forum link takes you to the most
important area of your participation: your
discussion area. Forums are labeled for
each assignment.

10. THE DROPBOX
This is where you submit all assignments.

11. Every folder has labels to identify the
type of entry required: Assignment or
Journal. Click on the type of entry you
wish to make..
NOTE: Teacher Line only accepts files in the
following formats:
.txt, .rtf., doc., docx., ppt., pptx. Be sure to
save your files in one of these formats to
avoid having to redo your work or having it
rejected.

12. THE DISCUSSION FORUMS
This is where you will enter your comments
in response to the discussion prompt, at
least four times each week.

13. There are two ways to access the discussion
forums when you enter the course.
1. You may click on “Forums” in the “Quick
FORUMS AREA
Links” box in the left column. That will
open the Forums Section, listing all of the
open forums for the course.
Forum links always show
the yellow folders icon.

14. Click on the blue
link to open
each forum.
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15. 2. You may go the Content Section, and click
on a specific forum from there. That will take
you to the specific forum you selected.

16. FORUM PARTICIPATION
When you open a forum, you will find your discussion prompt
listed. Be sure to address all items listed in each prompt.
Click here to enter your original response to the
prompt for the discussion forum assignment.

17. FORUM PARTICIPATION.
Enter the subject of your response.
Enter your response.
Click on “POST” at the
bottom of the screen
when your are done.

18. THE RIGHT HOME PAGE COLUMN
This is where you will read weekly
Announcements, check your grades and
progress, and access the Participants list.

19. THE RIGHT COURSE COLUMN.
Read the Announcements EVERY
TIME you enter the course. That
is where group communication
will take place:
reminders, information, feedback,
changes, and more. You are
responsible for any information
posted in the Announcements
Section.
Other right-column sections
relate to
participants, grades, and other
course tools.
Be sure to click on Profile and
update it so that we can begin to
know more about each other.

20. NAVIGATING THE COURSE
Using Menu Options

21. NAVIGATING.
There are two ways to navigate pages
within the course from menus.
Use the “cookie crumbs,” which trace back Choose from Drop Down options or
to your original selections. use the arrows to go back and forward.

22. As course-related questions come up, be
sure to enter your them into the Help Is
Here Forum, where your facilitator and
peers will address your issue. Check this
forum regularly for information posted in
response to questions from others. The
Help Is Here forum also has “posters” with
course-related instructions.

23. See you in our
Course!.