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To avoid the risk that an uploaded file in a Moodle site might have a virus which could spread to the computer of a student who downloaded and ran it (e.g. a Microsoft Word file with a virus) many learning management systems at UCLA (Engineering and Social Sci...

We needed the ability to display an image for only a quarter of a second. This can be done using javascript. After the tag, add these functionsfunction displayImage(){document.images[0].src = 'flashedImage.jpg'var t = setTimeout("hideImage()",250)}function ...

In my attempts to start “thinking in Moodle” I thought it might be interesting to search for interviews with the originator and guiding hand of Moodle, Martin Dougiamas. Here’s what I’ve found so far. 23 Oct 2006 http://www.stevehargadon.com/2006/10/interview-...

Please answer this if you can, and then retag it. ThanksTo clarify the question, Shibboleth (link to entry in KB) is an Internet2 Middleware system to allow us allow login from different schools. What does it take to run this with Moodle? There is a Shibbolet...

Here are links to various sites offering online Help for using Moodle: Feel free to add to the list and/or comment on the quality of the ones already here. Moodle Docs

Please answer this if you can, and then retag it as Moodle. ThanksTo clarify the question, a very nice feature of Moodle 1.7 (perhaps earlier) is that when you add a link to a site, you can specify that you want certain Moodle Parameters to be sent along with ...

The following was passed to me verbatim by a professor in my area. I haven’t tried it yet myself.How to install OSX software remotely: http://www.hmug.org/HowTos/RemoteInstall.htmlTo update OSX remotely: http://www.hmug.org/HowTos/RemoteSysUpdate.htmlFor examp...

To use Second Life on CLICC PC desktops, CLICC recommends the following:On your own computer or a computer on which you are at least a local administrator, please do the following:Download Second Life(SL) zipped files to an external drive such as USB flash dri...

According to the Moodle docs (http://docs.moodle.org/en/Edit_profile#Email_activated ):“One can either enable or disable emails being sent to an address. Note that if this is disabled, students will not receive any mail whatsoever from the site.”

If your web forms are getting spammed, and CAPTCHA isn’t a good solution, here are some possible alternatives. http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=1836 http://softwareas.com/captcha-alternatives-and-end-user-attitudes I’ve taken to renaming our feedback pag...

Customer Self-Service and FAQs for UCLA Housing residents, parents, and prospective residents. Topics include dorms, meal plans, DSL connections, etc. Over 500 questions answered. https://ask.housing.ucla.edu/

Quick answer: http://take-a-screenshot.org/ (different tabs for different systems)Use these shortcuts to take pictures of the screen in Mac OS X. Screen shots are saved as files on the desktop as Picture 1, Picture 2, etc. If you want to put the screen shot in...

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.http://www.zotero.org/A good quick demo screencast can be found at:http://www.zotero.org/documentation/screencasts/introWorks only with Fi...

Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows user-created Javascripts to tweak Firefox in various ways. Greasemonkey scripts are like Firefox extensions, but much simpler.You can download Greasemonkey from its page on Firefox add-ons.Once you have it instal...

Sometimes you run into forms on web pages that have text boxes that are too small for your liking. Is there any way to resize them?If you have Firefox 1.5 or higher, the answer is yes!First, install Greasemonkey. I love it, and this article will explain why yo...

To clarify the question. It is not clear if the Moodle easily allows the set-up to be changed so that any image (or files uploaded) can be put on another server. We might want to do this for particular types of files, such as movies or audio clips.Yes you ca...

Is there a limit to individual blog posting size? When I posted a longish blog (5-6 paragraphs) it only shows the first couple, with no link to anything else. But when I go back to edit mode, the whole thing is there. (Update: Turns out it was breaking at a un...

Under adding resources, when adding a web page, there is a summary field, but it never seems to display after you submit it. Is it a theme decision to ignore them?When you create a resource or activity there is a summary option for the item you are creating. ...