Moodle for Students

I'm currently using Moodle and for around 6 months I'm still trying to learn how to use it. Probably I need to use it more often to familiar myself.

I learned that's the easiest way to understand an application is by reading the Help page. It contains a lot of information. Sadly, fewer people bother to actually read it. Well, it seems that I cant see any Help option for Moodle or probably it's a limitation for my current login? I'll check this one further. For now, let's park it.

So far, I have below tips for students using Moodle. I'm sure there are lots for instructors out there.

1. Calendar
• You can sync the Moodle Calendar to Google Calendar.
• From the calendar, hover over and you will see the scheduled tasks, assignments, deliverable or exams.
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2. Date & Time/Due
• Compare your time to Moodle's time. Same with the date
3. Messaging
• Private Messaging is available. 
• Just ensure to set the notification methods for incoming messages too.
• You can set the "Beep when popup notification is displayed" as well.
• Check the message navigation to see your classmates for a particular course. Online status will be indicated.
• You can add the student or instructor to your contacts for quick access.
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4. Assignments/Laboratories/Projects
• Configure alerts for assignments. 
• I enabled Popup when I'm online and email notification
• Submit before the due date and time. Some don't allow late submissions.
5. Exams/Quiz
• Make sure #2 is done
• Take note of the time limit. Check the counter.
• Review thoroughly.
• Submit prior to time limit
• Some exams can be location specific and can't be taken remotely
6. Courses
• Important details are at the top. Make sure to check it out.
• Check out the course syllabus and instructor contact information 
• Some instructors set the week schedule ahead of time, The current week will be highlighted when you access the course.
• Take note of the small modules in the right side below the calendar like the latest news and upcoming events
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7. Course Materials and Lectures Section
• Check this from time to time for the needed materials
• Some instructor upload the materials ahead of time
• Best to download all the uploaded materials and lectures for offline access
8. Forums
• There are different forums like the news forum and common discussion forum
• Check out the news forums for the course too
9. Site news
• Take note of this since announcements from admin are posted like if you will be able to access your old files, etc
10. Grades
• Current Course> Under Administration>Course Administration>Grades>
• 2 views: User report(detailed breakdown of the selected course ) and Overview Report (for the current courses)
• The course total and percentage will give you an idea of your current grade.

I'll update this as needed since I'm still using it and I might learn few tips and tricks along the way :)