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How do I create a student account on Moodle?

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How do I create a student account on Moodle?

Go to Site administration > Users > Accounts > Add a new user page and follow the prompts. Just give your test user an obvious name like Student Tester or Darth Vader or Norman Bates, something that is easy to remember, quick to enter.

How do I change accounts on Moodle?

Switching Roles

  1. Step 1: In your course in Moodle, click your name in the upper right of the screen and click on Switch role to…
  2. Step 2: Click role you wish to switch to.
  3. Step 3: To return to your normal role, return to your profile icon at the top right of the screen and select Return to my normal role.

Why can’t I log into my Moodle account?

Open a different web browser and try logging in again (for example, if you usually use Safari, try Chrome). If you can log in through a different browser, there is some incompatibility between your usual web browser and Moodle. Try upgrading your preferred browser to the most recent version.

How do I activate my Moodle account?

Enable sign up

  1. Log in with your administrator account.
  2. From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration.
  3. Click the Plugins tab.
  4. Scroll to the Authentication section and click Manage authentication.
  5. Find Email-based self registration and click to open the ‘eye’ icon:

How do I access Moodle from another computer?

How to access Moodle from any computer in a small LAN or Intranet

  1. Get the IP of the computer running Moodle inside the LAN.
  2. At the directory where you installed Moodle, edit config.php and set your.
  3. At the directory where your Apache web server is installed, there should be a subdirectory called conf.

What is Moodle username?

Your username Last name + First initial of first name + Last 4 digits of your student ID (no spaces)

How do I add an admin account to Moodle?

To assign a user the role of admin in Moodle 1.7 onwards:

  1. Access Administration > Users > Permissions > Assign system roles.
  2. Choose the administrator role to assign.
  3. Select a user in the potential users list, and use the left-facing arrow button to add it to the existing users list.

How do you change from student to teacher on Moodle?

Go to Site administration / Users / Permissions / Define roles and click the ‘Allow role switches’ tab. For the non-editing teacher row, make sure that the checkboxes for Student and Guest are ticked. Save changes. Click the ‘Manage roles’ tab and edit the non-editing teacher role.

How do I change my password on Moodle?

How to change my Moodle password?

  1. Login to your Moodle guest account.
  2. Click “Change password” under Settings block on the left hand side.
  3. You can change the password by entering “Current password”, “New password” and “New password (again)”. Please click “Save Changes” at the end of the page.

How do I log into Moodle on my laptop?

To “Log in” to a Moodle site is straight forward….Log in

  1. You will need to be on the same network as your Moodle site.
  2. Open up your web browser.
  3. Enter the website address of the Moodle site in the browser’s address bar.
  4. Look for a login block that will allow you to enter your user name and password.