Student Moodle Guide

This document provides a comprehensive guide for students on how to navigate and use Moodle at Oklahoma City Community College, including logging in, finding courses, accessing course content, submitting assignments, participating in forums, completing quizzes, checking grades, and contacting instructors.

Logging into Moodle

To log in to your Moodle account, enter the following URL into your browser’s address bar:[occc.mrooms3.net](https://occc.mrooms3.net/) You can also get to Moodle by clicking on the Moodle link in the top right menu on the OCCC website homepage [www.occc.edu](https://www.occc.edu/).

Screenshot of the top right corner of the OCCC homepage. A green arrow points to the "Moodle" option, which is where students click to navigate to their Moodle courses.

You will need to enter in your OCCC credentials. For more information about your account credentials go to [www.occc.edu/email-5](https://www.occc.edu/email-5/) or call 405.682.7777 for help. Click "Sign in" after you have entered your credentials.

Screenshot of the login page for OCCC's Moodle. The login page requests students' email address and password.

Navigating Moodle

After logging in, you will need to click “My courses,” which is the second option in the navigation bar at the top-left of the screen.

Screenshot of the top left corner of the Moodle homepage. A green arrow points to the "My Courses" option, where students click to view their courses.

This will take you to the “My courses” page. Here, you can search through your courses and/or sort them by name or by last accessed. You can also filter through courses to display the “In progress,” “Future,” “Past,” “Starred,” or “Removed from view.”

Screenshot of the top left corner of the Moodle "My Courses" page. Features two courses and the sorting options for listed courses. Two green boxes emphasize the leftmost and rightmost sorting options. The leftmost option says "All" with a dropdown menu arrow; this is where students may choose to see all, in progress, past, or future courses. The rightmost option says "Sort by course name" and the alternate option would be to "Sort by last accessed".

To “Star” a course or “Remove from view” you will need to hover over the course area and click the three stacked dots that appear on the right side.

Screenshot of an individual course listing on the "My Courses" Moodle page. The options menu on the right has been selected, showing a dropdown menu with two options: "Star this course" or "Remove from view".

First, you will need to select the course that you want to see content for.

Screenshot of the Moodle "My Courses" page. A blue arrow points to the name of a course. This is where students click to view the content of a course on Moodle.

The course home page will look something like the image displayed below.

Screenshot of a Moodle course overview page. There is a banner image in the center and a course index on the left.

On the left side of the screen is the Side Navigation, which allows you to navigate to different topics and sections in the course. If you click “Overview” and scroll through the middle section, you’ll see links and descriptions of each topic/section. You can also click on a specific topic or section in the Side Navigation and that topic will open up. The center of the screen is where you will find your course content.

Screenshot of a Moodle course overview page. A green arrow and box highlight the course side navigation window on the left.

To access specific resources, activities, or assignments, you can click on their names either in the Side Navigation or in the course content area in the middle.

Screenshot of a section of a Moodle course. Blue arrows indicate the two places a student may click to view an individual assignment: the name of the assignment within the main content area or the name of the assignment in the side navigation window.

Once inside a resource or activity, you can go back to the previous section by clicking on its name in the Side Navigation or at the top of the page.

Screenshot of an assignment page in Moodle. Blue arrows indicate two ways to return to a course section from an assignment page: the name of the section at the top of the page, or the name of the section in the side navigation window.

Another useful tool available in each course is the Block Drawer, which is located on the right-side of the screen by the scroll-bar.

Closeup of the top right corner of a Moodle course page. A blue arrow points to the tab to open the block drawer.

This will contain additional resources placed by your professor, which can include study links, attendance, the calendar, technical support, and a search bar for the OCCC Library Catalog. Click on the “x” in the top right corner to close the Block Drawer.

Screenshot of the Moodle block drawer, which is located on the right side of the Moodle course page.

Watch a video on navigating Moodle here: [https://hml.occc.edu/Play/9628](https://hml.occc.edu/Player/B7BFg5I5)

Submitting an Assignment

First, you’ll need to click on the assignment that you’d like to submit work for.

Screenshot of a Moodle assignment. A blue arrow points to the name of the assignment ("Practice Assignment"), which is where students click if they wish to submit the assignment.

Once you open up the assignment, click on Add submission. Then click on the Page with the folded top-right corner.

Screenshot of the "Add submission" page of a Moodle course. A blue arrow points to a gray button with an icon of a paper with the top right corner folded down. Students click this button to choose a file to submit for the assignment.

Then click on Choose File.

Screenshot of a Moodle assignment's "File picker" window. A blue arrow points to the "Choose a file" button near the middle of the image. Students click "Choose a file" to select a file from their device to upload to the assignment.

Locate the file you want to upload, click on it, and select Open.

Lastly, click on Save Changes.

Screenshot of the "Submit assignment" page on Moodle. The image depicts a file, "Example.docx," attached to the assignment. A blue arrow points to the "Save changes" button on the bottom left of the page, which students must click to successfully upload their assignment.

Watch a video on uploading assignments here: <https://hml.occc.edu/Play/9610>

Posting to a Discussion Forum/ Replying to a Discussion Post

First, you’ll need to click on the Discussion Forum to open it up.

Screenshot of an example Discussion Forum as they appear in the content area of a Moodle course. A blue arrow points to the name of the forum, which students must click to open the discussion forum.

Then, select Add discussion topic.

Screenshot of a discussion forum on Moodle. A blue arrow points to the "Add discussion topic" button near the center of the image. Students must click the "Add discussion topic" button to make a discussion post on the forum.

Then, you’ll need to add a subject, message, and click Post to forum.

Screenshot of a discussion post in progress. One blue arrow points to the subject line, where students will type the title of their discussion post. A second blue arrow points to the message box, which is where students will type their discussion post. A third blue arrow points to a button labeled "Post to forum" in the bottom left corner. Students must click "Submit to forum" to save and display their discussion post.

Watch a video on making discussion posts here: <https://hml.occc.edu/Play/9612>

Discussion posts will appear at the bottom of the page. Click on the name of the post that you’d like to reply to.

Screenshot of a discussion post after it has been submitted. A blue arrow points to the title of the discussion post, which is where students must click to read the discussion post and/ or reply to the post.

Once inside the forum post, you’ll need to select Reply, type out your message, then click Post to forum.

Screenshot of a discussion post. The name of the person who wrote the original post is at the top of the screen, the content of their post is in the center of the image, and below that is a text box where a person is writing their reply to the post. A blue arrow points to the word "Reply" near the top right corner, which students must select before writing their reply. A second blue arrow points to the "Post to forum" button in the bottom left corner, which students must click to submit their replies.

Watch a video about replying in discussion forums here: <https://hml.occc.edu/Play/9650>

Taking a Quiz on Moodle

First, you’ll need to click on the quiz name.

Screenshot of a quiz titled "Practice Quiz #1" as it appears in the main content area of a Moodle course page. A blue arrow points to the title of the quiz, which is where students must click to access the quiz.

Click Attempt quiz. Notice that they may be a time limit or grading method listed. Carefully read any pop-up statements, and click Start attempt when ready.

Screenshot of the "Start attempt" page, which appears before starting a quiz on Moodle. This page informs the student of any time limit that may be in place-- in this case, Practice Quiz #1 has a time limit of 50 minutes. A blue arrow points to a blue button in the bottom left corner saying "Start attempt," which students must click to begin their quiz.

Answer each question. Click Previous page to go back to the previous question or Next page to move forward. If a time-limit was set, it will appear above the question area.

Screenshot of a quiz question. A gray box on the left says this is Question 2. The quiz question appears in a blue box and lists four possible responses to the question posed. A red box in the top left corner reads "Time left: 0:49:38." There is a gray box in the bottom left corner to navigate to the previous page and a blue box in the bottom right corner to navigate to the next page.

After you’ve answered the last question, click Finish attempt.

Screenshot of a question in a Moodle quiz. A gray box on the left lists this as Question 5. The question appears in a blue box in the center of the image. Two of the four response choices have been selected, as indicated by the blue checkmarks in two of the four boxes. A red box in the top left corner counts down the time left for the quiz attempt. A blue arrow points to the blue button in the bottom right corner, which reads "Finish attempt..." Students must press this button to save and submit their quiz attempt.

A summary of attempt page will appear. You can Return to attempt or Submit all and finish. Be sure to click Submit all and finish or your quiz will not be submitted.

Screenshot of a Summary of Attempt for Practice Quiz #1. The summary lists the questions on the left and the question's status on the right. This summary lists five questions and each one has the answer saved. Beneath the summary is a gray button labeled "Return to attempt." A blue arrow points to the blue button at the bottom center of the screen which reads, "Submit all and finish," which students must press to complete their quiz.

Watch a video on how to take a quiz here: <https://hml.occc.edu/Play/9614>

Checking Grades on Moodle

Moodle offers a couple different options to check your grades. The first is to click the drop-down menu by your initials at the top-right of the screen and select “Grades.”

Screenshot of the dropdown menu that opens upon clicking your initials in the top right corner of the Moodle page. A blue arrow points to the "Grades" option, which when selected is one method by which students may view their grades on Moodle.

This will open up the “Overview” page with your grade listed for each course that is currently being taken.

Screenshot of the "Courses I am taking" page on CLT Student's Moodle account. On the left of the screen, the course name(s) are listed; on the right, the grades for each course are listed.

Click on the name of the course to be taken to the grades page within that specific course. You can change the grade view back to “Overview” with the drop-down menu where it says “User report.” Additionally, if you want to check grades while already inside a course – you can simply click on the “Grades” tab at the top of the course page.

Screenshot of the User Report for CLT Student in their Moodle Orientation course. This user report lists grades for individual assignments within the Moodle Orientation course. A blue arrow points to the "Grades" option at the top of the screen, which students may click to see their grades for a course they are already in. A second blue arrow points to "User Report," where students may switch back to overview if they prefer.

Quickmail

There is only one way to contact your instructor and that is through your OCCC email. Your instructor’s email and contact information can always be found in the course syllabus. The primary way to contact an instructor in Moodle is through Quickmail. NOTE: Quickmail sends an email attached to your OCCC 365 Account, but you cannot receive replies via Moodle. You will need to log into your email account to check for replies. Quickmail can be accessed through the block drawer located to the right of the screen by the scroll-bar.

Closeup of the top right corner of the Moodle course overview page. A blue arrow points to a rounded gray tab with an arrow inside. This tab opens the block drawer for the Moodle course page.

Once the block drawer is open, you’ll see a Quickmail area with a link to “Compose New Email.” Click this link.

Screenshot of the block drawer of a Moodle course. A blue arrow points to the option "Compose New Email." Students may click "Compose New Email" to send a Quickmail course message.

In the drop-down to the right of the word “To” you can choose who you want to receive the message. Click on the option that says “Teacher (Role)”.

Screenshot of the "Quickmail: Compose Course Message" page. A blue arrow points to the dropdown menu where students may select recipients for their emai.

Then add a subject and a body to your message.

Closeup of a section of the "Quickmail: Compose Course Message" page. This section shows where students may enter the subject and body of their email. Blue arrows point to each of these sections for emphasis.

Add any additional files you want to include in the message, then make sure that the drop-down menu by “Send message as” is on “Email”, and lastly click “Send Message”.

Closeup of a section of the "Quickmail: Compose Course Message" page. A blue arrow points to the dropbox where users may attach files to their email. A second blue arrow points to where students may choose either to send their message as an email or as a Moodle Message. A third blue arrow points to a blue button at the bottom of the screen which reads "Send message." Students must press this button to send their message. There are also options to "Save Draft" or "Cancel."

Contact Info

**Center for Learning and Teaching/ Moodle Support Contact Information:** Moodle Support: 405-682-7838 or [CLT@occc.edu](mailto:CLT@occc.edu) Contact information, location, and hours for Moodle Support can be found at: [\[https://www.occc.edu/moodlesupport-2/\](https://www.occc.edu/moodlesupport-2/)](https://www.occc.edu/faculty-staff-resources/center-learning-teaching/student-moodle-support.html) Regardless of how you contact the CLT, you will be asked to provide: Your name, your OCCC email address, course name and number, and a description of your issue. **OCCC** is working hard to help you! You can find information in several places: • OCCC website, [www.occc.edu](https://www.occc.edu/) • Online Student Resources page, <https://www.occc.edu/moodlesupport-2/kb/> • Moodle Orientation course in Moodle • OCCC Student Email site, <http://www.occc.edu/email-5/> • Office365 Student Advantage, <http://www.occc.edu/advantage/>