The document provides an overview of new features in Moodle 2.4 for Long Road College users, including the ability to hide, dock and undock blocks; a new My Home page for enrolled courses; access to user files from any location; and upcoming features like The Hub. It also mentions renewing passwords over summer for continued access and how to set up the Moodle mobile app.

1. What's new on Moodle 2.4?
Welcome to the new version of Long Road Moodle.
• Some areas of the site are still under construction, so
please be patient if you have any difficulties accessing
subject pages, resources or activities. You can email us on
moodle@longroad.ac.uk during the college day and we
will try to help fix any problems.
• If you have any difficulties during out-of-college hours,
we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
• Some of the new features are outlined in this presentation.

2. Hiding & Docking
Some blocks can be hidden, docked and undocked. Close up the blocks by clicking on
the (-) symbol in the top right corner – that hides a block to just the title. To move a
block to the dock (i.e. the tabs along the left hand side of the page ), click the arrow
in the top right corner of the block header. Click the arrow again to return the block to
its original place in the column.
Click here to
reduce the
block to just its
title. (Hide)
Click here to
dock the block
in to the side
menu.
Click here to
undock all blocks.
Click here to
undock the
block in to the
side menu.

3. My home
• Instead of a My Courses block on the front page, you now have your own My home
page. You'll find the link to this page in the Navigation menu.
• The courses you're enrolled on will appear as a list on this My home page. If you
haven't yet enrolled on the Moodle page for your Year 2 subjects, click
on Subjects in the top menu bar above and look for the subject under the
appropriate qualification and year category.

4. Access My Files from Home
You now have access to your U drive from anywhere through Moodle in Windows
Share access. Remember always to keep backups of important documents stored in a
separate place as well as on your U drive and My Private Files.
Your files will be here!
What you can do using the drop down menu.

5. The Hub
You'll see a new section of Moodle in the top menu bar called The Hub. We'll tell you
more about the role of The Hub later.
COMING
SOON!

6. Access to Moodle during
Summer
Don't forget to renew
your password before the end
of term if you want to access
Moodle over the summer!

7. Moodle on your Mobile
You can now access moodle on Android and
IOS devices using an App.
• Once installed on your device, you will be
presented with a setup screen:
• You need to enter the following settings:
– Site URL:
http://moodle2.longroad.ac.uk/moodle
– Username: your moodle username
– Password: your moodle password (note:
when your password changes you will need to
re-enter it into the app)
• Choose the Add button and you can now
access moodle on your device.