{"id":6378,"date":"2023-08-29T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=6378"},"modified":"2023-08-29T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T12:12:14","slug":"moodle-calendar","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/moodle-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodle Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The calendar is a tool to keep track of any events and upcoming due dates that you may have in your courses or your students have in their courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Moodle Calendar<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, your Dashboard will display the &#8216;Timeline&#8217; with upcoming assessment deadlines, which can be filtered by due date and by courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1.png 648w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dashboard-1-100x61.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, a calendar will be visible on the right hand side, in the blocks drawer. The calendar can display site, course, group, user and category events in addition to assignment and quiz deadlines, and other course events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An event will be identified by a dot underneath the date and hovering over this dot will display more information about the calendar entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6388\" width=\"185\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard.png 247w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard-34x50.png 34w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard-41x60.png 41w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dashboard-68x100.png 68w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To display the full calendar, you can click on \u2018Full calendar\u2019 underneath the month view, which will open up the calendar in the main window. This will provide more information regarding the calendar events including a coloured key providing further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-1024x651.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-1024x651.png 1024w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-768x488.png 768w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-50x32.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-60x38.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar-100x64.png 100w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Full_calendar.png 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adding events<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New events may be added either by clicking the \u2018New event\u2019 button in the full calendar or by clicking into an empty space in the desired day in the calendar. When adding, editing or deleting events, the event displays in a pop-up window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" width=\"494\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event.png 659w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event-50x25.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event-60x30.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_new_event-100x51.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">User, Course or Group Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The type of event can be edited for the intended audience, this could be an event for your own personal calendar (User) or directed for a course or a group that has been created. Changing the &#8216;Type of event&#8217; will create additional fields which will allow the targeting of the event to a particular course or group (the groups must be created prior to the event).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" width=\"494\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group.png 659w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pop_out_group-100x62.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Events can be dragged and dropped, within the full calendar, to different dates, as can Feedback activity, Assignment activity and Choice activity events. (For activities, the dates will then change in the activity itself when dragged to a different date on the calendar).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" width=\"477\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar.png 636w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar-50x26.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar-60x31.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/drag_calendar-100x51.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assignments and Quizzes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Assignments and Quizzes that have been created within courses will create a calendar entry, which will be visible on the timeline and calendar visible on your dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6404\" width=\"511\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment.png 681w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment-264x300.png 264w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment-44x50.png 44w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment-53x60.png 53w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dartmoor_assignment-88x100.png 88w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6406\" width=\"195\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor.png 260w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor-217x300.png 217w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor-36x50.png 36w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor-43x60.png 43w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Calendar_Dartmoor-72x100.png 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adding a Calendar Block on a Course Page<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Calendars can also be added to individual course pages by adding a calendar block. To enable this;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turn editing on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on &#8220;Add a block&#8221; at the bottom of the left menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select Calendar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_block.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6396\" width=\"184\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_block.png 245w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_block-50x32.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_block-60x39.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_block-100x64.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6397\" width=\"315\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar.png 420w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar-37x50.png 37w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar-44x60.png 44w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Add_calendar-73x100.png 73w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The calendar will show up on the right hand side of the course page.\u00a0 Everyone in the course will see the calendar.\u00a0 Any dates for assessments will show up within the course calendar as events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-1024x666.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-1024x666.png 1024w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-60x39.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Course_calendar.png 1323w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The calendar is a tool to keep track of any events and upcoming due date that you may have in your courses or your students have in their courses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[27],"ht-kb-tag":[362,28],"class_list":["post-6378","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-moodle","ht_kb_tag-calendar","ht_kb_tag-moodle"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/6378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6378"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/6378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6409,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/6378\/revisions\/6409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=6378"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=6378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}