{"id":16610,"date":"2025-07-25T11:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technology.wooster.edu\/?p=16610"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:41:46","slug":"getting-ready-for-the-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/getting-ready-for-the-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for the Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"students\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/moodle.wooster.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moodle<\/a><\/strong> is the College&#8217;s Learning Management System. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Courses that have been made visible by your instructor display under &#8220;My courses.&#8221; <a href=\"#display\">See image below<\/a> for details. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/logging-in-and-finding-your-course\/\">Logging in and Finding Your Moodle Course<\/a> article for details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To tidy your list of Teams, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/show-or-hide-teams-and-channels-9d999159-4fc3-4f6a-acf0-02d786484734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hide Teams<\/a> you are not actively using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your class is meeting via Teams, learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.microsoftstream.com\/video\/22d62f62-a910-471f-952f-b80cc3a484fa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">join a meeting in a Teams Channel<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/knowledge-base\/technology-services-for-new-student\/\">New Student Technology Services Orientation<\/a> article outlines software, hardware, and support options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need help with a <strong>media project<\/strong>? <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/dma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Media Assistants<\/a> are available in Andrews Library when classes are in session. You can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/EducationalTechnologySTAs1@live.wooster.edu\/bookings\/\">schedule an appointment with them<\/a>&nbsp;for an in-person or Teams meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faculty\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"classrooms\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classrooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you teaching in a new space this semester? See our post on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/are-you-ready-for-in-person-classes\/\" target=\"_blank\">In-person Classes<\/a> to familiarize yourself with equipment. In-room consultation appointments are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"moodle\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moodle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review the content in the email announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/IQBCmvAFWvlpTYUH905k4c0JAdfE_es4CxqzP7GcPhUSS9w?e=5dzB0h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fall courses available in Moodle and class teams.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/ERcG5n3DZ5NOk8NzzRCwNs0BgIcMs-Czty60ATBhqBjoWA?e=GsZ4HS\" target=\"_blank\">Ready to Launch Your Course<\/a> checklist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Moodle courses are displayed under &#8220;My courses.&#8221; <a href=\"#display\">See image below<\/a> for details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/training.wooster.edu\/mod\/page\/view.php?id=1651\">Make your Moodle course(s) visible<\/a> (when ready) for students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enroll in the <a href=\"https:\/\/training.wooster.edu\/course\/view.php?id=88\">Moodle Professional Development Course<\/a> (hosted in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/training.wooster.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Training<\/a> instance of Moodle) and explore features you are thinking of using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get the basics for Moodle from our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/EVPsvJ3wRhFPjRUNekCyq7gBbmblKjPU7qdJ541tFaZfWQ?e=qfZPV8\" target=\"_blank\">Moodle Basics Handout<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"bookings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bookings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft Bookings is a web-based service that allows you to create bookable appointments such as office hours. Access your integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/bookings\/homepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bookings<\/a> page through Outlook online. See our article <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/use-bookings-to-schedule-meetings-with-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Use Bookings to Schedule Meetings<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can create custom meeting types.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both you and the attendee receive an email confirmation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendees can update or cancel scheduled meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that &#8216;Bookings with me&#8217; is NOT the same as &#8220;Microsoft Bookings&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8216;Bookings with me&#8217; is a <strong>personal<\/strong> scheduling page that integrates with the free\/busy information from (only) your Outlook calendar to allow people to schedule an appointment with you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Microsoft Bookings&#8221; is designed for a team or department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hide\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/livewooster.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/edtechstaff\/ERcG5n3DZ5NOk8NzzRCwNs0BgIcMs-Czty60ATBhqBjoWA?e=GsZ4HS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ready to Launch Your Course<\/a> checklist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/play-and-share-a-meeting-recording-in-teams-7d7e5dc5-9ae4-4b94-8589-27496037e8fa\">Recorded Teams meetings are stored in OneDrive or SharePoint<\/a>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The recording will appear in the chat after the meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Channel meeting recordings are stored in the Team&#8217;s SharePoint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standard calendar meeting recordings are stored in the OneDrive of the person who recorded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you schedule meetings to your Team&#8217;s channel, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xitD7407GeU\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xitD7407GeU\" target=\"_blank\">add a channel calendar<\/a> to your Class Teams so everyone can see when channel meetings are scheduled.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read our information on Teams: <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/microsoft-teams\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Teams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/teams-meetings\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teams Meetings<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/teams-for-classes\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Class Teams<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To communicate with students that you will be using the Team, consider:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding an Announcement&nbsp;to the General Post<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>@mention the Team name (sends an alert to all members)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link to your Moodle course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"not\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are <strong>NOT<\/strong> using your Class Team <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Simply do not Activate it. Students can&#8217;t see it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you activated the team but don&#8217;t intend to use it:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students can see it, but you cannot delete it (the automated process that creates the Team prohibits it being deleted).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Owners can&#8217;t hide a team from members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Team members can <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/show-or-hide-teams-and-channels-9d999159-4fc3-4f6a-acf0-02d786484734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hide Teams<\/a> they are not actively using, but only for themselves. Invite students to Hide the team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can change the Team name to clarify.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-longdesc\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/08\/Hide-Team-announcement-not-using-Hide-1-1024x548.png\" alt=\"a screenshot of Teams with an announcement that we are not using this Team\" class=\"wp-image-26065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/08\/Hide-Team-announcement-not-using-Hide-1-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/08\/Hide-Team-announcement-not-using-Hide-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/08\/Hide-Team-announcement-not-using-Hide-1-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2022\/08\/Hide-Team-announcement-not-using-Hide-1.png 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"display\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Moodle courses display<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025\/07\/My-courses-2x-visible.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"859\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025\/07\/My-courses-2x-visible.png\" alt=\"Moodle My courses page with the filter displaying All courses that have been made visible by the instructor\" class=\"wp-image-47186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025\/07\/My-courses-2x-visible.png 859w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025\/07\/My-courses-2x-visible-750x460.png 750w, https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2025\/07\/My-courses-2x-visible-768x471.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"need-help\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Educational Technology staff is available for <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/JonBreitenbucher@live.wooster.edu\/bookings\/\" target=\"_blank\">consultations<\/a> to help with Teams, Moodle, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help Desk Support from 8:30AM-5PM, M-F, 330-287-4357 (xHELP) or email <a href=\"mailto:helpdesk@wooster.edu\">helpdesk@wooster.edu<\/a>. You can also <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/owa\/calendar\/TechnologyServices1@live.wooster.edu\/bookings\/\" target=\"_blank\">book a virtual appointment <\/a>with Technology Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students Faculty Classrooms Are you teaching in a new space this semester? See our post on In-person Classes to familiarize yourself with equipment. In-room consultation appointments are available. Moodle Bookings Microsoft Bookings is a web-based service that allows you to create bookable appointments such as office hours. Access your integrated Bookings page through Outlook online. 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