Moodle Quickstart Guide for Instructors
Access for York Faculty
Access to Moodle requires a Passport York account. In order to request an account, you must send an email to accounts@yorku.ca from your own yorku.ca email address. The request must include your full name and employee number.
If you do not have a yorku.ca email address, you must obtain this before requesting a Passport York account. Have your faculty/department administrator or computer coordinator send an email to accounts@yorku.ca to request a yorku.ca email account on your behalf. The request must include your full name and employee number. CNS Client Services will send you your new username and a temporary password, which you can then change. Once your have a yorku.ca email address, you can follow the previous set of instructions to obtain a Passport York account.
If you have a Passport York account but have forgotten your username or password, see: http://www.yorku.ca/computing/students/accounts/forgotppypwd.html
Once you have a Passport York account, follow the steps under the Logging In section to log into Moodle.
Recommended Browser Settings
Moodle is compatible with most modern Web browsers including Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Firefox 2 and 3, and Safari (Mac). For best results, we recommend either Firefox 3 or Safari.
If you do not have an up-to-date version of your preferred browser, you can download the latest version from:
- Internet Explorer: http://www.microsoft.com/ie
- Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com
- Safari: http://www.apple.com/safari
For Moodle to function correctly, it is recommended that the following requirements are met: 1) Pop-ups are enabled, 2) Cookies are enabled, and 3) Java is installed, up-to-date and enabled.
Instructions for these configurations can be found at: http://moodle.yorku.ca/students/browser_settings.pdf
Logging In To log in to Moodle, launch your browser and go to http://moodle.yorku.ca.
- Click on “2008 – 2009”.
- Locate the yellow Login box on the right side of the screen.
- Enter your Passport York username and password.
After you have logged in, you will see your active courses listed under “My Courses”. To select a course, click on the course name. This will take you into your course website. You can request a new Moodle course by filling out the online request form at: http://www.yorku.ca/fsc/moodle/moodle_request.htm.
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