Composing and handing in assignments on Moodle

For preparation assignments, I will frequently ask you to write up short reading responses, or solve a short problem, and then hand it in on Moodle. You have options:

Composing

  1. You may write with pen and paper. If you want to show some math, or a labelled sketch, this is probably the easiest way to compose.

    Some people just enjoy writing with paper and pen more than a keyboard.

  2. Or, you may write a response on a computer. We'll frequently use CoCalc to do some calculations, and document them with markdown. Or for non-math text, you can open a Word file, or a Google Doc file. If you'll need to paste what you've written into an e-mail, or edit it later; If, like me, your handwriting is hard for others to read; If you want to use a spell checker or grammar checker on what you've written, then this is the easiest way to compose.

    Some people just enjoy using a keyboard more, or can write faster that way.

    Notability on your iPad allows you to mix handwriting, typing, and sketching. It can read .pdfs and produce .pdfs for you to hand in.

Either way, you can hand in your work on Moodle:

Handing in your work: Pen and paper

You'll need to snap pictures of what you've written to upload it to Moodle:

  1. Open moodle.goshen.edu on your iPad, and navigate your way to your class site, and to the link for the assignment you wish to hand in.
  2. Scroll down to where it says "File submissions".
  3. Click on either the little file "+" icon, or anywhere in the "You can drag and drop..." area

  4. On the next screen that comes up, click once on "Choose File", then click once on "Take Photo or Video".

  5. Take a picture of the portion of your paper with what you've written. Choose "Use this picture". After you return to the Upload a File screen, choose "Upload this file".
  6. You'll see a thumbnail square-ish image of your snapshot. Click on "Save Changes".

Handing in your work: Computer file

There are several ways that you can upload something that you've typed up with a computer keyboard. Use whichever way you find most convenient.

  • If you composed something in Google Docs, it may be that the easiest way to upload it is to 1.) Select your text and copy it, 2.) Make your way to your assignment on Moodle, find the Online text box, and paste your text in there. 3.) If you've composed some short using markup and/or math in CoCalc, the quickest thing to do may be to a take a screenshot: You can use the "Snipping Tool" on Windows, or on Mac hold down Shift + Control + Apple + 4 to draw a rectangle on the screen which will be copied to the clipboard.
  • Alternatively, You can create a file and upload that file: 1.) Save a copy of your Word file, 2.) In your web browser, navigate to your assignment in Moodle, 3.) Go to the File submission part of the screen, and upload the file you just saved.

Questions? Please ask Paul by e-mail or in class!