https://grok.lsu.edu/Updated Communication articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20288 Moodle Mail allows users to send email and other types of notifications through a Moodle course. These messages are not sent through an external email server, but through the Moodle site. Composing a New Message using Moodle Mail In your Moodle course, turn Editing on, open the 20288 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:31:54 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 15:31:54 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20241 Groups in Moodle organize participants for filtering, communication, and differentiated activities. Groups can be useful if: You have a course with multiple course sections* that have independent projects or content You are teaching a course with other instructors and need to vi20241 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:31:17 GMTTue, 17 Mar 2026 16:31:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20242 A grouping is a collection of groups in a Moodle course that can be used to manage which groups of students see or use specific activities and resources. Students are enrolled in groups based on course section information. Because of this default group setting, it is recommended that for any a20242 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:40:09 GMTTue, 17 Mar 2026 15:40:09 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20297 The Moodle Mail block allows course users to email the instructor, TA, or other students in the course. Messages sent from this system are sent from students' LSU email address. Replies are also sent to the LSU email address (NOT inside the course). NOTE: Instructors have the option to res20297 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:15:23 GMTThu, 29 Jan 2026 15:15:23 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20287 The Moodle Mail block allows users to email one or more participants of a course. In this block, instructors can compose immediate and scheduled emails, set up email signatures, view drafts and history, set alternate emails, and configure settings. The block is located in the blocks drawer insi20287 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:27:12 GMTThu, 21 Aug 2025 12:27:12 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19968 Important Announcement regarding Zoom - New changes starting Thursday, March 24, 2022 • Each user’s Zoom configuration will be updated to only record a single view. • For faculty and staff, all recorded content older than a year will be deleted from the Zoom Cloud Recording storage. Goi19968 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 16:22:26 GMTFri, 11 Jul 2025 16:22:26 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20347 Whenever automatic captions are generated in Zoom, they are captured as a .VTT file. Your VTT file can be readily downloaded and viewed as text by following the directions below. Opening Your Zoom Transcript (.VTT) File as Text Login to lsu.zoom.us Click on the Recordings 20347 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:11:27 GMTMon, 07 Apr 2025 11:11:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20296 The Feedback activity allows instructors to create a customized survey for collecting feedback through a variety of question types. Instructors can write their own customized questions, and any question can be non-graded, which makes this activity useful for evaluations. For help with submissions20296 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:52:07 GMTWed, 12 Feb 2025 10:52:07 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20295 Users are able to set up notifications in Moodle mail. Creating a Notification in Moodle Mail: Login to Moodle and select your course. Locate the Moodle Mail block and select the Create Notification link. Note : if you do not see the Moodle Mail blo20295 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMTThu, 06 Feb 2025 14:14:49 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20361 The text editor has many icons to assist the user in entering content. Many of these icons and functions should be familiar to anyone who uses a word processor. Some examples of where you will see the text editor include: Editing Section headings, description of an activity, writing an answer 20361 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:20:32 GMTMon, 03 Jun 2024 13:20:32 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20567 To use Zoom in Moodle, the Zoom external tool must be added to a Moodle course section. Instructors can access past recordings, upcoming meeting links, their personal meeting room, and allow students to book a Zoom appointment through this tool. See Moodle: How to Add Zoom to a Moodle Course fo20567 Tue, 07 May 2024 11:56:58 GMTTue, 07 May 2024 11:56:58 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20247 To use Zoom in Moodle, the Zoom external tool must be added to a Moodle course section. Instructors can access past recordings, upcoming meeting links, their personal meeting room, and allow students to book a Zoom appointment through this tool. See Moodle: How to Book Zoom Appointments in a Mood20247 Mon, 06 May 2024 14:30:17 GMTMon, 06 May 2024 14:30:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17484 All Panopto recordings are managed within the LSU Panopto Web Portal. Please see the instructions below to learn how to manage your Panopto video recordings. To Access Your Panopto Recordings with Panopto Web Portal: Go to lsu.hosted.panopto.com , in either Firefox or Chrome. 17484 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:21:00 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 13:21:00 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20235 Panopto offers user statistics which are readily viewable by following the directions below. Panopto: How to Access Video Stats Login to Moodle, select a course, then click Course Tools . Locate the Panopto block and select Course settings . 20235 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:18:10 GMTMon, 18 Mar 2024 13:18:10 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20289 When using Moodle Mail, users have the option to send their emails at a future time or date. To View Your Queued Messages in Moodle Mail: Login to Moodle and select your course. Navigate to your Moodle Mail block, and select View Schedules . Note : if20289 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:43:54 GMTFri, 23 Feb 2024 07:43:54 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20294 Instructors can set up an alternate email address in the Moodle Mail block. This will give instructors an option to send an email from their own LSU email or a different address. Replies to emails will still be sent to the instructor's LSU email address. NOTE: An alternate email address will20294 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:55:55 GMTThu, 22 Feb 2024 07:55:55 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20293 When using Moodle Mail, users can create one or more signatures to insert into the body of an email they are composing. Creating a signature saves it for use in any course. Adding a Moodle Mail Signature Access Moodle and enter your desired course. On the Moodle Mail20293 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:53:53 GMTThu, 22 Feb 2024 07:53:53 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20292 When using Moodle Mail, users can view previously sent mail. To View Your Previously Sent Messages in Moodle Mail: Login to Moodle and select your course. Navigate to your Moodle Mail block, and select View Sent Messages . Note : if you do not see the20292 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 15:47:24 GMTWed, 21 Feb 2024 15:47:24 GMT