Major differences from original Moodle’s Blog
- The OU Blog can restrict access so that others cannot enter without permission.
- The "comment" and "view" functions can be seen course wide, BU wide or worldwide.
- It also provides a grading system.
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In the course page, turn "Edit mode" on (Original: Turn editing on).
2
Click "Add an activity or resource"
Select "OU Blog".
3
In the settings page, please type the name of the blog, give the description (optional). There are three main options that you can select the type of the blog:
A. Allow comments
- No
- Yes, from signed on BU eLearning users
- Yes, from everybody – anyone can comment, even someone who have not a BU eLearning account, but outsiders’ comments need to be approved by the blog owner before publishing.
B. Individual blogs
- No (blog together or in group): Individual blogs are not used.
- Separate individual blogs: Individual blogs are used privately.
- Visible individual blogs: Individual blogs are used publicly.
C. Maximum visibility
- On a course blog: Visible to all participants in this course.
- Visible to everyone who is logged in to the system.
- Visible to anyone in the world.
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After the setup, students/teachers can start using the blog. In the blog, owners can "add/edit/delete" any post while other users can leave comments to the posts. The blog will show the date, author’s name and the reader priority of each message.
