You are more than welcome to attend multiple sessions, since each session will be structured around participant knowledge and participant interest, changing with each week. Please come with some ideas on what you know and what you want to know.
If you are unable to attend any of these sessions, please email us at moodlehelp@brynmawr.edu to set up a one-on-one appointment.

Individual appointments are also available for anyone who wants to follow up on what they learned in training, or are curious about advanced features in Moodle.

To change the name displayed on your posts, log into WordPress, and from the Dashboard go to Users->Your Profile

Then go to the Name section and edit your First, Last, and/or Nicknames if needed.

Choose the name you want to display from the “Display name publicly as” dropdown menu and save your profile. Check your blog posts to be sure your name is displayed correctly.

Instructions for connecting to BrynMawrCollege can be found here:

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to use the Import tool in Moodle to move course content from one Moodle course to another:

Video Editing category in the TECH Bar

Video tips from MakeUseOf

The College’s web server is not designed to support streaming video, so Web Services generally recommends uploading to a third party site such as YouTube or Viddler. If you need help uploading to the College’s official accounts, please contact help@brynmawr.edu .

Content may be embedded in a WordPress post or page from most major video and image sites, as well as sites like PollDaddy and Scribd. A complete list of supported sites is available in the WordPress Codex. Please contact Web Services for assistance if you want to embed code from other sites, or if you want to embed code in areas other than a post or page (e.g. the sidebar).

Embedding content in a blog post or page:

Find the URL (address) of your video (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kyadx7KvkU ) or other content and copy it.

Paste the URL into your post or page where you want the content to appear.

Publish your post when it is done.

Changing the size of embedded content:

You’ll need to use the embed shortcode in your post or page. In the post or page where you want the content to appear , type [embed width="x" height="y"] [/embed] where x and y are your desired width and height (in pixels).

Find the URL of your content or other content and copy it.

Paste the URL in between the embed opening and closing tags, like so: [embed width="400" height="233"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kyadx7KvkU[/embed]

Publish your post when it is done.

FAQ:

How the heck do I figure out what size my content should be?/My content is squished!

Visual content like videos and images usually need proportional width and height (aspect ratio) to look right. If you’re changing the size of the content when you embed it, you’ll need to keep this in mind. Many sites have different default sizes for you to choose, or will help you calculate proportions for a custom size. A few examples for finding the size are provided below, for use with the shortcode tag instructions above. For help changing content sizes with another site, please refer to that site’s documentation, or contact Web Services via the Help Desk for assistance.

In YouTube:

Click “Share” beneath the video.

Click “Embed” in the menu that appears.

You cannot use the Embed code here, but you can refer to the listed width/height combinations, or use the custom size calculator (e.g. type “200″ in width, and a proportional height will appear, and you can copy these into the width and height in your embed tag).

 In Flickr: (for images)

Click “Share” above the image you would like to share.

Click “Grab the HTML/BBCode”

You cannot use the Embed code here, but you can refer to the listed width/height combinations in the dropdown menu.

 In Flickr: (for slideshows)

Click the “Slideshow” button on the page for the photo set you would like to turn into a slideshow.

On the Slideshow page, click “Share”, then click “Customize this HTML” in the menu that appears.

You cannot use the Embed code here, but you can refer to the preset sizes listed (e.g. small/medium/large) or enter a custom size. Be sure to leave the “maintain aspect ratio” box checked to keep the proportions correct.

- The address of your blog

- The name and email address of the person you would like to add

A. To add someone who is already a blogs.brynmawr.edu user:

1. Click the Users menu in the Dashboard

2. Click “Add New”

3. Type the email address they use for their WordPress account (e.g. Bryn Mawr email for all Bryn Mawr users) in the box provided and choose their role (more about user roles).

4. Your new user will be sent an email invitation to join your blog– they will have to click a link to confirm that they want to become a user.

B. To add a Bryn Mawr community member who is NOT already a blogs.brynmawr.edu user:

1. Click the Users menu in the Dashboard

2. Click “Add Dir Auth User”

3. Type the user’s Bryn Mawr username in the Username field, choose their role, and add them.

4. Unless you skip sending a confirmation email, your new user will be sent an email invitation to join your blog. They will have to click a link to confirm that they want to become a user.

C. To add a Haverford or Swarthmore user who is NOT already a blogs.brynmawr.edu user:

New Haverford or Swarthmore users must sign themselves up as WordPress users via the Haverford or Swarthmore users link on the blogs.brynmawr.edu homepage.

1. Haverford and Swarthmore users must sign up using their college email address.

2.  They will be prompted to set a separate password in WordPress, as we cannot use their college credentials.

3. Then you may add them to your blog via Method A above.

D. Adding Users from outside the Trico

Please contact Web Services via help@brynmawr.edu if you need to add an outside user to a blog.

Include the following:

- The address of your blog

- The name and email address of the person you would like to add