Moodle 2.0

Configuring Your Site
2. Install three different browsers on your computer. For example, Firefox,
Opera, and Internet Explorer.
3. In the first browser, log in as an administrator. Use this account to
experiment with the settings that you read about here.
4. In the second browser, go to your site as a teacher. Each time you change a
configuration setting, refresh the teacher's browser and observe the change to
how the teacher works.
5. In the third browser, go to your site as a student. Each time you change
a configuration setting, refresh the student's browser and observe how it
changes the student's experience.
Instructions for each of these tasks are discussed in detail in the following sections.
Creating test accounts for teacher and
students
These instructions begin where the installation ended: with you at the home page of
your new site, logged in as the administrative user.
Create test accounts for your site
To create test accounts for your site, carry out the steps shown below:
1. Before you go into Moodle, launch your word processor or create a blank
e-mail. You'll use this to take notes.
2. If you're not logged in as the administrative user, log in now. Use the Login
link in the upper-right corner of the page.
3. You should be looking at the home page of your new Moodle site.
4. From the Settings menu on the leftmost side of the page, click on Site
administration. This expands the Site administration menu.
5. Click on Users, then on Accounts.
6. Click on Add a new user. Moodle displays the Add a new user page.
7. The following table gives information to help you decide how to fill out each
field on this page. The fields in red are required.
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