How do I get into my Moodle site?
What is Moodle?
Moodle is a piece of software that runs on a web server and helps the site coordinator put relevant content online and helps site participants interact with one anohter.
How do I get a Moodle account?
So, the practical part of this whole thing is what probably concerns you most. In order to establish your Moodle user account, you will need four things: • A computer with Internet access • A URL or web address – http://moodle2.atlas.uiuc.edu • A UIUC NetID – the stuff before the @ in your UIUC E-mail address • An Active Directory (AD) password – set up or change your AD password at http://accounts.ad.uiuc.edu (This is the same password you use to access NetFiles) Once you logon to your computer and open a web browser, go to http://moodle2.atlas.uiuc.edu. This is the LAS Moodle server. In the upper left corner of the screen, there is a login box. Type your UIUC NetID for the Username and your AD Password for the Password. If you need to set up or change your AD password: 1. Follow the link that points to UIUC Active Directory Page. This will open up in a new window or tab (depending on how your browser is set up). 2. Click on the button labeled Unlock Account if you think your account is locked or Change Password if you don’t know your AD password. 3. Login using your UIUC NetID and your NetID password 4. If you needed to unlock your account, it is done now – close the window and try logging into Moodle again. 5. If you need to change your password, click on the box labeled CITES Passwords and then login with your NetID and NetID password. 6. Uncheck the boxes labeled “CITES Express Email Password” and “CITES Instructional Computing Services Password” 7. Type in your new password following the directions on the right of the boxes. 8. After verifying, click on Set Passwords 9. Close the window and login into Moodle If you have trouble getting your AD account to work, please contact the CITES Help desk at 244-7000 or http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/ for assistance.
Enrolling in your site
On the front page, there is a list of categories. One of these will contain your site. If you know the category for your site, click on the category and the site will appear. If you do not know the category which contains your course, please use the search feature to search for the site. You will need to know at least one word in the name of the site. Once you have found the site, click on the name of the site and one of two things will happen. 1. You will be asked if you really want to enroll in this course. If you choose “Yes”, you will be enrolled. 2. You will be asked for an enrollment key which you should have received from site coordinator. After typing in the enrollment key and clicking on the Enroll me in this course button, you will be enrolled in the site.
My Moodle
In order to get quick access to all your Moodle courses once you have enroled in them, you only need to remember one URL – https://moodle.atlas.uiuc.edu/my. This will take you to a page that lists all of your moodle classes. From there, you can connect any one of them. There is also a link to the My Moodle page on the front Moodle2 page. 1