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Using Microsoft Edge for assignment feedback (for PDF submissions)

Submitted PDF files can be downloaded and annotated in the Microsoft Edge browser:

  • Download the submitted PDF file
  • If Microsoft Edge isn't your default PDF reader, right-click on the file and select Open with > Microsoft Edge
  • At the top of the screen, you see a list of...
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    Online marking tips - sharing good practice

    Here are a number of useful features, tips and reminders for you during the online marking process

    Dyslexia Stickers

    When marking assignments, please make sure that you are checking for the dyslexia icon. This appears alongside the student ID when you are viewing the submissions...
    Teams Polls
    Add a poll to a Teams chat

    You can add a Poll in any chat window, whether you are in a meeting or if you are just using chat on its own.

    If you are in a meeting and you want to set up a poll, open the Chat window and click on the ellipses (...) at the bottom of the chat

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    Attendance list (Teams)

    In the participants window you can also click on the ellipses at the top of the page (in the same line as the heading People) and from here you can change the meeting options by clicking manage permissions or you can download an attendee list. This can be useful for online lectures in the...
    Manage participants (Teams)

    If you hover over a participant and click the Ellipses that appear, you have a number of options, such as:

  • Lower their hand (if they have it up)
  • Mute them (if they are unmuted)
  • Pin - this will put them in the main teams window rather than the group being tiled across it,...
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    Raise hand functionality (Teams)

    If your participants wish to say something or ask a question in a Teams meeting, you can advise them at the beginning to unmute themselves if you want them to be able to speak as and when they choose, or if you don't want to be interrupted, you can ask them to submit questions in the chat window...
    Breakout rooms in Teams

    There are two ways to set up Breakout roomsIn Teams meetings, you can either create them on the moodle page in advance, or use the Microsoft breakout rooms feature, so which should you use?

    Setting them up on the Moodle page in advance

  • can give you more peace of mind if you are not...
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    Team Spaces for collaboration

    You can set up a Team space to:

  • file share
  • video or voice call the team
  • instant message
  • shared notebook (ideal for minuting meetings or sharing ideas) 
  • create channels for different topics
  • integrate with Microsoft planner to set tasks and deadlines...
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    Check audio and video (Teams)

    There are a number of ways you can check and test your audio and video device settings

  • When you are not in a meeting
  • Just before you join a meeting
  • During a meeting
    • Checking your device settings when you are not in a meeting

    click on the account icon at the top of...
    Setting up a link for formative assignments or document collation

    You can use the Moodle Assignment for formative as well as summative assignments and for collating documents such as consent forms.

    You can follow the same guide for setting up the Assignment tool for summative assignments, but make two changes:

    In the Assignment settings, navigate...
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