Getting Started 

Moodle Screen Elements 

Learners can access a Moodle course using almost any browser, including Internet Explorer, 

Mozilla, Firefox and Safari for the Macintosh. It is important that learners have a familiarity with 

using their browser and that Moodle basic screen elements (Fig. 4) are explained, including:  

     The Navigation bar 

(breadcrumbs trail)

     Side blocks 

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     Course content area 

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(seen by course creators only)

Navigation bar 

course content area 

Fig. 4 

Side blocks 

The Navigation bar or  breadcrumbs trail  in Moodle displays hyperlinks, 

showing where the student is at in relation to the course or site main 

page. This allow the user to easily return to a previous screen, and 

should be used over the back/forward buttons on the browser. 

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