How do I link my Moodle to Gmail?

How do I link my Moodle to Gmail?

GMail SMTP with Moodle

1. SMTP hosts: smtp.gmail.com:465 NOTE: Leave out the port (:465) in 1.9.2 or lower.
2. SMTP security: SSL.
3. SMTP username: Your email address @gmail.com or your own domain if using Google Apps.
4. SMTP password: password for the above email account.

How do I get Email notifications from Moodle?

On the Preferences page, under User account, click Forum preferences. The Forum preferences page will open. On the Forum preferences page, from the Email digest type drop-down menu, select how Moodle will send notifications when you are following discussions.

How do I link an Email in Moodle?

How to link an email address in Moodle:

1. Type in your email address.
2. Select/highlight your email address with your cursor.
3. Next, click the link icon on the text editor bar and type in mailto:[email protected].
4. Next, click Create Link.
5. Your email is now linked.

How do I get notifications from Moodle?

Go to your user menu (top right of each page) and select Preferences. Click the link ‘Notification preferences’ Click to turn on notifications for assignment, feedback, forum etc. as required.

How do I use Google SMTP server?

Set up Gmail SMTP server

1. SMTP Server: smtp.gmail.com.
2. SMTP Port: 587.
3. Authentication required: Tick the checkbox. Username: Enter your Gmail address. Password: Enter your Google account password.
4. Security connection (SSL/TLS) is required: Tick the checkbox. Sender name: Enter a desired name.

What is Gmail Server port?

Incoming connections to the IMAP server at imap.gmail.com:993 and the POP server at pop.gmail.com:995 require SSL. The outgoing SMTP server, smtp.gmail.com , requires TLS. Use port 465 , or port 587 if your client begins with plain text before issuing the STARTTLS command.

How do I enable forum in Moodle?

To add a forum:

1. As an editing teacher for a course, click “Turn Editing On”, and go to the topic or week section in which you want to create the forum.
2. From the dropdown menu labeled “Add an activity”, select “Forum”. This will take you to the forum settings page titled “Adding a new forum” page.

How do Moodle forums work?

The Forum activity allows students and teachers to exchange ideas by posting comments as part of a ‘thread’. Files such as images and media maybe included in forum posts. The teacher can choose to grade and/or rate forum posts and it is also possible to give students permission to rate each other’s posts.

Can Moodle send emails?

Moodle can send email messages in a few different ways. Automated email notifications can be sent from certain activities such as Forums. The Quickmail block can be used by instructors (and if instructors allow, by students) to send email to course members.

Can Moodle send notifications?

Notifications may be sent via the web (when logged in to Moodle), email and mobile (for Moodle Mobile-enabled sites). Web offline options are for setting whether a user is notified when they next log in to Moodle.

Does Google have an SMTP server?

The Gmail SMTP server lets you send emails using your Gmail account and Google’s servers. One option here is to configure third-party email clients, such as Thunderbird or Outlook, to send emails via your Gmail account. The default Gmail SMTP details are as follows: Gmail SMTP server address: smtp.gmail.com.

Do you need to subscribe to a forum on Moodle?

To help keep you up to date on forum activity, Moodle can send email notifications when other people post to a specific forum. In most cases, you should be able to choose whether or not to subscribe to a forum and receive email notifications, but depending on your instructor’s settings, you may not be able to change the subscription mode.

How to reply to a post on Moodle?

Posts are simply displayed on the Forum page. Click Reply to post a response inside a discussion. The Your reply page opens. In the Subject field (required), enter a brief but descriptive subject line. In the Message field (required), enter your new topic or reply.

How long does it take to edit a Moodle post?

Note: After you post a topic or reply, you have 30 minutes to edit or delete your post before the post is locked for editing and an email is sent to any subscribers. To help keep you up to date on forum activity, Moodle can send email notifications when other people post to a specific forum.

How to set your Forum preferences in Moodle?

Users can set their forum preferences via Preferences in the user menu top right. (Defaults for each of these settings can be set by an administrator in Administration > Site administration > Accounts > User default preferences .) Enabling this will then make available a new discussion view, trialled in Moodle 3.8: