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Overview
Add a Block
Create a Custom Block
Remove a Block

Overview

Moodle has many different blocks that you can add to your course home page.

Common course blocks and descriptions are below.

Block	Description
	Clicking on Participants in the People block shows the names of all of the students in the course.
	The Activities block contains all of the activities in the course organized by type.
	The Calendar block shows due dates for assignments and quizzes along with other course events that you create.
	The Recent Activity block shows any changes to the course that have occurred since the last time you logged in.
	The Latest News block shows recent posts that have been made in the course News forum.
	The Upcoming Events block shows upcoming due dates and other events from the course calendar.

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Add a Block

To add a block to your course page:

Click on the Turn editing on button.

In the Blocks block, shown below, click on the Add... down arrow and select the desired block.

Blocks Block

Note: For more information about a block, see Blocks (teacher).

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Create a Custom Block

To create a custom block:

Click on the Turn editing on button.
In the Blocks block, click on the Add... down arrow and select HTML, as shown circled below.

HTML Option

Click on the block's Configuration tool, shown circled below.

Configuration Tool

Enter the content.

Note: To insert a picture, click on the Insert Image button. Then, click on the Browse button, select the desired picture file, click on the Upload button, click on the picture's file name in the File Browser area, enter an alternative text description of the picture in the Alternate text field, and click on the OK button.

Click on the Save changes button.

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Remove a Block

To remove a block from your course page:

Click on the Turn editing on button.

Click on the block's Delete tool, shown circled below.

Delete Tool

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