Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Jon Bolton -
Number of replies: 12
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Can I draw your attention to the first draft of the instructions for installing and configuring the rss newsfeeds block. Comments welcome.

http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=10245#50072
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Jennifer Burke -

Jon,

I have admin rights on the moodle course i work on.  I recently trained staff here on 'what is new in Moodle 1.5' and was blabbing on about how great these rss feeds are.  The staff loved them and left the session wondering what feeds they might use.  Because i have admin rights on the site, when go to set up an rss feed, i see a screen that has a ' Configure this block ' and ' Manage All My Feeds', the teacher see this also.  Where my problem is is that when a teacher ie. only teacher editing rights, tries to 'manage a feed' and add one he/she gets an error message saying 'sorry, guests are not allowed to post.  You are not allowed to manage feeds at this time'.

Have i installed the rss block featuring incorrectly?

Can people with teacher editing rights manage feeds, if so, how do i as admin enable this feature.

I would really appreciate your opinion on this.

Regards

Jenn

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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by koen roggemans -
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Hi Jenn

You can change this setting in admin -> blocks -> RSS: you can choose for admins or teachers and admins. Is default on admins only
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Jennifer Burke -

Thanks for that.

Jenn

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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Heather P -
Did changing that setting work for you?
I've made the change but still get the same 'Guests cannot make these changes' or words to that effect even though the person is logged in as a teacher.
Possibility we might be caching somewhere but I don't know where or why.
Thanks
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Mark Stevens -
I just upgraded my site last night to the latest stable (1.5.2+ 2005060224) and all is well with my RSS feeds for teachers.
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Paul Andrews -
Ello.

We've put a few bits and bobs together re: Rss feeds.

Feel free to steal!

http://vle.gloscat.ac.uk/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=126

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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Heather P -
Interesting. Had a look at your PowerPoint tutorial but it only goes as far as a tutor selecting from a list of already entered feeds.
Can your teachers add their own news feeds or only select from the list that the administrator has already added? Do they get a message about Guests not being allowed to do that?
Thanks
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Paul Andrews -
Admins only!

Not sure about the message I'd need to check.
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Mark Stevens -
Heather-- I've got a step-by-step screenshot tutorial for teachers to add feeds at:  http://moodle.snevets.com/mod/resource/view.php?id=1142.  For this to work, you'll need to upgrade from version x220... there was a patch somewhere, but you might as well wait for 1.5.3 which is due any day now...
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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Heather P -

Hi there

I think I would rather have the patch as I don't particuarly want to upgrade production systems mid term - I might be shot if it all went wrong! That and I have about 16 of them!
It was in the testing of a tutorial (we have a trial copy of Captivate that we were trying out - I have to say I like it even if it isn't open source!) that we discovered that the teacher can't do it, only an administrator.
Many thanks it is always good to see how others do things.

Heather

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Re: Moodle documentation: Instructions for using RSS newsfeed block

by Heather P -
Thanks, I'll check what version I'm on.

My Moodle is 1.5.2 (2005060220) - does anyone know if it works on that one?

Thanks
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