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====== Import Moodle Courses ======

From year to year, you may find it convenient to import previous year(s) course material into your new Moodle course(s). 

  - In your //My Courses// list, find the course you want to import //from// and go to the course page.
  - Once you've found the course you want, look at the course's path in the top bar.
    * Example: //Academics 14-15 > Business and Computer Science > Technology Applications II(ACP)Heid//.
  - Select and copy the course's name from the bar, from the example above we would copy **Technology Applications II(ACP)Heid**.
    * The text may be a little hard to select. You want to click right on the left edge or just outside of the left edge to begin selecting the text.
  - Go to your new course you wish to import content into.
  - Hit the gear on the top right to open the course administration panel. Within that panel, click the **Import** link.
  - At the //Find a course to import from// page, paste the text you copied earlier into the search box. Click search.
    * Make sure you do not have any spaces at the start or end of the copied text. If you do, you won't find your old course.
  - Select your course from the search results, then click **Continue**.
  - Choose which settings to import from the old course. **Uncheck Include Groups and Groupings**.
  - Click **Next**.
  - At the next screen, uncheck "Include groups and groupings". If there are any other items you do not want to import, you can uncheck them. After reviewing them click **Next**.
  - At the final screen, review the items to be imported. If everything is good, click **Perform Import**.
  - Wait while the import completes. This may take a while. When done, click **Continue**.


===== Adding Topics =====

You probably want to have 52 topics in your course to account for calamity days. If you import a course that has more than the default number of topics (10) you will have orphan topics in your Moodle course.

  - Scroll down to the //Course Administration// panel on the left. Within that panel, click the **Edit Settings** link.
  - Scroll down to **Course Format** and click it to expand it. 
  - Change the **Number of Sections** options to **52**. Once you're done, click **Save and Display**.

===== Video Guide =====

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