Moodle <--> Drive errors [Cannot submit an assignment]

If you are getting arcane technical errors when trying to submit an assignment

  • using your iPad
  • in Moodle
  • from Google Drive

[things involving session errors and other oddities] – try these steps:

  1. Completely shutdown your iPad [Hold power button down until you see the “Swipe to turn off…” slider]. Fire it back up.
  2. On your iPad, disconnect anything Google related:
    click on icon at top left [looks like three lines]
    Click your account name
    Click the MANAGE button, top right
    Remove the account.
  3. Do this on Drive AND Docs AND Sheets AND Slides.

You might also try disconnecting anything  Google account related on your phone/desktop/laptop.

Adding sound to iPad iMovie

Let’s say you are working on an iMovie and want to add some music or audio that is NOT builtin. Here are some options:

  • Setup your personal iTunes AppleID inSettings. Anything you’ve purchased or Synced using iTunes on a Desktop/Laptop will show up on your iPad [eventually] when you click the Audio tab [top right] and select Playlists/Albums/Artists/Songs.
  • You can record your own audio by clicking the microphone icon, bottom right.
    –> So you could record your narration this way
    –> You could also play a track on a radio, and just place the iPad near the speaker. It’s low-fi, but might work well enough!
  • You can also EMAIL an audio file to yourself.  If you have an MP3, Wav, or AIFF file that you’d like to use, then just email it to yourself.
    –> In the Mail app, open the email. The file[s] should download.
    –> Click the one you want to use. It starts playing.
    –> Click the EXPORT/”Open in….” button, top right – it looks like the square with the arrow pointing UP. Select iMovie.
    –> ….OR in the email message, just click and hold on the audio icon. The “Open in…” box will popup.
    –> iMovie will open, and you can select if you’d like to place the file into a new project, or one you’ve been working on.
    –> The audio clip will be placed at the beginning of the project. You can move it around [and trim it, etc] just like any other clip.

Click the pictures to see a larger version.

iMovie audio tab
The Audio tab
You can access your iTunes library **IF** you have things setup just so.
You can access your iTunes library **IF** you have things setup just so.
Click the microophone icon to record your own audio. You can listen to it after recording and even re-do it before accepting the take.
Click the microophone icon to record your own audio. You can listen to it after recording and even re-do it before accepting the take.
After you email audio to yourself, click-n-hold on the audio icon to see the "Open in...." box. Select iMovie.......
After you email audio to yourself, click-n-hold on the audio icon to see the “Open in….” box. Select iMovie…….
.... and then you either start a new project with the audio, OR add the audio to an existing project.
…. and then you either start a new project with the audio, OR add the audio to an existing project.

Want to read more? Here are some articles:

Saving time in IOS8 Mail

Techrepublic.com published an article on using Mail and iMessage in IOS8 that you might find useful.

CLICK HERE to read it

THe tips covered include

  • how to write multiple emails at once [handy if you are in the middle of an email and need to refer to something that was previously sent],
  • How to set what happens when you swipe left or right [you can swipe to flag, trash, or even archive messages]
  • plus some tips regarding iMessage – how to leave a group discussion, etc.

Notes, Tips, Hints, & Answers