This presentation tells you how to install latex and moodle on your computer. It explains the features as well

2. WHAT‟s in a NAME?
 LaTeX is usually
pronounced /leɪtɛk/ or /ˈlɑˈtɛk/
 T, E, X stands for
capital Greek letters tau, epsilon, and chi
 The name is traditionally printed in running
text with a special typographical logo:

3. LaTeX is macro package for the
type setting system TeX.
TeX has been developed between
1977 and 1986 by Donald E.
Knuth.
In 1984 Leslie Lamport developed
LaTeX on top of TeX to ease its
usage for normal document
authors.
Today most people are using
LaTeX instead of directly TeX.

4.  TeX
 It is a typesetting system.
 It provides many commands which allow you to specify the format of your document with great
detail (e.g. font styles, spacing, kerning, ligatures, etc.)
 It has specialized algorithms to compute the optimal flow of text in your document (e.g. where to
cut lines, pages, etc.).
 TeX is all about giving you powerful algorithms and commands to specify even the tiniest detail
to make your documents look pretty.
 LaTeX
 It is a set of macros built on top of TeX.
 The idea behind LaTeX is to shift the focus from the format to the content of your document.
 In LaTeX commands are all about giving a structure to the content of your document (e.g.
sections, emphasis, tables, indices, etc.).
 In LaTeX you just say section{...} instead of: selecting a larger font, a different font style, and
inserting appropriate spaces before and after the section heading.
 As LaTeX is built on top of TeX you also get, of course, a beautiful document as your output; but,
more importantly, your source input can also be well structured, easier to read (and write!) for
humans.
In short TeX is all about formatting, for document/template designers, while LaTeX is all about
content, for document writers.

5.  Today most document systems like Microsoft Word or
OpenOffice are working based on the so called WYSIWYG
(what you see is what you get) concept.
 If you are used to this, working with LaTeX will be quite
new to you.
Instead of typing in a document showing the final layout
the document is typed as a simple text file.
 Special formats like headings of emphasizes are achieved
by using LaTeX‟s markup commands.
 If you are used to HTML this may be quite familar to you,
with the difference that LaTeX is focused on high quality
printable documents like books.
 To get the final output, the LaTeX source you have creates
as a simple text file is compiled by the LaTeX compiler.
 The result will normally be a DVI, PostScript or PDF file.

6. Lets run through a short example!!
 First make sure you have a latex distribution
Installed.
 Open your favorite text editor – even
Notepad will be good enough – and enter the
following text .
 Now type the following!

7.  documentclass{article}

 title{My first LaTeX document}
 author{You!}

 begin{document}
 maketitle
 tableofcontents

 section{My first Section}
 label{firstSection}

 This is my first section!

 LaTeX is great in setting formulas like in example $c = sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$

 section{My secon Section}

 Even referencing other sections is very easy. See section~ref{firstSection}.
 end{document}

10.  Save the file as „demo.tex‟. Now open up a
windows command line and use the „cd‟
command to change to the directory where
you have stored your file.
 Enter pdflatex demo.tex
 LaTeX will print some output. When it is
finished execute the same command again.
 Now you will find a file called „demo.pdf‟ in
the same directory.
 Open it in your favorite PDF-viewer like i.e.
Adobe Reader and you will see something
similar to the screenshot shown!

12. The drawbacks of this concept seem to be
clear:
 Complicated workflow (editing a text file,
calling the LaTeX compiler, using an
additional software like Adobe Reader to
view the output)
 High learning efforts to get used to the LaTeX
markup commands.
 To tell it in advance: Both drawbacks are not
really existing any more when working with
TeXnicCenter.

13. Why latex over a modern
WYSIWYG tool like OpenOffice?
THIS IS WHY!!
Advantage MSWord LaTex
Concentrate on
Content not on
Layout
Move figures to
different positions
until you get what you
want
Simply say “include this
graphic” and LaTeX will
care about where to
place it exactly
Scalability All your figures
appear at the end of
the document though
you placed them
somewhere else
Just reference a figure
in the text position
where it belongs to and
LaTeX will care about
were the figure will be
placed

14. Advantages MSWord LaTex
High Quality The document output
generated by LaTeX is of very
high quality – higher than
what you might expect from
Microsoft Word or OpenOffice
When mathematical formulas
are involved, the results are
impressive. Even today, many
– especially scientific – books
are written using LaTeX.
Platform Independent The layout of such documents
is always based on the
currently selected printer
driver. When tuning a
document at home and
printing it at the college the
result may be quite different.
The output generated by
LaTeX is fixed and will look
the same. pdfLaTeX
directly generates PDF output
with all its known advantages.
Performance When you are a fast typer, you
often hate word when you are
again grapping the mouse to
change a paragraphs style. For
fast typers it is easier to keep
hands on the keyboard.
Different text styles are
referenced by markup
commands. You will be
quicker with LaTeX than with
other systems, that is if you
are a fast typer.

15. Now you know the pros and cons of LaTeX.
If you like its features but fear about its
drawbacks we have good news for you:
TeXnicCenter will make it easy for you to get
started with LaTeX.
 It provides many menu items and dialogs to
quickly insert the necessary markup commands.
 Its integration with the LaTeX environment and
the output viewers allows you to do all your
work from within the TeXnicCenter user
interface.
 No need to open up a command line any more .

16. COMMAND What it does
cal Calligraphic letters
frac{numerator}{denominator} Fraction in math
paragraph[toctitle]{text} Begins a new paragraph,
automatically headed and
numbered.
tan Is tan (math mode)
subsubsection[toctitle]{text} Begin new subsections,
automatically headed and
numbered
thanks{footnote} Adds an acknowledgement
footnote to an author's name
used in a
maketitle command.
today Generates today's date.
copyright Generates ©

17. Capital letters are
obtained by
capitalizing the LaTeX
command for the
lowercase version.
Capital letters in grey
are exceptions which
have no LaTeX
commands.

18. LATEX Installation Guide
This guide will tell you how to get started with
LATEX. In order to use LATEX on Windows you
must install MiKTeX and TeXnicCenter. Once you
have set these up you will be able to write or
download a .tex input file and produce a pdf.

47. Modular
Object
Oriented
Dynamic
Learning
Environment
It is a free software e-learning platform, also
known as a Learning Management System,
or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

48. As of June 2013
 User base of 83,008 registered and verified sites
 70,696,570 users
 7.5+ million courses
 1.2+ million teachers.
Moodle was developed by Martin Dougiamas
 Help educators create online courses
 Focus on interaction
 Collaborative construction of content

49. can be
 A complete online learning environment
 A focal point for online collaboration
 A repository for self study courses and
materials
can contain
 Collaborative synchronous courses
 Independent, self paced courses

50.  Universities
 High schools
 Primary schools
 Government departments
 Healthcare organizations
 Military organizations
 Airlines
 Oil companies
 Homeschoolers
 Independent educators
 Special educators

51. Supported by a global community
Robust open source learning platform
Powering learning environments
worldwide

52. HARDWARE
 Disk space: 160 MB (min) , 5 GB would be ideal
 Backup: The same as disk space
 Memory: 256 MB (min), 1 GB optimal
SOFTWARE
 Operating System: Linux more preferable
 Web Server: Apache or IIS
 PHP: minimum version 5.3.2
 Database: MySQL and PostgreSQL
 Browser: Firefox 4, Internet Explorer 8, Safari
5, Google Chrome 11, Opera 9

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54.  Modern, easy to use interface
 Personalized Dashboard
 Collaborative tools and activities
 All-in-one calendar
 Convenient file management
 Simple and intuitive text editor
 Notifications
 Track progress

55.  Customizable site design and layout
 Secure authentication and mass enrolment
 Multilingual capability
 Bulk course creation and easy backup
 Manage user roles and permissions
 Supports open standards
 High interoperability
 Simple add-ons and plug-in management
 Detailed reporting and logs
 Regular security updates

56.  Direct learning paths
 Encourage collaboration
 Embed external resources
 Multimedia Integration
 Group management
 Marking workflow
 In-line marking
 Peer and self assessment
 Integrated Badges
 Outcomes and rubrics
 Security and privacy

57. It has just 3 basic steps
1. Download and unpack the complete install
package.
2. Start the webserver.
3. Install Moodle using a web browser.