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Caravel is a new, next-generation Learning Management System developed by Gabriel Sieben for Homeschool Connections. The goal with Caravel is to create a new, easier-to-use platform for teaching courses, which will fully replace our older Moodle platform.  Th...

When you log in, you will see a screen which looks like this: The Dashboard is comprised of several elements: The Navigation Bar: A narrow strip at the top of the page, containing the name of our website, a "Dashboard" button, a "Catalog" button, a "Staf...

The Catalog is where students, parents, teachers, and even admins can find courses. It looks similar to this: You will notice it looks very similar to the "Courses I am Instructing" block on the Dashboard. There are some differences: Students and Parents...

When you click on a course in the catalog, you will see it's Catalog Page. It looks like this: On the left, you have several items: Open course: If you are a teacher, or a student enrolled in the course, this takes you from the Catalog Page to the Course...

The Staff tab shows a list of instructors, monitors, and administrators at Homeschool Connections.  Clicking on any individual will show their Staff Biography page, which shows the staff member's biography, image, and any courses they may be teaching: An...

The Moon / Sun icon in the navigation bar can be used to enable, or disable, Dark Mode. Dark Mode may, or may not, reduce eye strain in some situations. Dark Mode changes almost all colors within the system - even the background is subtly darker. Keep Dar...

The Cart page shows courses that are available for purchase, in addition to discounts and penalties:

The Conversations button shows messages you may have started with other staff members, or students, previously:

Under the user menu in the upper right (represented by a photo icon), there is the option for account settings. There are many panels in account settings, which we will go through. Theme Caravel supports 18 different color schemes, in both light and dark mod...

When you log in the first time as a teacher, you will be asked to turn on Two-Factor Authentication.  Our system uses app-based TOTP authentication, instead of authentication from a text message or a phone call. This is more secure, and although there is some...

The 3D Object block lets you put high-resolution, beautiful 3D Objects into your course, which can then be viewed by students. It has one field: File, where you upload the 3D model of your choice. This comes with several strict requirements: File type: M...

The following information is on almost every element block, and will be defined here: Name: The name of the item. This is visible to students. Editor: You can use either a standard, HTML-based editor, or you can use Markdown. Markdown is an amazing format,...

The Assignment block lets students upload files for review and grading.  When creating this block, you have several unique fields: Due: Items cannot be uploaded past this date without either being blocked, or being flagged as late. Put in Gradebook: If th...

The Audio block lets you upload either an audio file to be played back in the LMS. It only accepts a File, which can be either an MP3 or an AAC under 32MB in size. The audio player appears inline on the course page, with colors matching the student's theme.

A Book lets you place large amounts of text and images into a course, in a way that does not disrupt the course layout. After creating a book (which has fields that are common to all elements) and opening it, you will see an experience like this: On the Ov...

Checklists provide an easy way for students to keep track of their progress. Checklists can also be graded on whether a student has checked off all items on the list. Checklists, however, cannot have the ability to check off an item restricted. Items can be ad...

Code is a powerful block - but with great power comes great responsibility. With Code, you as a teacher can embed your own HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into an external page. You can also use the Full page checkbox to choose whether to show that code underneath ...

Duplicate Here is the only block that isn't actually a block. This is just a quick way to copy another block to this section:

File download is a very powerful block, with much more to it than meets the eye. You initially have two fields: File: Obviously, the file to download Parental verification: This cool feature disables direct viewing and downloading of the file, and sends a...