moodle 2 new features

1. dock block
2. "navigation" block in individual course will show
  1) profile
  2) enrolled course list
  3) in each course node, show links to individual sections and expand to the activities in those sections

3.Moodle 2.0 uses a different philosophy for file management. It has more functionality and is more secure; however, for some it might initially appear more complex to manoeuvre.

Every section on the Front page (or any course as we'll see) has its own dedicated folder. uploaded files are linked to in a section folder.

the system for uploading file has changed. In old version, an uploaded
file could only be used in that one course. If we wanted it elsewhere in our Moodle, we had to upload it to another course. This often resulted in multiple instances of files—a nuisance and a drain on the server. Now, when we upload a file into one course, it is given a reference code and if we want to use it elsewhere, we just call up that code and Moodle will locate and display that file for us. All information about
files and where they are used is stored in the database and the files themselves are stored on the file system. Moodle will do a check on each file to ensure identical files aren't stored twice. If we forgot we'd already uploaded a file and went to upload the file a second time, Moodle would work out, behind the scenes, that our pdf is already in the database (by doing an SHA1 , check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA_
hash_functions).

4. you can also easily embed media from other sites youtube or flickr from the new text editor

5. A "Comments" block may be included on your course page to give the students the opportunity to rate the course or suggest improvements

6. Moodle modules such as the Wiki, Quiz are easier to manage and more user-friendly. Add new module "workshop"

7. The messaging block has been revamped and is now event-driven, allowing users to control which messages they receive and how.

8. A workaround to controlling student access was made available for Moodle 1.9. It was known as "Activity Locking" and was a means whereby a teacher could set certain conditions on a task that the student had to meet before the next task became visible. With Moodle 2.0 this feature is standard, and is known as Conditional Activities. Whenever you set up an activity in your Moodle course, you now have the power to decide when to enable your student to move on.

9. new user role "manager"

10. can't add sticky block to course main page?