Owlia Mark the Words
Click the words that match — instant feedback, unlimited retries.
Mark the Words is a short practice activity: learners read a paragraph and click the words that match an instruction — “mark all the verbs”, “find the key terms” — then check their answer and try again as often as they like. Instructors write the paragraph with the target words between asterisks.
It is the Moodle home of the Owlia Designer “Mark the words” activity, so Designer courses import it directly, and it can also be written by hand. No AI is used and nothing goes to the gradebook.
The value for learners and instructors
Where this plugin genuinely supports learning — and where it does not.
Immediate feedback
CoreEach word is shown as correct, wrong or missed, with a score and unlimited low-stakes retries.
Accessibility
SupportingWords are real buttons usable by keyboard, and results use icons and screen-reader labels, never colour alone.
Any language
SupportingMarking works on any text the instructor writes, which suits language learning (grammar, vocabulary) as well as key terms in other subjects.
What it does not do
A recognition task at the lower Bloom levels, one paragraph per activity, with no grades, stored scores or instructor analytics. Beta: verified on Moodle 5.2, not yet tested on 4.5.
Install in a few minutes
Requirements
- Moodle
- 4.5 – 5.3
- Component
mod_owliamark- Folder
mod/owliamark- Interface
- English, French, German
Dependencies
- Owlia Connect Suite ≥ 1.0.4Required
local_owliasuiteUsed only to list the plugin in the suite; no API key needed. - Owlia Course ImporterOptional
local_owliaciOptional: imports Mark the words activities from Owlia Designer.
- 1
Install the foundation hub
Install Owlia Connect Suite (local_owliasuite) first. Mark the Words calls no Owlia service, so no API key is needed.
- 2
Install Mark the Words
Upload the ZIP in Site administration → Plugins → Install plugins (or copy the folder to mod/owliamark), then complete the upgrade from Site administration → Notifications.
- 3
Add it to a course
Add an activity → Owlia Mark the words. Write the instruction and the text with each target between asterisks, e.g. The cat *runs* across the *green garden*.
- 4
Optional: completion
Use the completion rule “learner must check their answers at least once” to track participation.
Data & privacy
- Nothing leaves your Moodle site.
- Only the time a learner first checks is stored (for completion); marked words and scores are not stored.
- Records are deleted with the activity, the course, the user or a privacy request.
Help when you need it
Email support
support@mysleipnir.com
Account & API key
Plans, usage and keys on account.mysleipnir.lu
Suite install guide
Set up the foundation hub once for every plugin.
Security & trust
Gateway, pseudonymisation and guardrails.
Download
Owlia Mark the Words will be available from the Moodle plugins directory and from its public GitHub repository in the near future.