Resources: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:59, 15 August 2012

A resource is an item that a teacher can use to support learning, such as a file or link. Moodle supports a range of resource types which teachers can add to their courses. In edit mode, a teacher can add resources via a drop down menu. Resources appear as a single link with an icon in front of it that represents the type of resource.

New feature
in Moodle 2.3!

Book - Multi-page resources with a book-like format
File - A picture, a pdf document, a spreadsheet, a sound file, a video file
Folder - For helping organize files and one folder may contain other folders
IMS content package - Add static material from other sources in the standard IMS content package format
Label - Can be a few displayed words or an image used to separate resources and activities in a topic section, or can be a lengthy description or instructions
Page - The student sees a single, scrollable screen that a teacher creates with the robust HTML editor
URL - You can send the student to any place they can reach on their web browser, for example Wikipedia

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-{{Resources}}
+{{Managing a Moodle course}}
-<p class="note">'''Please refer to [[Page_notes#Resources|these notes]] before editing this page.'''</p>
+A resource is an item that a teacher can use to support learning, such as a file or link.  Moodle supports a range of resource types which teachers can add to their courses. In edit mode, a teacher can add resources via a drop down menu. Resources appear as a single link with an icon in front of it that represents the type of resource.
-A resource is an item that a teacher can use to support learning, such as a file or link.  Moodle supports a range of resource types which teachers can add to their [[Course sections|course sections]]. In edit mode, a teacher can add resources via a drop down menu. Resources appear as a single link with an icon in front of it that represents the type of resource.
+{{New features}}*[[Book module|Book]] - Multi-page resources with a book-like format
+*[[File resource|File]] - A picture, a pdf document, a spreadsheet, a sound file, a video file
+*[[Folder]] - For helping organize files and one folder may contain other folders
+*[[IMS content package]] - Add static material from other sources in the  standard IMS content package format
+*[[Label]] - Can be a few displayed words or an image used to separate resources and activities in a topic section, or can be a lengthy description or instructions
+*[[Page]] - The student sees a single, scrollable screen that a teacher creates with the robust HTML editor
+*[[URL resource|URL]] - You can send the student to any place they can reach on their web browser, for example Wikipedia
-[[Image:Resource_add_menu_1.png|thumb|400px|center|Moodle 2.0 Add resource drop down menu]]
+==See also==
-Links for more information about specific resources can be found in the template to the right.
+*[[Resources FAQ]]
-==Examples of resources==
-[[File:Resources examples demo moodle.PNG|thumb|center|Some resources created in demo.moodle.net]]
-*File - a picture, a pdf document, a spreadsheet, a sound file, a video file.
-*Folder - folders help organize files and one folder may contain other folders.
-*Page - the student sees a single, scrollable screen that a teacher creates with the robust HTML editor.
-*URL - you can send the student to any place they can reach on their web browser. Flickr, Youtube, Wikipedia or this page in Moodle Docs are a few examples.
-*Label - can be a few displayed words or an image used to separate resources and activities in a topic section, or can be a lengthy description or instructions.
-Most resources have additional settings such as conditions for viewing, or display properties.  They can be moved, hidden and edited by the teacher.
-== See also ==
-* [[Using Moodle book]] Chapter 3: Creating and Managing Content
-* [http://www.packtpub.com/article/adding-worksheets-and-resources-moodle Adding Worksheets and Resources with Moodle]
 [[Category:Resource]]
-[[Category:Modules]]
 [[eu:Baliabideak]]
 [[fr:Ressources]]
 [[de:Arbeitsmaterialien]]
-[[ru:Ресурсы]]

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Resources: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:59, 15 August 2012

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