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An activity is a general name for a group of features in a Moodle course.  Usually an activity is something that a student will do that interacts with other students and or the teacher.   
An activity is a general name for a group of features in a Moodle course.  Usually an activity is something that a student will do that interacts with other students and or the teacher.   


The teacher can add an activity, when editing is turned on by using the "Add an activity" in a course (see [[Getting started for teachers]]  or [[Adding resources and activities]] for more help). There are other ways to add an activity.
There are 14 different types of activities in the standard Moodle that can be found when the editing is turned on and the link 'Add an activity or resource' is clicked.


There are 13 different types of activities in the standard Moodle that can be found on the "add an activity" pull down menu.
;[[Assignment module|Assignments]]: Enable teachers to grade and give comments on uploaded files and assignments created on and off line
*[[Assignment module|Assignments]]
;[[Chat module|Chat]]: Allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion
*[[Chat module|Chat]]
;[[Choice module|Choice]]: A teacher asks a question and specifies a choice of multiple responses
*[[Choice module|Choice]]
;[[Database activity module|Database]]: Enables participants to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries
*[[Database activity module|Database]]
;[[External tool|External tool]]:Allows participants to interact with LTI compliant learning resources and activities on other web sites.
*[[Feedback module|Feedback]]
;[[Feedback module|Feedback]]: For creating and conducting surveys to collect feedback
*[[Forum module|Forum]]
;[[Forum module|Forum]]: Allows participants to have asynchronous discussions
*[[Glossary module|Glossary]]
;[[Glossary module|Glossary]]: Enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary
*[[Lesson module|Lesson]]
;[[Lesson module|Lesson]]: For delivering content in flexible ways
*[[SCORM module|SCORM]]
;[[Quiz module|Quiz]]: Allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, which may be automatically marked and feedback and/or to correct answers shown
*[[Survey module|Survey]]
;[[SCORM module|SCORM]]: Enables SCORM packages to be included as course content
*[[Quiz module|Quiz]]
;[[Survey module|Survey]]: For gathering data from students to help teachers learn about their class and reflect on their own teaching
*[[Wiki module|Wiki]]
;[[Wiki module|Wiki]]: A collection of web pages that anyone can add to or edit
*[[Workshop module|Workshop]]
;[[Workshop module|Workshop]]: Enables peer assessment


There are also other interactive [[:Category:Activity modules|modules]], such as [[Blogs]]. A site may add other activities which have been developed as [[:Category:Contributed code|contributed code]] and found in Moodle.org's [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009 Modules and Plugins] database for adding to a site.   
A site may add other activities which have been developed as [[:Category:Contributed code|contributed code]] and found in Moodle.org's [http://moodle.org/plugins Modules and Plugins] database for adding to a site.   
   
   
==See also==
==See also==


* [[Activities block]] - lists all the activities in a course
* [[Activities block]] - lists all the activities in a course
* [[Activity modules administration]] - for administrators
* [[Managing activities]] - for administrators
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 1 March 2014

An activity is a general name for a group of features in a Moodle course. Usually an activity is something that a student will do that interacts with other students and or the teacher.

There are 14 different types of activities in the standard Moodle that can be found when the editing is turned on and the link 'Add an activity or resource' is clicked.

Assignments
Enable teachers to grade and give comments on uploaded files and assignments created on and off line
Chat
Allows participants to have a real-time synchronous discussion
Choice
A teacher asks a question and specifies a choice of multiple responses
Database
Enables participants to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries
External tool
Allows participants to interact with LTI compliant learning resources and activities on other web sites.
Feedback
For creating and conducting surveys to collect feedback
Forum
Allows participants to have asynchronous discussions
Glossary
Enables participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary
Lesson
For delivering content in flexible ways
Quiz
Allows the teacher to design and set quiz tests, which may be automatically marked and feedback and/or to correct answers shown
SCORM
Enables SCORM packages to be included as course content
Survey
For gathering data from students to help teachers learn about their class and reflect on their own teaching
Wiki
A collection of web pages that anyone can add to or edit
Workshop
Enables peer assessment

A site may add other activities which have been developed as contributed code and found in Moodle.org's Modules and Plugins database for adding to a site.

See also