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==Import PowerPoint does not work==
"No data" or some other error shows up.  Please read [[Import PowerPoint]]. Most common causes:
#Complicated PowerPoint. Too many images, text boxes or fancy features.
#Wrong version of PowerPoint
#Site error - try the tested zip file at  [http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-15755 Tracker.Moodle.org]

==What is the difference between a Branch and a Branch Table?==
A '''Branch Table''' is like a Question page.  However, a branch table can not be scored and a teacher can not give a response. Both pages have a content area, offer a student choices and these can lead to other pages (jumps). 

Many Moodlers call a series of pages in their lesson "'''a branch'''". Usually the student will enter the series by jumping from a page that is not directly before the "branch".   Thus, a student will "branch" off the lesson path from a missed question and visit a series of pages for review before they are returned to the main lesson path again.  

Some Moodlers think of a Branch Table as an index page.  Where each choice sends the student off on a branch.   At the end of the series of pages (maybe just one), the student is sent back to the starting branch table.  This process is sometimes called a classic branch.

Confused yet? :)  Maybe [[Branch structures]] will help.

==Multiple Choice and Multianswer issues==
When I check the multianswer box in a multiple choice question, it does not work. It makes random jumps and does not put the teacher's response with the students choice.   

*In a Lesson module [[Lesson_module#Multiple_choice|multianswer question]], all the correct choices must have the same jump and teacher response.  All the wrong choices must also have the same jump and teacher response.

==Are there some examples of Lessons I can see?==
[[Lesson samples]] is one place to look

==The lesson was completed but it does not record it==
Every lesson must have one question.  
*Tip: There are lots of creative ways to put in a question, such as setting a multiple choice question so that all answers are correct and the answers act like a branch table. Or put in content and then award 1 point for "next page" as the answer, do not include the score in grades.

==How to add sound to a lesson page==
There are some detailed instructions and options on linking to sound files.  *[[MP3_player#Inserting_sounds_into_questions|Here is the best place to look]].  
*[[Audio in Moodle]] has an overview and tool recommendations.

==Can I turn off the answer shuffle in a lesson?==
In short, no.   Turning off the page and answer shuffle are Quiz options, but neither is found in Lesson. A minor hack to the Lesson code is possible but that would impact the entire Moodle site.    
*''TIP:''  If you don't need to score students answers in a question, then consider using a branch table instead of a Multiple Choice or a True/False question.   


==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=333 Lesson module forum]

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