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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. | 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 13 different types of activities in the standard Moodle that can be found on the "add an activity" pull down menu. | |||
*[[Assignment module|Assignments]] | *[[Assignment module|Assignments]] | ||
*[[Chat module|Chat]] | *[[Chat module|Chat]] | ||
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There are also other interactive [[:Category:Modules|modules]], such as [[Blogs]]. A 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. | There are also other interactive [[:Category:Modules|modules]], such as [[Blogs]]. A 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. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Activity modules administration]] - for administrators | * [[Activities block]] - lists all the activities in a course | ||
* [[Activity modules administration]] - for administrators | |||
Revision as of 10:23, 10 August 2011
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 13 different types of activities in the standard Moodle that can be found on the "add an activity" pull down menu.
There are also other interactive modules, such as Blogs. A 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
- Activities block - lists all the activities in a course
- Activity modules administration - for administrators
