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For example, one activity might ask students to contribute pictures they have created. The activity would need a "picture" field but could also have a "title" field and a "description" field. The teacher could decide to allow participants to add comments to each others' contributions, or even to rate them.
For example, one activity might ask students to contribute pictures they have created. The activity would need a "picture" field but could also have a "title" field and a "description" field. The teacher could decide to allow participants to add comments to each others' contributions, or even to rate them.


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:'''''Note:''' Please don't confuse this [[Adding resources and activities | activity type]] with Moodle's underlying database, which stores all of the information used in Moodle courses.''
:'''''Note:''' Please don't confuse this [[Adding resources and activities | activity type]] with Moodle's underlying database, which stores all of the information used in Moodle courses.''


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Revision as of 07:13, 25 May 2006

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Moodle's Database Activity Module is an activity which allows the teacher to define a structured format for information - a set of fields. Teachers and/or students can then contribute to the "database" and build up a collection of structured records.

(Technically, a single instance of the database activity module is more like a single data table than a whole relational database.)

For example, one activity might ask students to contribute pictures they have created. The activity would need a "picture" field but could also have a "title" field and a "description" field. The teacher could decide to allow participants to add comments to each others' contributions, or even to rate them.

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Note: Please don't confuse this activity type with Moodle's underlying database, which stores all of the information used in Moodle courses.