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What is the Glossary activity?

The Glossary activity allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary. While it can be set up and used only by the teacher, its main function is as a collaborative exercise. The Glossary auto-linking filter will highlight any word in the course which is located in the Glossary.

Overview of the Glossary activity

How is it set up?

In a course, with the editing turned on, choose 'Glossary' from the activity chooser.
Give it a name and, if required, a description.
Expand the other sections to sections to define the settings you want, in particular:
1. Entries - decide if you want to allow editing of entries, duplicate entries, unmoderated entries etc.
2. Appearance - decide how you want the Glossary to be displayed. This affects the browsing options for students.
Click Save and display
Optionally, click the Add a new entry button so students see at least one example. 'Concept' is the word or phrase you are defining and 'Definition' is where you explain it.

How does it work?

Student view

Students access the Glossary by clicking the icon on the course page.

The Display format depends on the teacher's settings and also the administrator's settings, although students will see the Add a new entry button and a Search button.

Their entries may be approved by default and always editable, or the teacher may decide to approve them manually and not allow editing. Comments and ratings may or may not be enabled. Icons for editing, (if enabled), deleting and permalinking are shown bottom right of a student's entry.

Teacher view

Teachers additionally see icons in each entry for editing, deleting and permalinking.

More information

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-The glossary activity module allows participants to [[Glossary settings|create and maintain]] a list of definitions, like a dictionary.
+__NOTOC__
+==What is the Glossary activity?==
+The Glossary activity allows participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a dictionary. While it can be set up and used only by the teacher, its main function is as a collaborative exercise. The [[Glossary auto-linking filter]]
+will highlight any word in the course which is located in the Glossary.
+{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/N4C-FcEXnfc | desc = Overview of the Glossary activity}}
+==How is it set up?==
+#In a course, with the editing turned on, choose 'Glossary' from the activity chooser.
+#Give it a name and, if required, a description.
+# Expand the other sections to sections to define the settings you want, in particular:
+##Entries - decide if you want to allow editing of entries, duplicate entries, unmoderated entries etc.
+##Appearance - decide how you want the Glossary to be displayed. This affects the browsing options for students.
+#Click Save and display
+#Optionally, click the Add a new entry button so students see at least one example. 'Concept' is the word or phrase you are defining and 'Definition' is where you explain it.
+==How does it work?==
+===Student view===
+Students access the Glossary by clicking the icon on the course page.
+The Display format depends on the teacher's settings and also the administrator's settings, although students will see the Add a new entry button  and a Search button.
+Their entries may be approved by default and always editable, or the teacher may decide to approve them manually and not allow editing. Comments and ratings may or  may not be enabled. Icons for editing, (if enabled), deleting and permalinking are shown bottom right of a student's entry.
+===Teacher view===
+Teachers additionally see icons in each entry for editing, deleting and permalinking.
+==More information==
 * [[Glossary settings]]
 * [[Using Glossary]]
-* [[Import glossary entries|Import entries]]
-* [[Export glossary entries|Export entries]]
 * [[Glossary FAQ]]
-Glossary can be used in many ways.  The entries can be [[Viewing_a_glossary#Search_options|searched]] or [[Viewing a glossary#Browse_options|browsed]] in different formats. A glossary can be collaborative or entries only made by the teacher. Entries can be put in [[Editing glossary categories|categories]]. The [[Adding/editing_a_glossary#Automatically_link_glossary_entries|autolinking feature]], will highlight any word in the course which is located in the glossary.  Autolinking can be turned off in the quiz module. It is possible to import and export entries from one glossary to another.  Site wide (global) glossaries can be created that work in all courses. An entry can be linked to more than one key phrase.
+[[Category:Glossary]]
-==See also==
-*[[Filters]] can affect glossary entries from the site or course level
 [[de:Glossar]]
-[[es:Glosarios]]
+[[es:Actividad de glosario]]
 [[eu:Glosategiak]]
 [[fr:Glossaire]]
-[[nl:Woordenlijst]]
 [[ja:用語集モジュール]]

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