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Additional activities block

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The Additional activities block can be added to a course in Single activity format to show links to additional activities in the course. The block can also be used on the site home page to show links to home page activities.

Additional activities block with links to a forum and a quiz.

Adding additional activities

To add additional activities to the course:

  1. Turn edit mode on.
  2. In the Additional activities block, click the + to add an activity.
Additional activities block with editing mode on.

Changing the title of the block

To change the title from 'Additional activities':

  1. Turn edit mode on.
  2. Click the 3 dots menu and select 'Configure Additional activities block'.
  3. Change the title of the block and save changes.

Using the additional activities block

You can use the Additional activities block with pages 'About', 'Contact' etc. to create a side menu for your site, instead of or as well as the custom menu items at the top of your site.