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=='''Goals and rationale'''== | =='''Goals and rationale'''== | ||
The main goals of this feature are to : | The main goals of this feature are to : | ||
* Enable users to enter the URL of a | * Enable users to enter the URL of a web page for copying it into Moodle (copying and then zipping it) and using it as a form of submission in an assignment activity. | ||
=='''Overview'''== | =='''Overview'''== | ||
unlike URL downloader repository, this this feature | |||
==='''Settings added to the mod_assign settings page'''=== | ==='''Settings added to the mod_assign settings page'''=== | ||
URL submission (select yesno, default to no) | URL submission (select yesno, default to no) | ||
[Help text] When set to yes, a text box for entering a | [Help text] When set to yes, a text box for entering a web page address will be visible to students as one of their forms of submitting the assignment | ||
='''Changes to submission settings interface'''= | ='''Changes to submission settings interface'''= | ||
=='''URL submission'''== | =='''URL submission'''== | ||
If the URL submission select yesno is set to yes, a text box for entering a | If the URL submission select yesno is set to yes, a text box for entering a web page URL will be visible to students as one of their forms of submitting the assignment. Anything entered in the box will be checked to ensure that the input is in a web address format before the assignment submission can be saved and submitted for grading | ||
='''URL submission section addition in the submission page interface'''= | ='''URL submission section addition in the submission page interface'''= | ||
=='''URL submission section'''== | =='''URL submission section'''== | ||
Additional submission section containing a text box for entering a | Additional submission section containing a text box for entering a web page URL is added and appearing in the submission page when this feature is enabled and its setting is set to yes. | ||
='''Use Cases'''= | |||
''' A teacher is creating an assignment and she does not wish students to submit web page URL as theirs assignment submissions''' | |||
*Create an assignment and leave the new setting in URL submission at its default (no) | |||
**URL submission: no | |||
'''A teacher is creating an assignment for a creative writing unit she wishes all enrolled students in the unit to post an essay in their respective blogs and submit the URL of the blog that contains the essay as a form of the assignment submission''' | |||
* Create an assignment and change the default setting for URL submission in submission settings to 'yes' | |||
='''User Interface'''= | |||
Revision as of 08:35, 31 August 2012
URL submissions
This is a proposal for an additional submission type feature in the Assignment module
Goals and rationale
The main goals of this feature are to :
- Enable users to enter the URL of a web page for copying it into Moodle (copying and then zipping it) and using it as a form of submission in an assignment activity.
Overview
unlike URL downloader repository, this this feature
Settings added to the mod_assign settings page
URL submission (select yesno, default to no)
[Help text] When set to yes, a text box for entering a web page address will be visible to students as one of their forms of submitting the assignment
Changes to submission settings interface
URL submission
If the URL submission select yesno is set to yes, a text box for entering a web page URL will be visible to students as one of their forms of submitting the assignment. Anything entered in the box will be checked to ensure that the input is in a web address format before the assignment submission can be saved and submitted for grading
URL submission section addition in the submission page interface
URL submission section
Additional submission section containing a text box for entering a web page URL is added and appearing in the submission page when this feature is enabled and its setting is set to yes.
Use Cases
A teacher is creating an assignment and she does not wish students to submit web page URL as theirs assignment submissions
- Create an assignment and leave the new setting in URL submission at its default (no)
- URL submission: no
A teacher is creating an assignment for a creative writing unit she wishes all enrolled students in the unit to post an essay in their respective blogs and submit the URL of the blog that contains the essay as a form of the assignment submission
- Create an assignment and change the default setting for URL submission in submission settings to 'yes'
