NMT Moodle 1.9 Instructor's Guide |  |
NMT Moodle 1.9 Instructor's Guide | |
A Moodle resource is a functional tool that you can add to your structure. There are several kinds of resources:
A text page is a simple page with not many formatting options besides being broken into paragraphs.
A web page created within Moodle offers you a wider range of formatting options. You can use the built-in WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, or create HTML directly if you prefer.
You can link to a file (such as a PDF, Power Point, or image), or link directly to any page on the World Wide Web. See Section 7.2, “Adding a link to a file”.
If you have lots of files, you can organize them in directories.
A label is a simple heading you can use to separate other kinds of content. See Section 7.3, “Adding a label”.
Once you have added a resource to a block, you can move it to a different block; see Section 7.4, “Moving a resource or activity to a different block”.
You can add two kinds of content pages to a block: a simple text page or a fully structured Web page.
Procedure 5. Adding a content page
Make sure editing is on (see Section 6, “Adding content to your course”), and determine where you want to add the page. Add it to the top block if it pertains to the entire course; add it to a week or topic block if it pertains only to that block.
Pull down the menu for the relevant block, and select either or .
In the field, enter a short descriptive name for the page you are creating. This name will appear as a link in the content block, so keep it short and descriptive.
If the page is long, you may wish to enter a summary in the editing area.
Enter the bulk of the page in the large area labeled
either Compose a text page or
Compose a web page. If you
prefer to compose directly in HTML, click the
button.
The Window pull-down menu is normally set to . With this choice selected, when the student clicks on the icon for the page you have created, it will replace the content on their current page. If you select , the page will appear in a separate window.
Proliferation of windows can be annoying, so consider using the choice only when you believe the student really will need to see that page at the same time as the main window.
When you have finished composing your page, click on either to see what you have created, or click on when you are satisfied.
If you selected , and you want to go back and edit the page again, click the button labeled .