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A Moodle course is only as good as the

materials in it. A Moodle courses is comprised of activities and resources. Any file or content that students will consume is a resource. Any item that may be graded is an activity.

You must Turn editing on before you are able to add activities/assignments or resources/files.

For more information about adding activities and resources to your course, please see the section titled, "Instructors: Adding Activities and Resources". For a full list with descriptions of the activities and resources that can be added to a course please see the Activities and resources General book resource.

Adding Resources to a Course

There are a number of methods

content and materials added by the instructor. Course content is comprised of activities and resources.

  • A Resource is a file or other content that students can view (readings, web links, presentations, etc.).

  • An Activity is a course item that can be interacted with and graded.

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 For more information, see the Activities and Resources articles on Moodle Docs.

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Adding Activities and Resources

Follow the steps below to add an activity or resource to your course. 

  1. Turn Edit Mode ON in the course.

  2. Scroll to the bottom of the week/topic section in which you want to add content.

  3. Click the Add an activity or resource button.

  4. Select the activity or you want to add to the course and then click the Add button.

  5. Enter the settings for the item and then save your changes.

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Adding Files to a Course

Resources are external files that need to be added to Moodle. There are several methods you can use to add files and other resources to a course. The most common methods will be covered below.

 You must Turn editing on before you are able to

 You must enable Editing Mode before you can use any of the file upload methods below.

  • Drag-and-drop:

You

  • You may drag and drop files (doc, pdf, xls, ppt, etc.) directly from your computer into a topic section within a course. You can upload any single file that is 100MB or less in size.

The file

  • When using drag-and-drop, the files will be added to

the course with its file name, but you can edit this

  • the end of the selected section and will display the file name. Once uploaded, files can be reordered via drag and drop. You can edit file names directly on the course page by clicking the pencil icon to the right of the file name. You can also drag

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  • drop images (jpg, png, bmp, etc.) into your course.

  • File

Repository: Moodle connects to a number of repositories including: Google Drive, Flickr, WikiMedia, Youtube, and others

  • Picker allows you to directly upload a file or select a file from a connected file repository, such as Google Drive or WikiMedia. You can search for and add materials from these resources to your course. All of these repositories may be accessed through the File Picker

(see Subchapter).

URL: You can add a web link (URL) to your course. To do so:

  1. Click the Add and activity or resource link in the topic section you wish to add the link.
  2. Select URL from the list of Activities and Resources and then click the Add button.
  3. Give the URL a name. The name will the the link text that the students see and click on.
  4. Add a description. This is helpful for providing context or directions for a specific task you wish the students to undertake.
  5. Paste in the URL you want to share with students into the External URL field.
  6. Expand the Appearance section and choose how you would like the link to be displayed.
    The options include:
    Automatic - The best display option for the URL is selected automatically
    Embed - The URL is displayed within the page below the navigation bar together with the URL description and any blocks
    Open - Only the URL is displayed in the browser window
    In pop-up - The URL is displayed in a new browser window without menus or an address bar
    In frame - The URL is displayed within a frame below the navigation bar and URL description
    New window - The URL is displayed in a new browser window with menus and an address bar
    Note: Choosing In Pop-up or New Window will yield the best results and user experience.
  7. Click Save and Return to course.

For more information about adding activities and resources to your course, please see the section titled, "Instructors: Adding Activities and Resources".

File Picker

File Picker is the interface for navigating the Moodle file system. While you can use the Drag-and-Drop feature on most pages, the File Picker gives you added flexibility and access to other file storage options (Repositories - enabled by the Moodle administrator). 

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Access to the file picker

The file picker may be accessed from any area content may be added in Moodle. Click the Add files button (image below) to access the file picker. Various repositories will be listed on the left. You may select the one you wish to use by clicking on it.

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Upload a File

On your file settings page, clicking the [Add] button will open the File Picker. Click on Upload a File in the File Picker to upload files, while setting the author and licensing of the file.

Private Files

This is a special storage area for each Moodle user that you will be able to access from any of your course sites. It's a great place to store files commonly shared amongst various courses you teach in Moodle.

Server Files

Server Files will allow you to access the file storage for other courses that you have access to in Moodle. If you suddenly decide that you want to add a file already used in another course site, you can go to Server Files > System and then navigate to your other course file to retrieve the document.

Repositories

It is possible for the Moodle administrator to enable repositories or other locations from which to pull content. Dropbox, Flickr, Google Docs and Youtube are examples of these. 

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