What can you do with Moodle Resources?

• Provide Content in your Files area
• Link to Websites
• All resources need summaries that explain purpose.
• View all on your Resources link under your Activities block.

Moodle 1.8 Handbook

Pages 53-62

How to Add Moodle Resources

Moodle Docs page on Resources

Using Moodle: Chapter 3 - Creating and Editing Content (from Moodle.org)

Types of Resources

• Text Page - Just plain text
• Web Page - Text with pretty HTML Formatting
• File or Website - A link to a URL or a file in your Files bin
• Directory - An access point to one of the files in your Files bin
• Label - a placeholder in your section where you can add text and pictures.
• IMS Content Package - A type of  file that exports between one course management system and another.

Adding a link to a website

• Send your students to a website
• Configure the way the website will load when students click on this resource

Moodle 1.8 Handbook

Pages 57-58

Moodle Docs page on adding a website

You will need to experiment with how your resource appears to your students.

To do this, you will need to adjust the settings for:

• windows
• parameters
• visability

Adding a File

• Allow your students to view or download items in your Files area (Admin Block>Files).
• Items you add to your files area can also be used in activities, resources, course sections, as well as linked for direct download.
• Types of files that can be used:
  • Documentation (.pdf)
  • HTML (if you have more than one item you need to upload it as .zip)
  • multimedia (.swf)
  • productivity (.doc, .xls)
  • presentations (.ppt)
  • any digital content (.mp3, .mov, etc.)

Moodle 1.8 Handbook

Pages 36-50

Problems arise from the way that users have their popup blocking configured. Every browser will work differently depending on the settings.

Best practices:

• Be consistent in the way you display content.
• Test it yourself before you give it to students.
• Have one or two students test also and give you feedback.
• Provide information on how to access within your course instructions and/or tech support forum.

•  Moodle displays HTML documents the same way that browsers do.
• Your file structure must be intact.
• Upload your HTML docs in their original locations in one big .zip file.
• Unzip the files in the Moodle Files bin.
• Create links using Add a link to a file.

Uploading Multiple Files tutorial

This is a great option for people who already have a lot of content in HTML.

If you do not have a basic understanding of HTML, this can be confusing.