QuickStart Guide for How to Add Moodle Resources

Activity Guide for Editing Your Moodle Course

Resources Main Page

What is Moodle Resources?

A drop down menu in the topic area that says 'Add a resource.' This basically gives you different ways of posting content in your course.

This information is from Lafayette.edu. They have done an excellent job of explaining Moodle for you!

http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~its/help/moodle/moodlefororgs

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Uploading files

Moodle allows Teachers and Leaders to store a variety of types of files on the Moodle server that you can later link to within your Moodle site. Example file types include PDF files, Word documents, images, Powerpoint presentations, audio files, video files, and Flash animations. While your files "live" on the server, you can move, rename, replace, or delete them. You can even organize them into folders and sub-folders.

Note: File sizes are limited by your Moodle Administrator.

To add files to your default folder:

1. Click Files within the "Administration" box on the left.
2. Click the [Upload a file] button located near the bottom right.
3. Click the [Browse] button to search for the file you wish to upload.
4. Check the box to the left of the file name(s) you wish to upload.
5. Click the [Upload this file] button.

To create a sub-folder:

1. Click Files within the "Administration" box on the left.
2. Click the [Make a folder] button located near the bottom left.
3. Type the name of your new sub-folder in the field provided.
4. Click the [Create] button.

To add files to a sub-folder:

1. Click Files within the "Administration" box on the left.
2. Click the name of the sub-folder listed in your Files page.
3. Click the [Upload a file] button located near the bottom right.
4. Click the [Browse] button to search for the file(s) you want to upload.
5. Check the box(es) to the left of the file name(s).
6. Click the [Upload this file] button.

To move files to a different folder:

1. Click Files within the "Administration" box on the left.
2. Check the box(es) to the left of the file name(s) you want to move.
3. Select the Move to another folder option located in the drop-down menu near the bottom left.
4. Click the name of the sub-folder to which you want to move your file(s).
5. Click the [Move files to here] button to move the file(s).

To delete files and/or sub-folders:

Note: sub-folders must be empty to be deleted.

1. Click Files within the "Administration" box on the left.
2. Check the box(es) to the left of the file name(s) and/or sub-folder name(s) you want to delete.
3. Select the Delete completely option located in the drop-down menu near the bottom left.
4. Click [Yes] to confirm deletion.

Adding and editing content

Most of the content within a Moodle site will be created in the main section, which displays down the middle column. Content can be added as either a Resource or as an Activity. Resources allow Moodle site members to view content while Activities allow Moodle site members to interact in some manner. Below are brief descriptions of some of the more popular Resources and Activities:

Link to a file or web site (Resource)

1. Click the [Turn editing on] button located in the upper right under your name.
2. From the "Add a resources…" drop-down menu, select Link to a file or web site.
3. Name your link in the "Name" field.
4. Either enter the full URL of the Web page you want to link to or click the [Choose or upload a file…] button to link to a file within your Moodle site or to add a new file, as follows:
   1. Click the [Upload a file] button located near the bottom right.
   2. Click the [Browse] button to search for the file you want to upload.
5. Check the box to the left of the file name(s) you want to upload.
6. Click the [Upload this file] button.

Link to a directory (Resource)

Moodle allows you to include a link to a directory from your Files. This feature might be used to provide easy access to agendas, minutes, or budget information. To link to a directory:

1. Click the [Turn editing on] button located in the upper right under your name.
2. From the "Add a resources…" drop-down menu, select Display a directory.
3. Name your directory in the "Name" field.
4. From the "Display a directory" section, select from the drop-down menu the directory you want to display. Note that selecting "Main folder" will give all users access to everything in the files area.
5. Click the [Save changes] button.