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Moodle

Adding resources to your Moodle course

There are different types of 'static' resources that you can use in a Moodle course. By 'static', we mean those resources that students read or view but do not interact with, such as text documents, images and web pages.

To add content to your course, you use the "Add a resource…" drop-down menu in the content blocks that sit in the middle of the home page of your course.

Resources can be your own content files that are uploaded into Moodle; files created directly in Moodle; or links to external web sites.

The guides below are PDF files. You will need the free Adobe Reader to view them.

Using your own content files

You can upload and store any digital content in Moodle that you have created in other applications. Once you have added a file to your files area, you can then add it as a resource for your students.

• Using your own content files in Moodle (PDF)

Adding a directory

Adding a directory to a course is another way to display the files that you have uploaded. It is useful if students need to download several files for the course.

• Adding a directory (PDF)

Creating a link to an external web site

You can create links to external web sites in your Moodle course.

• Adding a link to an external web site (PDF)

Creating content directly in Moodle

You can create content directly in Moodle, using the “Compose a Text Page” and “Compose a Web Page” tools. The main difference between the two is that you have more formatting options when composing a web page than you do with a text page (and if you know HTML, you have even more options!)

• Composing a text page in Moodle (PDF)

The HTML editor

Moodle has a native HTML editor, which appears throughout the Moodle environment. It has a toolbar along the top that uses similar icons to those you see in most word processing or web editor programs. If you hover over each of the icons with the cursor, you will see a pop-up that tells you the command. You don’t need to know HTML code to use the editor – simply type in the text area and use the formatting tools to customise it. More details are provided in the guide below:

• The HTML Editor (PDF)

Moving, hiding and deleting resources/activities

You can move, hide or delete the resources and activities in your course.

• Moving, hiding and deleting resources/activities (PDF)

Adding labels

Labels can help you organise material within a course section.

• Inserting labels in Moodle (PDF)