Adding Resources
Resource types enable almost any kind of web content to be inserted into the course.
- Book is a multi-page resource in a book-like format, with chapters and subchapters, useful for displaying lengthy information.
- File provide a downloadable Word document, a PDF, an Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint slides as a course resource.
- Heading enables text and optional icons to be inserted among activities on the course page.
- Label enables text and multimedia to be inserted into the course page between links to other resources and activities.
- Page can display text, images, sound, video, web links and embedded code, such as Google maps.
- Subpage no longer available to add. Existing subpages are still visible in courses on the site.
- URL The URL module enables a teacher to provide a web link as a course resource.
1. Add a book
1.4. Insert an image in a Moodle book page
You may need to add images into book pages. Please note, images are not readable by screen reader software which makes them inaccessible for some users. Therefore, it is good accessibility practice to provide a long description (alt text) for each image, and if the image is purely decorative, it is helpful to indicate this by checking the box, so screen reader software knows to ignore it.
To add an image:
- Go to the area of the Moodlebook where you wish to add an image.
- Select the ‘Insert or edit image’ icon.
- Select ‘Browse repositories’ if you are uploading a new image. If you are adding an image already uploaded to the site, enter its URL and ignore the next two steps.
- Under ‘Attachment’, select ‘Choose file’ and find your image.
- Remove your name from the ‘Author’ box and change the licence information. Then select ‘Upload this file’.
- Add an image description to the ‘Describe this image…’ box.
If the image does not need a description, tick ‘This image is decorative only’. - You can resize the image in the ‘Size’ section.
Leave ‘Auto size’ ticked to keep the aspect ratio the same. - Choose ‘Save image’.
You can re-edit the image at any stage by double-clicking it in the Atto editor.