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
1.6. Uploading and embedding an audio clip in book
You may need to add an audio file to a page in book.
Add an audio file:
- Go to the topic tab where you wish to add the audio file and click ‘Add an activity or resource’.
- Select ‘File’.
- Name the resource, e.g. Audio clip 1 (this is just for your reference as the name will be hidden to learners).
- Drag and drop the audio clip into the ‘Select files’ area.
- Open the ‘Appearance’ tab and change Display to 'In pop-up (do not use)'.
- Open the ‘Common module settings’ tab and change Availability to 'Make available but not shown on course page'.
- Open the ‘Activity completion’ tab and change ‘Completion tracking’ to ‘Do not indicate activity completion’.
Note: If you do not see an ‘Activity completion’ tab, this will be because completion tracking is switched off on your course. - Choose ‘Save and display’.
- You should then be taken to a page with a pop-up link to your audio file. Open the pop-up and copy the link in the address bar, which should end in the file format of your audio.
- Go to the page of the Moodle book where you wish to embed the audio clip and switch to HTML mode.
- Copy/paste the code below, then swap the placeholder with the audio clip address.
- Click ‘Save changes’ and check that the audio is working on the page.
<audio controls>
<source src="LINK HERE" type="audio/mpeg">
</audio>
It is good accessibility practice to add a transcript of the audio just below the audio player in your book page.