The move to MySQL backend has opened up a wealth of new modules/blocks that we can now employ. But we need to test them out.
New Module: Feedback downloaded to D:\markp\moodle modules\feedback.zip . Install and test
Updated release of Marginalia annotation for Moodle forums downlaoded to D:\markp\moodle modules\moodle16-annotation-20060225.tgz web site — Marginalia Web Annotation
Peer Review no code as yet. Last activity
Scott Turner: 19th Sept 05. I’ve placed a demo copy up on a public server so people can play with my peer review module. If you are interested, email me (it’s in my profile) and I’ll send you the needed info. It is still in the development stages, so I know there are interface problems, but most of the functionality should be there and working.
Michael Penney - Friday, 17 February 2006, 12:35 PM
We’re (Humboldt State) just about finished with Gallery2 integration, Mark is working on Backup and Restore now.
Should be ready in a week or so.
Slideshow module downloaded to D:\markp\moodle modules\slideshow.zip
Re: Slideshow module
by James Barrett - Friday, 17 February 2006, 04:53 AMThe module simply displays the contents of any selected directory containing images within the course files area, it doesn’t facilitate the uploading of files as such. I’ll try to create step-by-step instruction list to create a slideshow instance:
1: In the course files area, create a directory for your slideshow images, and upload your jpg files to it, either one by one or as a zip archive. Remember to unzip the archive if you do it this way.
2: Return to the main course area, turn editing on and add activity > JPG slideshow
3: Use the dropdown to select the directory you have prepared with your images. If you want captions to be visible, choose the appropriate option from the set of radio buttons.
4: If you have displayed captions, you will probably want to edit them, as the default captions are just the filenames. Click on “edit captions” and a page will appear showing thumbnails adjacent to form fields for captions. When you are happy with the captions, cick on “save changes” and you are done!
Also Using Images in the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment
New Podcasting module downloaded to D:\markp\moodle modules\ipodcast-v.25.zip
Current Functionality
1. Ability to create a per course podcast feed.
2. supports iTunes extended tags
3. Per media file view logging by user.
4. iTunes compatible media downloads from moodledata.
5. Student comments per podcast item.
6. Ability to uplad media files and select for podcast.
7. Adds duration tag from for mp3 files.
8. Dynamic on the fly per user rss feed.
9. Scheduled visibility window.
10. All iTunes tags are editable.
11. Default tags are loaded from course settings.My current todo list.
1. External reference for media files.
2. Finish Backuplibs
3. Finish Restorelibs
4. Add ffmpeg library support
5. Finish help files
6. many small interface fixes
7. Add some error checking
8. Add student posting ability(ie foreign language responses)Comments, bug reports, etc are welcome to further develop this module. currently testing on version 1.5.3 of moodle.
The only moodle file modified is the /lib/rsslib.php to provide some extended tags.Add this change to rsslib.php
Dmitry’s Attendance Block (v1.0.7) downloaded to d:\markp\ moodle modules\block_attendance.zip
dfwiki downloaded to d:\markp\ moodle modules\dfwiki_1.0_rev2006021401.zip
1. Download dfwiki zip from http://appserv.lsi.upc.es/palangana/moodle/course/view.php?id=15
2. Unzip it to a location on your machine. You will see 3 folders: course, lang and mod
3. Start up your ftp software, locate the three dfwiki folders you unzipped at step 2 on your machine
4. Connect to your moodle site
5. Access the
6. Upload the course folder to
7. Upload the lang folder to
8. Upload the mod folder to
9. Disconnect the ftp – well done you’=ve uploaded the dfwiki module, now you have to get it working
10. Login to your moodle site as an administrator and go to the “admin page”…dfwiki will start updating your database and giving green messages ( if they turn red … call for help )
11. Well done – dfwiki should now be available as an activity under the activity menu.
Importing data from 1.5 wiki…..
Add ons from Humbolt
HSU Faculty Guide to Moodle
HSU Student Introduction to Moodle