How to embed an .swf into a Moodle Book

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This video covers the basic steps around how to embed an .swf file into a Moodle Book specifically, but it will work with most Moodle spaces with HTML. I would like to thank the creators of this page for the code, and you may want to get the instructions there if you prefer written text and screen grabs. The code is included below in an image so you can copy it into your Moodle site, or, for a quick solution, visit the link to the site above and copy/paste it directly. Many thanks to Rachel who worked out that to stop the video playing as soon as you open the page you add into the code string autostart="false" (from http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/images/multimedia.html).

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How to create a space in Moodle using the book plugin

A short video, this takes you through the reason why you might want to use a 'Book' format in Moodle, how to create a book, embed multimedia, and link to interactive Moodle spaces such as wikis and discussion forums.

To view the full size video go to: http://blip.tv/file/3801992

Using Multimedia & Smartboards to empower multi-level learners

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This video comprises three short recordings. Two of the recordings show the education practitioner, Chris Lovegrove introduce to the students studying the TTEC 5307 Auto Electrical & Electronics at Unitec NZ, the use of videos to help them master the computer programme, Autocad. The third video shows one of the the screencasts Chris Lovegrove made to scaffold his multi-level learners in their use of Autocad. The videos were used by the students during the class to help them complete activities in Autocad, so that Chris could circulate and help students with digital literacy issues, as well as students with problems using Autocad. The videos were accessible to students via the Intranet outside of the class in the Unitec NZ library and other drop-in labs, and students could also copy the videos to Flash drives and watch them at home. Many thanks to Chris Love and the students of the TTEC 5307 Auto Electrical & Electronics for allowing me to take this footage, and for sharing their experiences.

Moodle for New Zealand Schools

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If you are an educator in New Zealand or further afield, you may find the Moodle for New Zealand Schools Newsletter of interest (click the link to download the .pdf file). It is a new initiative, and this is the first issue talks about the growing Moodle in Schools community, which, amongst other things is sharing effective practice via stories from schools who have implemented Moodle, sample courses and screencasts, and is also developing self-directed learning materials for installing and using Moodle. The newsletter also describes what the Moodle for schools version is, and also what it can offer. Well worth having a look if you are already using Moodle or are keen to do so.

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