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Summary: A brief overview of some options to share voice (audio) assignments in Moodle in a voice thread like Moodle Blog-like Forum.


Use a Moodle Forum with a Blog like Format

Step 1: Instructor adds a Forum with a type set to "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format"

    • Add an Activity or Resource
    • Select Forum
    • Enter a Forum name and place your instructions in the Description.  
    • For Forum Type select  "Standard forum displayed in a blog-like format"

Step 2. Students record an audio file

Windows PC - Use Voice Recorder - See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028308/windows-how-to-use-voice-recorder

Apple Mac - Use Quicktime Player - See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201066

Google Drive - Cloud Audio Recorder - Go to Google Drive, Click New, Select More, Select Connect more apps, and add Cloud Audio Recorder.
                                                 To Use - Go to Google Drive, Click New, Select More and Select Cloud Audio Recorder.

For those with a mobile device you can use the Google Drive App or Cloud Audio Recorder and save the audio files to  Google Drive and then use the share link or may also save the file to your computer for uploading into Moodle (see below).

For advanced users and audio editing use Audacity (Mac or Windows)

      • Contact ITS for help installing Audacity if it is not already running on your computer
      • Overview

Step 3: Students Click "Add a new topic" and then add a subject 

Step 4: Students can add the audio to a Forum or Assignment in one of the following ways

Option 1: For files saved to your Bethel Google Drive: 

  1. Fill in the Subject
  2. Paste the Google Drive  "Share" address into the Message box, 
  3. Highlight the address,
  4. Click  the Moodle Link tool ,
  5. Paste the same URL into the URL field, (select the "Open in new window" checkbox)
  6. Click "Create link"
  7. Click Post to forum

Option 2: For files saved on your computer: 

1. Fill in the Subject
2. In the Message box, click on the Media tool media image icon from Moodle ATTO editor

3. Click on browse to find your file and then click insert media to insert the file into your Message. See sample at right.

4.  Click Post to forum

 

 

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