{"id":1395,"date":"2020-10-05T11:54:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1395"},"modified":"2023-06-20T14:30:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:30:27","slug":"using-the-book-resource","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/article\/using-the-book-resource\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Book resource in Moodle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Book in Moodle: Connected pages\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lBpxR2faX3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Books in Moodle allow teachers to create multi-page resources in a book-like format. Books can have media files (Images, videos, sound and H5P) embedded into them, as well as text, and they may be printed entirely or by chapter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Note that embedded H5P content doesn&#8217;t connect to the gradebook.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is it set up?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Firstly, navigate to a course and <strong>turn editing on<\/strong>. Then choose &#8216;Book&#8217; from the activity chooser.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Give it a name and, if required a description (which will appear on all chapters of the book). Check the box, if you want the description displayed on the course page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Appearance, decide on the chapter formatting, and whether you want custom titles. Use the help icon for more information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expand the other settings to configure the resource as you desire, and then click &#8216;Save and display&#8217;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add content to your first chapter and save the changes. (Note: Moodle &#8216;chapters&#8217; are what some might prefer to call &#8216;pages.&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the Table of Contents (at the right hand side of the screen) click the + icon to add another chapter and repeat the process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does it work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student view<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students access the Book resource by clicking on the icon on the course page. They then navigate through the pages either by clicking on the &#8216;Next&#8217; or &#8216;Previous&#8217; button, text link, or simply via the Table of Contents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/dev-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-1024x304.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-50x15.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-1536x456.png 1536w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-60x18.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2-100x30.png 100w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip2.png 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot showing the Navigation options for students using the Book resource.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can print books or chapters (as PDF) by through the &#8216;More&#8217; function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"313\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/dev-support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip.png 313w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip-50x34.png 50w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip-60x41.png 60w, https:\/\/digi-ed.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tempsnip-100x68.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot showing the &#8216;More&#8217; function. For downloading a Book resource on a Moodle Course page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher view<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers can edit books from the Table of contents when editing is turned on. If they hide a page, it will still be visible to teachers, but students will not see it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books in Moodle allow teachers to create multi-page resources with a book-like format and table of contents. 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