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How do I organize the list of discussions in a forum?

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How do I organize the list of discussions in a forum?

by Steve Ambro v3.8 - Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 10:51 AM

My students are building Web Pages and develop a URL on the school system. They are to post their URL into a discussion in Moodle Forum allowing other students access to add replies. I will also be evaluating their work and comments. To ease the task of grading, I want these to be in alphabetical order by last name. I can think of some very clumsy ways to get them to post a discussion on queue and in order but I really hope there is a better way.

Is it possible that I can enter one under each named and create the order myself then have them take it from there? This is probably going to be a problem as we go through Add/Drop for the course.

or:

Once entered, can I reorganize them? This would be nice....

or:

Other???

Re: How do I organize the list of discussions in a forum?

by Teresa Gibbison - Monday, June 16, 2014, 4:39 PM

Have you looked at the Glossary or Database modules as an alternative to the forum for this activity? You could have students use the glossary adding their site name as the 'concept' then the URL and other required details as the 'definition'. If you use the database activity you can configure the fields the student completes.

Both of these activities can be configured to allow student entries, comments from others (and themselves) and grades.

The Glossary allows you to display by author and the database will allow you to sort by a specific column.

Good luck & I hope this helps!

Cheers
Teresa

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