Thanks Helen,
Sorry.. I am more of Techno Functional than Tech. I could not bring screen shots here in description so I have attached a word file in attachment. Hope that it will help you to see what i have done.
Here is the details..
There are two problems that I am trying
to address:
Increase the size of Media Files
that I can attach as resources. Current defaults are: post_max_size
= 8 M and upload_max_filesize = 32M to say 800 MB
I like to play video in a new
screen when user click on media / document file is clicked.
In screen above one is MP4 file and
other one is PDF file
General
background:
I am working on / testing Moodle to be
used in a public school. The goal is to put Moodle and all media
files on a local server house in say computer lab. Then each class
room will have client machine, LED Screen / projector, key board,
mouse and a set of speakers in each class room. Teachers in class
rooms can play / display media file or pdf file related to the
subject they are teaching. There are 1 or 2 classes of each grade in
the school. Normal middle school has grade 1 to 8.
There are two benefits – 1. Material
is professionally developed and 2. Visual learning is far better than
audio / teacher's lecture.
This is a non profit /
charitable work. It will provide opportunities to
underprivileged students in India. If successful, it will
revolutionize education in public schools in India. Long term goal is
to implement the concept into a few schools, document the benefits
and present the concept to state government to take over the effort.
In one state – Gujarat, India there are @50,000 public schools and
@1.5 Million students. Similar approach may also be applied to other
developing countries.
I
was able to solve the 1st
problem as described below but still running into the 2nd
problems. And I am hoping that from the community / forum someone can
help to over come the second problem and that is to play / display
media file(s) when clicked on them.
There are better ways such as put media
on cloud, centralize software etc... but this is just a baby steps in
that direction. I am open for any suggestions.
Why Moodle?:
Moodle is open source system and
it is used by many schools, collages, universities in around the
world.
It provides multi-Language,
multi-platform and flexible / configurable and yet very powerful
system,
It is free and supported by
professionals around the world.
Schools can't effort it in initial
cost and future maintenance cost. Government is politically inclined
and students pay the price of not getting the best there is to
better themselves
Testing
environment:
Notebook with i7 processor, 12 GB
Memory, 1 TB Hard Drive, 250MB SSD, Window 10
I have installed Moodle 3.1.2
(Build 20161014) on this notebook with myPHP and MySQL on Apache
server (This was bundled with Moodle as complete package)
Following
Settings are in place:
Default application for MP4 is
VLC Player in window, and PDF viewer Adobe as default programs for
these extension.
Changes php.ini to increase value
of post_max_filesize to 800M and upload_max_filesize to 800 MB.
This has allowed me to upload larger file size.
In Moodle:
-
Path: PlugIns → Activity Module →
Manage Activities → (Click on File)
I interpret this settings in two
parts.
Part I → on the top allows me to set
available display options when a file is added as resources. In the
above screen currently Automatic, Embedded, Force DownLoad, Open And
In Pop options are available at the time of adding file as a resource
on the course, and
Part II → “Default Values for
activity settings” as name says, I can select out of the available
options (above) to select an appropriate option. In my case I like to
select “Open” or “In pop up”
And this should allow me to play MP4 /
PDP / MP3 when I double click.
Am I thinking in correctly here? How
should I do that it allows me to play / display file rather than
force download. Currently I get the following when I bring my cursor
on the file.
“Localhost/pluginfile.php/69/mod_folder/content/0/filename.mp4?forcedownload=1”