Hi
I have chosen a weekly format and want to provide a permanent list of web links, for example to search engines on the course page. So I want the heading SEARCH ENGINES and then below, within the same link , a choice of search engines.
Any suggestions?
Allyson
Peter
Peter and Bryan
Thanks. I've gone for the Forum option with replies denied. Fine.Where is the Label Module, out of interest?
Allyson
If it is only for one course, then just place on section zero (= always visible) a resource, choose weblink in popup window, give it a new reference name and fill in the weblink on the second sheet.
(uncheck all the show bar options: your students will not wander to other sites so easy..)
If it are links for all courses AND you have access to the php-code, you could go to ../moodle/course/format/weeks/ and edit format.php
Find a place in the left column and type:
print_side_block_start( "SEARCH ENGINES ", 210,"");
?>
<div align="left"><a href="type here your weblink"
xxx"window.open('type here your weblink','','width=800,height=600');
return false;"><img src="type here the weblocation of an image" width=30 border=0> HSL</a>
</div>
<?php
print_side_block_end();
print_spacer(1, 120, true);
Make as many div sections as you wish. And do the same for other formats.
I did the same on the front-page in index.php (see image)
A longer version is:
<div align="left"><img src="here your image location" width=30>
<A HREF="http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php"
TARGET="rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php"
xxx"window.open('http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php','','width=720,height=540');
return false;">Rubistart</A></div>
Moodle filters code away..
Where you see xxx you should type o n c l i c k =
(without spaces )
Allyson,
If I am following you correctly, you would like to see links to various search engines appear 
on the course homepage. A simple way to do this would be to use the Label module in the first Topic/Weekly category at the top. Label is a selection available from the Add list that appears when you are in course editing mode (Turn editing on button). When you select this module, it simply opens up the HTML editor just as you see when making a Forum post. For each example you add to your list of search engines, apply a URL link (chain link icon in toolbar). For example:
Hope this is of some help,
Bryan
Bryan
This looks so cool. But I don't have label on my Moodle version and I don't have access to the settings on the origianl download so I can't change what is already up and running.
Thanks. I am now fired to upgrade. Will i lose all I have already set up? How can this be done. Remember it WON"T be me doing this, but my tech guy who has helped to host this at the university site.
Allyson
Allyson,
Label is a feature available in version 1.2 of Moodle, so you must be running 1.1. Guess you will have to appease your tech gods somehow to get an upgrade. This is actually a painless process, just make sure your courses are backed up before he/she does the upgrade. Specify that backup is to include all student data, files AND logs. They need to pay attention to the choices in the Backup properties window.
Point them to http://moodle.org/doc/ for no-brainer instructions on upgrading. Tell them to head toward http://moodle.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=8 for the latest and greatest Moodle (v.1.2Beta). And that idea Tom presented about using the Google toolbar is a good one, and easy to accomplish.
Bryan
Bryan
Duly done! I mean asking my magiciaan to update me on your recos. Will let you know how my magician does.
Thanks
Allyson
