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The TaskChain module for Moodle 2.x
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The TaskChain module allows teachers to administer the following externally authored exercises via Moodle 2.x
- Hot Potatoes (version 6)
- iSpring
- Quedoc
- TexToys
- Xerte
This plugin is distributed under the terms of the General Public License
(see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for details)
This software is provided "AS IS" without a warranty of any kind.
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To INSTALL or UPDATE the TaskChain module
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1. download the zip file from one of the following locations
* Moodle.org plugins repository (moodle.org -> Downloads -> Plugins)
* http://bateson.kanazawa-gu.ac.jp/moodle/zip/plugins_mod_taskchain.zip
2. unzip the zip file - creates folder called "taskchain"
3. upload the "taskchain" folder into the "mod" folder on your Moodle 2.x site, to create a new folder at "mod/taskchain"
4. log in to Moodle as administrator to initiate install/upgrade
if install/upgrade does not begin automatically, you can initiate it manually by navigating to the following link:
Settings -> Site administration -> Notifications
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To add a TaskChain activity to your Moodle course
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1. Login to Moodle, and navigate to a course page
2. Enable "Edit mode" on course page
3. Locate course topic/week where you wish to add the Hot Potatoes exercise
4. select "TaskChain" from "Add an activity" menu
5. Next to "Source file" click "Choose or upload a file" button
6. Click the "Upload a file" a file button, then "Browse" to a Hot Potatoes file on your PC
7. Click "Upload this file", the click the "Choose" link next to the file you just uploaded
8. review other settings on the "Adding a new TaskChain" page
9. click "Save changes" at bottom of page