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Activity Authoring Live Template

Screenshot Images

To display the activity screenshots correctly, you need to save this page, then upload three seperate PNG files.

  • Basic tab screenshot should be called basic.png
  • Advanced tab screenshot should be called advanced.png
  • Conditions tab screenshot (if necessary) should be called conditions.png
    The screenshot for the basic tab should be called basic.png and the advanced tab advanced.png

Enter the name of the activity: eg "Chat" or "Forum". The template will use this value every time it refers to the activity

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Activity name.

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| Basic Tab | Advanced Tab | Instructions | Conditions |

All properties sheets contain three tabs:

  • The Basic tab controls the content of the activity.
  • The Advanced tab controls how the activity behaves.
  • The Instructions tab allows authors to comment on the activity itself.
    An additional Conditions tab is visible where the activity allows Authors to customise the activity outputs for branching or grouping operations.
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There are two features on the basic tab common to all activities:

  • Title: All Activities have a web page title which is presented at the top of the activity page when displayed in the Learning Environment. This is NOT the same title as the Title that can be set using the Properties Inspector.
  • Instructions: All Activities have a text area that is presented beneath the title. This is where the main activity text to be displayed to learners is entered. The text can be formatted using the Rich-Text Editor. Image, Video, Audio and URL content can also be displayed in the Instructions area.
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    Describe any features specific to this activity in the box below. (If there are none, leave it blank.)
    Best practice is to use a bulleted list like so:
    * *Feature Name:* Description.
    Sub-points can be added with a double- or triple-asterisk: ** or ***

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Explain the locking behaviour for this activity in the box below. Where no locking feature is available, leave the box blank.

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  • Lock When Finished:
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  • Add Notebook... : This option is available on all Activities. Enabling this option creates a Notebook as part of the Activity, which Learner's can use to reflect on the activity just completed. The reflections are personal (ie: not shared with other learners).
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Describe any features specific to this activity in the box below. (If there are none, leave it blank.)
Best practice is to use a bulleted list like so:
* *Feature Name:* Description.
Sub-points can be added with a double- or triple-asterisk: ** or ***

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Describe any advanced features specific to this activity. Wiki markup will be recognised. If there are none, delete all the text in this box.

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View of the Instructions tab. This is the same for all activities.

The Instructions tab contains the same features for all Activities.

It allows the Author to create specific instructions for the activity, as well as upload files that may be useful for running the activity (ie: support documents, etc.). It is a resource that can be used by teachers who are running the sequence for their learners. (In the Monitoring Environment, the Instructions for an Activity can be viewed by double clicking the activity on the Sequence tab and then selecting the Instructions tab.

The instructions can be retrieved by other authors who open the activity, or by monitors running the sequence.

There are two types of Instruction possible, Offline and Online, depending on the mode that the teacher wishes to run the activity. The feature is useful for teachers who are sharing sequences with their colleagues as it provides an area where the Author can describe any learning objectives and/or the specific purpose of the activity.

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Describe any Specific conditions for this activity in the box below. (If there are none, leave it blank.)
Best practice is to use a bulleted list like so:
* *Feature Name:* Description.
Sub-points can be added with a double- or triple-asterisk: ** or ***

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Conditions Tab Image

Where necessary, you can clear or modify the text box below to remove the image display, or link to a different image.

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View of the Conditions tab, with a test condition visible.

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Text Based Conditions

Where the activity does not support text-based conditions, DELETE the livetemplate macro below.

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