Moodle.org is full of great resources and repositories of ready to import files for the various activities in Moodle installations. The database module is one of the most advanced Moodle modules available. It’s rarely used, but can be a valuable tool if you have the experience in setting one up correctly.
If you haven’t used the Database module but want to give it a try, you may want to start your search at Moodle.org in the database template Exchange: http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=7303 (there are currently about one dozen templates available).
This area of Moodle.org provides database templates (and even some entry CSV files) so that you can see what a fully functional database activity can provide in your classroom. Below are several example screen shots of the database template called “Library Student Book Reviews”. It has the zip file of the templates for the DB already configured and a CSV file that includes two book reviews (the Big Friendly Giant and Fantastic Mr. Fox, both by Roald Dahl).
The template provided adds the appropriate fields listed on the list view (Book title, book author, reviewer, book image) and the single entry view (book title, author, reviewer, review, image, applicable audience)
List view:
Single entry view:
To download the files necessary to use this DB template in your own Moodle this page has all of the links and information you need.
Here are direct links to both files at Moodle.org.
- the template presets: Student_Book_Reviews-preset-20090911_1217.zip
- sample entries: Student_Book_Reviews-2_records-20090911_1216-comma_separated.csv
Stay tuned for a Screenr video on importing DB templates and entries.
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Thanks for this, I hope to use as a start for promoting Literacy.
True credit to the man who wrote so many of my childhood favorite books, Roald Dahl. I Believe that there is a Robert Dahl, but his writings are somewhat deeper and less likely to appear in an 11-18 sylabus.
Richard, good catch…I never realized my error!