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What is a Database?
The Database activity allows the instructor and/or students to build, display and search a bank of record entries about any conceivable topic. The format and structure of these entries can be almost unlimited, including images, files, URLs, numbers and text among other things.
Creative uses
You could use the database activity to:
- allow collaboration on building a collection of web links/books/journal references related to a particular subject
- display student created photos/posters/websites/poems for peer comment and review
- gather comments and votes on a shortlist of potential logos/mascot names/project ideas
- provide a student file storage area
- maintain a log of what was done in a face-to-face class each day, so that absent students can get caught up themselves. Example.
How to add or update a Database
If you are interested in learning more, please review these Moodle docs as your first source for information:
You can also discuss using this activity with your instructional designer. Together we can determine if the Database activity will work for your course.
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