Open Office has already been used in the previous chapter in order to draw a chart, but in this chapter, we are using it to write some text. Our students have this software, otherwise they can download it for free; one important reason why we are dealing with it.
We will design an activity in which students give their opinions if some things that happen are fact or fiction. Therefore, we can develop the task in two parts: a resource and an activity.
First of all, we need to design the resource because we have to create a new file in Open Office. In said file, we make a link to a website in which students can have access to more information about the topic to be covered. In this case, we give more data about the strange creature—the Yeti, and add Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch. Click on Open Office | Documents and follow these steps:
- Create a new file.
- Make a link to a website that gives information about the two creatures, as shown in the following screenshot:
- Click on Apply.
- Click on File | Save as | write a name for the file.
After designing the resource, we create within assignments another activity in which students upload a file. That is to say, student have to complete the table that we have created, uploading it to the Moodle course.
Choose the weekly outline section where you want to add the resource. These are the steps to follow:
- Click on Add a resource | File.
- Complete the Name and Description blocks.
- Click on Add | Upload a file | Browse | look for the file that has been created and click on it | Open | Upload this file.
- Click on Save and return to course.
- The resource is ready! It looks as shown in the following screenshot:
- Let's create the activity. Click on Add an activity | Upload a single file within Assignments.
- Complete the Assignment name and the Description blocks. Point out that students have to fill in the previous file and submit it.
- Click on Save and return to course.
We combined the resource with the activity. Open Office does not allow us to use a file in a collaborative way like Google Docs, but we can adjust this using the resource and activity that Moodle offers.