Background
Uploading Being able to upload a document to Moodle for assessment is an essential skill that you will need to harness.
You should also note that your teachers are highly likely to be grading your work on a Windows PC. It an assignment is one of the most important Moodle skills to master. This article describes how to upload an assignment using a Mac computer.
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It is important to remember that your teachers will most likely grade your work on a Windows PC. It is your responsibility to ensure that the file you submit |
can be read by your teacher. |
If you |
created your file using Pages or Keynote, it is very important that |
you export the document to a Windows friendly format , such as a Word document format or PDF, and upload the exported file. As you create Windows-compatible versions of your assignments to submit, be very careful not to misplace your original file. If you teacher requires you to redraft or resubmit a task, you will need to be able to access the original file. |
Step-by-step guide
To submit upload a file document to a Moodle assignment from your Mac:
- To upload a document to a Moodle assignment from your laptop:Open Safari and log into Moodle and locate the course you are preparing the assignment for.
- Locate and open the assignment on the course page. If the course has more than one assignment, make sure you open the correct one.
Prepare to upload your file by locating the document on your laptop using Finder.
Open your preferred web browser. It is helpful
set to 'not maximised'Tip It is best to have the browser
browser AND the Finder windowwindow sized to take up only a portion of the screen so you can see both the
Thisbrowser and Finder at the same time.
. .This will help you drag and drop your file between windows easily
- Open Safari and login to Moodle.
- Browse to the course you are preparing the assignment for. Locate the assignment on the course page. Make sure you are opening the correct assignment if more than one is visible
- In the assignment screen click Add submission.
To submit your file
to the assignment:Dragdrag and drop your assignment from
your files area of your laptopFinder to the
dotty'File submissions
box ORUse the File select tool to locate and select your document.' box.
sometimesNote Note that
maysome assignments
than one file.will be setup to allow you to upload more
several files. For these, drag any additional files into the 'File submissions' box.
- Once your assignment file is visible in the submissions box, click the Save changes button.
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Your assignment file should now be visible in the File submissions area
inof the assignment screen.
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Moodle records when you uploaded the file, and shows you how much time remains before the due date (or how late it is!). You can even replace the assignment in some circumstances by clicking the Edit submission button.
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Moodle has a file size limit of 30Mb. If you see error messages when uploading your assignment, check the file size. PowerPoint files with many images sometimes exceed this limit. Saving a large document as a PDF might be the solution to this problem. Videos can also be quite large. For these, you might need to use a video conversion tool to reduce the size of the file. |
Alternative upload method
While the drag-and-drop method described above is easiest, it doesn't always work well on some of the older web browsers. You can, however, upload an assignment without using the drag-and-drop method.
- Log into Moodle and locate the course you are preparing the assignment for.
- Locate and open the assignment on the course page. If the course has more than one assignment, make sure you open the correct one.
- Click Add submission in the assignment screen.
- Click the Add... button.
- Click Upload a file from the left hand panel, then Choose file. Browse to the location of your assignment file and select it.
- Click Upload this file.
- Click the Save changes button.
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This is the best method to use if your file is not on your local computer, but on Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or DropBox. Select the service (for example, Google Drive) at Step 5. You might be asked to log into the service. Select the file then proceed from Step 6. |
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