=============================================== The TaskChain module for Moodle 2.x =============================================== The TaskChain module allows teachers to administer the following externally authored exercises via Moodle 2.x - Hot Potatoes (version 6) - iSpring - Quedoc - TexToys - Xerte This plugin is distributed under the terms of the General Public License (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for details) This software is provided "AS IS" without a warranty of any kind. =============================================== To INSTALL or UPDATE the TaskChain module =============================================== 1. download the zip file from one of the following locations * Moodle.org plugins repository (moodle.org -> Downloads -> Plugins) * http://bateson.kanazawa-gu.ac.jp/moodle/zip/plugins_mod_taskchain.zip 2. unzip the zip file - creates folder called "taskchain" 3. upload the "taskchain" folder into the "mod" folder on your Moodle 2.x site, to create a new folder at "mod/taskchain" 4. log in to Moodle as administrator to initiate install/upgrade if install/upgrade does not begin automatically, you can initiate it manually by navigating to the following link: Settings -> Site administration -> Notifications =============================================== To add a TaskChain activity to your Moodle course =============================================== 1. Login to Moodle, and navigate to a course page 2. Enable "Edit mode" on course page 3. Locate course topic/week where you wish to add the Hot Potatoes exercise 4. select "TaskChain" from "Add an activity" menu 5. Next to "Source file" click "Choose or upload a file" button 6. Click the "Upload a file" a file button, then "Browse" to a Hot Potatoes file on your PC 7. Click "Upload this file", the click the "Choose" link next to the file you just uploaded 8. review other settings on the "Adding a new TaskChain" page 9. click "Save changes" at bottom of page