Moodle Media Collection - Link To

When creating a Media Collection activity, you have the option of linking to collections, galleries or media items that exist in theBox.

You can search for and link to:

  • Collections, galleries and items you have created.
  • Collections, galleries and items you have been made an Agent of.
  • Items that have been made Public.

Link To Collections

To link to a media collection existing in theBox:

  1. On the course home page, click Turn editing on .
  2. In the appropriate section, click Add an activity or resource, then, in the resulting pop-up, scroll down, select Media collection and click Add.
  3. On the Adding a new Media collection page, click Expand all, then in the Link To section click the here button.
  4. On the resulting page in the Search field enter the search terms and click the Search button.
  5. In the Search results portion of the window choose the collection you wish to link to and click the Link To button.
  6. The collection and all existing galleries/media items will now be added to your course.
  7. If you wish to make modifications to other settings return to the course home page and click the Edit icon .

Link To Galleries

To Link To a gallery:

  1. On the collection's home page, if you wish to create galleries within this collection, click Add a gallery.
  2. On the Add a gallery page in the Link To section click the here button.
  3. On the resulting page in the Search field enter the search terms and click the Search button.
  4. In the Search results portion of the window choose the gallery you wish to link to and click the Link To button.
  5. The gallery and all media items will now be added to your course.
  6. If you wish to make modifications to other settings return to the course home page and click the media collection activity and then click on the Edit icon  for the gallery.
  7. Click the Edit gallery settings link.

Link To Media Items

To link to existing media items in theBox:

  1. On the course home page, click the media collection's link.
  2. In the collection page, click the Edit icon  for the gallery you want to begin adding items to.
  3. On the gallery's home page, click Add an item.
  4. On the resulting page, click Expand all, then in the General section:
    • Enter a Caption for the item, which will display as you specified in step 4.
    • Add any Description necessary.
    • Specify whether you want this item to be displayed (Item display) and whether you want to Use as thumbnail for the gallery.
    • Drag and drop a Content file, or click Choose a file and browse for a file.
    • Add tags to label/organise your item.
  5. In the Advanced section, complete all the relevant fields.
  6. Click Save changes. The item displays with its thumbnail and caption on the galleries page.