WORCESTER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

MrCute 2 for Moodle

Manual

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IMS GLOBAL LEARNING IMPACT AWARDS
BARCELONA : MAY 2009

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 Worcester College of Technology

MrCute 2 for Moodle

MrCute 2 is an optional add-on to the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment and is

available free of charge under an Open Source licence (see end of this document).

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 2009
Worcester College of Technology
Deansway
Worcester
WR1 2JF
United Kingdom

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 Table of Contents
by chapter

About MrCute 2................................................................1

Credits .............................................................................2

Checking whether MrCute 2 is installed ...........................3

Installation .......................................................................4

Browsing and searching the repository ............................5

Adding to the repository ...................................................6

Support and Upgrades.....................................................7

Licence ............................................................................8

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About MrCute 2
MrCute 2 is an optional add-on to the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment. More
specifically, it extends the functionality of the IMS Repository system originally
developed by Alton College, UK. The earlier MrCute (referred to herein as MrCute 1)
was released in March 2008 and has been widely adopted, but a number of
enhancements are now considered essential in order to extend MrCute 1 functionality
into a fully functioning repository system which encourages sharing of learning
materials.

MrCute 2 is known to be compatible with Moodle 1.9.3 but not necessarily with earlier
versions. At the time of release (March 2009), it has also been tested in an early version
of Moodle 2.0 with no apparent problems.

Terminology and abbreviations

A repository is a storage area where materials – in this case e-learning materials – can
be held and from where they can easily be accessed by teachers and learners. IMS
(Instructional Management Standards) Global Learning Consortium is an international
body which aims to set standards for interoperability between learning systems. The
specific standards involved in this case are the IMS Content Packaging Standards.

You will find more about using ready made online learning materials (and about
making your own) in the separate research document “MrCute 2: Effective use of
repositories”.

United Kingdom users (for whom MrCute 2 is specifically developed) will also have
access via MrCute 2 to Jorum, the UK national online repository of learning materials
(subject to membership of the UK Access Federation). The MrCute 2 development
team has worked with Jorum in planning and programming MrCute 2, and wish to
acknowledge their help.

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IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note that it is NOT important for teachers and other users to understand what
an IMS package is in any detail. Put simply, it is a way of packaging useful
information (such as keywords) with a file (or a number of files) and storing the finished
package in a repository, from whence it can be either used direct by learners or
downloaded for local use. MrCute 2 encourages the use of materials direct from the
repository where possible. Teachers and administrators who require a fuller
understanding of the technical particulars should see the MrCute 2 Administrator’s
Manual.

Before MrCute 2
The original Moodle IMS repository system is as follows:

Moodle Administrator creates a folder (usually in the Moodle webroot and name
“IMS_repository”). This folder is populated with (unzipped) IMS-compliant packages.
In the UK, these are often the interactive e-learning packages produced by the
National Learning Network or downloaded from Jorum, but any IMS compliant
package may be added, within a subdirectory structure which is aimed at browsing by
category and title.

Moodle Administrator “switches on” the repository system by making minor changes
to a single configuration file.

Teacher selects “Add an IMS content package” from Add Resources option, then uses
the Browse Repository option to search for relevant materials, which can then be
previewed and add to a course.

Note: The current upload facility within the option only uploads an IMS-compliant zip
file to the currently selected course – this is both wasteful of space and precludes the
use of that uploaded material in any other course (unless uploaded again).

The problems
Although this functionality was a useful addition to Moodle, and has been widely
adopted in the UK, especially in educational sectors where National Learning Materials
are available, there are no easy ways of:

• Finding materials which are relevant to a number of disciplines but only filed
under one (for example, material about accepting credit card payments may be
applicable to a number of service and sales based vocations, but only files
under “beauty salons”.

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 • Adding more materials to the repository (for example, a teacher may feel that a
particular handout or flash animation has relevance to other teachers; at
present this would need to be passed to a technically competent person to
create an IMS package, and that package then passed to an administrator to
load into the ims_repository folder)

• Extending keywording (tagging) or amending title and descriptions. This

functionality is required by librarians where validation or reclassification of
materials is acceptable.

After MrCute 1
MrCute 1 addressed these three issues. It added:

• A search and embed option (and a hidden automatic indexing option to

support the search)

• An upload and IMS package creation option

• A new Moodle block to simplify previewing, and to allow editing by the

uploader or by an administrator

After MrCute 2
MrCute 2 builds on the earlier work and adds and extends functionality as summarized
here:

• MrCute 1 added or replaced a single option in the Moodle “Add a resource”

list (named, by default, “Add a learning package”). In MrCute 2 the “use
repository material” and “upload to the repository” functionality is more
clearly definable and there are therefore now two new options, named (again,
by default):

1. Readymade materials (indicating that this is where you can find

readymade materials in the repository for use in your course)

2. Upload materials (which is where you can place your own materials in
your course and optionally share them with other teachers)

• Searching and embedding remains much as it was in MrCute 1, but the

process of previewing and selecting the required package has been
simplified.

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• MrCute 1 allowed the uploading only of a single file to be converted into
an IMS package. MrCute 2 allows multiple file IMS packaging and upload.
Multiple upload allows several files to be selected and uploaded (either as a
zip or individually). These can then be sorted into a required order and a
full IMS package is automatically created.

• MrCute 2 also allows weblinks to be included in automatic IMS

packaging., so users can create an IMS package consisting of a weblink or
weblinks can be incorporated within a multiple file package. Users should
remember the disadvantage of all weblinks – the content may be removed
or changed by the website owner.

• A number of MrCute 1 users asked for a simple way to view the usage of
repository materials and (where appropriate) details of uploaded materials.
The new MrCute logs, available to relevant uploaders, to admins and to
“librarians” answer this need.

• Uploading of files has been simplified and speeded up by removing an

extraneous step(posting via local course).

• Upload of a pre-existing zipped IMS package direct to the repository (as

opposed to the selected course) is now allowed. This means that (subject
to copyright and other considerations) any IMS package can become part
of the Moodle MrCute repository and available to a whole institution.

• There is an IMS package download facility within the browse/search

functionality. This allows users to download a package from the repository
for use locally where internet connection may not be available. For
example, teachers in the UK often work in community halls with poor
web access, where a downloaded package could be used from USB sticks.

• There are now direct links Jorum, the UK National Repository. The first
of these allows users to search the Jorum repository directly from MrCute.
Note however that Jorum requires users to download materials for
learners’ use and this process must be carried out outside MrCute 2 (this
will be addressed in due course when Jorum have developed their online
facilities). In the initial release of MrCute Uploaded materials can
optionally be emailed automatically to Jorum for inclusion in the national
repository. It is hoped that Jorum upload functionality may be enhanced in
a future release of MrCute.

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Research
Mrcute 2 has had the benefit of a research officer and this has enabled us to look
carefully at the ways in which MrCute can assist teachers and learners. This research is
published separately together with guidance on effective use of MrCute 2. See “MrCute
2: Effective use of repositories” – a separate document.

Why the name “MrCute”

Acronyms are fun so we wanted a fun acronym! Nevertheless, it has a meaning too:
Moodle Repository Create Upload Tag Embed (admittedly the letters are in the wrong
order, and the Validate function is missing – but who would ever remember MrEutcv?

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Credits
Funding for this project came from the United Kingdom’s Joint Information Systems
Committee (JISC) Capital Programme and we acknowledge this, and the help given by
the JISC in general.

The Project was led by Worcester College of Technology (WCT), a college of further
Education in the United Kingdom with the involvement of an independent consultant.

Project Team:

Project Director:
Peter Kilcoyne (WCT)

Project Manager:
Richard Goddard (Learning Objectivity UK)

Project research and administration

Helen Brady (WCT)

Programmer
Alastair Hole (WCT)

We also acknowledge all the work done of Moodle by our colleagues all over the
world, and particularly the initial inspiration of Martin Dougiamas n Australia and, in
relation to our project, Helen Foster (formerly of Alton College UK and latterly
Moodle Community Manager).

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Checking which version of
MrCute is installed (if any)
When editing is switched on, each Moodle course area includes an option called “Add
resource”. Clicking the drop-down arrow next to this phrase normally displays a list of
options. Assuming you are using the English language version of moodle, the
following chart tells you whether MrCute has been installed.

Neither MrCute nor the original Moodle

Repository have been installed or enabled
on your Moodle system.

The original Moodle Repository has been

enabled but MrCute has probably not
been installed in your Moodle system.

MrCute 1 is installed and available on

your Moodle system.

MrCute 2 is installed and available on

your Moodle system.

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If MrCute 2 does not seem to be you should contact your Moodle Administrator who
will find full installation details in the MrCute 2 Administrator’s documentation.

Deployment
Note: If the word “Deploy” or the phrase “Deploy all” appears when browsing or
searching the Repository, the materials displayed are available but have not yet been
added to the MrCute 2 indexing system. Clicking “Deploy” will correct this. There is a
“Deploy all” function which is normally only available to Administrators, since the
process can take some time if a large number of packages require deployment.

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Installation
Please note that a readme.txt file is included with the MrCute 2 zip download and may
conain more up to date information than this chapter, which is included for
completeness. Please use the instructions in the readme.txt file to install the MrCute 2.

INSTALL procedure
• Module/Block Files
Copy /blocks/mrcute to <moodleroot>/blocks
Copy /mod/resource/type/mrcuteget to <moodleroot>/mod/resource/type
Copy /mod/resource/type/mrcuteput to <moodleroot>/mod/resource/type
• Visit your Moodle's Admin section (Notifications) to complete installation
• Create an ims_repository in site files within Moodle itself (Front Page > Site
Files)
(create category folders in here as required – only one level of categories is allowed
– see examples at the end of this chapter)
• Configure the block (Modules>Blocks>Search Repository)
Set the local path to '<moodledata>/1/ims_repository' (where '1' is the course ID
of the main site)
Set the URL path to '/file.php/1/ims_repository' (where '1' is the course ID of
the main site
• For versions of Moodle LESS THAN 1.9.5, copy language strings in /lang
folder into your Moodle's lang folder.
• NLN (http://www.nln.ac.uk/?p=Noodle)
This module includes (by permission) the Noodle plugin for access to National
Learning Network (http://www.nln.ac.uk/) materials, developed by Xtensis
(http://www.xtensis.co.uk/) and released under the GPL. Noodle must be
installed (in the UK) to enable access via MrCute to the NLN learning materials
by licensed users. Follow the instructions in /mod/resource/
type/nln/readme.txt for installation. Enable Noodle integration in the MrCute
'Search Repository' block settings IMPORTANT: DO NOT enable NLN in
the settings unless you have installed Noodle or MrCute may fail!).

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UPGRADE
From any version of MrCute (1, or 2 beta)

• To upgrade the code, simply overwrite the old files as per the above install
instructions.
• Move ims_repository folder into </moodledata/1> where '1' is the default id of
moodle's main course
• NB: Update configuration (Modules>Blocks>Search Repository in your Moodle's
admin section) to reflect the above move. Be aware that the old config file is obsolete
as configuration has been moved to the Search Repository block settings.

Additional notes on UPGRADE from MRCUTE 1

MRCUTE2 is intended to be backwards-compatible with MRCUTE 1

-Follow the INSTALL and UPGRADE instructions above

-Visit <http://your.moodle/mod/resource/type/mrcuteget/dbupgrade.php> to
upgrade the MRCUTE1 database.

Repository structure
Since keyword searches are more effective than category searches when seeking for
materials in the ims_repository, category folders are mainly for convenience of filing,
and may be kept small in number if you wish. For example:

<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Academic
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Adult_Learning
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Miscellaneous
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Vocational
etc…

Alternatively, the structure may be subject or topic based as required (but we still
suggest a Miscellaneous folder as a catch-all):

<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Biology
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Catering
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Geography
<moodledata>/1/ims_repository/Miscellaneous
etc…..

Note that categories are ignored when searching external repositories such as NLN
and Jorum in the UK.

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Finding materials
Administrators/Librarians/ Teachers (but mainly teaches)

In order to find ready made learning material and incorporate it into a course into a
course, teachers can now use a single new screen, which is called from Moodle’s “Add
a resource” option:

To find a piece of learning material (which may be anything from a single document to
a full web-based multimedia package) make sure Editing is switched on and then click
on the Add a Resource option in the relevant topic/date box. Then select “Find ready
made materials” and the following options will appear: (additional options at the foot
of the window are dealt with later). MrCute 1 users should note that the separate browse and
search options have been combined into a simple Find button for ease of use.

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 Do not enter
anything in
these boxes.

Simply click the

Find materials
button.

Note: The Name, Summary and Location information will be automatically completed from the
packaged content once it has been identified, so you should use the Find materials buttons first – you
can overwrite the automatic text if you wish at a later stage.

Select the Find materials option. A new window will be displayed as shown below
(categories shown are for demonstration only):

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To search for materials by a single word or phrase found in the title, keywords or
description of a learning “package” use the search area to enter your requirements. To
limit the search to a specific category (or more than one category) click the relevant
boxes. To list all entries within one or more categories, click the categories and leave
the search word/phrase box blank. If you enter a search term but do not select any
categories, the search will include ALL categories automatically.

By clicking the “Advanced” button you can reveal more specific search options. Note
that local repository searched are still limited by categories if selected, but Jorum and
NLN searches (and any other external searches which may be added to MrCute in
future) are not, since it is not possible to predict the many different filing taxonomies
which may be used by external repositories. The option to sort by Date is particularly
useful for viewing recently added or updated packages.

When entries are found which match your search, the title of each relevant package will
be displayed together with the first part of the summary, and the original uploader
details, in the following format. Where requested, search results from external
repositories are available by selecting the tabs at the top of the page.

Examples are shown on the following page for the local repository and (UK only) for
Jorum and for the NLN – see page 18.

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When you find a likely package in the local repository you can Preview it if you
wish or immediately Choose it. There is a further option, shown as the zip icon
(by default this appears as shown on the right). This allows you to download any
package in its entirety as a zipped IMS package for use elsewhere.

JORUM – The UK National Learning Materials Repository (www.jorum.ac.uk)

Note that due to Jorum restrictions, you can only preview Jorum materials if you have
Shibboleth access via the UK Access Federation - www.ukfederation.org.uk) and you
cannot at this stage Choose to link a Jorum package directly into your course. Jorum
materials must be downloaded direct from the Jorum site at www.jorum.ac.uk and then
separately uploaded using the “Upload an existing package” option.

NLN – The UK National Learning Network (www.nln.ac.uk)

Note that this option is only valid for UK institutions who have accounts with the
National Learning Network (contact the NLN for details). We have worked in
collaboration with Xtensis Ltd who maintain the NLN materials website in developing
MrCute, and the method of adding NLN materials is based on the NLN Noodle
system. Choose the item in the NLN results list to access full details of the package and
then (after previewing if required) select the item by clicking the “Add to Moodle
course” button.

Choosing an item will close the new window and post details of the chosen package to
the previous window; for example:

Depending on the material, you may wish to include or exclude the navigation side
menu. The default “Yes” setting is usually best as it ensures correct display size for

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most materials. However, you may sometimes want to turn navigation off where this
would confuse users - try both options and select your preference. Advanced
navigation options, usually only relevant for multiple file packages, are also available by
clicking the “Show advanced” button:

Some navigation options are

mutually exclusive. The most
useful is “Table of Contents”
which allows the learner to jump
from item to item. However,
where you want learners to
proceed in order through the
items, try using the Navigation buttons. Click the required Save button when you’ve finished.

The Search Repository Block

If the Moodle Administrator has enabled the Block, you can also Find IMS packages
from the block rather than from the “Add a resource” option. The Repository block
also has a number of other functions, including being the access point for the MrCute
logs and for editing a package.

Who can use the block, and what for

The Search Repository Block: can be added by teachers in a course, using the “Add
block” option which is normally displayed (when editing is available) at the bottom
right of the Moodle course window.

It is recommended that the block should NOT normally be made available to learners
as it is a tool for teachers rather than students, who are expected to access materials
through the central course area in Moodle. Be aware, however, if the block is added to
a student-enabled course, students will be able to use it to search and view materials,
though not to edit or embed them.

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Block browsing and searching
Administrators/Librarians/ Teachers

The quick search direct from the block searches package

TITLES and KEYWORDS but not descriptions. This
direct search only looks in the local repository, not in any
external sources (such as JORUM in the UK). To activate
more detailed searches, click the Advanced Search option.

Although this option does not allow embedding of the materials in a particular
topic/date box, it can be a useful way of simply determining what materials are
available. The Find procedures are essentially the same as described above but normally
only the Preview function is available. NOTE THAT this block, if enabled and visible
on a course page, will allow students as well as teachers to search for materials.

The additional Edit function will be displayed if you were the person who originally
uploaded the material (or if you are a Moodle Administrator or an authorized librarian).
This allows the correction of errors, the addition of keywords, and (in the case of an
Administrator or other authorized staff, such as librarians) the ability to allow or
disallow the material as a shared resource for anyone other than the original uploader
or to hide it (see Chapter 6).

For Administrators only, an additional option (shown as

the standard “delete” icon for the current Moodle theme)
to completely Delete materials stored in the local
repository is provided. This is used only where
unacceptable material has been uploaded. This function is
to be used only if material is considered unacceptable or in
some way breaks institutional rules. It is not recommended in cases of copyright or
other breaches. Delete is absolute and final; no recovery of materials is possible once
the delete option has been selected.
Minor issue: For reasons outside our control, individual NLN results from the Advanced search
option will show an “Add to Moodle course” button. This button will be non-operation.

Validating content via the block

Some members of staff – particularly librarians – may be assigned a Moodle role (by
default it is called “Librarian”) which allows them to access the Repository (via the
Repository Block) for the purpose of re-tagging/keywording materials, or to disallow
materials which breach copyright or other rules. Essentially, librarians have the same
rights as Administrators (see above) with the exception of the complete deletion of
material. The list of relevant roles may be set up by Administrators in the Moodle Site
Administration area (Modules>Blocks>Search Repository).

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Adding to the repository
Any repository needs materials. In the United Kingdom, many repositories include
packages produced by the National Learning Network. Online learning materials are
also available from numerous other sources, including Jorum, which is an online
repository service for teaching and support staff in UK Further and Higher Education
Institutions.

Now, however, teachers and others can also contribute materials to the Moodle IMS
repository using MrCute.

Before MrCute
In non-MrCute versions of Moodle, teachers can upload ready-made IMS packages to
their own course areas using “Choose or upload a file” within the “Add an IMS
content package” option. However, there are two disadvantages to this approach:

• Teachers must either create the IMS package to “contain” any resource they
wish to store – most teachers have neither the technical expertise nor the spare
time to do this.

• Materials uploaded in this way are stored within the specific course area, not in
the Moodle repository for the whole institution. This means that (a) any
material cannot be easily shared with or viewed by teachers on other courses,
and (b) if the material IS shared by copying and uploading to another course,
wasteful duplication occurs.

MrCute 1
This original Choose and upload functionality remained available in MrCute 1 module
but was renamed to “Upload an IMS zip file to this course only”. In MrCute 2, the
functionality has been removed as it is now redundant – uploading IMS zipped
packages is now included in the functionality described below.

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MrCute 2
Uploading to the repository is even easier in MrCute 2! All extraneous steps have been
eliminated and most teachers will now find it easier to store ALL uploaded materials in
the repository rather than in individual Moodle courses – this makes accessing those
materials very easy when a new course is begun or when a colleague would like access
to them.

Adding new materials

Make sure Editing is switched on and then click on the Add a Resource option in the
relevant topic/date box and then select “Upload learning materials”. When the next
screen is displayed, click on the “Create the learning materials package” button:

Do not enter anything

in these boxes.

Simply click the

Make a new learning
package button.

MrCute 2 will display another screen on which you will be asked to add the required
files and enter some basic details about the material you are sharing . It is important
that you complete the details carefully and fully – if you skip the detail people will not
be able to find the package which you have been kind enough to share! Here is the
screen largely completed.

You may find it useful at this stage to read the Appendix to this manual which is based
on our research into the way learning materials and repositories are used, and the best
ways to upload related materials.

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MrCute 2 allows you to upload a single file (such as a handout) to the repository as in
MrCute 1, but there is now a much more useful function to create a whole package of
learning materials, and to include weblinks as well. A couple of examples might be (1)
several weblinks interspersed with worksheets or (b) a number of related handouts
which allow the learner to follow a set pattern of study but also allow jumping back
and forth between the files very easily. Packages can include many types of file. We
recommend you use filetypes which can be viewed in a standard we browser, such as
jpg images, text documents, “Flash” animations and so on – files which need a special
program to open them (such as Word and PowerPoint files) are best avoided – see the
appendix for more on this. MrCute 2 also allows you to upload a group of inter-related
files as a “zip” file.

This is the main MrCute 2 upload screen (note that the Categories shown are for
demonstration only - :

Note: Although the various fields shown above can be completed in any order you wish, it is best to start
by adding files and weblinks (and sorting them into the correct order if necessary) first as this will help
you decide on a name and description for the package.

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Enabling multiple files will be useful in most cases and will change the display slightly:

To create a learning package, simply use the “Add a file” and “Add a weblink” options
as described below.

“Add a file”: To add files to your learning package, click the relevant button and the
following window will be shown:

First click “Browse” and then navigate to the required file on your computer or
network and select it. Finally click “Add” to add this file to the learning package.

“Add a weblink”: To add weblinks to your learning package, click the relevant button
and the following window will be shown:

To add a weblink simply type the address (or copy and paste from the address box in
another web browser). When the weblink is displayed in the box, click the “Add”
button and you will be returned to the main upload screen.

Add as many files and weblinks as you wish (but fewer may be better than many).

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When you have added the files and links, and you have completed the other
information, you should see something like this (note that the “change order” and
“Delete” options only appear if the multiple items option has been selected):

It may sometimes be necessary to change the order of items added to the package, or
even delete items completely. This can be accomplished by clicking on specific files or
weblinks and then using the up and down arrows or the X” button as necessary.

Titles, description, keywords and categorising should be considered carefully – you

might find it useful to put yourself in the position of someone looking for the material
you are uploading! Note, however, that categories are decided by your Moodle
Administrator as a storing convenience only. Generally, people will search using the
Title, Keyword and description options.

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File types
The files which are included in packages can be of several types:

• An MS Word document (but see the separate document on using repositories)

• An Adobe Acrobat file in PDF format
• Any text document
• Any PowerPoint file (but see the separate document on using repositories)
• An image in JPG, PNG or GIF format (including GIF animations)
• A Flash file in SWF format
• A video file in MPG, WMV, MP4, H264 or QuickTime format
• A sound file in MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, AAC, A4A or OGG format
• Single self-contained HTML files with no pictures or other internal resources

Note that whatever file types are selected, the finished package will only display
correctly on computers with the relevant capabilities (so, for example, to show a PDF
file, Acrobat reader must be installed) and if your Administrator has enabled the
relevant “multimedia filters” in Moodle. You will probably find it easiest to stick to the
most common formats at first.

Validation of your package

Note that in some institutions library staff or other acceptable persons may have the
right to validate your keywords (and even in rare circumstances to hide your material).
Normally this facility is made available to staff who have particular skills such as
cataloguing and keywording. They may also need to look at copyright issues.

Sharing
MrCute normally assumes that you will be happy for your colleagues to share your
learning materials, but if you wish to restrict the people who can use them (perhaps
because they are in a draft state or only applicable to a specific group of learners) you
can use the “Show advanced” in the Share box to enter sharing parameters.

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Create the package
Once you have clicked the “Save” button, your file will be finally packaged to meet the
IMS contact packaging standard and will be added to the repository (and to the internal
indexing system so that it becomes immediately available to searchers). This may take a
few moments.

Finally, you will return to the master “Add materials” screen where you can choose to
add the newly created package to your course. Note that selecting “Cancel” at this stage
does not cancel the creation of the package (which has already been built and placed in
the repository). It merely cancels adding the package to your course.

Please read the section on Navigation in Chapter 5 above to help decide which
navigation options to select.

Click the relevant Save button to continue.

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Support and Upgrades

Support
We are not in a position to offer direct support to administrators or users of MrCute 2.

Please visit www.mrcute.co.uk to keep up to date with further developments and to

find out about known problems and solutions.

Upgrades
No guarantee is given or implied that later versions of Moodle will support, or be
supported by, MrCute 2.

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Licence
No guarantee is given or implied in any way that MrCute 2 is suitable for any task.

The software is copyright Worcester College of Technology and the documentation is

copyright Worcester College of Technology and Learning Objectivity UK. However
the software is released under the terms of the full GNU General Public Licence which
disallows inclusion of the code into any proprietary software and prevents anyone
charging you for it. The licence wording may be viewed at the GNU website at
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt.

The following is a selective quote from the GNU website:

What is Free Software?

“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free”
as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”.

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the
software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:

1. The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).

2. The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access
to the source code is a precondition for this.

3. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).

4. The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the
whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

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