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title: "Database Activity"
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**AUDIENCE: ****FACULTY**** | ****STAFF**
## Database activity overview
The Database activity allows the teacher and/or students to build, display and search a bank of record entries about any conceivable topic. The format and structure of these entries can be almost unlimited, including images, files, URLs, numbers and text.
A variety of display and usage options are available. The Database activity can be created as a graded assignment, but may be more optimally used to display student work or generate digital portfolios of student work.
## How to add the database resource
With edit mode turned on, navigate to the area of the course you wish to add the activity and click **+ Activity or resource**.
Click **Database** from the menu.
Name your **database** and add a description in the **description **editor.
## Database settings
Under entry settings, selecting ‘Yes’ for **Approval required** will prevent the student post from being viewed before the instructor approves it.
When you are finished with these settings, click **SAVE AND RETURN TO COURSE** or **SAVE AND DISPLAY.**
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> ℹ️ For more detailed information on how to set up and use the database activity, refer to [https://docs.moodle.org/405/en/Database_activity](https://docs.moodle.org/405/en/Database_activity)
If you would like to know how to incorporate this activity into your course, please get in touch with the Centre for Teaching and Learning at [teaching@macewan.ca](mailto:teaching@macewan.ca)
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