H5P: Making an Interactive Timeline

This page instructs you on using the H5P resource to create an interactive timeline.




Instructions 

1) Make sure editing is on for the class. Click 'Add an activity or resource.' on your chosen section.

2) Choose H5P.


3) Use the search tool to look up 'Timeline' then double click the area highlighted in the image on the right by a red box.

It's worth noting, that after you choose a type of H5P object that you want to use, most of them have in-built tutorials and examples which you can access via these symbols:

 

4) The panel for creating the Timeline will appear. First enter the Headline 'Timeline' then any body text you'd like to appear on the activity. This is also where you select a background image for your timeline and the height you'd like it to be.

5) Once you have created the main structure of your Timeline including the headline and image, you can start adding in some dates. Do this by filling in the next section titled "Dates". Click "Add Item" to add another date.

6) When you are happy with all your dates, click "Save and return to class" or "Save and display" to create your timeline

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