Here’s a pretty slick module for Moodle that allows you to have students upload PDFs and then you can annotate and correct them with some in-browser tools before “handing” them back via the Moodle module. The module was created by Davo Smith (@davosmith).
Installation notes: on shared hosting (Bluehost.com) I did not need to install GhostScripts as suggested in the installation process on Moodle.org (however if you self-host you may need to install that capability).
You can download the module/plugin at http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=2350
Here’s a video that highlights the process [direct link @YouTube],
Here’s what the module looks like when in use:
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Simply brilliant stuff!!! Just what the (Moodle) doctor ordered. Brings in a new era of online submission with embedded responses by the lecturer / facilitator. The video is clear and I can’t wait to try this one out. Thanks Davo for creating this. And thanks to Joseph for highlighting it. It (Moodle) gets better all the time doesn’t it?
Yup. Got it to work. But I had to install ghostscipt myself on my Centos (Linux) VPS. These are the 2 great links that made it possible:
http://linuxadminzone.com/install-html2pspdf-library-to-create-pdf-files-using-php/
and
http://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/GPL/current/