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+======================================
+The Ordering question type for Moodle 2.x
+======================================
+
+The ordering question type displays several short sentences in a random order which are to be dragged into the correct sequential order. It was developed for the ordering questions used in the Reader activity module for Moodle 2.x
+
+======================================
+To INSTALL or UPDATE this plugin
+======================================
+
+    1. get the files for this plugin from any one of the following locations:
+
+        (a) GIT: https://github.com/gbateson/moodle-qtype_ordering.git
+        (b) zip: the Moodle.org -> Plugins repository (search for Reader)
+        (c) zip: http://bateson.kanazawa-gu.ac.jp/zip/plugins_qtype_ordering.zip
+
+       If you are installing from a zip file, unzip the zip file, to create a folder called "ordering"
+       and upload or move this folder into the "question/type" folder on your Moodle 2.x site
+       to create a new folder at "question/type/ordering" - not "question/type/ordering/ordering" :-)
+
+    2. log in to Moodle as administrator to initiate install/upgrade
+
+        if install/upgrade does not begin automatically, you can initiate it manually by navigating to the following link:
+        Settings -> Site administration -> Notifications
+
+======================================
+Further information
+======================================
+
+    For more information, tutorials and online discussion forums, please visit:
+    http://moodlereader.org/