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Adding Course Content

  1. Click the Control Panel shortcut in the Course Menu.
  2. Under Content Areas, click Course Information, Course Documents, or Assignments to add content.
  3. Click the Item button.
  4. Enter a name for the content in the Name box.
  5. Optional: Click the Pick  button next to the Choose Color of Name box and select a color from the resulting color palette.
 
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  1.  Enter text in the Text box. (Click the Paste button to paste text from another file.)
  2. Optional: To attach a file, click the Browse button next to the Attach local file box. Locate and select the file you want to attach, and click the Open button. Select additional file options in the Content section.
  3. Optional: Select options in the Options in the Options section.
  4. Click the Submit button and click the OK button.

Creating a Folder

  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, select the content area you want to add a folder to.
  2. Click the Folder button.
  3. Enter a name for the folder in the Name box.
  4. Enter and format text in the Text box.
  5. Optional: Select options in the Options section.
  6. Click the Submit button and click the OK button.

Note: to add content to a folder, click the folder name to open it, and click a button, such as the Item button.

Copying and Moving Course Content
  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, select the content area that contains the item you want to move or copy.
  2. Click the Copy Item button next to the name of the content you want to move or copy.
  3. Optional: To move or copy content to another course, click the arrow on the Destination Course box and select the course you want to move or copy to.
  4. Click the  Browse button next to the Destination Folder box.
  5. Select a course location to move or copy to.
  6. Next to Remove item after copy, do one of the following:
    • To copy the item, leaving the original in its current location, select No.
    • To move the item to a new location, select Yes.
  7. Click the Submit button. (If you selected Yes, click the  OK button to confirm that you want to remove the item from the current location.)
  8. Click the OK button.
Adding an External Link
  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, click External Links.
  2. Click the External Links button.
  3. Enter a name for the link in the Name box.
  4. Enter a Web site address in the URL box. (You need to enter the full Web site address. For example, enter http://www.sau.edu.)
  5. Enter a description of the link in the Text box.
  6. Optional: To add a file to the link, select options in the Content section.
  7. Optional: Select options in the Options section.
  8. Click the Submit button and click the OK button.

 

Adding a Course Link

 

 

Using the Syllabus Builder
  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, select the content area that you want to add the syllabus to.
  2. Click the arrow on the Select box, and select Syllabus from the resulting menu.
  3. Click the Go button.
  4. Enter a name in the Syllabus Name box.
  5. Select Create New Syllabus. (To use a syllabus file that you have already created, select Use existing file. Click the Browse button next to the Attach local file box. Locate and select the file and click the Open button.)
  6. Click the Submit button.
  7. Enter header text in the boxes provided, and enter and format subtexts in the text boxes.
  8. Make selections in the Syllabus Design, Build Lessons, and Options sections.
  9. Click the Submit button and click the OK button.

 

Using Adaptive Release

Adaptive Release allows the instructor to control what portions of the site are available to individual student users using rule criteria.

  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, select the content area that contains the item you want to add an adaptive release to.
  2. Click the Manage button for the item.
  3. Click Adaptive Release.
  4. Select criteria in the Date section.
  5. In the Membership section, enter or select the users or groups  you want to be able to view the content.
  6. Enter or select criteria in the Gradebook Item section.
  7. In the Review Status section, click the Browse button, select the content you want to enable review for.
  8. Click the Submit button. (If you selected to enable review, click the OK button.)
  9. Click the OK button.
Enabling Review Status

You can allow students to show that they have reviewed an item.

  1. In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel, select the content area that you want to enable review status for.
  2. Click the Manage button.
  3. Click Review Status and select Enable.
  4. Click the Submit button and click the OK button.

Note: to check the see if an item has been reviewed, click the Manage button for the item and click Adaptive Release and Review Status: User Progress.

 
   
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