The Course Content areas enable Instructors to organize all of their course content, including documents, presentations, exams, and Learning Units. Folders can be used to further organize materials within a Content Area. Folders may be added or modified by accessing the Add Folder page or Modify Folder page. The fields on the Add Folder page and Modify Folder page are the same and the pages function in a similar manner. The difference is that the Add Folder page opens with empty fields while the Modify Folder page opens with populated fields.
Once a folder is created the Instructor can add items, folders, links, Learning Units, and course links within it.
Follow the steps below to open the Add Folder page.
Step 1 Select a Content Area in the Course Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Add Folder or Modify next to an existing folder.
The table below details the fields on the Add/Modify Folder page.
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Description |
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Item Information |
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Name: |
Select a name that best describes the content that is being added. |
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Or, specify your own name: |
Enter a customized name for the information being added. |
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Choose Color of Name: |
Click Pick to select an alternate test color for the name of the item. The default color is black. |
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Text: |
Enter text into the field by either typing directly into the box or copy and paste text from another source. Select a text type for the description from the following options: · Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item. · Plain Text: Displays text as written. · HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags. · ∑: Opens the MathML Equation Editor. · +: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor. Click Preview to view the text as it will appear. |
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Options |
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Choose date restrictions |
Select the range of dates that the folder will appear using the drop-down lists or click on the icon for a calendar interface. If a folder is not available those files located inside the folder will also be unavailable. Unavailable folders will not appear in the Course Map.
To display content from a date forward, select a date in Display After but do not check Display Until. To display content from a set date until a future date, select a date in Display After, check Display Until and select a date. |
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Do you want to make the folder visible? |
Select Yes to indicate that the item is to be available for viewing when a user accesses the Content Area. Select No to indicate that the item is not to be available. |