Difference between revisions of "What's New in Sakai 11"

Revision as of 10:05, 19 December 2016

Durham Tech's Sakai system was upgraded to version 11 on December 19, 2016.

This page provides basic information to introduce instructors to Sakai 11.
For more information on using Sakai 11, visit Sakai Resources for Instructors.

Major changes in Sakai 11

Sakai 11 has a completely new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices. With the new design come a few navigational changes. View the video below to learn how to navigate in Sakai 11 and to get a preview of other major changes.

Lessons

The Lessons tool has been completely redesigned, with consolidated menus and the ability to arrange content in blocks or columns. Also, instructors can add a question to any page and create checklists to track student progress.

Gradebook Classic vs. the all-new Gradebook

Syllabus

Smaller changes

Tests & Quizzes

A new question type called hot spot lets you ask students to identify specific areas on an image (for example, a place on a map or a part of the body).
Settings options are much the same, but have been reorganized and streamlined into 4 sections. (There used to be 10!)

Assignments

Resources

Text Editor Toolbar

Roster

Minimal to no changes

The following tools have changed very little, if at all, in Sakai 11:

Announcements
Forums
Email/Email Archive
Blogs
Drop Box
Chat Room
Meetings

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-'''On December 19, 2016, Durham Tech's Sakai system was upgraded from version 2.9 to version 11.'''
+'''Durham Tech's Sakai system was upgraded to version 11 on December 19, 2016.'''
-<br />This page provides basic information to introduce instructors to Sakai 11.
+* This page provides basic information to introduce instructors to Sakai 11.
-* ''Note: For more information on using Sakai 11, visit [[Sakai Resources for Instructors]].
+* For more information on using Sakai 11, visit [[Sakai Resources for Instructors]].
-''
 ==Major changes in Sakai 11==
-===Redesigned Interface===
+Sakai 11 has a completely new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices. With the new design come a few navigational changes. View the video below to learn how to navigate in Sakai 11 and to get a preview of other major changes.
-Sakai 11 has a completely new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices. This is definitely the biggest change!
-====Basic Navigation====
-* After logging in to Sakai 11, click on the new '''Sites button''' to access your courses.
-* On the Sites menu, you can mark any site as a "'''favorite'''" by clicking the star next to the site title. Your "favorite" sites always appear along the top bar for quick access.
-* Within a course site, a few things have moved around:
-** The Publish button is now front and center.
-** Controls to "view site as student" are on the left, at the top of the course menu.
-** The top button on the course menu is now labeled "'''Overview'''". (Previously, it was labeled "Home".)
 ===Lessons===