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* If the content you want to share with students is mostly in the form of files or documents -- like PowerPoints, Word docs, PDFs, and so on -- then the Resources tool may be all you need. | * If the content you want to share with students is mostly in the form of files or documents -- like PowerPoints, Word docs, PDFs, and so on -- then the Resources tool may be all you need. | ||
* But if you want something a bit fancier -- if you want to create pages with text, graphics, videos, and links to web sites, files or assignments -- then you will want to use the Lessons tool. | * But if you want something a bit fancier -- if you want to create pages with text, graphics, videos, and links to web sites, files or assignments -- then you will want to use the Lessons tool. | ||
| − | * With the Lessons tool you can create subpages to organize your content. For example, many instructors create a subpage for each week of the course, so students can find the week's materials and assignments all together in one place. | + | * With the Lessons tool you can create subpages to organize your content. |
| + | * For example, many instructors create a subpage for each week of the course, so students can find the week's materials and assignments all together in one place. | ||
===Basics=== | ===Basics=== | ||
* [[Media:Lessons.pdf|Sakai Lessons Workshop Handout]] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5GWKF7wmSc Lessons Intro video] | * [[Media:Lessons.pdf|Sakai Lessons Workshop Handout]] | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5GWKF7wmSc Lessons Intro video] | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 6 November 2014
Contents
Lessons
Lessons is a flexible tool for adding content to your Sakai site.
- If the content you want to share with students is mostly in the form of files or documents -- like PowerPoints, Word docs, PDFs, and so on -- then the Resources tool may be all you need.
- But if you want something a bit fancier -- if you want to create pages with text, graphics, videos, and links to web sites, files or assignments -- then you will want to use the Lessons tool.
- With the Lessons tool you can create subpages to organize your content.
- For example, many instructors create a subpage for each week of the course, so students can find the week's materials and assignments all together in one place.
Basics
In Lessons: Display Videos, Images, and Softchalks
- Display videos in Lessons (October, 2013)
- How to find and add free images to Lessons (February, 2014)
- Soft Chalk: Publishing SoftChalk Lessons in Sakai
Lessons Student Projects (Student Pages)
- What are Student Pages? Are they for Student Projects? (Durham Tech Instructional Technologies Blog)
