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

Revision as of 12:24, 8 December 2016

On December 19, 2016, Durham Tech's Sakai system was upgraded from version 2.9 to version 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.

Major changes in Sakai 11

Interface Redesign

Sakai 11 has a completely new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices.

Basic Navigation

When you log in to Sakai 11, you'll click on a new Sites button to access your courses.
On the Sites menu, you can mark any site as a "favorite" by clicking on the star next to the site title. Your "favorite" sites always appear along the top bar for quick access.
Within a course site, you'll find 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

Gradebook Classic vs. the all-new Gradebook

Syllabus

Other changes

Tests & Quizzes

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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 ==Major changes in Sakai 11==
+===Interface Redesign===
+Sakai 11 has a completely new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices.
 ===Basic Navigation===
+* When you log in to Sakai 11, you'll click on a '''new Sites button''' to access your courses.
+* On the Sites menu, you can mark any site as a "'''favorite'''" by clicking on the star next to the site title. Your "favorite" sites always appear along the top bar for quick access.
+* Within a course site, you'll find 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".)
-Two buttons have been renamed:
-•	Edit Tools is now called Manage Tools
-•	Page Order is now called Tool Order
-Import from Site will allow you to import content from the site home page (aka “Site Information Display” area).
-Publish button has moved a little
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 ===Syllabus===
 ==Other changes==

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

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