Sakai: Course Content Tools

Course Content Tools

Blogs and Wikis

• Blogs(University of Florida)

Lessons

• Sakai Lessons Workshop Handout (DTCC)
• How to find and add free images to Lessons (February, 2014)
• Lessons (Lesson Builder) (Rutgers)
• Lessons videos (October, 2013)
• Soft Chalk: Publishing SoftChalk Lessons in Sakai (DTCC)

Math/Science Editor(WIRIS)

• Math/Science Editor in Sakai

Podcasts

• Note: After adding the Podcasts tool:
  • The first time you add and upload a podcast (mp3 file), a folder titled "Podcasts" will be created in the Resources tool.
  • As a result, every podcast added/uploaded to the Podcasts tool, will automatically be added to the Resources Podcasts folder.
  • Therefore, podcasts added to the Sakai course site can be accessed via both the Podcasts tool and the Resources tool.
• Podcasts - Upload your Podcasts (Rutgers)

Polls

• Polls(University of Florida)

Resources

• Sakai Resources Handout (DTCC)
• How to add files and folders in Resources (video)
• Upload a file into Resources (Duke)
• Sakai Resources Video (DTCC)
• Create a folder video (UNC)
• Add a file video (UNC)
• Copy a file video (UNC)
• Can I copy files to other sites? (Duke)
• Add a link to an existing Web Site to Resources (Duke)
• Why Can't Students see your Sakai files/images? (DTCC Sakai Blog)

RSS Feeds

• RSS Feeds (University of Florida)

Site Info

• How do I add/edit what tools are available? (Duke)
• How can I customize my course menu?(Duke)
• Publish your course site slideshow (UNC)
• Advanced Menu Divider Trick with Site Info-Page Order video (UNC)

Syllabus

• Sakai Syllabus handout (DTCC)
  • Add a Syllabus video (UNC)

Text Editor

• Sakai Text Editor (DTCC)
  • Image Tips (DTCC)
  • Where Can we Find Images we can use in Sakai? (DTCC Sakai Blog)
• Add a Voki to your Sakai Home page (DTCC) Updated 11/22/13: Fix for Mozilla Firefox web browser

Videos

• Lessons overview video (DTCC)
  • Display a YouTube video using Add Multimedia in Lessons (pages 10 - 11)
  • Display a Vimeo video using Add Text in Lessons Updated 2/3/14: Fix for web browser security issue

Voki

• Add a Voki to your Sakai Home page (DTCC) Updated 11/22/13: Fix for Mozilla Firefox web browser

Web Content

• Sakai Web Content handout (DTCC)

Wiki

• Sakai Wiki videos from UNC:
  • Setup Your Wiki in Sakai (from UNC TL Interactive)
  • Sakai Tools - Wiki Tool Overview (from UNC School of Medicine)