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

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==Smaller changes==
 
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When using the following tools, you'll notice a few changes or new features:
* A new question type called [http://blog.teachingandlearning.unc.edu/2016/11/29/sakai-11-upgrade-new-hot-spot-question/ 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).
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* '''Tests & Quizzes''' - There's a new [http://blog.teachingandlearning.unc.edu/2016/11/29/sakai-11-upgrade-new-hot-spot-question/ hot spot] question type, and test Settings have been reorganized and streamlined.
* Settings options are much the same, but have been reorganized and streamlined into 4 sections. (There used to be 10!)
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* Assignments
 
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* Resources
===Assignments===
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* Site Info
 
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* Roster
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===Text Editor Toolbar===
 
 
 
===Roster===
 
  
 
==Minimal to no changes==
 
==Minimal to no changes==

Revision as of 11:36, 19 December 2016

Durham Tech upgraded to Sakai 11 on December 19. This page provides an introduction to Sakai 11 for instructors. For more details, see Sakai Resources for Instructors or Sakai Help for Students.

Major changes

Sakai 11 has a new look-and-feel, designed to display well on mobile devices. Most of what you do in Sakai is the same, it just looks a lot different.

Navigation

With the new design, come some navigational changes, as demonstrated in the Welcome to Sakai video.

Tools

The following tools have changed significantly in Sakai 11. Follow the links to learn more:

Smaller changes

When using the following tools, you'll notice a few changes or new features:

  • Tests & Quizzes - There's a new hot spot question type, and test Settings have been reorganized and streamlined.
  • Assignments
  • Resources
  • Site Info
  • 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