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\label{Docs_Creating_From_Template}Several templates are available for you |
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Several templates are available for you |
to fill out and add to your course. |
to fill out and add to your course. |
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To add a templated document to your course, click on the button for the templated |
To add a templated document to your course, click on the button for the templated |
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titled the page, if necessary, the page will be added to the end of the current |
titled the page, if necessary, the page will be added to the end of the current |
Course Documents folder. |
Course Documents folder. |
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\item \textbf{Syllabus}\index{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus |
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page, which can be filled out with various standard Syllabus information. |
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\item \textbf{Simple Page} allows you to add a simple HTML page to the course, |
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with an area for text, and an area to add web references. Give the page a |
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\textbf{Title}, type plain text into the \textbf{Content} textbox, and add |
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any links to other resources in the \textbf{Web References} section, where |
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they will be turned into HTML links for the students. |
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\item \textbf{Bulletin Board} allows you to add a dedicated Bulletin Board page |
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to the course. By default in LON-CAPA, \emph{all} pages can host discussion, |
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but you may wish to centralize the discussion, or provide a place for general |
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course-related discussion. |
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\item \textbf{My Personal Info} will add your personal information page, which |
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is the same across all LON-CAPA courses you may be an instructor for. This |
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is a place to provide a general introduction to yourself for your students, |
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and a photo, if you like. |
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\end{itemize} |
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To edit the pages, click on the page's link in the Course Documents area, |
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next to the blue arrows, \textbf{Remove} and \textbf{Rename} link. Each template |
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behaves in much the same way: Several labeled fields are provided, with text |
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boxes below them. Fill out the ones that apply to your course. Leave the |
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rest blank, and they will not be displayed to students. When you are done, |
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click one of the \textbf{Store} buttons to save your work. |
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When you click \textbf{Store}, \emph{all} changes made to any textbox on |
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the screen are saved. Thus, you need not click \textbf{Store} for every single |
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textbox; the \textbf{Store} buttons are shown next to each box for your convenience |
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only. |
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To see how the page looks without the text boxes, click the \textbf{Public |
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View} or \textbf{Show Student View} link near the top of the page. This will |
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show you how the page looks to everyone else. |
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The \textbf{My Personal Info} template and \textbf{Simple Page} templates |
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will allow you to upload a photo from your harddrive. Either type the path |
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on your harddrive to the photo you wish to upload, or click the \textbf{Browse...} |
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button to select a file to upload. Click the \textbf{Upload} button to copy |
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the photo from your hard drive to LON-CAPA. |
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\textbf{Note}: The \textbf{My Personal Info} page is a special page in that it |
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belongs to you, not the course. Everywhere you insert that page will have the same |
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contents, and all changes made to one will propogate to all others. Bear |
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that in mind as you fill it in; since it may appear for multiple courses you |
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may not wish to add course-specific information. |
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The new document will appear in the course next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize} |
The new document will appear in the course next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize} |
the course on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or login, whichever comes first. |
the course on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or login, whichever comes first. |
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All of these document types are provided for your convenience; you are |
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not required to use them. If for instance you prefered to create your |
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own Syllabus\index{Syllabus}, you can create an HTML page and either |
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upload it into the course like any other document (see |
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\ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}), or host it on another web server |
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and add it as an External Resource (see \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}). |
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