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1.1 bowersj2 1: \label{Docs_Creating_From_Template}Several templates are available for you
2: to fill out and add to your course.
3:
4: To add a templated document to your course, click on the button for the templated
5: page you wish to add: \textbf{Syllabus}, \textbf{Simple Page}, \textbf{Bulletin
6: Board}, or \textbf{My Personal Info}. \textbf{Simple Page} and \textbf{Bulletin
7: Board} will pop up a window asking you to give them a title. Once you've
8: titled the page, if necessary, the page will be added to the end of the current
9: Course Documents folder.
10:
11: \begin{itemize}
1.3 ! bowersj2 12: \item \textbf{Syllabus}\index{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus
! 13: page, which can be filled out with various standard Syllabus information.
1.1 bowersj2 14: \item \textbf{Simple Page} allows you to add a simple HTML page to the course,
15: with an area for text, and an area to add web references. Give the page a
16: \textbf{Title}, type plain text into the \textbf{Content} textbox, and add
17: any links to other resources in the \textbf{Web References} section, where
18: they will be turned into HTML links for the students.
19: \item \textbf{Bulletin Board} allows you to add a dedicated Bulletin Board page
20: to the course. By default in LON-CAPA, \emph{all} pages can host discussion,
21: but you may wish to centralize the discussion, or provide a place for general
22: course-related discussion.
23: \item \textbf{My Personal Info} will add your personal information page, which
24: is the same across all LON-CAPA courses you may be an instructor for. This
25: is a place to provide a general introduction to yourself for your students,
26: and a photo, if you like.
27: \end{itemize}
28: To edit the pages, click on the page's link in the Course Documents area,
29: next to the blue arrows, \textbf{Remove} and \textbf{Rename} link. Each template
30: behaves in much the same way: Several labeled fields are provided, with text
31: boxes below them. Fill out the ones that apply to your course. Leave the
32: rest blank, and they will not be displayed to students. When you are done,
33: click one of the \textbf{Store} buttons to save your work.
34:
35: When you click \textbf{Store}, \emph{all} changes made to any textbox on
36: the screen are saved. Thus, you need not click \textbf{Store} for every single
37: textbox; the \textbf{Store} buttons are shown next to each box for your convenience
38: only.
39:
40: To see how the page looks without the text boxes, click the \textbf{Public
41: View} or \textbf{Show Student View} link near the top of the page. This will
42: show you how the page looks to everyone else.
43:
44: The \textbf{My Personal Info} template and \textbf{Simple Page} templates
45: will allow you to upload a photo from your harddrive. Either type the path
46: on your harddrive to the photo you wish to upload, or click the \textbf{Browse...}
47: button to select a file to upload. Click the \textbf{Upload} button to copy
48: the photo from your hard drive to LON-CAPA.
49:
1.2 bowersj2 50: \textbf{Note}: The \textbf{My Personal Info} page is a special page in that it
51: belongs to you, not the course. Everywhere you insert that page will have the same
52: contents, and all changes made to one will propogate to all others. Bear
53: that in mind as you fill it in; since it may appear for multiple courses you
54: may not wish to add course-specific information.
55:
1.1 bowersj2 56: The new document will appear in the course next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize}
57: the course on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or login, whichever comes first.
1.3 ! bowersj2 58:
! 59: All of these document types are provided for your convenience; you are
! 60: not required to use them. If for instance you prefered to create your
! 61: own Syllabus\index{Syllabus}, you can create an HTML page and either
! 62: upload it into the course like any other document (see
! 63: \ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}), or host it on another web server
! 64: and add it as an External Resource (see \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}).
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