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Creating Your Course Menu

Creating Your Course Menu. Overview. Four Steps to Creating a Course Menu Plan your Links Add the Tools Create the Content Areas Organize the Links. Keep It Simple. Possible Starting Points. Edit Mode. Adding Tools to the Course Menu. Fast Steps

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Creating Your Course Menu

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  1. Creating Your Course Menu

  2. Overview • Four Steps to Creating a Course Menu • Plan your Links • Add the Tools • Create the Content Areas • Organize the Links

  3. Keep It Simple • Possible Starting Points

  4. Edit Mode

  5. Adding Tools to the Course Menu Fast Steps In Edit Mode, click the Plus Sign (Create Item Icon) Select Create Tool Link

  6. Adding Tools to the Course Menu Enter the name for the Link From the Type drop down list, select the tool to add Select whether the tool will be available to users Click Submit

  7. Hands-on ActivityAdd Tools to Your Course

  8. Create Content Areas • Four Sub-Steps • Determine how Content Areas will be organized • Add the Content Areas • Add items and tools to the Content Areas • Edit the items in the Content Areas

  9. Organization of Content Area • Three approaches • Chronologically • By Content Type • By Subject Area

  10. Chronologically In this approach, each Content Area contains a week’s worth or a chapter’s worth of material

  11. Type of Content • Related types of content are grouped together in a Content Area

  12. Subject Area • Each Content Area contains materials on a particular subject.

  13. Add The Content Area Steps In the Edit Mode, click the Plus sign above the Course Menu Select Create Content Area

  14. Add The Content Area Enter a Name for the link Select whether it will be available to users Click Submit

  15. Hands-on ActivityAdd Content Areas • Plan Your Content Area • Consider how you will organize your course • Add Content Areas • Create two or three Content Areas • Title one of them Begin Class Here • View Content Areas • Note the Content Areas you created. Because the Content Areas created have no content in them, there is an icon of a dotted square. • Access the Begin Class Here area and note that it is empty. • Return to the Homepage using the breadcrumbs.

  16. Add Items/Tools to Content Area • The following are examples of items that can be added to a Content Area: • Items that contain files, text, images • Individual Tool links • Folders • Tests and surveys • Assignments • External Links • Course Links • Module Pages

  17. To Add an Item • Use the “Create Item” button on the Action Bar. • Add other materials using the “Build”, “Evaluate”, and “Collaborate” buttons

  18. Adding Items and Tools

  19. Adding an Item • In Edit Mode, access the Content Area from the Course Menu • On the Action Bar, click Create Item • On the Add Item Page, enter the Item’s Name and text • To add a file, click Browse and locate the file. To add multiple files, use the Text Editor’s Attach File function • Under Options, click Yes to make the item available to students • Click Submit

  20. Adding a Tool to the Content Area • In Edit, access the Content Area. • From the Build Menu, select Link to Tools Area • On the Link to Tools page, select the tool and click Next • On the Add Link Page enter a link name or leave the default name • In the Text box, enter the text to appear under the Link Name • Under Options, select availability • Click Submit

  21. Adding Tools

  22. Adding Tools

  23. Hands-on ActivityAdding Materials to Begin Class • Add an Item titled About This Course • Use the Build Menu to Create Syllabus Select the option to Create New Syllabus • Add a link to the Discussion Board • Add an External Link • Turn Edit Mode to OFF to preview your course as a Student

  24. Editing the Items in a Content Area • After items are added to a Content Area, you may edit the following: • The Item’s Name • The Item’s Availability • The Order of the Items

  25. Editing an Item • In Edit Mode, in the Content Area, click the Item’s Action Link • Select Edit • Edit the item’s name and/or availability

  26. Changing the Order of Items • In Edit Mode, press the “Move” icon next to the item. The item is highlighted. • Drag the item into the new location in the Content Area.

  27. Hands-on ActivityOrganizing Content Items • Change the order of the links in the Course Menu by using the drop and drag function. • Change the name of one of the Links. (Please do not change the name of the Tools Link) • Make one of the links unavailable to students • Turn Edit Mode OFF to view as a student.

  28. Congratulations!! • You are well on your way to creating an engaging course for your students!

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