Resources is a place to store documents, files, web links and more. Each class has it's own Resources area and each ETUDES-NG user has their own Resources area in MyWorkspace. The resources in MyWorkspace are not available to other users so this is a good place to put personal items you want to save.

Use the classroom Resources area to make various types of media available to your students. Examples of the types of resources you can create/upload are documents (e.g., text documents, spreadsheets, slide presentations, etc.), links to other websites, and simple text documents that display right on the page. You can post up to 10 resources at a time. You can create folders to help organize your resources, and you can create HTML documents.

In addition, documents that you want to attach to Announcements, Events, Assignments and the Syllabus need to be uploaded to the Resources area before adding them as an attachment. You can upload an attachment to Resources before or during the Add Attachment procedure.

You DO NOT want to link to Rresources from your Module lessons because at the end of the quarter, you can export your lessons but the links to resources will be broken.

TIP: Resources may include any supplementary resources, media files, documents, and links to web pages that may be of interest to students and add value to a course.

Create a New Resource

When your class site is first created, you will have one resource folder (in example above, my folder is called Kathy 101 001 Resources). Everything you upload as a resource will end up in this folder. If you only have a few files, you may want to put everything just into this one folder. If you have more than a few files to upload as resources, you may wish to organize your files further into individual folders that are themselves located in the original class resource folder. If you do want to organize resources into folders, you should create the folders before you upload/create resources into them.

  1. Enter the Resource area by clicking on Resources in the left menu bar.
  2. Click on the Add link to the right of your main resource folder (mine is Kathy 101 001 Resources).
  3. From the pop-down list, choose a resource type: local file, empty folder, URL, new plain text document, or new HTML document.

Empty Folder

  1. From the next pop-down list, select the number of folders to add (1-10)
  2. Give the folder a title (required) and description (optional)
  3. Choose if you want the public to be able to see the resource or not
  4. The Optional Properties arrow allows you to include a lot of information about the folder you're adding, but these properties are not required, and in the case of an empty folder, probably add nothing useful. In our example, don't bother to access these features.
  5. If you're adding more than one folder, give the remaining folders titles
  6. Click the Add button to upload the resource, or Cancel to not upload
  7. You will be returned to the "Main List" of Site Resources. Notice that your new folders show up, along with Edit properties | Folder Permissions | Add links. To put files into these folders, click the Add link to the right of the folder title.

 

File Upload

  1. Select the number of files to add (1-10)
  2. For each file, browse to find the file on your computer to upload. Be sure the file has an appropriate extension (.gif, .doc, .html, .jpg, etc.) or it may not open correctly on the user's computer.
  3. Fill in the title and description boxes (optional)
  4. Choose a Copyright Status. This field is required. Then, if desired, fill in copyright information and check if you want the copyright alert to be displayed.
  5. Choose if you want the public to be able to see the resource or not
  6. Choose if you want an email notification to go to your enrolled students
  7. If you want to put in more identifying detalis about the file, click on the Optional Properties arrow to access those fields. Included are fields for Date Created, Date Issued, Abstract, Audience, and more.
  8. Click the Add button to upload the resource, or Cancel to not upload

URL Links to Other Web Sites

  1. Select the number of web site links to add (1-10)
  2. Type in the URL. Remember to include the http:// prefix
  3. Give the web page link a title (required) and description (optional)
  4. Choose if you want the public to be able to see the resource or not
  5. Choose if you want an email notification to go to your enrolled students
  6. Click the Add button to upload the resource, or Cancel to not upload

New Simple Text Document

  1. Type the document content into the upper box. Note that this option doesn't allow you to format your text. It will just be a plain, vanilla block of words. If you want to make your words look better, use the HTML option.
  2. Give the document a title (required) and description (optional)
  3. Choose a Copyright Status (required) and add any copyright information you want to include (optional).
  4. Choose if you want the public to be able to see the resource or not
  5. Choose if you want an email notification to go to your enrolled students
  6. Click the Add button to upload the resource, or Cancel to not upload

New HTML Document

  1. Type the content into the appropriate box. Use the built-in editor to format your text using the supplied toolbar. If you're using an unsupported browser, such as Safari, you will not be able to use this feature.
  2. Give the document a title (required) and description (optional)
  3. Choose a Copyright Status (required) and add any copyright information you want to include (optional).
  4. Choose if you want the public to be able to see the resource or not
  5. Choose if you want an email notification to go to your enrolled students
  6. Click the Add button to upload the resource, or Cancel to not upload
  • After uploading a resource, you will be returned to the Resources page. The new resource will be listed with any others you have already uploaded.
  • The resources list can be sorted by clicking on the desired column title. If it is sorted A-Z and you prefer Z-A, click on the little pyramid shape next to the column title.

Delete a Resource

  1. Enter the Resource area by clicking on Resources in the left menu bar.
  2. In the resource list, click to put a checkmark next to the resource(s) you want to delete.
  3. Click on the Removed Checked button at the top of the page.
  4. Confirm that you want to delete by clicking Remove or change your mind by clicking Cancel.

 

Move or Copy a Resource   

If you have created a resource but it didn't end up in the desired folder, you can easily move it into the desired location. You can also copy a resource in the same method.

  1. Enter the Resource area by clicking on Resources in the left menu bar.
  2. If necessary, create a new folder to move something into if it doesn't already exist.
  3. In the list of resources, check in the box next to one or more items that you want to move.
  4. Click the Move Checked or Copy Checked button at the top of the window.
  5. The list will change in two ways: 1) the items you've checked will have little green arrows to the left of them, and 2) any folders now have Paste Moved (Copied) Items links to the right of them. Simply click on the Paste Moved (Copied) Items link for whichever folder you want to move the items into.

 

Upload-Download Multiple Resources   

In addition to adding resources as explained above, you can now upload/download multiple resources. Click on the Upload-Download link at the top of the Resources page to access this feature.

Instructions for WebDAV: linking to the Resources folder are described on this page. Follow the instructions exactly. When it is set up correctly, you will have a window to which you can drag and drop files for upload.

 

Caution for Macintosh Users:

When I tried this procedure, in addition to the files I dragged and dropped, I also got files with similar names but with ._ in front of them. The files with ._ in front are empty files and don't open. Don't try to use them.

I think this has to do with moving Mac files onto a PC. I see the same thing when I save my Mac files onto a flash drive that's been formatted for a PC.

Permissions

Please don't alter permissions in any ETUDES-NG tools! You can't really change permissions in any useful way. Most students have "access" privileges, so by default they can just view resources, but they can't create them and they can't revise any, either.

3/8/06