Section 508 outlines guidelines for complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) federal law. Yes, ETUDES-NG is quite accessible and compliant, and is getting better with every release.
The decision has been made that the default name of the left navigation button will always be "Modules" irrespective of what each instructor decides to call their content modules. This is to ensure consistency from course to course and will be less confusing for students. I.e., content will always be found by clicking on the Modules button.
You probably noticed that when you created the module in your practice site that there in no place to add content until you created some sections. So you would have to have at least 1 section for your content.
This is a secure environment. Only registered students and guests that you add to your course site have access to your materials - no matter what license you choose. Google will not return pages behind these password-protected sites, nor would they be accessible without userid's and password.
The idea of the license is so that your students and visitors to your site know your terms of use of your materials, and if you choose to export and share your content with others, they, too, know how you wish to make your content available to others.
You may want to use the syllabus tool for your syllabus, getting started etc. rather than the Modules tool. This way your syllabus will appear as "syllabus" button on the left hand menu making it more readily accessible to students.
Or another option is to name Module One: "Week 1: Getting Started" under which you have several sections with policies, deadlines, tips on browsers, etc.
There is a question mark icon next to the drop down menu where you select a license. Click on the icon to learn about the difference licenses.
The Module tool is for content/lessons, not for assignments. Students cannot author nor submit anything in the modules area. It is strictly for content, resources, lecture notes, etc. The Modules tool does not include a place for students to submit work and neither does it have grading capabilities, due dates, etc.
You really want to keep your assignments out of there and in the Assignments tool where students can type or submit their work as attachments. The Assignments tool allows you to grade student work and return it to them.
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