There are four activities under Manage
Modules:
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Restore inactive modules to Active list
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Sort modules or sections of modules
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Change module label (from module to lesson, unit, chapter,
etc.)
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Export/Import modules
Make Module/Module Section Inactive
If you will not be using a module in the current term but
you do not wish to delete it, use the Make Inactive feature
to remove it from the active list of modules. You can restore it at any time
by clicking on Manage and then on the Restore icon.
How to make modules inactive:
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On the Author View page, click the
checkbox located next to the module title you want to remove from the current
list of active modules.
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Then, click the Make Inactive link located below the
Author link.
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A confirmation message will alert you that the chosen
module is inactive.
Note: Only entire modules can be made
inactive. You cannot make separate sections inactive. When you make modules
inactive, they lose their Start and End Date setting. You can access your
inactive modules and restore them from the Manage screen.
Restore Inactive Modules
To restore an inactive module, follow these steps:
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Click on Manage on the top navigation bar.
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Click the Restore Inactive Modules icon.
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A list of inactive modules is displayed, along with their
deactivation date and time. By default, the modules are sorted by "Date
Deactivated".
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Click the checkboxes located next to the inactive modules
to select them. You can select and restore to the active list more than one
module at a time.
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Click Restore to complete the operation.
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A confirmation page displays the list of Modules that have
been restored.
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Click on Return to Modules to view the updated list of
modules. Your restored modules are added at the bottom of the list of active
modules.
Sort Modules
To change the sequence of modules, follow these steps:
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Click Manage... at the top navigation bar.
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Click Sort
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You will be directed to the Sort Modules
page.
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On this page, there are two columns. The first is showing
the current sequence of modules. The second column is your work area.
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In the second column, click the module whose sequence you
want to change. Then, click the up and down arrows to change the sequence.
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After re-sequencing the modules to the desired order, click
Save.
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To discard your changes, click Cancel and return to Author
View.
Change Module Label
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Click on Manage.
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Click the Change Module label icon.
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In the text box, type the label that you want to use in
place of "Module". The new label should not be more than fifteen characters
long. Only alphabetic characters are allowed. There should be no special
characters in the label, such as #, *, etc. You are allowed to have one space
between words, for example, "Lecture Notes" or "Classroom Notes."
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To make the new label the default term for your modules,
click Save.
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To abandon the changes and return to your previous
settings, click Cancel.
Export Modules
You'll want to export all your modules at the end of a
quarter in order to create these same modules into a new site for the next
quarter. Exporting modules does not affect the current site's modules. When
you export, it automatically selects ALL modules/lessons for export; you can't
pick and choose.
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Click on Manage.
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Click on the Export/Import link.
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Click on Export.
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When you export here, what you are exporting is a ZIPPED
folder with ALL your modules in it. Save this folder in a convenient location.
You'll need to UNZIP it to see the files. (WinZIP on a PC or UnStuffIt on a
Mac are two programs that will unzip files.)
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When you unzip and open the folder, you'll see several
documents plus a folder of resources. Inside that resources folder are all
your module/section pages, identified and in html format. Although you can
open these html files and work on them, it is not recommended.
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Just leave everything alone. Save this folder. You can use
it to upload all your modules into a different class section or to share with
a colleague if you want to give them your lectures.
Import Modules
If you want to import modules you've exported from another
site, it is a simple thing to do:
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Click on Manage.
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Click on the Export/Import link.
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Browse (in the box provided) to find the folder you
exported from the other site. Then click on Import.
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The files will immediately and automatically be imported to
the end of list of any existing modules. If there are modules that were
imported that you don't want, you'll have to delete them one at a time in the
Authoring View, as explained in the Delete Modules section.
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