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How do students add content to Student Pages in Lessons?

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Go to Lessons.

Lessons tool highlighted in site Tool Menu

Select the Lessons tool from the Tool Menu of your site.

Note: Be aware that your instructor may have named Lessons something else in your course, or there may be more than one Lessons item in the menu. Check with your instructor if you are not sure where to go to access the course lessons and/or content pages.

Select Add Your Own Page.

Add Your Own Page button appears in student content area

Once you have located the Student Pages section in the course content, select Add Your Own Page.

View blank page.

blank page includes instructional information

When you view a blank page, some getting started information will display by default.

Select Add Content.

Lessons tool Actions Menu

Select Add Content from the Actions Menu. This will display a dialog box showing the various types of content you may add to the page.

Choose a content type.

Add Content dialog box

From the Add Content dialog box, choose from the following types of items you may place on the page:

  • Add Text
  • Add Content Links
  • Add Subpage
  • Embed Content on Page
  • Add Resources Folder

Add Text.

Rich Text Editor

Use the Rich Text Editor to add text content, images, and/or links, and then select Save.

Add Content link dialog

Select a file or enter a URL to add the item on the page as a link, and then select Save.

Add Subpage.

Add Subpage dialog box

A Subpage is a new page (or "child" page) that links from the current page (or "parent" page) above it in the page hierarchy. Subpages have the same options for adding content as the original parent page.

Give your subpage a title, then select Create.

Note: You can choose to modify the navigation (if you have more than one subpage) by selecting the check box beside Next page. This means that the subpage will replace the current one when users hit Next, rather than returning to the parent page. Also, if you would like your subpage to show as a button, select the check box next to Show as button rather than link.

Embed content on page.

Embed Content dialog box

Select a file or enter an embed code to embed the item on the page, and then select Save.

Add Resources Folder.

Resources folder selected for inclusion on page

Adding a Resources folder displays all the resources in that folder on the page. Select the folder and select Save.

View your page.

List of student names in the student content area

Once you have added content items to your page, select your page name to view the page.

Reordering page items.

Lessons tool Actions Menu

If you need to rearrange items on the page, select Reorder from the Actions Menu.

Drag and drop items to reorder or delete.

Drag and drop items to reorder

You can drag and drop items to change the order in which they appear on the page. You may also drop items on the the right side of the screen where it says "Drop items here to delete" or you can use the trash can icon next to individual items to delete them. Select Save to save your changes.

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