Loyola Support Documentation

Sakai 20 Student Guide

Accessibility
- Sakai and Accessibility
- Accessible and inaccessible content: An overview
- Some guidelines for making content accessible
- Making images more accessible
- Making tables more accessible
- Making links accessible
- Making video and audio files more accessible
- Making lists of items accessible
- How background and text color affect accessibility
- Structuring documents to be more accessible
- How paragraph breaks affect accessibility
- Checking content accessibility
Announcements
- What is the Announcements tool?
- How do I view announcements?
Assignments
- What is the Assignments tool?
- How do students submit an assignment?
- How do students complete a peer assessment assignment?
- How do students view their assignment feedback?
Bullhorns
- What are Bullhorns?
- How are Bullhorn alerts created?
- How do I clear my Bullhorn alerts?
- How do I view the content of an Bullhorn alert?
Blogs
- What is the Blogs tool?
- How do I add a Blog post?
- How do I read and comment on blogs?
- How can I edit or remove a blog entry?
Calendar
- What is the Calendar tool?
- How do I customize my Calendar display?
- How do I view calendar item details?
- How do I change the Calendar view?
- How do I print the Calendar?
Chat
- What is the Chat Room tool?
- How do I read, post, or delete Chat Room messages?
Commons
- What is the Commons tool?
- How do I set permissions in Commons?
- How do I create a post in Commons?
- How do I comment/reply to a post in Commons?
- How do I edit a post in Commons?
- How do I delete a post in Commons?
- How do I edit a comment/reply in Commons?
- How do I delete a comment/reply in Commons?
Course and Project Sites
- What are course sites?
- What are project sites?
- How do I navigate among different sites?
- How do I navigate within a site?
- How do I reset a tool?
- How do I create a new project site?
Digication
- What is Digication?
Drop Box
- What is the Drop Box tool?
- How do students add items to the Drop Box?
Email
- What is the Email tool?
- How to I set the Email tool options for my site?
Email Archive
- What is the Email Archive tool?
- How do I send messages to the Email Archive?
- How do students view archived messages?
Examity
- What is Examity?
- How do I create my Examity student profile?
- How do I test my technology for my online exam with Examity?
- How do I access my Examity student dashboard?
- How do I schedule or reschedule my exam in Examity as a student?
- How do I take my scheduled exam with Examity?
- How do I access my grade after my exam?
- Who do I contact for help with Examity?
Forums
- What is the Forums tool?
- How do I post to a forum topic?
- How do I reply to a forum post (i.e., conversation)?
- How do I email a forum post author?
- How do I watch or subscribe to forums?
Gradebook
- What is Gradebook?
- How do students view their grades in the Gradebook?
Home
- What is Home?
- What is Site Navigation?
- What is the Home Tool Menu?
- What is the Home Message of the Day?
- What is the Home Calendar?
- What is the Home Information Display?
- What are the Home Message Center Notifications?
- What is Membership?
- How do I view my account details?
- What is Worksite Setup?
- What is the Preferences tool?
- What are the Resources in Home?
Hoonuit
- What is the Hoonuit tool?
Labster
- What is Labster?
- How do I access a Labster simulation?
Messages
- What is the Messages tool?
- How do I view my messages?
- How do I send a message?
- How do I reply to a message?
News
- What is the News tool?
- How do I view News tool content?
Panopto
- Panopto
Polls
- What is the Polls tool?
- How do students take a poll?
- How do I view poll results?
Profile
- What is the Profile tool?
- How do I set up my profile?
- How do I post a status message to my profile?
- How do I add pictures to my profile picture gallery?
- How do I search for and add connections?
- How do I accept a connection request?
- How do I send a message to a connection in Profile?
- How do I change my Profile privacy settings?
- How do I set my notification and other profile preferences?
Resources
- What is the Resources tool?
- How do I navigate the Resources tool?
Respondus LockDown Browser
- What is Respondus LockDown Browser?
- How do I determine if Respondus LockDown Browser is required for a test or quiz?
- How do I download and install Respondus Lockdown Browser?
- How do I take a test or quiz in Respondus LockDown Browser?
Rich Text Editor
- What is the Rich Text Editor?
- What actions can I perform using the Rich Text Editor icons?
Rubrics
- What are Rubrics?
- How do I view my rubric feedback as a student?
Sign-Up
- What is the Sign-up tool?
- What are Sign-up meeting types?
- How do I view meetings in Sign-up?
- How do students or participants sign-up for meetings?
Statistics
- What is the Statistics tool?
Tests & Quizzes
- What is Tests & Quizzes?
- How do students submit an assessment (i.e., test or quiz)?
- How do students view assessment (i.e., test or quiz) feedback?
Top Hat
- What is Top Hat?
- How do I access Top Hat from my Sakai course?
Turnitin
- What is Turnitin?
- How do students view a Turnitin Similarity Report?
VoiceThread
- What is the VoiceThread tool?
- How do I create or comment on a VoiceThread?
- How do I authenticate my VoiceThread account with a Sakai site?
- How do I access a VoiceThread video through Sakai?
Web Content
- What is the Web Content tool?
Wiki
- What is the Wiki tool?
- How do I view wiki pages?
- How do I search wiki pages?
- How do I edit wiki pages?
- How do I create a new wiki page?
- How do I add images to a wiki page?
- How do I add attachments to a wiki page?
- How do I view wiki page info?
- How do I watch or subscribe to a wiki?
- How do I view wiki page history?