Organize units

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Creating a new unit

Editing a unit

Activities (lessons and assignments) are organized into units.

Units are identified in the Content Repository by the units iconThe unit icon is a closed file folder..

NOTE:Units and question groups share the same iconThe unit icon is a closed file folder..

In order for an activity to be visible to students on the Class Homepage, it must be tagged as visible in the Content Repository and be contained within a unit.

For your units to be visible to students on the Class Homepage, the unit must contain at least one activity that's tagged as visible.

TIP: Check out Control activity visibility to manage which activities within a unit are tagged as hidden or visible to students on the Class Homepage.

NOTE: The sequential order of units within the Content Repository is reflected on the Class Homepage and Class Schedule. Check out Reorder content.

NOTE: If you don't create any units, all of your activities are automatically contained in the Default Unit.

Creating a new unit

To create a new unit that stores your activities in the Content Repository:

  1. Navigate to the Current Class source in the Sources pane of the Content Repository.

Current Class pane in the Content Repository

NOTE: You can only create new units in your Current Class source.

  1. Click Lessons & Assignments in the selected source pane.

Lessons and Assignments is the first option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Click New Unit.

New Unit button is at the bottom of the Lessons and Assignments pane.

  1. Define a name for your new unit.

The Unit Name text field is highlighted in the Add Unit dialog.

  1. Click Add Unit.

The Add Unit button is highlighted at the bottom right of the Add Unit dialog.

  1. Your new unit is listed in the Lessons & Assignments pane.

A unit is highlighted in the list under the Lessons and Assignments pane.

  1. You can now create new activities within your new unit.

TIP: You an also move existing activities into your new unit. Check out Relocate content.

Editing a unit

To edit the name and description of an existing unit:

  1. Click Lessons & Assignments in the Current Class pane.

Lessons and Assignments is the first option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Click the name of the unit you wish to edit.

The Introduction unit is highlighted in the list under the Lessons and Assignments pane.

  1. Click Edit in the pane of the selected unit.

The Edit button is highlighted under the pane for the Introduction unit.

  1. Update the Name, Short Name and Description in the Edit Unit dialog.

The Name, Short Name and Description text fields are highlighted in the Edit User dialog.

NOTE: The Name of the unit appears on the Class Homepage and in lists in the Content Repository. The Short Name is an optional field for a shorter name, to be used in the Content Repository when space is limited.

NOTE: The Description of the unit is visible to students on the Class Homepage when the unit is selected.

On the Class Homepage, the description is located under the heading for the unit's name and above the activities in the unit.

  1. Click Save.

The Save button is highlighted in the Edit Unit dialog.

  1. Changes are reflected in the pane of the edited unit.

The name of the Introduction unit has been changed to Introduction to Limits.

What's next?

Now that you've organized units, you're ready to:

 

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