Delete content

You can delete content and supplementary content from your Content Repository.

Content — Any component relating to the subject matter of a class (Example — Questions, Text, Lessons, Assignments, Interactive Narratives, Units, etc.).

Supplementary content — Components that support the creation, structure, and implementation of content. Example — Themes, Policy Sets, Slide Templates, Course Modules.

Different types of content and supplementary content have different methods for deletion from the Content Repository.

TIP: Deleting content from a specific activity will still preserve it in its respective folder in the Content Repository (Example — a question is still available in the Questions folder of the Content Repository if it's deleted from an assignment). Check out Delete an assignment question or Delete lesson content.

NOTE: Content and supplementary content can't be deleted if it's in use. The content or supplementary content must first be removed from use within an activity in order to be deleted. ExamplePolicy Set A can't be deleted if it's applied to an assignment. Applying a different Policy Set (Policy Set B) to the assignment allows Policy Set A to be deleted.

NOTE: Inherited content (indicated by the shared icon The Shared Content icon) can't be deleted (Example — an assignment that's been inherited from a parent class by your child class).

NOTE: Deleting content that you've shared will delete it from your Content Repository but it remains available wherever it was shared to. To delete it from where it was shared to, you'll first have to change the sharing privileges and then delete the content from your Content Repository. Check out Share content.

NOTE: The following types of content are content containers:

  • Groups
  • Units

In order to delete these types of content, they must be empty (Example — all activities must first be deleted from a unit in order for the unit to be deleted).

Delete a Course Module

To delete a Course Module from your Content Repository:

  1. Navigate to the Course Modules folder within your Current Class source.

Course Modules is the twelfth option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Select the check box of the Course Module you want to delete.

Under Course Modules pane, one checkbox next to an item in the list is checked.

TIP: You can select more than one Course Module check box.

TIP: Alternatively, a specific Course Module can be deleted:

  1.  Click on the specific Course Module that you want to delete.

Under Course Modules pane, one name of a course module in the list is highlighted.

  1. Click Edit from the Course Module's pane.

Under the pane for the chosen course module, Edit is the first button.

  1.  Click Delete from the Edit Course Module window.

In the Edit Course Module dialog box, the Delete button is at the bottom left.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The specific Course Module is deleted from your Content Repository.

  1. Click Delete from the bulk functions bar.

At the bottom of the page, Delete is the sixth button.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking on the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The Course Module is deleted from your Content Repository.

TIP: To also delete the content from your Content Repository that was contained in the deleted Course Module, you'll need to navigate to the respective content folder(s) of the content and delete it from there (Example — to delete the questions that were contained in the deleted Course Module, navigate to the Questions folder of the Content Repository and delete the specific questions).

Delete a group

Group — A container used for content organization within the Content Repository that consists of different types of content.

To delete a group from your Content Repository:

NOTE: Clicking to delete a non-empty group will display an error stating that the group to be deleted is non-empty.

Deletion Failed message window; the following groups cannot be deleted because they are non-empty.

Therefore, you must first delete all content contained within the group and then you'll be able to delete the group using the steps described in this section.

  1. Navigate to the All Content Types folder within your Current Class source.

All Content Types is the fourth option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Select the check box of the empty group that you want to delete.

List of items with folder icons and checkboxes under All Content Types pane. One checkbox for a folder in the list is checked.

TIP: You can select more than one group check box.

  1. Click Delete from the bulk functions bar.

At the bottom of the page, Delete is the sixth button.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking on the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The group is deleted from your Content Repository.

Delete a question, interactive narrative, Math App, or text

To delete a question, interactive narrative, Math App, or text from your Content Repository:

NOTE: Clicking to delete a question, interactive narrative, Math App, or text that's in use by an activity will display an error stating that the selected content is in use.

Deletion Failed message window; the following content items cannot be deleted because they are used in assignments or lessons.

Therefore, you must first delete the content from the activity in order to delete it from the Content Repository. Check out Delete an assignment question or Delete lesson content.

  1. Navigate to the specific content folder that contains the type of content that you want to delete within your Current Class source.

Questions is the fifth option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Select the check box of the question, interactive narrative, Math App, or text that you want to delete that isn't in use by an activity.

List of items with question icons and checkboxes under Questions pane. One checkbox for an item in the list is checked.

TIP: You can select more than one content check box.

  1. Click Delete from the bulk functions bar.

At the bottom of the page, Delete is the sixth button.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking on the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The selected content is removed from its respective content folder and placed in the All Content Types - Deleted folder of the Trash bin.

Trash bin is selected under the Current Class pane. All Content Types - Deleted is selected under the Trash bin pane.

TIP: Click Trash bin in your Current Class pane to view the content that has been deleted. From the Trash bin, you can:

Other types of deleted content (Example — activities, units, Policy Sets) can't be restored.

Delete a theme, Policy Set, or slide template

To delete a theme, Policy Set, or slide template from your Content Repository:

NOTE: Clicking to delete a theme, Policy Set, or slide template that's in use by another piece of content will display an error stating that the selected content is in use.

Deletion Failed message window; the following theme(s) cannot be deleted because they are used in content.

Therefore, you must first assign a different theme, Policy Set, or slide template to the content where it's in use and then you'll be able to delete the supplementary content using the steps described in this section.

  1. Navigate to the specific supplementary content folder that contains the type of content that you want to delete within your Current Class source.

Policy Sets is the tenth option in the Current Class pane.

  1. Select the check box of the piece of supplementary content that you want to delete that isn't in use by another piece of content.

List of items with policy set icons and checkboxes under Policy Sets pane. One checkbox for an item in the list is checked.

TIP: You can select more than one supplementary content check box.

  1. Click Delete from the bulk functions bar.

At the bottom of the page, Delete is the sixth button.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking on the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The supplementary content is deleted from your Content Repository.

Delete a unit

To delete a unit from your Content Repository:

NOTE: Clicking to delete a non-empty unit will display an error stating that the unit to be deleted is non-empty.

Deletion Failed message window; the following units cannot be deleted because they are non-empty.

Therefore, you must first delete all activities contained within the unit and then you'll be able to delete the unit using the steps described in this section.

  1. Navigate to the Lessons & Assignments folder within your Current Class Sources pane.

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

  1. Select the check box of the empty unit that you want to delete.

List of units with folder icons and checkboxes under Lessons & Assignments pane. One checkbox for a unit in the list is checked.

TIP: You can select more than one unit check box.

  1. Click Delete from the bulk functions bar.

At the bottom of the page, Delete is the sixth button.

  1. Click Confirm to confirm the deletion.

When clicking on the Delete button, Confirm is highlighted in the popup menu.

  1. The unit is deleted from your Content Repository.

Delete an activity

Check out Delete an activity for help with deleting an activity (lesson or assignment) from your Content Repository.