Academic Technology Center

Teaching with Technology Collaboratory

Adding Content Areas (Buttons/Menu Items)

Why

The Content Areas are used for posting content and file attachments directly into a myWPI Web site.

Content types used in myWPI:

Plain text and HTML (posted directly into the course Web site)
Uploaded files (such as .doc, .pdf, .ppt)
Image files (such as .gif and .jpg)
Web links
Tests and Surveys
Assignments
Learning Units (to organize existing content into modules or show a photo gallery)
Folders (Used to organize Items and other content)

Note

Typical Content Area Names: Course Materials, Assignments, Lectures

Adding a New Content Area

To add a new Content Area:
Go to Control Panel > Course Options > Manage Course Menu.

Choose the Content Area button next to Add. The Add New Area page appears with two sections.

Section 1: Set Area Properties

Select a Name from the drop-down box or type in your own.
Select whether or not you want to allow guest access.
Select the option Available for Student/Participant users if you want students to see the new content area.

Section 2: Submit

Click Submit to create your new Content Area.

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Last modified: Jun 04, 2007, 13:02 EDT