The Content tool is used to design, create, organize and share course content materials for students and other site participants. Instructors may create text-based content, share links to external sources, upload downloadable documents and link to other tools and features within the site. Lesson content can include simple text to multimedia assets, like embedded audio files and video files. The design and function possibilities are vast.
Content is organized into Units that operate like folders for course materials. Within units are Lessons, which act as sub-folders. Lessons can contain Folders with content in them. Folders are the deepest Brightspace can go in the Content area. To learn more, see Designing and Organizing Materials in Content
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Accessing Content
Content can be accessed from the Content link on the course navbar. It can also be found through Course Tools > Course Admin. Find out more about navigation through Course Admin here: Course Administration
Key Features of Content
Upon visiting Content for the first time, users see a blank welcome space. Just below the Navbaris a row of icons. From left to right the icons are Outcomes, New Unit, and a Settings gear.
After a Unit is Made
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The following buttons only appear once a unit/content item has been created and is selected. Go to New Unit or Designing and Organizing Materials in Content to learn more. |
Once a Unithas been made, the rest of Contentbecomes open. New options appear along the top of the Content area. From left to right after the Settings gear are Visibility, Add Existing, Create New, and the Editor icons.