D2L Essentials: Content
Content - Add a Module
In this video, you will learn to structure and organize your content by adding modules and sub-modules to your course.
Content - Create a File and Insert Stuff
In this video, you will learn to:
- create new topics in your course
- add images, videos, or other objects into a topic
Content - Upload a Topic
In this video, you will learn to upload files from your computer or device to include as a topic in your course.
Content - Add an Existing Activity
In this video, you will learn to add an activity (assignment, discussion, quiz, etc.) to a content area in your course.
Content - Rearrange Topics, Submodules, and Modules
In this video, you will learn to rearrange content items to build and structure your course.
Create a Link to an Online Document or Website
In this video, you will learn to add link into your course content that goes to a Google file or another website.
Content - Attach a Release Condition
In this video, learn how to attach a release condition to a content item in your course.
Content - Delete a Module
In this video, you will learn to delete an entire module at once.
Content - Content Topic Completion Tracking
This video will give you an overview of completion tracking for content topics.
Manage Files - Upload a File and Add it as a Content Topic
In this video, you will learn how to:
- upload a file using Manage Files
- add a file to your course from Manage Files
Remove "Materials" or other extraneous item titles in D2L
In this video, you will learn how to remove the extra titles that appear in the content area.
Discussion boards in D2L vs Blackboard
In this video, you will learn the difference between discussion boards in D2L and Blackboard.
Narrate PowerPoint, save as video in Google Drive, link in D2L
In this video, you will learn how to:
- create a narrated PowerPoint
- save the PowerPoint as a video
- upload a video to Google Drive
- link a video in D2L from Google Drive
Add a Composite File to Your Content
In this video you will learn how to upload composite files (.zip) to your course content.
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Phone
403 440 6042
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sandbox@mtroyal.ca
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adc@mtroyal.ca
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