Common Content Item Settings

Common Content Item Settings Information

The following editor settings are common across most or all of the ANGEL item editor pages. Some of these common settings are for the Normal view and some are for the Advanced view. The Advanced view settings are in addition to the Normal view ones.

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1. Log into your ANGEL course and click on the Content tab.

Content Tab

2. Click on the Add Content Link. NOTE - The Add Content Link is also found within Folders.

Add Content Link

Click on a Link Below to Learn each of the common settings:

• Page Settings - Normal
• Access Settings - Normal
• Page Settings - Advanced
• Access Settings - Advanced

The common settings below can be found for the Normal View.

   Page Settings - Normal

1. The Title field value specifies the title of the ANGEL content item. This title will be displayed, as a hyperlink on the Lessons tab, allowing the student to access the item. The Subtitle field allows the instructor to provide additional information about the ANGEL content item such as topics covered in the item, assigned due date, page, chapter or lesson information, and more.

Title and Sub-Title

2. The Page Text field is most commonly used to specify the body text of a page content item. However, this field is also useful on most other ANGEL content items as a way to provide additional information such displaying lesson objectives at the top of a content folder or providing directions on a quiz or survey.

• The Check Spelling hyperlink provides an easy-to-use tool to check the spelling of the Page Text field. The Spell Checker is discussed in more detail in the section of this document titled Using the Spell Checker.
• The HTML Editor hyperlink provides easy-to-use tool to add or edit formatting to the page text. View the tutorials titled Using the HTML Editor to learn more information.

Page Text Box

3. The Milestone Settings checkbox allows you to add a content item as a milestone without leaving the content area. Milestone settings provide options for the Completion of the item, Assign Date and Due Date. To learn more about Milestones, please review the Milestone Tutorials. NOTE - If you do not click the checkbox, a milestone will not be created.

Setting Milestones

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   Access Settings - Normal

1. The Tracking drop-down menu specifies how the system will track access to the content item. Choosing Disabled turns off tracking to the item. Choosing one of the other tracking options specifies who will be tracked.

Tracking Settings

2. The Hidden drop-down menu allows the instructor to temporarily hide the ANGEL content item. This option is useful for hiding content items that are “under construction” or for restricting student access to completed lesson items until a future date. Hidden content items remain accessible to course editors but are designated hidden by a partially transparent icon.

Hidden Settings

3. The User Team drop-down menu allows the instructor to restrict access to the ANGEL content item to a specific team of students as defined under the class roster. The team must first be created under the Class tab before the content item may be restricted to the team. This option is useful for providing unique content to specific students for team projects, multiple versions of a test, remedial or advanced content, etc.

User Team Settings

4. The Viewable By drop-down menu allows the instructor to restrict access to the ANGEL content item according to the course rights designation assigned to the user.

• A setting of Everyone allows the content item to be accessed by anyone on the World Wide Web regardless of whether they are affiliated with your institution and regardless of whether they have a valid account on the ANGEL system.
• A setting of Authenticated Guests allows any authenticated ANGEL user to access the content item. This includes both users who are on the course roster and those who are not.
• A setting of Students restricts access to the content item only to those users on the course roster who have course rights of Student or higher.
• A setting of Team Leaders restricts access to the content item only to those users on the course roster who have course rights of Team Leader or higher.
• A setting of Course Mentors restricts access to the content item only to those users on the course roster who have course rights of Course Mentor or higher.
• A setting of Course Assistants restricts access to the content item only to those users on the course roster who have course rights of Course Assistant or higher.
• A setting of Course Editors restricts access to the content item only to those users on the course roster who have course rights of Course Editor.
• A setting of Author restricts access to the content item only original author of the content item.

Viewable By Settings

5. The Password field allows the instructor to password protect the ANGEL content item. Upon clicking the title of the content item, the user will be prompted for the correct password before access is granted. Course editors may hold their cursor over the locked icon (located next to the password protected item) to see a reminder of the password.

Password

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The common settings below can be found for the Advanced View.

   Page Settings - Advanced

1. The Actions field is used to specify actions to occur based on specific events. For example, an action might be added to a page content item that unlocks a quiz (action) once the student has viewed an activities/lesson page (event). Actions can be easily added through the use of the Action Editor link located below the Actions field.

Actions

2. The Icon URL field allows the instructor to specify a web address to a custom image icon to be used in place of the default ANGEL content item icon.

Icon URL

3. The Help URL field allows the instructor to specify a web address to web page, text file, etc. to be used as a help resource for the specific ANGEL content item.

Help URL

4. The Editable By drop-down menu is used to specify who may edit the folder settings described above. The default setting of Course Editors allows any user with Course Editor rights (in the course) to edit the folder settings for the ANGEL content item. A setting of Author Only restricts the ability to edit folder settings to the original author of the content item.

Editable By

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   Access Settings - Advanced

1. The Start Date setting allows you to specify a predetermined start date for your quiz, preventing the quiz from being displayed until the specified date and time. To specify a start date, check the Start Date checkbox and select the appropriate start date and time. The End Date setting allows you to specify a predetermined end date for your quiz, preventing the quiz from being displayed after the specified date and time. To specify an end date, check the End Date checkbox and select the appropriate end date and time.

Start and End Dates

2. The Editable By drop-down menu is used to specify who may edit the access settings described above. The default setting of Course Editors allows any user with Course Editor rights (in the course) to edit the access settings for the ANGEL content item. A setting of Author Only restricts the ability to edit access settings to the original author of the content item.

Editable By

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