Category: create content
Basic formatting icons are available to help you arrange your post and make it more readable. The icons are similar to those in Microsoft Word or GoogleDocs.
Below you can see the icons available in your course site. Use the numbers below each bracketed set of icons to see the definition and examples.
Wiki or "Group" posts can be created, edited, and commented on
by anyone in the class. Group posts keep a history of revisions,
and can be attributed to multiple authors.You may or may not have
the option of a Wiki post.
Glossary posts allow you to define a term, character, or topic
that you are using in your course. You may or may not have the
option of a Glossary Post for your course.
Your course site is all about creating new content. In
some sites, the content might have different names. Usually,
a student creates content in a "post". However, in some courses,
students will create a "reading response", or a "discussion
summary". It all depends on how your course is structured and what
sort of assignments your instructor creates. If the names on
this document aren't exactly what you see, don't worry.
Anything that you add to your course site is content, and the
instructions below will apply.
Copying and pasting text from Microsoft Word can cause problems on Collaborative Sites.
Here are some tips to avoid formatting problems:
