Sakai Help for Instructors

==How do I make my course available (or not available) to students?

• In your course, go to: Site Editor > Manage Access > Publish Site
• Check box beside "Publish Site" to make course available to students (or uncheck to make

unavailable)

• We recommend that you uncheck the box beside "Can be joined by anyone..." to prevent

others from accessing your site.

==Can students see what is in the Resources area of my course site?

By default, yes! To disallow student access to the Resources area of your course:

• In your course, go to: Resources > Permissions
• Beside "Read Resources", uncheck box in student column (and guest column)
• The Resources area will disappear from students' course menu.

Please note:

• Students CANNOT see or access files that you put in the Resources area of "My Workspace".
• Be careful when making links to resources in your course. If the resource area is not

available to students, the link will not work (will return 404 error).

==How can I move items from one resource area to another?

• Go into a resource area and locate the item you wish to move. Beside this item, click on

"Actions" drop-down and select "Move".

• Scroll down to see other resource areas available to you. If these are not visible, click

"Show other sites".

• Beside the resource area you want to move the item to, click on "Actions" drop-down and

select "Paste moved items".

==How do I create a test by copying/pasting from a word or text file?

• Go to the "Tests & Quizzes" area of your course.
• Beside "Create Assessment", type in a title.
• Select the option "Create using markup text"
• Choose assessment type (optional).
• Click "Create" button.
• Scroll down to see box for pasting test questions. See "Instructions & Examples" on the

right for details on required formatting for test questions.