Last week we announced the Sakai 12 Upgrade Blog Series to introduce you to some of the new features coming on January 3rd! We are kicking things off with the most versatile tool in Sakai—Lessons!
Here are some of the big new features coming in the Lessons tool in Sakai 12.
Automated Checklist Items
Are you using checklists, where students self-check items they have completed on that Lessons page? If you are, great news! You can now link checklist tasks you have designated as required items on that Lessons page so that as students complete those tasks on that page, the linked checklist items will automatically be checked off! Students cannot (un)check these items.
Lessons > Add Content > Add Checklist > enter Title and Checklist Items > click link next to Checklist Item > select required item to link > Submit > Save.
NOTE: You must first have a required item on that Lessons page before you can link the Checklist item. Otherwise, the link icon will not appear.
Add Footer
Do you link to specific files from your Resources but have a lot of files you like to share? Now you won’t have to click a bunch of buttons to share multiple files from your Resources. Sakai 12 comes with the ability of sharing an entire folder from Resources! You can quickly upload multiple files through the Resources tool and then share the entire folder on your Lessons page all at once.
Lessons > Add Content > Add Resources Folder > select folder > Save.
Consolidate Lesson Pages in Site Tool Menu
Have a lot of Lesson pages cluttering up your left site menu? Sakai 12 comes with the option of adding a collapsible Lessons Subpage navigational menu!
Site Info > Manage Tools > check “Enable Lessons subpage navigation in the left menu” > Continue > Finish.
Embed Announcements, Calendar, Forum Posts
There are new widgets! In Sakai 12, you can embed the following on a Lessons page:
- Announcements
- Calendar
- Latest Forum Posts
Lessons > Add Content > Embed Announcements / Calendar / Forum Conversations.
Embedded Announcements:
Embedded Calendar:
Latest Forum Posts:
Remember that we will need to take the entire Sakai system offline to apply the upgrade on Thursday, January 3rd. Thank you for understanding!