Uploading a File

Teachers must post a syllabus as a PDF for each course.  Other files, such as PowerPoint presentations, may also be uploaded. Please follow the steps below to upload a file and link it to the course page.

1) Once you are in your course, click "Turn Editing On."
2) Click "Files" under the Administration block.
3) Click on the folder in which you wish you place the file. You may choose to create some additional folders by clicking on "Make a Folder."
4) Click "Upload a File."
5) Browse for the file on your computer.
6) Once you have selected the file, click "Upload this File."
7) Return to your course homepage.
8) Click on the "Add a Resource" drop-down menu in the block where you wish to place the file.
9) Click "Link to a File or Website."
10) Give the file a name. This will appear as a link to students to access it.
11) Click "Choose or Upload a File" and a list of your files will appear.
12) Click "Choose" to the right of the file that you want to put on the course page. Do not click the check box. That is used for other actions.
13) Click on the "Window" drop-down menu and select "New Window" if you would prefer that the students are not taken out of eLearn when they click on the link to the file.
14) Click "Save and Return to Course."
15) Click on the link to be sure that the file opens successfully.

-bbcmoodler