Available widgets in myCourses
The following widgets are already available for all instructors to add to a Course Home page:
Announcements: Allows instructors to access and show Announcements. The widget is on all Course Home pages by default.
Bookmarks: Shows all bookmarks users have created when viewing Content in a course. Users cannot see the bookmarks of other users.
Calendar: Shows the calendar and a list of upcoming events from the Calendar tool. This widget is on all Course Home pages by default.
Content Browser: Allows students to quickly browse course content. This widget is on all Course Home pages by default.
Course Administration: Shows instructors a list of all links on the Course Admin or Course Administration page. Students cannot see this widget.
Course Overview: Shows instructors how many students visited the course in the current week and how many students submitted quizzes on the current day. There are links at the bottom of the widget to access additional reports. See Track student activity in myCourses for more information. The widget is on all Course Home pages by default.
Early Alert System: This widget contains a link for instructors to report students who may be at risk. Students cannot see this widget.
Google Search: Allows users to perform Google (external) searches from your course. These searches will take students out of myCourses.
Intellectual Property: This widget displays a message reminding students to respect their instructors’ intellectual property.
My Courses: Shows users a list of all courses in which they are enrolled. This widget appears on the My Home page.
My Settings: Shows users’ profile pictures and allows them to access their Profile and Notifications settings. This widget is not necessary because all users can already access the same links from the toolbar that appears at the top of every page in myCourses.
Role Switch: Allows instructors to switch their role to Student to preview what students see in Content, Assignments, Quizzes, and other tools. This widget is on all Course Home pages by default.
Tasks: Allows users to create a personal task list, set due dates for tasks, enter notes for tasks, check off completed tasks, and view any tasks they completed. Each user can only see his/her own tasks
Updates: Shows instructors whether their course has any ungraded quiz attempts, ungraded assignment submissions, or unread discussion messages.
User Links: Shows a list of all links from the Links tool. Also allows users to create a separate list of links that other users cannot see.
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