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Tips and Tricks organized by Tool. Send any tips or tricks to add to ljalgaze@nps.edu Louis Algaze for inclusion on this page.
- The numbers following the title is the Sakai CLE version on which this tip was created. Most tips can be utilized in future versions but some options or functionality may have changed.
Lessons
Reorder the content sections within a Module? - 2.5
- Enter the Lesson tool.
- Click on 'Manage.'
- Click on 'Sort.'
- Click on the 'Sort Sections' button.
- In the 'New Sequence' box, select 1.4. Then click on the up/down arrows to position your section the way you want. (You may need to scroll horizontally to the right to see the arrow buttons.)
Groups
What tools utilize the group functionality? - 2.5
- Messages - emails can be sent to just one group of people
- Forums - give permissions based on group enrollment
- Announcements - set to display to particular group members
- Calendar - events can be displayed to particular group members
What is the difference between Groups and Sections? - 2.5
Function |
Groups |
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Sections |
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Worksite owners can create them manually |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Can be auto-created within a site based on SIS info |
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No |
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Yes |
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Site members can sign-up to participate in groups/sections |
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No |
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Yes |
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Site participants can belong to more than one group/section |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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There can be different "types" of groups/sections |
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No |
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Yes |
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Site participants can belong to more than one group/section of the same "type" |
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N/A |
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No |
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Site members receive an additional subset of permissions within some group/section aware tools |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Site owners can edit this additional subset of permissions per group/section |
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No |
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No |
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Admins can edit this additional subset of permissions per group/section |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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A group realm exists for each group/section |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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The group realm for each group/section copies from the corresponding |
group.template realm for the site type |
Yes |
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Yes |
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The group realm for each group/section has roles and permissions, indicating that users who participate in groups/sections may have additional permissions for tools that are group/section aware |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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The group realm must have the same roles as the site realm in order for groups/sections to work (see below) |
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Yes |
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No |
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The group realm must have appropriate section.role permissions in order for groups/sections to work (see below) |
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No |
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Yes |
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