Faculty Guides and Documentation

Adding and Viewing Content in a Classroom

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This guide will explain how to work with classes, how to add a class to a course, how to class details, how to delete a class, and how to add and access course content.

Adding Content to a Classroom

Image of a course listing with no content showing a blue plus sign with a menu showing the following options: Add Video or Add Presentation

Classes that do not have content added will be indicated by a blue plus sign to the right of the class information. Clicking on the plus sign will provide the following options: Add Video, Add Presentation, or Add Interactive Media.

Adding a Video

Adding a Video

After you select the Add Video option, a screen labeled Add a Video will pop up asking you to upload a file, or to import a file from your library.

Selecting A File to Upload

Image of the Echo360 File Uploader showing available services on the left, and a box with the text labeled Drag File Here or Choose File

To upload a file:

  1. Select the source to upload the file from
  2. If uploading from your computer, drag a file within the square or click on Select Files to Upload. If uploading from a service, you will see a message asking you to connect to that service.

Once you have uploaded your file, the file will now be linked to the selected classroom

Importing a Video from your Library

Image of the video search screen with the following elements: 1. Search box. 2: Video listing. 3: Done button.

To search for a video to upload from your library:

  1. Use the search box to narrow down the list of videos
  2. Select the video from the list.
  3. Click the Done button.

The video will now be uploaded to the selected course section.

Adding Interactive Media

To add interactive media (Video with integrated polling), click on the Plus sign in an empty class and choose Interactive Media from the menu.

Image showing how to add interactive media from the library

You will then see a list of interactive media videos in your library.

  1. Select the media file you wish to use
  2. Click Import to add the media item
Image showing interactive media being added to a classroom in an Echo360 section.

Once the interactive media element has been added, it will appear in your class list as a button with a lightning bolt icon.

Adding a Presentation

Image of the Add a Presentation showing the following options: 1.Upload a file2.Import from your library3.Create a new presentation

After selecting Add a Presentation, you will see the following options:

  1. Upload a file
  2. Import from your library
  3. Create a new presentation

Selecting A File to Upload

Image of the Echo360 File Uploader showing available services on the left, and a box with the text labeled Drag File Here or Choose File

To upload a file:

  1. Select the source to upload the file from
  2. If uploading from your computer, drag a file within the square or click the Choose File button. If uploading from a service, you will see a message asking you to connect to that service.

Once you have uploaded your file, the file will now be linked to the selected classroom

Importing a Presentation from your Library

Image of the presentation search screen with the following elements: 1. Search box. 2: Video listing. 3: Done button.

To search for a presentation to upload from your library:

  1. Use the search box to narrow down the list of presentations
  2. Select the presentation from the list.
  3. Click the Done button.

The presentation will now be uploaded to the selected course section.

Creating a New Presentation

The Creating a New Presentation option allows you to create a new presentation by reusing existing slides or adding new interactive slides.

Viewing Content

Image of a class listing showing the video and presentation buttons.

To view a video in a class, click the 1) Video button on the left and click  2) View from the menu that appears. To view a presentation, click on the Presentation button on the right and select View from the menu..

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