| The
Lone Rearranger: Use
this tool to rearrange, rename, or remove Exams, Quizzes, Worksheets, Assignments,
Packets, Discussion Groups, and Tasksheets. You may rearrange or rename
as many items as you wish in each session.
This new rearrange tool has two features: 1) regardless of the number of assessments and/or students, you may rearrange assessments at any time and 2) the grades and work associated with the assessments (including discussion boards) will remain tied to that assessment. |
NOTE: You must have at least version 9 of Flash installed in your browser to use this program. To install Flash 9, or to make sure you have the latest version, you may go to Adobe's website to download the free player. Also, please make sure popup blockers are turned off.
TO USE THE TOOL:
Click on the Toolbox on the horizontal icon bar at the bottom of any main page in Educator. You may have to scroll down in order to see the icon bar.
Click on the Toolbox to open it. (See the instructions at the bottom of the page to create a button on the Instructor's navigation bar or embed a link to the Rearranger.)
Once the window opens, it will show you the list of Tools. Scroll down to the bottom of the list and you will find The Lone Rearranger.
When you click on the link, the following page will load.
The page will show the course ID for the course you're working on although you may change it at any time by clicking the dropdown box in the upper left corner.
Each of the boxes above will show you the assessments you have and the order in which they are currently set.
When you click on a box (see above), it will become opaque so you can clearly see the items listed in the box. When you click on an item, it will be highlighted in blue and then turn white with the words highlighted in black. This will allow you to rename the selection.
To rename the item, just start typing or click where you wish to add more to the name. To keep the change, simply click on another item. This will save the name you've given the file temporarily. To make the change final, you will need to click the button Save Changes in the lower left corner.
NOTE: Remember not to use characters such as @, #, $, %, ^, *, etc. in your Label Names. Also, please do not use html code in the Label Name.
TIP: If you make a mistake, you can simply click Start Over in the lower left corner. This button will revert EVERYTHING you have changed back to its original name and location.
To move a file, simply drag it to the desired location by holding down the left mouse button. The dark line which appears is where the file will be dropped when you release the mouse button.
If you wish to PERMANENTLY remove an item, you may drag it to the Trash cell in the far right lower corner. Once the item is in the Trash cell, the only way you can remove it is to click Start Over.
When you have finished making your changes, click Save Changes to finalize the new settings. To return to your course, click Return to Educator.
TO ADD A BUTTON ON THE NAVIGATION BAR:
Click Customize on your Navigation Bar. By default, you will be on the Instructor view of the Navigation Bar.
NOTE: Please make sure your institution allows changes to the navigation bar at the Instructor level; you may not be able to overwrite the navigation bar, or it may be overwritten during a nightly process.
Where ever you would like the button to appear, click Add Button (1).
In the URL field, simply type exactly what you see above (2).
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Submit.