Creating and Monitoring Downloads

The recent update on the CN allows instructor to monitor the learners activities using the Smartlink feature. Take for example, you can now monitor the activities of a download that you creates using the Smartlink.

As usual, you can upload a file for your students to download. Just select the text on your 'Edit Task' page, go to the Smartlink icon and choose the option of 'Upload a File for Students to Download'.

The moment your student downloaded the file that you have uploaded, there will be a count of downloads shown below.

Click on the count, and this will appear, a record of download activities by your students. With this, you will know who have downloaded and read the documents you want them to read.

Let me know what features you expect to have on the CN, Maybe I can show you the settings that allow you to create a better blended learning experience. Thank you.

How to Prompt Student to Answer a Tutorial Question?

SmartLink is a unique internal tools of the CN that can assist you to design the task page into an interactive learning site for your students. This post will show you how to Prompt Student to Answer a Tutorial Question.

Step#1
When you are editing your task on the CN (refer to creating task), such as the case study example as tutorial activity, create an item such as ">>>Click Here to Answer<<<" after the question.

Step#2
Select/highlight the ">>>Click Here to Answer<<<" and you will find the little CN logo at the panel bar turn blue (activated). Click on it to find the "Internal CN Tools" for you to select an Action.

Look for "Prompt Students to Create a New Post" and select it.

Step#3
Once you have selected the option as above, you will be given an option of Link with Gradebook item. Here, you can award marks for the student when they post an answer to your question. Select "+Add a new Gradebook Item".  

Step#3
Enter the Gradebook Item detail and click "Add Item" and save your task. 

Finally, it is done! You have a link for the students to answer to your question. 

NEXT: How to mark the student's answer on the CN?

How to Create Hyperlink for Students to Visit?

SmartLink is a unique internal tools of the CN that can assist you to design the task page into an interactive learning site for your students. This post will show you how to use the basic feature of the Smartlink.

1. Create links for student to access

Step#1
When you are editing your task on the CN (refer to creating task), such as the case study example as tutorial activity, you can select the item you want the student to click for accessing a site. Then, click at the little blue colour CN logo-button at the editing panel (as below).

Note: you can only activate (in blue) the Smartlink button when have made a selection, highlight of items in your edit task page. If not has been selected/highlighted, the button will be inactive.

Step#2
You can then select an Action of your choice. For this example, we want to 'Insert a Hyperlink for Students to Visit". 

Step#3
Enter the URL of the site you want the student to visit and then save it.

There you go, the item you have highlighted is now ready with hyperlink feature.

Next: How to Prompt Student to Answer the Tutorial Question.