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Adding Internet Links to your Course

Learn how to add links to web sources that enhance student learning

Updated over 6 months ago

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to add links to Internet resources as activities or to provide more topic information

Procedure

  1. Start with Edit mode on

    Button labeled Edit mode

  2. In the correct section of your course, click Add an activity or resource

    Link labeled Add an activity or resource

  3. At the bottom of the activities and resources screen, select the URL mini tile

    Small tile labeled URL

  4. Name your link resource, paste in the URL, (optional) add a description, and (optional) check the Display description on course page box

    Text boxes for assignment title, URL, and assignment description/instructions

  5. Save your changes

    Buttons with Save and return to course and Save and display

  6. The resource will show up on your course page

    Activity as it displays on course page

  7. Clicking the link will take the student directly to the resource. For uncaptioned videos, there is almost always a closed caption service (CC). For purposes of accessibility, please mention this to students. In addition, the speed of the speaker can be slowed down my clicking the video’s gear wheel

    Youtube settings icons, e.g., closed captioning and the gear wheel


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    Setting options including playback speed


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    Settings options including playback speed now set to 1.5


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