Content Channel

System administrators have the ability to create and edit content channels.

Your portal and screen views will reflect your organization’s specific naming conventions, terminology, and configuration choices.

1. Click Administration in the tabs along the top of the screen.
2. Locate the Content Management menu and click Content Channels.
3. All existing channels are listed.
   

   

1. The status of each channel appears to the left of each title; x indicates inactive, check-mark indicates active. This status indicates if the content channel is currently being displayed somewhere on the portal.
2. Click on a channel name to edit the channel.
3. Click Delete to remove a channel.

Create a Content Channel

1. To create a new channel, click Create Channel.
   

   

2. Complete the fields to create the content channel.
   

   

• Content Title - determines how the channel will be labeled on the home page
• Content Identifier - identifies content for linking purposes; this field is optional
• Content Text - the text for the channel; this can be plain text or HTML, including images, videos, or any other media; this is also where you will link to content housed in the content repository

• Select Save Content Channel to create the channel.

Add HTML Content

To add content using HTML, use a free HTML text editor such as html.am for basic HTML code.

1. Open a separate browser and navigate to html.am (or another HTML editor).
2. Delete the content in the HTML generator field and enter the text as you want it to appear in the channel.
3. Convert the text to HTML.
4. Copy the HTML, navigate to the channel, and paste the content into the Content Text field.

Add a Link to Uploaded Content

To add a link to content uploaded to the content repository, follow these steps.

1. Locate the permanent link for the location of the document (instructions below).
2. Use the following syntax to display the file link. <a href="permanent link">linked display text</a>
3. When entering more than one link, input <br/> on the following line to insert a line break between links

Example:

<a href="https://district.truenorthlogic.com/ia/attachments/ resourceMgmt20/_Teacher's%20Guide%20to%20PDAS.mp4"> Teacher's Guide to PDAS (Video Tutorials - All Clips)</a>

The Home page of your Professional Learning site comes pre-populated with a Welcome Channel and an Announcements Channel. The content within these channels is customizable by Super Users.  

Task 1: Update the Announcements Channel with a Welcome Message 

• Go to Administration > Content Channels  

• Select the title of the Announcements Channel  

• Select "Use Rich Text Editor" to view a more user-friendly editing toolbar.  

• Type in a welcome message.  

• Select "Save Content Channel" 

• View your updated Announcements channel by selecting the Home tab 

 Task 2: Add an image or downloadable PDF to be displayed in your Announcements Channel 

Images need to be hosted on the site in a Content Channel before they can be displayed. PDFs must also be hosted on the site in a Content Channel. You can then create a clickable link where users can download a PDF  display in the site. 

• Go to Administration > Content Channels  

• Select the title of the Announcements Channel  

• Scroll down to select “Attach file” 

• Upload your pdf or image 

• Select “Copy URL to Clipboard” under the resource you just uploaded 

• Select "Use Rich Text Editor" to view a more user-friendly editing toolbar for your Channel content. 

• Place your cursor where you want the image or pdf link to appear. 

• If adding an image:  

• Select the image icon, paste in the URL of the resource. Save 

• If adding a pdf link: 

• Select the link icon, paste in the URL of the resource. Enter the text to be displayed. Save. 

Configuration checklist

• Update the Announcements Content Channel 

You are ready to customize the Professional Learning Dashboard.

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