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If it is your first time using commons, you may receive a message asking for permission to enter. Click accept.

Once you are at the Commons Home Page, featured items are found at the top of the page. If you are interested in one of

the featured items, go to the Step-by-Step on Importing Content from CC.

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Use the search bar to find learning objects such as courses, modules, assignments, quizzes, discussions, pages, and other items. Type your desired topic into the search bar. By default, the search will include resources shared at Salisbury University.

To alter your search results, click on the "Filter" button on the top right of the Commons home page.

At the top of the pop-up window that appears, you will have the option to filter by the type of learning object (modules, discussions, quizzes, etc.).

Below that you can select content type (templates or open textbooks), grade/levels, and who the content is shared with (Salisbury University or other institutions). 

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When you are finished selecting the search filters, click on the X at the top left of the filters pop-up menu to close the pop up. Your selected filters will appear below the search bar. Click on the X next to

aany filter if you want to remove them to expand your search. 

The content matching your filters will appear on your page.

Clicking on an individual item, such as the page listed at the top of the Unit list, you will get a short summary of what is contained in that element. You can page through the module by clicking on the "Next" button on the upper right side of the display.

To import the content into one of your courses, click on the blue Import/Download button on the right-hand side of Commons. A menu will appear with a list of courses you can import the content into.

Select the course you want to import the content into, then select Import into Course. *It is recommended that you first import the content into a Playground course so that you are able to review the content before using it in a live course. 

You should receive a message indicating whether the import was successful.

You can then return to your list of course in MyClasses to review the materials.

Because the learning object I selected for this example was a module, we can see in the playground course that the module was imported to the bottom of the list of modules, but it can be moved by clicking and holding on the 8 dots icon at the left of the module name and dragging it to the desired spot. 

Now, you are able to look at the details for each item imported into the course. Review the materials and decide which information you would like to keep, modify, or not use in your course. Any information imported into a playground course can be added into your regular course. 

Locate the learning object in the list on the appropriate page. In this example we will use an Assignment which is a quiz. From the settings icon (three dots) drop-down menu for that object, select Share to Commons. In this example we are using a quiz that is listed in the Assignments.

The Commons Share Resources page will appear. First decide who can use this resource. You will have the option to select Only Me, All of Salisbury University, or Public (any Canvas Commons user).

Next you can indication if this is a special type of content – such as a Template or Open textbook. This is optional, and you don’t need to use it for something like this quiz.

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Scrolling down, the license identifies how others can use your learning object. For the License, select the appropriate copyright license from the pull-down list.  For the most learning objects we recommend Attribution, NonCommercial, ShareAlike. If you are interested in reviewing the meaning behind the options, click the link here that says “Help Me Choose” and it will open a new tab and you can read about the differences.

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Next you will provide Metadata information such as a title, a description, and Tags. Tags are helpful to allow someone to search and locate this information.  So for this particular resource we are going to say Practice Quiz and Introductions. It is also recommended you add an image which will be displayed in the listings of available objects.

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To choose the Grades/Levels appropriate for your learning object, click and drag the white circle slider so that the blue line only highlights the grades/levels this object applies to. 

Once you have entered all of the necessary information, scroll down to the bottom and click Share. 

If you want to share a learning object only within a particular department, ID&D can establish a group for you to share information.