How to Upload Files
How to upload files to a course, assignment, or forum
In this article, we cover the steps to getting files into a course, assignment, or discussion forum. For a course that has been live to students, announcements are the easiest way to get new content in so that they do not miss it. The announcement will go to all of the students in the course with the file attached and can be found in the course shell inside announcements.
Adding Files to an Announcement
Step 1
Click Course Dashboard
Step 2
Click Add New Topic
Step 3
Enter the subject
Step 4
Enter the message
Step 5
Click the attachment upload area to pick a file
Step 6
Choose a file to upload from local or cloud storage (e.g. Dropbox or OneDrive)
Step 7
Click Upload this File
Step 8
Click Post to Forum
Adding Files to the Course
Step 1
Go to the week you want to add materials to
Step 2
Scroll to the bottom of the page
Drag and Drop a file for automatic upload
Or click Browse
Step 3
Select a File and click Upload
Step 4
Refresh the page
Step 5
Click the Required Resources and Reading accordion
Step 6
Click the Move icon, if you need to move the resource within the accordion
Step 7
Click Move here to move the resource above the location
Step 8
Double check the resources are in order
Adding Files to an Assignment
Step 1
Edit the assignment
Click the pencil icon from the course page
Or, inside the assignment, click the Admin gear > Assignment administration > Edit settings
Step 2
Click Common module settings
Step 3
Click the file icon under Additional files
Step 4
Choose a file to upload from local or cloud storage (e.g. Dropbox or OneDrive)
Step 5
Click Upload this File
Adding Files to a Discussion Forum
Step 1
Click into a Discussion Forum
Step 2
Click Post a response
Step 3
Click Use advanced editor and additional options
Step 4
Click the attachment upload area to pick a file
Step 6
Step 5
Choose a file to upload from local or cloud storage (e.g. Dropbox or OneDrive)
Step 6
Click Upload this File
Step 7
Check Pinned to keep the post with the file at the top of the page
Step 8
Optional
To send a post immediately, click Send forum post notifications without editing time delay
Step 9
Click Post to Forum
Step 10
Your post with file will be pinned at the top
