Time for action – giving students individual files

1. Go to your course page and choose the topic you want to add the file to. I'm going to add my handout to Topic 1 (Getting Things Flying…).

2. Are the Add a resource... and Add an activity... options visible on your course main page?

   

   If not then you need to turn editing on (press the Turn editing on button—usually in the top right-hand corner of the page).

3. Click on Add a resource and choose File. This displays the Adding a new File… page:

   

4. In the General box, I'm going to call this resource Sources of Energy (that's what the handout is about). You'll also need to type in a description (note this can be as short or long as you like):

   

5. In the Content box press the Add... button:

   

6. The File picker dialog window is displayed. Click on the Private files link on the left of the dialog:

   

7. All of the files in your Private files area will be displayed in the right-hand pane in the File picker. Use the File picker to select the file you want to hand out:

   

8. Once chosen...