Link Multiple Class Sections in Schoology: Difference between revisions

Summary	Handle multiple sections of the same class easier by linking them in Schoology
Author	Maintained by Matthijs van Mierlo
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Status	Up-to-date for the 2024-2025 school year.

Latest revision as of 09:59, 19 August 2024

Understand Course Linking in Schoology

Linking Course sections is a great way to manage all sections of a course more efficiently.

When sections are linked, they all share the same set of materials and grade setup. This means you only need to create materials once, even when you teach multiple sections of the same course. Linked sections also have toggles you can use to switch between each section instantly, so you can keep the sections separate while enjoying a more streamlined workflow.

Linking Courses

Here are the steps necessary to link sections of your courses:

1) Navigate to Courses, and select My Courses

2) Click the Gear drop-down next to the section you'd like to be the Main Course, and select Link Existing Section. Here's an animation of what it looks like to successfully link linkable sections:

3) If the requirements for linked sections are not met, the other section(s) will be grayed out. If you hover your mouse over the grayed-out section, you will see a tooltip explaining the cause of the issue. The most common cause of this is that linked courses must have the same Admins.

4) Select the sections you'd like to link to your master course, and click Next

5) As a safeguard against losing grade data for child sections, you must select to download a grade export file for each section being linked

6) Here's what successfully linked courses look like in My Courses:

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+== Understand Course Linking in Schoology ==
 Linking Course sections is a great way to manage all sections of a course more efficiently.
-When sections are linked, they all share the same set of materials and grade setup. This means you only need to create materials once, even when you teach multiple sections of the same course. Linked sections also have toggles you can use to switch between each section instantly, so you can keep the sections separate while enjoying a more streamlined workflow.
+When sections are linked, they all share the '''''same set of materials and grade setup'''''. This means you only need to create materials once, even when you teach multiple sections of the same course. Linked sections also have toggles you can use to switch between each section instantly, so you can keep the sections separate while enjoying a more streamlined workflow.
-In order for this to work in RCS's Schoology this school year, you'll need use the method described below.
+== Linking Courses ==
+Here are the steps necessary to link sections of your courses:
-Navigate to "Courses", and select "My Courses"
+) Navigate to '''''Courses''''', and select '''''My Courses'''''
-     * Click "Courses" and choose "Create".
-[[File:Step 1.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
-     * Name the Course ("Mathematics 7", for example), name the Section ("D", for example"), and click "Add Section".
-[[File:Click Add Section.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
-     * Enter a name for the new Section ("F", for example), and then complete the remaining information ("Subject Area", "Level", etc.).
-[[File:After Add Section Code.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
-Now that you have your sections created, you'll need to enroll your students. You can do this by providing students in each section with that sections unique access code. To get these access codes, navigate to the course and select "Members".
+[[File:Sections_1.jpg|400x400px]]
-[[File:Add Members.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
-Once students have been provided with the correct access code they can click on "Courses", choose "Join", and enter that code.
-You may also choose to add each student manually by clicking on "Members" within a section, and then selecting "Add Members".
-One last concern,...your student swill now see 2 different courses in their Course menu in Schoology. They will see the  Course, which was automatically generated (which only has only one section), and they will see the Course you created in the above steps, which has multiple sections. To help remedy this issue, you can edit the Courses visibility/privacy.
+<br clear="all"> 2) Click the '''''Gear drop-down''''' next to the section you'd like to be the Main Course, and select '''''Link Existing Section.''''' Here's an animation of what it looks like to successfully link linkable sections:
-     * Click on "Course Options", and then "Edit Privacy/Course Settings".
-[[File:Edit Privacy Course Settings.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
+[[File:Sections_2.jpg|400x400px]]<br clear="all">
-     * Change the Course Profile row selection to "No One".
-[[File:No One.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
+[[File:Sections 7.gif|600x600px]]
-     * The last column should then look like this.
-[[File:No One 2.png|thumbnail|400 px]]<br clear="all">
+) If the '''''requirements''''' for linked sections are not met, the other section(s) will be '''''grayed out'''''. If you hover your mouse over the grayed-out section, you will see a tooltip explaining the '''''cause of the issue'''''. The most common cause of this is that '''''linked courses must have the same Admins'''''.
-     * Click on "Save Changes".
-{{ClassTech}}
+[[File:Sections_3.png|400x400px]]
+) Select the sections you'd like to link to your master course, and click '''''Next'''''
+[[File:Sections_4.png|400x400px]]
+) As a safeguard against losing grade data for child sections, you must select to download a '''''grade export file''''' for each section being linked
+[[File:Sections_5.png|400x400px]]
+) Here's what successfully linked courses look like in '''''My Courses''''':
+[[File:Sections_6.png|358x358px]]