New Features Added!
Connect For Education is excited to release an upgrade to our new ‘C4ELink’ course site: c4elink.org!
In addition to many system performance and efficiency improvements, this update offers some exciting new features that we hope will improve your course site experience.
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Grading Assignment submissions is now smoother, with all elements on one screen and the added ability to annotate over student submissions of different file types.
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Notifications can now be easily accessed from new notification icons at the top of every course page.
Improved Messaging Functionality
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Easier and faster communication.
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Messages can be easily accessed from new icon at the top of every course page.
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Fully functional chat window, shows conversations in real time.
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Searching for and sending messages is more efficient.
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A message button has been added next to every user profile picture, making it much easier to send important messages
Grading Reminders.
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New ability to set reminders alerting you to grade assignments; Reminders displayed in upcoming events block.
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Ability to easily rearrange course display order on your dashboard and save certain courses to a ‘Favorites’ list.
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Change module titles without leaving the page, speeding up your course edits/customizations.
Easily Restore Deleted Content
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A new Recycle Bin means you no longer need worry about losing accidentally deleted course items or courses, as it’s now possible to easily restore them.
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Enable editing, access Gradebook setup, view logs, restore deleted items and more, all from the newly expanded gear menu!
Discussion Forum Improvements
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Important forum posts can now be pinned to the top of your list, making them more visible to your students.
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Easily close forum discussions after a period of inactivity.
Specify Assignment File Types
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Choose which file types students can upload to their assignments during the assignment set up.
Drag and Drop Media
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Drag and drop media directly onto the course page.
Download Selected Assignments
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Select which assignments you want to download for offline viewing from a new option in the menu
Our team is actively working to update all of our existing FAQ documentation to reflect the new course site features. Click any of the above hyperlinks associated with these new features to learn more.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to our Technical Support team if you have questions or issues related to any of the new functionality. We are more than happy to help you get acquainted with the new features!
Note: This upgrade will only impact the ‘C4Elink’ course site (c4elink.org). Courses hosted on the ‘LTI C4Elink’ course site for Canvas LMS integration (lti.c4elink.org) will not be impacted at this time. The LTI C4Elink course site will be upgraded in the coming months.