{"id":18529,"date":"2021-05-21T19:37:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T19:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=18529"},"modified":"2023-05-17T13:26:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:56:23","slug":"before-adding-widgets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/before-adding-widgets\/","title":{"rendered":"Before adding widgets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><div class='content-column one_third'><div id=\"bellows-main-widgets\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-widgets\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-21077\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-home bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21077 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Home<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21079\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21079 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/course-admin\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Admin<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21081\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21081 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/introduction-to-widgets\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Introduction to Widgets<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21083\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21083 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/before-adding-widgets\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Before Adding Widgets<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21085\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21085 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/adding-and-customizing-widgets\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Adding &#038; Customizing Widgets<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><br><div class='content-column two_third last_column'><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before You Start Adding Widgets&#8230;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The homepage<em> <\/em>generated for your course in Brightspace, named the <strong>Default Course Homepage, <\/strong>is not editable &#8211; you cannot add, remove, or change the widgets associated with it.<em> <\/em>In order to customize widgets on your course homepage, you need to first complete the steps from one of the options below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">METHOD &#8216;A&#8217;: Copy and modify the Default Course Homepage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-185290\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">&gt; Step 1: Create a copy of the Default Course Homepage<\/h4><div id=\"ac-185290\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the course navbar, go to <strong>Course Admin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Site Setup<\/strong> section, click <strong>Homepages.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the page that opens, locate the <strong>Default Course Homepage <\/strong>on the list. Click the down arrow next to its name. In the menu that opens, click <strong>Copy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have just created a copy of the <strong>Default Course Homepage<\/strong>, and it is listed underneath the original version. The blue front in which the new homepage appears indicates that the page is available to you for editing (unlike the black font for non-editable homepages).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f0fe\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Note:<\/strong> The <strong>Default Course Homepage<\/strong> is not the only homepage available to be copied in this step. You can do so with any of the homepages listed.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-185291\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">&gt; Step 2: Activate your new homepage<\/h4><div id=\"ac-185291\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the <strong>Homepages<\/strong> page, locate the <strong>Active Homepage<\/strong> box and click the down arrow inside it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the drop-down menu that opens, select <strong>Default Course Homepage &#8211; Copy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong>. Your new homepage is now activated and ready to be modified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h4 id=\"at-185292\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">&gt; Step 3: Customize your new homepage<\/h4><div id=\"ac-185292\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>Now that you have created and activated your new homepage, you are ready to customize it according to your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>On the <strong>Homepages <\/strong>page, locate the <strong>Default Course Homepage &#8211; Copy<\/strong> that you just created and click on it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A page titled <em>Edit homepage<\/em> will open. On this page, you can change the name of your new homepage and make other available modifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Widgets<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may now begin to customize the widgets on your homepage. 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