Edit a dropbox folder

From the Folder List page, click the Edit icon beside the folder you want to edit.
Update the Properties, Restrictions, or Objectives tab, as desired. See Creating a dropbox folder for more information.
Click Save.

Edit multiple dropbox folders

From the Folder List page, select the dropbox folders you want to edit.
Click the Edit icon at the top or bottom of the page.
Update the appropriate fields. See Creating a dropbox folder for more information.
Note Selecting the Display in Calendar check box adds Submissions After and Submissions Before dates to users’ calendars.
Click Save.

Edit a dropbox category

On the Folder List page, click the Edit icon beside the name of the category you want to edit.
Edit the Name of the category.
Click Save.

Set the availability dates for a folder

Click the Restrictions tab.
Select the appropriate date options:
- Only allow submissions after this date Use this option if you do not want users to access a folder before a project is assigned.
- Only allow submissions before this date Use this option if you want to stop users from submitting assignments after a due date.
Set the appropriate dates and times.
Select Display in Calendar if you want the availability dates for a dropbox folder to appear in users’ calendars.

Set release conditions for a folder

Release conditions allow you to associate a dropbox folder with other items in Learning Environment. For example, you can require that users meet some criteria, such as reading a set of lecture notes in the Content tool, before they can submit an assignment to the dropbox folder. Or, you could make submission of material to the dropbox folder the criteria for accessing some other item, like a quiz.

Click the Restrictions tab.
In the Additional Release Conditions section, click either Attach Existing or Create and Attach.
Choose whether access to the folder is dependent on meeting all or any of your conditions.

Add special access permissions

Special access permissions allow you to set different availability dates and times for specific users. For example, you could extend the deadline for users who require remedial help or who are submitting work beyond the original scope of the assignment. You can also add special access after a folder’s end date has past for users who have a legitimate excuse for missing the deadline or for users you want to submit additional material, such as planning notes or a bibliography.

On the Restrictions tab, select either:
- Allow everyone to access this folder, but apply special access dates for users listed below
- Only allow access to this folder for users listed below.
Click the Add Users to Special Access button.
Select the Date Availability you want for the special access users.
Use the View By and Search For options to locate the users you want to give special access to.
Select the boxes beside the appropriate users’ names in the grid.
Click Add Selected.

Once you have added special access permissions for users they are listed in the Special Access section. You can edit or delete users’ special access by clicking the Edit or Delete icons beside their names.

Reorder dropbox folders and categories

From the Folder List page, click Reorder.
Select the new position for a folder or category using the Sort Order drop-down list beside its name. The positions of other folders or categories adjust accordingly.
Click Save.

Delete a dropbox folder

From the Folder List page, click Delete on the top tool menu.
Select the folders you want to delete.
Click Delete Selected.

Delete a dropbox category

On the Folder List page, click the Delete icon beside the name of the category you want to delete.

Note Folders contained in the category are moved to the No Category area.

Associate a dropbox folder with a learning objective

Use the Objectives tab to associate a dropbox folder with a learning objective. By associating a dropbox folder with a learning objective, you can tie the assignment to a competency you want your users to master. This association can be a basic association or an association with a rubric-based assessment.

See About Competencies for information on the levels of association.

You can also evaluate the assignment using a rubric.

Associate a folder with learning objectives

Click the Objectives tab.
Click the Associate Learning Objectives button.
Browse or Search for the learning objective you want to associate with the folder.
Click Add Selected.

Add an assessment to a folder associated with learning objectives

From the Objectives tab, click the Add Assessment link.
Click the Select Rubric button, or click Create Rubric in New Window.
See Creating a Rubric for information on creating effective rubrics.
Select a rubric from the list of rubrics, or Search for a specific one then click Save.
Select a Criteria from the drop-down menu.
If you want to make the activity required, click The activity is required to complete learning objective, then select a level for the rubric from the Threshold drop-down menu.

Edit assessments and learning objectives associated with folders

For the associated learning objective, click the context menu icon for an associated learning objective or its assessment and choose your action.

Managing dropbox folders or categories

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