Checklist
Instructors can create checklists to highlight important aspects of their courses and students can use them as a guide for a specific assignment or for a specific unit in the course.
There are three steps in creating a Checklist.You must complete all three for students to view the checklist.
- Create the Checklist.
- Create a Category.
- Create Items on the Checklist

Creating a Checklist
- On the checklists page, click on the NEW
button.
- On the New Checklist page, type the name of the checklist in the NAME field
- If desired, type a decription in the DESCRIPTION textbox to identify the checklist contents.
- Select the Open this Checklist in a New Window When Viewed checkbox , if desired, to allow users to view the checklist in a new window.
- Click on the SAVE button to save the checklist OR click on the SAVE AND NEW button to save it and create another one.
Adding a Category
After creating a new checklist, instructors create a new category.
- On the Edit Checklists page, click on the NEW CATEGORY
link.
- Type a NAME and, an optional DESCRIPTION for the category.
- Click on the SAVE button to save the new category OR on the SAVE AND NEW button to save it and create another one.
Adding an Item
- On the Checklists page, click NEW ITEM on the top tool menu.

- On the New Item page, select a category for the item in the CATEGORY drop-down list. Each item must belong to a category.
To add a new category, click the NEW CATEGORY link. In the "New Category" pop up, type a NAME and DESCRIPTION for the new checklist then click on the SAVE button.
- Type the NAME of the checklist.
- Type the DESCRIPTION of the checklist, if desired.
- To set a due date, select DUE DATE checkbox and type in the appropriate date and time.
- To make the item visible in the schedule for users, select the ADD EVENT TO SCHEDULE checkbox.
- Click on the SAVE button to save the new item or on the SAVE AND NEW button to save the current Item and create new Item.

Previewing a Checklist as it would Appear to Users
- On the Checklists page, click the PREVIEW
icon next to the name of the checklist that you want to preview. The "Preview" Checklist pop-up shows the checklist as it appears to students.
Editing a Checklist
After creating a checklist, instructors can edit the checklist to add items and categories to it.
- On the Checklists page, click on the name of the checklist.
- On the Edit Checklist page, make changes in the "Checklists Properties" area.
- Click on the SAVE button when the editing process is complete.
Defining Restrictions on a Checklist
- On the Edit Checklist page, click on the RESTRICTIONS tab.
- Click the CREATE AND ATTACH button to create a new release condition and attach it to the checklist OR click on the ATTACH EXISTING button choosing a previously created condition.
- Click on the SAVE button. The checklist is now available to students based on the defined conditions.
Editing a Checklist Category or Item
- On the Edit Checklist page, click on the name of the checklist or category item.
- Make the desired changes.
- Click on the SAVE button.
To Edit Multiple Checklist Items
- On the Edit Checklist page, select the checkbox next to the items.
- Click on the EDIT MULTIPLE ITEMS icon on the CATEGORIES AND ITEMS list.

- On the Edit Multiple Items page, make desired changes to each of the items and click on the SAVE button.
Deleting a Checklist
- On the Checklists page, click on the DELETE icon.

- On the Delete Checklists page, delete a checklist by selecting the checkbox(es) next to the Checklist name.
- Click on the DELETE SELECTED button.
Deleting a Category or Item
- On the Checklists page, click on the appropriate checklist link.
- On the Edit Checklists page, delete a category or item by clicking on the checkbox next to the category or item name.
- Click on the DELETE icon.

Re-ordering Checklists
- On the Checklists page, click on the RE-ORDER
button.
- On the Re-order Checklists page, change the values in the SORT ORDER field for the checklists.
- Click on the SAVE button.
Re-Ordering Checklist Items and Categories
- On the Checklists page, click appropriate checklist name.
- On the Edit Checklists page, click on the RE-ORDER
button.
- On the Re-Order Checklists page, change the values in the SORT ORDER field for the checklist items or categories.
- Click on the SAVE button.
Viewing Student Progress
Once students have complete the checklist you can view their progress by completing the following steps:
- In the Course Home page click the Classlist link in the red navigation bar.
- Click on the User Progress icon.
- If checklist is not selected, click on the Change button next to the word Tool:.
- In the dropbox choose Checklist.
- Scroll down to the Checklist details to view the user's progress.
Checklist - Student View
- On the Course Home page, scroll down to the Role Switch tool.
- Click on the Current Role drop down box, choose the student role.
- Click on the Change Role button.
- Click on the Checklist link in the red navigation bar.

- Click on the Checklist link of choice. The student view will appear.
