Schoology Course Template Training


Step 4

Improve Navigation in Schoology/Courses Using Images

It is amazing what a difference images can make as our families, parents, and students navigate Schoology and our courses.

In this section, you will use the Insert Content button to add images to the folders in your course. Then, you will practice adding a course profile image.

Remember the course profile image shows up when someone clicks on "courses", and it shows up on every page of a course.

Add an Image to a Folder

It is really easy to add an image to a folder in Schoology. You simply edit the folder's description and use the "Insert Content" button to add a picture.

To add an image to a folder you previously created:

  1. Search for an image that you would like to use for this activity and save it to your computer.

  2. In your Schoology Sandbox course, in the Online Learning folder, find the weekly folder that you created earlier (example: Week of 8/10/20).

  3. Click on the settings icon to the right of the folder name. It looks like a spiked wheel or a gear.

  4. Click on the Insert Content button (it looks like a rectangle with a diagonal arrow pointing in).

  5. Click on Image

  6. Click Attach File, navigate to the image you have saved on your computer, select it, and click Open. The image will appear in the description box.

  7. If an image is too big, it can make navigating your course page difficult. If it is too big, drag the corners of the image inward to resize it.

  8. Click Save Changes.

Note: you can also use the insert content button to insert an image when you are first creating and setting up a folder.

To add an image to a folder you previously created: Search for an image that you would like to use for this activity and save it to your computer. In your Schoology Sandbox course, in the Online Learning folder, find the weekly folder that you created earlier (example: Week of 8/10/20). Click on the settings icon to the right of the folder name. It looks like a spiked wheel or a gear. Click on the Insert Content button (it looks like a rectangle with a diagonal arrow pointing in). Click on Image Click Attach File, navigate to the image you have saved on your computer, select it, and click Open. The image will appear in the description box. If an image is too big, it can make navigating your course page difficult. If it is too big, drag the corners of the image inward to resize it. Click Save Changes. Note: you can also use the insert content button to insert an image when you are first creating and setting up a folder.

You may be wondering why, in our example, we added pictures of a cow and pig to our folders. For our youngest learners, and for those struggling with literacy, a recognizable image can help them, and their family members, quickly navigate the course.

If you decide to add images in your courses, you might choose to use images related to the content that will be studies that week, or images that are of interest to your students and may build your online classroom culture. The sky is the limit.

Add a Course Profile Image to Help with Navigation

It is really easy to add an image to a folder in Schoology. You simply edit the folder's description and use the "Insert Content" button to add a picture.

Sample Course Profile Image. It has a picture of a tractor in a sandbox and the words Schoology Sandbox

Let's use Google Drawing to create a Course Image that is the perfect size

  1. In a new tab or window, open the Course Profile Image Template in Google Drawing. You will have to log in with your district Google login. Remember your username is [username]@ga.aliefisd.net .

  2. This template is the perfect size for course profile images. Go ahead - get creative, and edit the template for your course sandbox, or for any of your other courses. The only thing that has to stay the same for your image is the size.

  3. Click on the File menu.

  4. Click on Download and choose either JPEG image or PNG image.

  5. Save the image you just created somewhere that you can find it.

Let's use Google Drawing to create a Course Image that is the perfect size In a new tab or window, open the Course Profile Image Template in Google Drawing. You will have to log in with your district google login. Remember your username is [username]@ga.aliefisd.net . This template is the perfect size for course profile images. Go ahead - get creative, and edit the template for your course sandbox, or for any of your other courses. The only thing that has to stay the same for your image is the size. Click on the File menu. Click on Download and choose either JPEG image or PNG image. Save the image you just created somewhere that you can find it.

To add a Profile Image to a Course:

  1. Go to your sandbox, or another course.

  2. With your mouse, hover over the image on the top left side of the course page

  3. Click on the Edit Picture button

  4. Click Attach File

  5. Click on the Insert Content button (it looks like a rectangle with a diagonal arrow pointing in).

  6. Click on Image

  7. Click Attach File, navigate to the image you have saved on your computer, select it, and click Open.

Note: as students and parents navigate between all of their different classes, your course image could really make your course stand out.

To add a Profile Image to a Course: Go to your sandbox, or another course. With your mouse, hover over the image on the top left side of the course page Click on the Edit Picture button Click Attach File Click on the Insert Content button (it looks like a rectangle with a diagonal arrow pointing in). Click on Image Click Attach File, navigate to the image you have saved on your computer, select it, and click Open. Note: as students and parents navigate between all of their different classes, your course image could really make your course stand out.

Great job enhancing the Schoology experience with images!

Up next, we will copy items from your sandbox course to other courses.