Customize a Lesson

You can customize a lesson within a program'sClosed A program is a product your school or district has purchased. table of contents by adding links, content from searches, titles, and notes for your students. You can also upload files from your computer, Google Drive™, or Microsoft® OneDrive® to add to a lesson.

  1. Click Browse on the top menu bar, and then select a specific program, or use the search bar to search for content across all available Savvas programs.

    You can also customize lessons from program Resources or Standards.

  2. Scroll through the program's TOC and locate the lesson you want to customize.
  3. Click the customize button on the right ().

  4. Click +Add above an activity and then do one or more of the following to customize the lesson:

    1. From the menu, select Upload a file, and then click Attach from Computer.

    2. Select the file, and then click Open.

    3. Enter a Title and Description for the activity.

    4. Select the I certify that I have the rights to distribute this content and that it does not violate the Terms of Use confirmation check box, and then click Add.
    1. From the menu, select Upload a file, and then click Attach from Google Drive

    2. Select the Google Drive file, and then click Select.

    3. Enter a Title and Description for the activity.
    4. Select the I certify that I have the rights to distribute this content and that it does not violate the Terms of Use confirmation check box, and then click Add.

    When you share an assignment, discussion, or custom lesson that contains a link to a Google Drive file, students access the same shared file; they do not receive a unique copy. In addition, access permissions for Google Drive files are controlled by Google Drive. Ensure share settings are configured properly in Google Drive.

    1. From the menu, select Upload a file, and then click Attach from Microsoft OneDrive

    2. Select the file, and then click Open.
    3. Enter a Title and Description for the activity.
    4. Select the I certify that I have the rights to distribute this content and that it does not violate the Terms of Use confirmation check box, and then click Add.

    1. From the menu, select Insert a link or Add a link.

    2. Type or paste the URL link into the URL box.
    3. Add a Title you want to appear and optionally add a Description of the item.

    4. Click Add.
    1. From the menu, select Add a title or select Leave a note for your students.
    2. Add a title or note for your students, and then click Save. Your lesson will display the title and/or your note to your students.

    3. Click Save again.
    1. On the menu, select Add more available content items .
    2. Select the check box for each content item you want to add, and then click Done.
    3. Click Save.

    Click Remove to the right of the activity. You can click the Undo arrow to undo the removal.

  5. Click Save to save the changes to the lesson.
  6. To rearrange the order of the activities, select Rearrange. You can then drag and drop items to change the order, and then click Save.

  7. Click the arrow to the left of the lesson title to return to the list of program lessons.

You can easily locate lessons you have customized in My Library.

See Also

Create Custom Content

Create a Playlist

Assign Custom Content

My Library

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