Adding a block to a course

Blocks appear in the right and right columns of a GoL page. Currently all courses have some standard blocks such as My Menu and Administration but a teacher can add other blocks to enhance the page.

To add a block or just look at what is available click the dropdown arrow in Add a Block which is at the bottom of the left column of every course page. 

Blocks you might want to investigate:

• The HTML block - this gives you a text box that will appear in a column.  You can use it for straight text, graphics, links etc.
• The Comments block - a very quick way of adding comments to a page.
• Remote RSS Feeds - use this block to add feeds from other websites, for example a news website.

Positioning a block on a course page:

• Turn ediiting on and click the edit icon to configure the block, you need to change the On this page settings of the block
• Select the Region to determine whether the block appears on the left or right of the page
• Adjust the Weight to detmine where the block appears in the column - the smaller the number the higher up the page it will appear