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Add Instructor Notes to an Activity

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  1. After opening an activity, click “Add instructor note.”  

    VHL Central activity page with Add Instructor Note button highlighted and a tooltip explaining the note will appear to all students.
     

  2. Click the outlined activity item for which you wish to add a note to your students.   

    NOTE: Instructor notes appear to all students in all your courses, present and future, unless you remove the note.  

  3. Select the type of instructor note you wish to add. 

    a. Expand by default: Note will be placed above the section to which it was added. 

    b. Minimized by default: Note will be placed on the right margin and collapsed until a student clicks the apple icon to open the note.  

    Add Instructor Note dialog with title field, text editor, and audio recording options.

  4. Enter a title for the instructor note. 

    Add Instructor Note dialog with numbered callouts pointing to the title field (4), text body (5), audio record/play buttons (6), and Submit button (7).
  5. Enter the instructor note text in the text field and use the editing tools to adjust the formatting of the text.   

  6. You may also include an audio recording along with the note. After clicking the “record audio” button, use the recording controls to capture your recording. 

    a. Record: Begin recording or re-recording 

    b. Play: Review recording 

    c. Delete: Remove recording 

    Close-up of the Record, Play, and Delete Recording audio controls in the Instructor Note editor.
  7. When you are done creating your note, click “Submit.” 

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