Add a dashboard resource

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Dashboard resources allows you to add links, documents, and other files directly to your students' dashboard, putting additional tools at their fingertips.

Add a new dashboard resource from your educator account. Apply it to a specific group, an entire grade assigned to you, or all your students. Once the resource has been created and saved, it will show immediately on your students' dashboard.

Choose a from a variety of media options to add. Upload a resource locally from your computer, or an online resource such as a video, document or social media post.

To add a dashboard resource:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Dashboard resources.
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  2. From the top right of the Dashboard resources page, click Add resource. A modal window opens.
  3. From the list on the left, choose the media type you'd like to share.
  4. Once you've selected the media, if you wish, change the title from the default title.
  5. Select the group you want it to Display for.
    • You can select all students, a specific grade, or a group you created.
  6. Click Save.
    • Documents will have been converted to PDF with the option to download and print.
How to add a dashboard resource