The Unit Builder

A unit is a folder you can fill with files and links. Assign the unit to a course or section to provide teachers with the resources you want them to use in their curriculum. Teachers see the units in their Lesson Planner. To get started, see Create a Unit.

You can add new files and links to a unit or copy content from an existing unit. For more information, see the following topics:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Unit Builder
• Create a Unit
• Edit a Unit
• Delete a Unit
• Add Files to a Unit
• Add Links to a Unit
• Copy Content from a Unit

You can give other admin users access to the Unit Builder. You can also give teachers permission to edit the content of units created by admin users, create their own unit, and/or add files and links to a unit. For more information, see the following topics:

• Give Admin Users Access to the Unit Builder
• Set Teacher Permissions for the Unit Builder

Create a Unit

When you create a unit and assign it to a class, the unit appears in the Lesson Planner for that class. The unit in the administrator’s Unit Builder and the unit in the teacher’s Lesson Planner are the same. Editing the content of a unit in one location automatically updates the other. Teachers can only edit the content of a unit if an admin user with Unit Builder access gives them permission.

To create a new unit, follow these steps:

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.
2. Click Add a Unit.
3. In the red box, type a name for the unit. 
   
   Note: Unit names can be up to 200 characters. If the entire name doesn't fit in the Unit Name column or if a unit was created or edited by a teacher, an information icon  appears. Point to the icon to view the full name or to see who created or edited the unit.

4. Next to the new unit's name, click Assign.
5. In the Assign Unit To Classes dialog box, do one of the following:

• To add the unit to a course, click Course next to Assign By.
• To add the unit to a section, click Section next to Assign By.

6. In the Available list, click the course or section you want to assign the unit to.

Tip: You can hold Ctrl or Shift and click to select multiple courses or sections. You can also select one course or section, hold Shift and then click any course or section below the first to select these courses and every course in-between them.

7. Click to move courses or sections to the Selected list or click to move all courses or sections to the Selected list. 
   

8. Click Done.
9. Enter the Start Date and End Date for the unit by clicking and then the date or by typing the date (mm/dd/yyyy).

Note: These dates are optional when creating units in the Unit Builder. You can leave them blank for teachers to set.

10. Click to save the unit.

Edit a Unit

You can edit a unit's name and start and end dates and assign or remove courses or sections to the unit.

Note: If you originally assigned the unit to courses, you cannot assign it to sections and vice versa.

To edit a unit, follow these steps:

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.
2. In the Tools column, next to the unit you want to edit, click .
   

3. Make your changes, and then click .

Delete a Unit

To delete a unit, follow these steps:

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.

Warning: If you delete a unit, that unit is deleted from the Unit Builder and all courses or sections it is assigned to. In addition, any lesson plans and content that teachers have added to that unit are deleted.

2. In the Tools column, next to the unit you want to delete, click  . 
   

3. Click Confirm.

Add Files to a Unit

To add files to a unit, follow these steps:

Important: The file size limit is 50 MB.

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.
2. Under Tools, next to the unit you want to edit, click . The Add Teacher Resources dialog box appears. 
   Tip: Once you add files or links to the Teacher Resources folder,  changes to  to reflect the addition of these resources.

3. Next to Add, click Files.
4. Click Add Files, navigate to your file, and then select your file.
   

5. In the Add File Descriptions dialog box, type a description for the file.
6. In the Select Folder drop-down list, select a folder, or click New to create a new folder.

Note: Adding a description to the Description box and assigning a folder is optional. If you don't choose a folder, your file is saved to the Default Folder.

7. Click Done. 
   

Add Links to a Unit

To add links to a unit, follow these steps:

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.
2. Under Tools, next to the unit you want to edit, click . The Add Teacher Resources dialog box appears.

Tip: Once you add files or links to the Teacher Resources folder,  changes to  to reflect the addition of these resources.

3. Next to Add, click Links.
4. Click Add Links. 
   

5. In the Add Links dialog box, type a Link Name, URL, and Description. 
   

6. In the Folder drop-down list, select a folder, or click New to create a new folder.

Note: Assigning a folder is optional. If you don't choose a folder, your link is saved to the Default Folder.

7. Click Save.
8. In the Add Teacher Resources dialog box, click Done.

Copy Content from a Unit

You can copy a unit's name, start and end dates, and teacher resources, and then apply them to another unit.

To copy content from an existing unit, follow these steps:

1. On the navigation bar, click Setup > Unit Builder.
2. In the Tools column, next to the unit you want to copy content into, click , and then click .
3. In the Copy Content from Existing Unit dialog box, select the unit you want to copy the content from. 
   

4. Click Copy Selected Unit to copy the content from the selected unit into the unit you are editing.

Note: This process copies only the content of the selected unit — the Unit Name, Start Date, End Date, and Teacher Resources. It does not automatically assign the selected unit's classes to the unit you are editing.

5. Under Tools, click .