Editing page content

Edit the Classroom Links page

When you are logged in there will be an Edit button available at the bottom of the page. If the edit button is not displayed, the editor is already open by someone else.

Open the Yootheme Builder

The Joomla atricle editor will open, however there will be a button where the article would normally be that says Yootheme Builder. Click this button.

Select the Module to Edit

The grid module is used to create the list of content. The layout is very flexable and can be adjusted as needed.

To edit the grid, click on the grid from the left hand side, or by hovering over the module and clicking the edit icon.

Edit the Grid

When the grid element has been seleced you will see the Content options for the grid. You can adjust the ordering by draging items up/down, add new items, edit, duplicate or delete existing items.

On main grid page you can also decide with itmes to display or hide. By default all are displayed.

Editing Grid Content

Each panel in a grid has a Title, Meta, Content, Image, Link, Link Text. It is best to maintain a consist ant style within a grid layout. If a second grid, or another type of content is required additional elements can be added to the page.

Adjusting the Grid Settings

The setting tab allows you to adjust the grid layout. You can adjust the number of columns, the panel style, and how all of the various element of the grid module are displayed.

Finish Editing

When you have completed your changes to the page, the Save Layout button, saves the Yootheme Pro changes to the page.

When you click CLOSE you are returned to the Joomla articel editing layout. DO NOT navigate away from this page without clicking SAVE or CANCEL. When you forget to SVE or CANCEL before leaving this page, the content will be LOCKED and only you will be able to reopen the article.

Grid Elements (Modules)

There are many useful element/modules that can be added to a page. The Grid, List, and Panel modules are the most useful to quickly setup and display content.

Please do not add new sections or edit the existing section, column, etc. If additional layout changes are required please contact Niall Sheehan as these steps are beyond the scope of this How-to.

Uploading and managing files

Files that are to be available for Students to download should be placed in the RSFiles Folder Classroom Files.
[https://www.rppeo.ca/manage-files-long]

File names should be concise, for example, STATION1-CSV.pdf.

If a file update is required, the new file's name MUST match the name of the existing file. Each Station will be outfitted with a QR Code that the student can use to directly download the file to their phone/tablet.

classroom files copy link

To copy the path required to create the QR Code, locate the file on the Files Download page > Right Click the file and select Copy Link.

Upload Files

To upload a file click the Upload Icon.

classroom files upload

This will open the File Upload Page. Click the text to browse for a file, or drag and drop the file on to this window.

classroom files upload2

If you are uploading a new version of an existing file the filename MUST BE EXACTLY THE SAME as the previous version, to allow the website to Overwrite the existing file click the checkbox to overwrite existing files.

Edit Files

Once the file has been uploaded, additional information can be added to make it easier to identify and maintain files as well as gather statistics.

classroom files details2

The description and version can be helpful for identifying files and when they were last modified.

The following fields may also be helpful

classroom files edit

Name: A human friendly Filename that is displayed instead of the actual filename.
File Statistics: Will collect download data
Details: The large textbox can be used to provide additional information when viewing the file details
Unpublish Date: The date to remove the file from the list of available files.

Creating QR Codes

Use your phone to scan and test this link.

QR Codes are scannable images that link to a specific URL.

To generate a QR Code, you will need the URL to a page, file, or other resource. Go to QRbot.net and paste the link into the URL filed and save the QR Code image. If the QR Code is going to be used for printing save a large version of the code.

If a file that has been saved to the Classroom Files folder needs to be updated, the existing file must be deleted and the new file must have EXACTLY the same filename for the QR Code to continue to work as needed.

The QR Code above represents the link:
https://www.rppeo.ca/manage-files-long/download-file.html?path=QRCODE-TEST-Station%2B1%2BCVAD.docx