Finding Resources in Commons

In Global Navigation, click the Commons link.

Type key words into the search bar to find the resource you are looking for. If you know the name of the resource or which institution it came from, great. If not, searching key words, subjects, and outcomes works too.

Notice that you can sort your search results either by latest creations or most relevant resources:

You can also filter your search results in a variety of ways:

• Type: You can filter by resource type (e.g. Courses, Modules, Assignments, Quizzes, Discussions, Pages, Documents, Images, Videos, or Audio).
• Grade/Level: The grade/level filter allows you to select specific grades or level of education to narrow your search (e.g. K-12, Undergraduate, Graduate).
• Shared With: If you belong to schools and/or groups, click its name to view resources shared within that school/group.

In the search results, each resource will have the following details:

• Resource icon [1]: Identify the resource type  
• Title and description [2]: Preview the title and description of the resource
• Author [3]: View the author of the resource
• Target icon [5]: Indicates tagged outcome(s)
• Date [6]: View the date the resource was last updated

To view more details, click a resource.

In the resource details page, you can view a summary of the resource and related information:

• Subject and Grade/Level
• Who the resource was Shared With (account, group(s), consortium(s), public, private)
• Any outcomes Links to an external site. that are tagged to the resources
• Description
• Relevant tags (keywords)
• Media type and duration
• Download link
• Date of Last Update (reflects date when content was last updated)
• Who the resource was Shared By
• The Account the resource was shared from
• Copyright and Creative Commons content license Links to an external site.
• Reviews and ratings Links to an external site. by other users
• Preview resources  Links to an external site. 
• View Version notes (for updated resources Links to an external site. only)

When you are ready to import a resource Links to an external site., click the Import into Course button.