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Course and Project Websites - Simple Descriptions

Course Websites and Project Websites

A course website is the official website for a particular course. A project website is one that has been set up for projects or other activities involving collaboration. Course websites are automatically connected to the roster of registered students for a course. A course or project website can have just a few or several functions, including announcements, a schedule, an online discussion area, assignments, electronic resources, a chat area and more, depending on which features the site's creator has chosen.

To open an existing course or project website, click its tab along the top of the main window.  If you are a member of more than four or five websites, some worksite tabs can be found and selected in the "More" pull-down menu.)





To create a new course or project site, first go to My Workspace by clicking the My Workspace tab. Then click Worksite Setup in the menubar and follow the instructions.






Part of a course or project website is the menubar. The menubar contains buttons for all of the site's functions. (When you create a website in CTools, you choose which functions to include.)

Most sites also have a "course homepage" or "project homepage." This can be accessed by clicking the Home button in the menubar.