Adding links or URLs to your course page allows students to see content from the internet. Common uses for URLs include video links from MediaSite or YouTube; internet images, journals, or documents; denominational resources; e-books; etc. 


Adding a Link to Your Course Page

  • In your course page, toggle the Edit Mode toggle to green (editing is now turned on)
  • In the section you wish to place a link, click Add Activity or Resource


  • In the activity chooser menu, click URL


  • Add the display text you want students to see in the field provided
  • Copy the URL of the resource you want to share with students from a web browser, and paste it into the external URL field provided
  • Under Appearance, choose how you want the link to respond when students click on it


  • When finished editing, scroll to the bottom and click Save and Return to Course or Save and Display 



Adding Links in Text and Media Areas, Pages, and More

  • Links do not need to be stand-alone items in a course page - they can be embedded anywhere you see the editing banner and a text field. 

  • In a different browser window, navigate to the resource you wish to hyperlink to and copy the URL from the address bar of the browser
  • On your course page, in a Text and Media Area, Page, or anywhere else you see the editing banner, type the text you wish to hyperlink
  • Highlight the text you wish to hyperlink and click the chain icon
  • In the next window, paste the URL in the field labeled "Enter a URL"

  • Choose if you would like the URL to open in the same window (do nothing) or a new window (check the "Open in a new window" box)
  • Click Create Link
  • The hyperlink will appear in the text field, but in editing mode, you will not be able to use it to navigate to your resource. 
  • Click Save and Return to Course. 
  • Now, when you hover over the linked text, it should change to underlined indicating it is a hyperlink.


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