If you need to send your Softchalk resource to your supervisor/users, follow the instructions in section 1a only. If you are completing final submission, go through sections 1b-3.
1a. Get a link for sharing
You should have created a Softchalk Cloud account when you started your project and should have been saving your resource to the cloud throughout the building process. If you are still on a trial version and have not upgraded your account yet, speak to a member of eLearning immediately.
To get your link:
- Log into SoftchalkCloud.com
- Go to My Content > Lessons
- Click on the name of your Softchalk resource
- Underneath the preview on the right hand side there is a ‘Hyperlink’ URL
- Copy this link to send to your supervisor/users
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Expand this section for instructions on how to share your Softchalk resource with your supervisor/users.
1b. Get a link for final submission
You should have created a Softchalk Cloud account when you started your project and should have been saving your resource to the cloud throughout the building process. If you are still on a trial version and have not upgraded your account yet, speak to a member of eLearning immediately.
Share your resource with our eLearning account
- Log into SoftchalkCloud.com
- Go to My Content > Lessons
- On the right hand side you will see an ‘Actions’ list
- Click ‘Create Folder’
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- Name the folder your username – your name. e.g. mfbx9alp – Anna Leicester
- Click ‘Create Folder’. Your new folder should now appear in your lesson list
- Click the folder icon to expand
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- Drag and drop your final lesson into the expanded folder. You only need to include your completed resource
- Next, click the ‘share’ icon on the right hand side of your folder name
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- Enter projectsscp2 into the ‘Add Trial or Subscription Users’ box
- Click the + button to move it into the ‘Shared Trial or Subscription User(s)’ box
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- Click ‘Share Folder’
- Your resource is now shared with the eLearning account. Now you need to get your link for your cover page
Download your Softchalk resource and compress
- Click on the name of your Softchalk resource in the folder that you have just shared with eLearning
- Underneath the preview on the right hand side there is a ‘Lesson Actions’ list
- Click ‘Download Lesson’
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- If you are using google chrome, your lesson will download as a .zip file and you can move onto the next section
- If you have used a different browser your lesson may have downloaded as a folder. You will need to compress this into a .zip file before you continue
On windows – right click the folder and choose send to > compressed folder
On a mac – right click the folder and choose compress - You will end up with a .zip file with the same name as the downloaded folder like in the image below
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Upload to our eLearning site
- Click on the button below to log in to the file upload page with your university account
- Once logged in, you will see the file upload area
- Drag and drop your zip file into the upload box. Large files may take a little time.
- When it has uploaded, right click the .zip file and choose extract files from archive > new folder
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- You should now end up with a new folder with the same name as your .zip file
Get your link for your cover page
- Double click on the folder to open
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- Scroll down to locate the index.html file
- Right click on this and select ‘Get info & share’
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- Click the link to the index file (NOT Share)
- Your resource should open in a new tab
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- Copy the URL and paste it somewhere that you can save and find later (e.g. email it to yourself or save in a word document). Use this link to test that your resource works as expected.
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- This is the link that you can now add to your cover page for final submission. Move on to the next section for instructions how to do this. NOTE – if your link does not start with https://elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/scp/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/wp-file-manager-pro/users/ then something has gone wrong, take another look at the instructions above or come to a workshop for help.
Expand this section for instructions on how to share your lesson with eLearning, upload your finished Softchalk resource to our eLearning site and get a link to it for your cover page.
2. Create and submit your cover page
If you are submitting ANY resources as part of your final submission (e.g. an eLearning resource, media resource, videos, paper resource, lesson plans, etc) then you need to create a cover page. This is how you present your work to your markers. If you don’t have a cover page, they will not be able to see your resources.
DO NOT LEAVE THIS TO THE LAST MINUTE. eLearning check all cover page links for any issues. If there is a problem, it may take a couple of days to fix. It is strongly advised that you aim to submit your cover page sometime during the week before the final deadline. eLearning will hold upload sessions to help you with this.
Download and fill in the cover page template
- Go to the Blackboard course and navigate to Assessment/Submissions > Uploading Resources for Hosting or Final Submission section.
- Download the SCP_Cover_Page.docx from ‘Step 1: Submitting Additional Files’
- Add your username to the end of the file name and make sure any spaces are replaced with underscores, e.g. SCP_Cover_Page_mfbx9alp.docx
- Open the file and fill in all sections. When you are adding your description and links, make sure you add any access instructions e.g. best viewed on Google Chrome, designed to be viewed on an iPad, etc.
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- Once finished, save the cover page as a PDF file with the same name, e.g. SCP_Cover_Page_mfbx9alp.pdf
See this help page if you have any issues converting to PDF.
Upload to our eLearning site
- Click on the button below to log in to the file upload page with your university account
- Once logged in, you will see the file upload area
- Drag and drop your PDF into the upload box
- When it has uploaded, right click on the file and choose ‘get info and share’
- Click the link to the file (NOT share) and your cover page will open in a new tab
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- Copy the URL and paste it somewhere that you can save and find later (e.g. email it to yourself or save in a word document). Use this link to test that your cover page and all resource links on it work as expected.
![](https://elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/scp/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/06/coverpage_URL-1024x83.png)
- This is the link that you use for your final submission of your resources. NOTE – if your link does not start with https://elearning.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/scp/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/wp-file-manager-pro/users/ then something has gone wrong, take another look at the instructions above or come to a workshop for help.
- Fill in the google form located in the Blackboard course in Assessments/Submission > Final Report Submission > Step 2: PLEASE COMPLETE: Project title/Resource Link/Student info BIOL31220/31320
ALL project types fill this in, so you will be asked towards the end of the form whether you need to submit a link to your cover page. If you select ‘Yes’ there will be a box to paste your link.
You will not get an email receipt for this submission. eLearning check all cover page links and you will be contacted individually if there is a problem. If you don’t hear from us, that is a good sign!
Once you have submitted this form, you will need to upload your ‘build files’ and copyright information. See the next section for instructions.
Expand this section for instructions on how to create your cover page and obtain a link for final submission. You do not need to create a cover page to send your work to your supervisor or to collect data.
3. Build files and copyright information
The last thing you need to upload to our eLearning site are your build files and copyright information. We need these to investigate if there is a problem with your resource during marking, or if your supervisor would like to re-use your resources later.
Create a new folder on your computer called ‘Build Files’ and add the following information, A and B. Once you have gathered the files together you will need to upload the whole folder to our file upload site. All instructions are detailed below.
A) Copies of anything you have created yourself
This could be images you’ve created on your computer, photographs you have taken, videos you’ve produced, audio files you’ve recorded, animation files prior to export, H5P files from Lumi, etc. The important thing about these is that they are original works and are not available elsewhere. This means we need a copy of them. You can upload these in their original format (such as .png image, a .mp4 video file, a .h5p Lumi file). Please give the files a meaningful name to make identifying them easier if possible.
Note for iSpring users: If you have created an iSpring resource, your build files should also include a copy of your powerpoint presentation and associated folder.
B) A list of items you found online
E.g. images from a stock library, a video from social media, etc. You do not need to upload a copy of these files as they will be available elsewhere, but you do need to tell us where you found them. One of the simplest ways to accomplish this is to create a three column spreadsheet:
- Column 1: Item details
Identify the item clearly. This could be the figure number, or a more descriptive identifier (“the video on slide 3” for example). - Column 2: Link
Paste a link to where you found it. This should be the original source, not just a google image search result. In some cases you may not need a link (for example, motifolio images taken from the Blackboard site, or stock images provided in powerpoint and Moovly). In these cases, note that they are stock images from a specific piece of software or provided through the Blackboard course. - Column 3: Copyright status
State the copyright status of the item. You should have already been aware of this when choosing to use it in your resource, e.g. public domain, a specified CC license, or note that the item is copyrighted and you have permission to use it from the owner.
Please note that references in your report or in your resource itself are not sufficient for this second part, as these will not usually include the copyright status of an item. A separate spreadsheet as described above is required.
Upload your folder to our eLearning site
- Put your files from section A and your spreadsheet from section B into a folder on your computer called ‘Build Files’
- Compress this folder into a .zip file
On windows – right click the folder and choose send to > compressed folder
On a mac – right click the folder and choose compress - You should end up with a .zip file called ‘Build Files’
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- Click on the button below to log in to the file upload page with your university account
- Once logged in, you will see the file upload area
- Drag and drop your .zip file into the upload box. If you have a lot of files, this may take a little time.
- Once it has finished uploading, you are done.
Expand this section for instructions on uploading your build files and copyright information.