In the unit planner, select Add an Attachment in a unit category, lesson or course description, then choose the attachment type: Website Link, File Attachment, Lesson Attachment, Google Drive or OneDrive. Use the pencil icon to edit an attachment and the bin icon to remove it.
For teachers and curriculum developers. Attach curriculum planning materials to categories in your unit planner, lessons or course description, and include web links to outside resources.
| I want to | Go to |
|---|---|
| Attach a file or link to a unit category | Attach materials to a unit category |
| Attach a file to an assessment | Add materials to an assessment |
| Reorder, edit or remove attachments | Edit or delete links and attachments |
| Attach Google Drive files | Attach Google Drive files |
| Attach OneDrive files | Attach OneDrive files |
| Show or hide an attachment on the Public Site | Publish or hide attachments in public courses |
Attach materials to a unit category
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Select Add an Attachment for the category.
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Select the type of attachment:
- Website Link: link to supporting articles, websites, images, videos, web quests accessible online, or Google Drive folders.
- File Attachment: upload almost any file type from your device, including Word, PDF, PowerPoint and SmartBoard files. Users can View PDF and MS Word attachments without downloading them.
- Lesson Attachment: upload detailed classroom lesson plans used in the unit from your device.
- Google Drive: link your Google Drive and Team Drive files, such as Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Forms. See Attach Google Drive files.
- OneDrive: link to files stored in OneDrive. See Attach OneDrive files.
For the best upload results, keep files smaller than 100 MB and images smaller than 1024 x 768. Once uploaded, the contents of many files can be searched by selecting the magnifying glass in the Search bar.
A copy of your file is saved to your unit. To change the file, open it from its original location, make your changes, then replace the copy saved to your unit.
Add materials to an assessment
As well as attaching a link to the Assessment category in your planner, you can attach links directly to a specific assessment.
Existing assessment
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Select Edit on the assessment.
Follow step 2 of Attach materials to a unit category to choose and add your attachment.
New assessment
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Select Add New Assessment, then select Add an Attachment in the pop-up window.
Follow the steps in Attach materials to a unit category.
Edit or delete links and attachments
- Drag and drop attachments to set the order they appear in your unit map.
- Select the bin icon to remove a file.
- Select the pencil icon to change the link attributes:
- Add or edit the link Description.
- Change the file type by selecting File, Image or Lesson Plan.
- If applicable, tick Public to make the file visible on your Atlas Public Site.
Attach Google Drive files
Select Add an Attachment for the category.
Select the Google Drive link.
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Find the files in your Google Drive. You can select several files at once. Select Select to upload them into Atlas.
Atlas inherits access and edit permissions from Google. Manage those settings in Google.
Google attachments are searchable in Atlas only if their Google permission is set to Anyone with the link can view before you attach them. Otherwise Atlas does not have permission to view your files. If you change the permission in Google and want the file to be searchable in Search curriculum, attach the file to Atlas again.
Attach OneDrive files
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Select Add an Attachment for the category.
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Select the OneDrive link.
Find the files in your OneDrive. You can select several files at once. While the OneDrive picker is open, you can also drag and drop files from your computer into the picker, then attach them to Atlas.
Atlas inherits access and edit permissions from OneDrive. Manage those settings in your OneDrive account.
OneDrive attachments are searchable in Atlas only if their OneDrive permission is set to Public before you attach them. Otherwise Atlas does not have permission to view your files. If you change the permission in OneDrive and want the file to be searchable in Search curriculum, attach the file to Atlas again.
To have OneDrive integration turned on for your Atlas site, contact us.
Publish or hide attachments in public courses
Curriculum developers manage this themselves, not system administrators. You only see this option if both the course and the unit template category containing the attachment are shared on the Public Site.
Go to the Unit Planner.
Select the pencil icon next to the attachment you want to add to or remove from the public course.
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Tick Display on Public Site to show the attachment on your public course, or clear the tick to hide it.
Why does my attachment not show a preview?
Preview Attachments has size limits. Word and Excel files are typically supported up to about 20 MB (some Excel files up to 100 MB). PowerPoint files and PDFs are supported up to about 50 MB, and general web previews up to about 100 MB. Files over these limits may not preview and need to be downloaded instead.