My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the Add New Unit button at the top left corner of your screen.

2. Add the Unit Name. 

3. Specify the weeks in which the unit will be taught using the From and To drop-down menus.

4. Click the Draft checkbox to start a hidden unit that is visible to only the curriculum developers of this course.

5. Click the Color drop-down menu to select the unit's pacing bar color if you want it to be different from the default.

Click Save and you'll be directed back to the Unit Calendar by Month page. Click on the title of the new unit to start developing your unit. To learn more about Unit Planner development, click here.

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the Actions drop-down menu.

2. Select Add New Lesson. 

• Required: Enter a Lesson Title.
• Required: Select a course. 
• Optional: Select a unit. You can later assign your lesson to a unit when you're developing the lesson (in EDIT mode), via Actions > Edit Lesson Settings. Learn more about it in "Assign a no-unit lesson to a unit" section on Lesson Development page. 
• Optional: Enter the Duration of the lesson by choosing the date you will begin teaching it and finishing it. This can be adjusted at any time when you're developing the lesson (in EDIT mode).
• Optional: Select more editors. If none selected, you'll be the only user who can edit this lesson. This can be adjusted at any time, learn more about it in "Add Collaborator(s) to a Lesson" section on Lesson Development page. 

Click Save and you'll be directed back to the Unit Calendar by Month page. Click on the title of the new lesson to add the lesson details. To learn more about Lesson Development, click here. 

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the pencil icon (Edit) next to the Course Description header.

2. Add or edit content in the text field. Format the text, including bold, italics, underline, indent, and bullets using the rich text editor.

3. Click Save to record your changes.

4. Click the collapse/expand button to hide/view the Course Description. 

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the unit you want to recycle.

2. Select Move to Recycle bin.

3. Click confirm to place the unit in the Recycle Bin.

Due to cloud storage considerations that might affect your Atlas performance, we reserve the right to delete anything older than 2 years in the Recycle Bin.

Restore a Deleted Unit

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the Recycle Bin button located at the top right side of the Unit Calendar by Month.

2. Check off the box for the desired unit, then click the Restore icon of that unit, then click Done. The unit will be returned to the associated course of the current academic year.

3. To restore units in bulk, check off multiple units, then click the Restore icon at the top right corner of your screen, then click Done.

Due to cloud storage considerations that might affect your Atlas performance, we reserve the right to delete anything older than 2 years in the Recycle Bin.

Draft units are hidden from all users except for the Curriculum Developer(s), or editors (with Special Editing Privileges), of a course. Curriculum Developers and editors can develop the draft units, copy the draft units between courses, and delete them, which sends them to the Recycle Bin for that course. 

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the unit you want to make a draft/un-draft.

2. Select Edit Unit Settings. 

3. Check or un-check the Draft checkbox. 

4. Click Save. 

• Draft unit data is not included in any Atlas Reports, except, in Search > Activity so Curriculum Developers can track the updates. Otherwise, these units are not searchable in Atlas.
• Draft units can't be archived since the archive is a "view" only status. They will move forward to the new academic year as drafts. 
• Draft units are not visible in PLCs, or Public Sites.
• Draft units cannot be submitted as Exemplars.
• Draft units can't be published in the Adopted Curriculum.

From My Atlas > My Courses > Unit Calendar by Month:

1. Click the Actions button located at the top right corner of the Unit Calendar. Then select Copy Unit. OR click the unit you would like to copy, then select Copy Unit. 

2. Click Choose a Course to Copy From, and browse the courses or use the filters to narrow down your results.

3. Check the units you wish to copy from or click Check All. On this step, you can decide if units should be copied with a Draft status or not.

4. Click the Copy Unit to copy the unit(s).

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When viewing a map, unit, lesson, or saved report, click the speech bubble in the upper-right corner to access the comments panel. The default tab is Comments (visible to all users). 

1. Write your comment in the box, size limit is 1000 characters. 
2. Click Add an Attachment to add resources (Website Link, File Attachment) to your comment. 
3. Click Post to share your comment, Or Discard to cancel it. 
4. Comment actions: 
   1. • Click the Close to replies link to prevent replies to your comment. You can later click the Open for replies if you want to allow replies and threaded conversations. 
      • Click the PENCIL icon to edit your comment. 
      • Click the X icon to delete your comment. 
5. Click X icon at the top right corner of the panel to leave. 

Private Comments are only visible to the comment's author, and the users selected in the recipients list. 

When viewing a map, a unit, a lesson, or a saved report, click the speech bubble icon at the top bar to access the comments panel. The default tab is Comments (visible to all users). 

1. Click the Private Comments tab. 
2. Select who can see your comment by clicking the To: drop-down list. If you leave the list blank, the comment will be recorded as a "Note-to-self". 
3. Write your comment in the box, size limit is 1000 characters. 
4. Click Add an Attachment to add resources (Website Link, File Attachment) to your comment. 
5. Click Post to share your comment, Or Discard to cancel it. 
6. Comment actions: 
   1. • Click the Close to replies link to prevent replies to your comment. You can later click the Open for replies if you want to allow replies and threaded conversations. 
      • Click the PENCIL icon to edit your comment. 
      • Click the X icon to delete your comment. 
7. Click X icon at the top right corner of the panel to leave.