Overview - Configure Overview Layout
Overview – Configure Overview Layout
Sakai is a tool that provides faculty and students with an online hub where course materials and assignments are accessible at all times. Sakai supports 32 learning management tools, including online quizzing, video streaming, and discussion forums, and is compatible with many third-party educational tools.
If you experience issues with Sakai, you may refer to the additional documentation or contact the ITS help desk at 909-621-8061 or servicedesk@pomona.edu. Additional documentation is available via Pomona College ITS at https://ritg.pomona.edu/resources/instructional-continuity or the VidGrid online knowledgebase: https://help.vidgrid.com. Sakai tutorials can be found here: https://app.vidgrid.com/content/o2DJhnYbAxrG
Logging into Pomona College Sakai
Go to https://sakai.claremont.edu/portal
- Select Login in the top right-hand corner
- Sign in using your Pomona College credentials (example. Abc04747) if prompted
- If successful, you should now be logged into VidGrid
Getting Started with Configuring the Overview Layout
Users can now configure the overview display (such as the layout and order of widgets like the Recent Announcements and Calendar widgets) without having to navigate to a different tool.
- On the left-hand side, select the Overview tool
- Click on “Manage Overview” in the top right corner to edit the display.
- Underneath the Layout heading, you can select if you’d like a single-column or double-column layout.
- Underneath the Current Widgets heading, you can add and remove widgets. To add a widget to your overview page from the list of widgets, simply select the arrow pointing left to bump it up to the current widgets. To remove a widget click on the red “x.”
- When ready, select “Save, “ at the bottom of the page.