How do I edit the details of a resource in Commons?
Authors can edit the license, version notes, title, description, tags, image, and sharing settings for their shared resources from Commons. To modify an existing shared resource, learn how to update a resource previously shared to Commons. Admins can also edit and remove shared account resources that are not private to the author.
Notes:
- To enable Commons in your Canvas instance, please contact your Customer Success Manager.
- Commons is available in all Free for Teacher (FFT) accounts. Free for Teacher users are limited to finding, importing, and sharing public resources.
Open Commons
In Global Navigation, click the Commons link.
Find Resource
In the search field [1], find the resource you want to edit or delete. To view all your shared resources, click the Shared link [2].
Open Resource
Click the name of the resource you want to edit or delete.
Edit Resource
Click the Edit Resource link.
Edit Resource Details
Edit the resource information, content licensing, and sharing options.
Note: The Version notes field is only available for previously shared resources that have been updated.
Approve Content
If you have been added as an approved content curator by a Commons admin, you can mark content as approved in your Commons account. You can edit resources uploaded by any user in your Commons account to mark the resource as approved content. You can also approve resources from the Commons search page, the Managed Resources tab on the Admin page, or when uploading a new resource.
To mark a resource as approved content, enable the Institution Approved Content option.
Select Content Type
You can label your resource as a template or open textbook content type. Content types help users more easily locate resources when filtering search results.
To select the template content type, click the Template checkbox [1]. To select the open textbook content type, click the Open Textbook checkbox [2]. Both content types can be selected for the same resource.
Save Changes
When you're done, click the Save Changes button.
View Updated Resource
View updated resource details.
