This guide walks you through the process of embedding a Mandala collection page in your Collab course site. To learn how to embed specific Mandala assets (such as a video or image file) in your Collab course site, please click here.
- Log in to UVACollab
- Select the site with which you want to work from the menu at the top of the page
- Select the Site Info tool from the Tool Menu on the lefthand site of the page
- Select Manage Tools from the menu at the top of the Site Tools page
- Scroll down until you see the box for Web Content
- Check the box for Web Content and click Continue (at the bottom of the page)
- Create a title for the web content
- Paste your Mandala collection's URL into the appropriate text box
- Click Continue
- Check that your title is correct
- Click Finish
Once you've embedded your Mandala collection in your Collab site, you can decide change its position in your Tool Menu by following these steps.
You can also decide whether you'd like the site to open in Collab or to open in a new page. Because of the way Collab embeds websites, students will not be able to editor or add assets in your collection and (depending on your privacy settings) may not be able to view them unless they are logged into Mandala prior to accessing the collection in Collab. Because of this, it may be simpler top direct Collab to launch a new page when students click on your Mandala collection in the Tools Menu. From this page, they can easily log in and interact with the collection materials.
To direct Collab to launch a new page when students access Mandala, simply:
- Select your collection in the Tools Menu
- Click Edit
- Check the Open in new window? box at the bottom of the page
- Click the Update Options button
Follow the same steps to reverse the process if you decide you'd like Mandala to open in Collab (which may be desirable if your Mandala assets are public and you just want students to view them).