Post Files Online (for Teachers) Index  

On the screen, teachers can upload files for their students and parents to download, such as handouts, worksheets, syllabi, permission slips, etc. You specify which courses/subjects each file is for, and you can add a description. (Admins have a similar feature for the whole school.) Students and parents see files listed for their classes on the "Files" tab when they login.

Also you can send email with links to your files. (This is a link, not an attachment, so do not delete or rename the file until they've had a chance to download it).

If you have more than one section of the same course, those classes see the same files, even if your classes are at different schools. Click the "Copy" button to list the same file for more than one course. (This doesn't literally copy the file, so it doesn't take more storage.)

Notes:

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Each teacher is limited to 200 MB of storage, and each file is limited to 10 MB. This is plenty for text documents, but not intended for videos.

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For security, you may not upload HTML files or other file types that may be exploited for phishing scams. Aside from that you may upload other file types, including .doc and .pdf.

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Do not upload sensitive documents. These are public files, and are not password protected.


Troubleshooting

If students cannot download your files, make sure their browsers are not blocking downloads. For Internet Explorer, in the "Tools" menu select "Internet Options...". Click the "Security" tab and click the "Custom Level" button. Scroll to find "Downloads" > "Automatic prompting for file downloads" and select "Enable".

If files download as weird text, you're using an incompatible file format. Microsoft Office 2007+ uses .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx file formats, which cannot be read by anyone using Office 2003 or earlier unless they install the Compatibility Pack from Microsoft. But since may students and parents might not have that compatibility pack at home, it would be better if you resave your documents in the 97-2003 format (.doc, .xls, .ppt).