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This article is for faculty and staff seeking information regarding hiding content from students in HuskyCT, and will provide instructions on how to do so.

To hide or show course content:

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titleHiding or Showing Course Content
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  1. Click on the gray arrow

  2. Choose Edit from the Options menu.

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  3. Visible content will have a setting of Yes. To hide content, change the setting to No

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    Once hidden, the Content link will be grayed out and a message will display, indicating that the Item is not available.

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To hide or show content on the main course menu:

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  1. Click on the gray drop-down arrow next to one of the item links in the main course menu

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  2. Select Hide Link

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    1. This icon will appear next to the item, indicating students can no longer view that main course menu item.

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    1. To show the item, repeat Step 1 and select Show Link instead.

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Content that is “not available” cannot be seen by Students and will not be visible to the instructor when “Edit Mode” is off.

Display After / Display Until Settings

  1. The Display Settings can be found on most tools and content/tests within HuskyCT.

  2. For assignments and tools, locate the gray drop-down arrow next to the respective name of the content. Select

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  1. Edit

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  2. Scroll down to the Availability section.

  3. Selecting dates for

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  1. Display After

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  1. will make that assignment/tool appear after the entered dates. Ensure the box is checked.

  2. Using

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  1. Display Until

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  1. will make an assignment/tool disappear from a student's view after the entered dates. Ensure the box is checked.

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  2. Before submitting the new settings,

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  1. Make the assignment Available

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  1. must be selected as well. The assignment/tool will still appear according to the entered dates as long as that box is selected. Without

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  1. it, the assignment/tool will never appear to the students.

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It is possible to use one setting with out without the other. If you want the assignment/tool to appear immediately, then leave the "Display After" unchecked. You can still set the "Display Until" independently.

Display After/Until for Tests

  1. Similar settings are used for the test option. Locate the gray drop-down arrow next to the name of the test, and select

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  1. Edit the Test Options

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  2. Under the section

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  1. Test Availability

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  1. ensure that

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  1. Make available for students

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  1. is selected. This

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  1. needs to be checked if you are settings dates for a later time or

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  1. the test will never appear.

    1. This setting will not make the test appear immediately as long as you have dates set. If you do not have dates set,

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    1. the test

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  1. Using the image above, locate the Display After/Until Settings under the same section.

  2. Set any dates and times accordingly, but make sure that the box next to

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  1. Display

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  1. is checked if you are using that respective setting.

  2. Select submit in the bottom right-hand side of HuskyCT.

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For further information or assistance with HuskyCT, please contact

the

CETL Educational

Technology Office

Technologies at edtech@uconn.edu or 860-486-5052 (M-F 9am-4pm).

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