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Sakai: add Resources

log into Sakai and click on the tab for your course
choose Resources from the left-hand menu
you'll see at least one folder (the "top-level" folder is called Resources)
to the right of the top-level folder, click the "Add" drop-down menu and select:
- "Upload files" for any kind of document you can upload, like a .doc, .pdf, .ppt, etc.
- "Create folders" to add an organizing structure; e.g., a subfolder called "Lectures" for all your PowerPoint presentations or a subfolder called "Useful Links"; or
- "Add web links"
the info you provide will depend on the choice you made above

Upload files

click the Browse button to navigate through your computer until you locate the appropriate file for upload
the Display Name field will automatically fill with the file name, but you can change that. This is the link your students will see (note that it is often useful to keep the file extension--.doc, .pdf, etc.--, so your students will understand what kind of file they're opening)
to upload another document, click "Add Another File"
otherwise, click "Upload Files Now"
you will be returned to the Resources list, with your new file showing, indented under its parent folder