What are folders?

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Use folders in the document library to organize the materials in your Perusall course. To add a folder, click Add Content. A right side tab will appear, scroll to and select the Folder icon.

Perusall library view showing a list of course materials and an arrow pointing to the “Folder” option for organizing content.

A window will pop up giving you the ability to customize the folder with a title, description, and color. 

Perusall “Create folder” window with fields for title, description, icon color, and options to hide the folder from students or allow student uploads. A green “OK” button is at the bottom.

Press OK and the folder will appear in the document library. To drag an item into a folder, click the plus sign on the left side of the folder name to expand the folder. From there, click on the item you wish to move into the folder by selecting the 3 grey lines on the left side of the item and drag to the inside of the folder. 

Gift of the Perusall library where a user is opening a folder by clicking the plus sign. Then they are dragging and dropping a document into the folder.


Folders can also be used to hide documents from students, create differentiated assignments, set up peer review, and also allow students to upload documents to a course. 

 

 

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