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Checklists can help students keep on task and on time with their course activities. Students have the ability to mark the items that they have completed and easily see the items that remain. This tutorial shows how to create a checklist.

1.        Navigate to the desired course in MyFIRE.

2.        Select Instructor Tools at the top of the page in the navigation bar.

3.        Select Course Admin from the drop-down menu.

4.        Select Checklist to begin creating a new checklist.

5.        Select New Checklist & Title the checklist in the Name field.

6.        Enter a description.

7.        Select if you would like the checklist to open in a new window when viewed by selecting the checkbox for Open this checklist in a new window when viewed.

8.        Select Save and Close at the bottom of the page.

9.        When the page refreshes, additional options appear on the page. Create new checklist categories or new checklist items by selecting New Category or New Item.

a.        Creating a New Category:

                                                                                             i.         Select New Category.

                                                                                          ii.         Name the category.

                                                                                       iii.         Enter a description.

                                                                                       iv.         Select Save to save the category or select Save and New to save the current category and create a new category.

b.        Creating a New Item:

                                                                                             i.         Select New Item.

                                                                                          ii.         Select the Checklist Category (if more than one is created) by selecting the Category drop-down menu.

                                                                                       iii.         Name the checklist Item in the Name field.

                                                                                       iv.         Enter a description.

                                                                                          v.         Select a due date, if desired, by selecting the Due Date check box and entering the preferred date and time.

                                                                                       vi.         If you would like the due date to show in the course calendar, select the check box for Display in Calendar.

                                                                                    vii.         Select Save to save the item or select Save and New to save the current item and create a new item.

10.  When the page refreshes, it will show the Checklist Contents page and the newly created checklist categories and items at the bottom of the page. From this page, you can edit, delete, or reorder the categories and items if desired.

11.  Next, scroll up to the top of the page or select Save. If save is selected, the page will refresh to the top of the page.

12.  Select the Restrictions tab if you would like to add release conditions (prerequisites) if desired.

a.        Select Create and Attach or Attach Existing to add a release condition.

b.        Select Save and Close at the bottom of the page when finished adding release conditions.

13.  When the page refreshes, the newly created checklist will be listed on the Checklist tool page. From this page, instructors can:

a.        Select the title of the checklist or select the drop-down arrow to the right of the checklist title to edit the checklist.

                                                                                             i.         If the drop-down arrow to the right of the checklist title is selected, a drop-down menu will appear. Instructors will have the option to edit the checklist or preview the checklist as the student view.

b.        Instructors can Reorder the checklists on the checklist tool page or delete a checklist by selecting the More Actions button at the top of the page.