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.. _Browsers:
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.. Doc team! Be sure that when you make any changes to this file that you also make them to the mirrored file in the edx-analytics-dashboard/docs repository. - Alison 19 Sep 14
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####################
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edX Browser Support
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####################
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The edX Platform runs on the following browsers:
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.. Doc team! Be sure that when you make any changes to this file that you also make them to the mirrored files in these other locations.
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.. edx-analytics-dashboard/docs/en_us/dashboard/source/front_matter
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.. edx-platform/docs/en_us/shared
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* `Internet Explorer <https://microsoft.com/ie>`_
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* `Chrome <https://www.google.com/chrome>`_
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* `Safari <https://www.apple.com/safari>`_
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* `Firefox <https://mozilla.org/firefox>`_
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The edX Platform is routinely tested and verified on the current
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and previous version of each of these browsers. We generally encourage the
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use of and fully support only the latest version.
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The edX platform runs on the following browsers.
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This information is updated as new major operating system and browser versions
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are released. All point releases are supported unless noted; occasional
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exceptions are based on specific bug fixes or feature updates.
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* `Chrome`_
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* `Safari`_
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* `Firefox`_
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* `Microsoft Edge`_ and `Microsoft Internet Explorer`_ 11
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***********************************
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edX Learning Management System
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***********************************
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The edX platform is routinely tested and verified on the current version and
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the previous version of each of these browsers. We generally encourage the use
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of, and fully support only, the latest version.
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The following table shows operating system and browser support for the edX
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Learning Management System, which students and course staff use to interact
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with course content.
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.. note:: If you use the Safari browser, be aware that it does not support the
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search feature for the guides on `docs.edx.org`_. This is a known limitation.
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.. list-table::
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:widths: 20 10 10 10 10 10
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:header-rows: 1
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* -
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- Chrome
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- Safari
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- Firefox
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- IE 9
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- IE 10
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* - Windows 7
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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* - Mac OSX 10.8 or 10.9
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- N/A
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***********************************
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edX Studio
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***********************************
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The following table shows operating system and browser support for edX Studio, which staff use to build a course.
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.. list-table::
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:widths: 20 10 10 10 10 10
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:header-rows: 1
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* -
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- Chrome
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- Safari
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- Firefox
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- IE 9
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- IE 10
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* - Windows 7
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- Yes
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- Provisional
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- Provisional
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* - Mac OSX 10.8 or 10.9
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- N/A
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***********************************
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edX Insights
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***********************************
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The following table shows operating system and browser support for edX
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Insights, which staff use to review and download data about their courses and
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students.
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.. list-table::
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:widths: 20 10 10 10 10 10
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:header-rows: 1
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* -
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- Chrome
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- Safari
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- Firefox
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- IE 9
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- IE 10
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* - Windows 7
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- Yes
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- Provisional
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- Provisional
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* - Mac OSX 10.8 or 10.9
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- Yes
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- N/A
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- N/A
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.. _docs.edx.org: http://docs.edx.org
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.. Browsers
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.. _Chrome: https://www.google.com/chrome
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.. _Safari: https://www.apple.com/safari
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.. _Firefox: https://mozilla.org/firefox
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.. _Microsoft Edge: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge
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.. _Microsoft Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/internet-explorer/download-ie
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.. _Preface:
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############
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Preface
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############
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####################
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Other edX Resources
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####################
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.. Doc team! Be sure that when you make any changes to this file that you also make them to the mirrored file in the edx-analytics-dashboard/docs repository. - Alison 19 Aug 14
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.. Doc team! Be sure that when you make any changes to this file that you also make them to the mirrored files in these other locations.
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.. edx-analytics-dashboard/docs/en_us/dashboard/source/front_matter
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.. edx-platform/docs/en_us/shared
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.. edx-documentation/en_us/shared
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.. Alison 19 Aug 14
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Course teams, researchers, developers, students: the edX community includes
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Course teams, researchers, developers, learners: the edX community includes
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groups with a range of reasons for using the platform and objectives to
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accomplish. To help members of each group learn about what edX offers, reach
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goals, and solve problems, edX provides a variety of information resources.
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To help you find what you need, browse the edX offerings in these categories:
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To help you find what you need, browse the edX offerings in the following
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categories.
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* `The edX Partner Portal`_
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* `The Open edX Portal`_
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* `Release Announcements through the Open edX Portal`_
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* `Resources for Course Teams`_
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* `Resources for Researchers`_
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* `Resources for Developers`_
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* `Resources for Students`_
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.. contents::
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:local:
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:depth: 1
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All members of the edX community are encouraged to make use of any of the
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resources described in this preface.
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resources described in this preface. We welcome your feedback on these edX
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information resources. Contact the edX documentation team at `docs@edx.org`_.
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.. _The edX Partner Portal:
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#. Select **Create New Account**. You will receive a confirmation email with
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your account access within 24 hours.
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After you create an account, you can sign up to receive email updates about edX
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releases, news from the product team, and other announcements. For more
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information, see :ref:`Release Announcements through the Open edX Portal`.
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===============================================
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Course Team Support in the edX Partner Portal
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===============================================
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EdX partner course teams can get technical support in the `edX Partner
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Portal`_. To access technical support, submit a support ticket, or review any
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support tickets you have created, go to `partners.edx.org`_ and select **Course
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Staff Support** at the top of the page. This option is available on every page
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in the Partner Portal.
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.. _The Open edX Portal:
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***********************
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@@ -56,40 +72,37 @@ to Open edX. In addition, the Open edX Portal provides product announcements,
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the Open edX blog, and other rich community resources.
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All users can view content on the Open edX Portal without creating an account
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and logging in.
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and logging in.
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To comment on blog posts or the edX roadmap, you must create an account and log
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in. If you do not have an account, follow these steps.
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To comment on blog posts or the edX roadmap, or subscribe to email updates, you
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must create an account and log in. If you do not have an account, follow these
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steps.
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#. Visit `open.edx.org/user/register`_.
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#. Fill in your personal details.
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#. Select **Create New Account**. You are then logged in to the `Open edX
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Portal`_.
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***************************************************
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Release Announcements through the Open edX Portal
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***************************************************
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.. _Release Announcements through the Open edX Portal:
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To receive and share product and release announcements by email, subscribe to
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announcements on the `Open edX Portal`_.
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===============================
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Release Announcements by Email
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===============================
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#. Create an account on the `Open edX Portal`_ as described above.
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#. Go to https://open.edx.org/announcements.
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#. Under **Announcement Type** in the **Subscriptions** block, select the type
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of announcements that you want to receive through email.
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To receive and share product and release announcements by email, you can
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subscribe to announcements on one of the edX portal sites.
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.. image:: ../../shared/images/Announcement_subscriptions.png
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:alt: Subscription block in the Open edX Portal Announcements page.
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#. Create an account on the `Open edX Portal`_ or the `edX Partner Portal`_ as
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described above.
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#. Select **Community** and then **Announcements**.
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#. Under **Subscriptions**, select the different types of announcements that
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you want to receive through email. You might need to scroll down to see
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these options.
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#. Select **Save**.
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4. Click **Save**.
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You will now receive email messages when new announcements of the types you
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selected are posted.
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.. note::
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EdX partners can complete the same steps on the **Announcements** page in the
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`edX Partner Portal`_.
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***********************
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System Status
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***********************
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moderators, and others who contribute to the creation and delivery of courses
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on edx.org or edX Edge.
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======================================
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The edX Learning Series
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======================================
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The courses in the edX Learning Series provide foundational knowledge about
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using the edX platform. These courses are available on edx.org.
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edX101: Overview of Creating a Course
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-------------------------------------
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**************************************
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The `edX101`_ course was built in Studio and is available for enrollment on
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edx.org. This course takes one to two hours to complete, and is designed to
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provide a high-level overview of the course creation and delivery process. It
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also highlights the extensive capabilities of the edX platform.
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The `edX101`_ course is designed to provide a high-level overview of the course
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creation and delivery process using Studio and the edX LMS. It also highlights
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the extensive capabilities of the edX platform.
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StudioX: Creating a Course with edX Studio
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*************************************************
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After you complete edX101, `StudioX`_ provides more detail about using Studio
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to create a course, add different types of content, and configure your course
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to provide an optimal on-line learning experience.
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VideoX: Creating Video for the edX Platform
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*************************************************
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`VideoX`_ presents strategies for creating videos for course content and course
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marketing. The course provides step-by-step instructions for every stage of
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video creation, and includes links to exemplary sample videos created by edX
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partner institutions.
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==============
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Documentation
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-------------
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==============
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Documentation for course teams is available on the docs.edx.org web page.
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Documentation for course teams is available on the `docs.edx.org`_ web page.
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* `Building and Running an edX Course`_ is a comprehensive guide with concepts
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and procedures to help you build a course in edX Studio, and then use the
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Learning Management System (LMS) to run a course.
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When you are working in edX Studio, you can access relevant sections of this
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guide by clicking **Help** on any page.
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guide by selecting **Help** on any page.
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* `Using edX Insights`_ describes the metrics, visualizations, and downloadable
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.csv files that course teams can use to gain information about student
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background and activity.
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* `edX Course Staff Release Notes`_ summarize the changes in each new version
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of the edX Studio and LMS software.
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* `Creating a Peer Assessment`_ describes features for students to provide
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peer- and self- evaluations of responses to a question. Note that this new
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feature is in limited release.
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* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_ provides guidelines for building edX courses
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with Open Learning XML (OLX). Note that this guide is currently an alpha
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version.
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* The `edX Release Notes`_ summarize the changes in each new version of
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deployed software.
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These guides open in your web browser. The left side of each page includes a
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**Search docs** field and links to that guide's contents. To open or save a PDF
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version, click **v: latest** at the lower left of the page, then click **PDF**.
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**Search docs** field and links to the contents of that guide. To open or save
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a PDF version, select **v: latest** at the lower right of the page, then select
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**PDF**.
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.. note:: If you use the Safari browser, be aware that it does not support the
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search feature for the HTML versions of the edX guides. This is a known
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limitation.
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======
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Email
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-----
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======
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To receive and share information by email, course team members can:
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* Sign up to receive monthly newsletters_.
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* Sign up to receive release_ notes for every release.
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* Subscribe to announcements and other new topics in the edX Partner
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Portal or the Open edX Portal. For information about how to subscribe, see
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`Release Announcements through the Open edX Portal`_.
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* Join the `openedx-studio`_ Google group to ask questions and participate in
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discussions with peers at other edX partner organizations and edX staffers.
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Course Author Support
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----------------------
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====================
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Wikis and Web Sites
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====================
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The `edX Author Support`_ site hosts discussions that are monitored by edX
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staffers.
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The edX product team maintains public product roadmaps on :ref:`the Open edX
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Portal<The Open edX Portal>` and :ref:`the edX Partner Portal<The edX Partner
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Portal>`.
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The `edX Partner Support`_ site for edX partners hosts discussions that are
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monitored by edX staff.
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.. _Resources for Researchers:
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educational investigators, and others for educational research.
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==============
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Documentation
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-------------
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==============
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The `edX Research Guide`_ is available on the docs.edx.org web page.
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This guide opens in your web browser, with a **Search docs** field and links to
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that guide's contents on the left side of each page. To open or save a PDF
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version, click **v: latest** at the lower left of the page, and then click
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version, select **v: latest** at the lower right of the page, and then select
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**PDF**.
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Email
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-------
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.. note:: If you use the Safari browser, be aware that it does not support the
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search feature for the HTML versions of the edX guides. This is a known
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limitation.
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To receive and share information by email, researchers can join the
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`openedx-analytics`_ Google group to ask questions and participate in
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======
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Email
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======
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To receive and share information by email, researchers can join the
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`openedx-analytics`_ Google group to ask questions and participate in
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discussions with peers at other edX partner organizations and edX staffers.
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Wiki
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-------------------
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======
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Wikis
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======
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The edX Analytics team maintains the `Open edX Analytics`_ wiki, which includes
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links to periodic release notes, the Open edX Public Product Roadmap, and other
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resources for researchers.
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links to periodic release notes and other resources for researchers.
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The `edx-tools`_ wiki lists publicly shared tools for working with the edX
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platform, including scripts for data analysis and reporting.
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Software engineers, system administrators, and translators work on extending
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=============
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Documentation
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-------------
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=============
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Documentation for developers is available on the docs.edx.org web page.
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Documentation for developers is available on the `docs.edx.org`_ web page.
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* The `edX Platform Developer's Guide`_ collects information directly from edX
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platform python docstrings. The topics in this guide include guidelines for
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* The `edX Platform Developer's Guide`_ includes guidelines for
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contributing to Open edX, options for extending the Open edX platform, using
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the edX public sandboxes, instrumenting analytics, and testing.
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* XBlock_: Open edX courseware components provides preliminary documentation
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on the XBlock component architecture for building courses.
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* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform`_ provides procedures
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for getting an edX developer stack (devstack) and production stack
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(fullstack) operational.
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* `Open edX XBlock Tutorial`_ guides developers through the process of
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creating an XBlock, and explains the concepts and anatomy of XBlocks.
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* `Open edX XBlock API Guide`_ provides reference information about the XBlock
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API.
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* `edX Open Learning XML Guide`_ provides guidelines for building edX courses
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with Open Learning XML (OLX). Note that this guide is currently an alpha
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version.
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* `edX Data Analytics API`_ provides tools for building applications to view
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and analyze student activity in your course.
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* `edX Data Analytics API`_ provides reference information for using the data
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analytics API to build applications to view and analyze learner activity in
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your course.
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* `edX Enrollment API`_ provides tools for building applications to view user
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and course enrollment information, and to enroll users in courses.
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* `edX Platform APIs`_ provide reference information for building applications
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to view course information and videos and work with user and enrollment
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data.
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* `edX Platform API`_ provides tools for building applications to view course
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information and videos.
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.. note:: If you use the Safari browser, be aware that it does not support the
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search feature for the HTML versions of the edX guides. This is a known
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limitation.
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======
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GitHub
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These are the main edX repositories on GitHub.
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@@ -253,34 +311,27 @@ Additional repositories are used for other projects. Our contributor agreement,
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contributor guidelines and coding conventions, and other resources are
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Email and IRC
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--------------
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======================
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Community Discussions
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======================
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To receive and share information by email, developers can join these Google
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groups to ask questions and participate in discussions with peers and edX
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staffers.
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The `Community Discussions`_ page in the Open edX Portal lists different
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ways that you can ask, and answer, questions.
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* For conversations about the code in Open edX, join `edx-code`_.
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* For conversations about running Open edX, join `openedx-ops`_.
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* For conversations about globalization and translation,
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join `openedx-translation`_.
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.. _Community Discussions: https://open.edx.org/resources/community-discussions
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Additional Google groups are occasionally formed for individual projects.
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====================
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Wikis and Web Sites
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====================
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.. note::
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Please do not report security issues in public. If you have a concern,
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please email security@edx.org.
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The `Open edX Portal`_ is the entry point for new contributors.
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EdX engineers often monitor the Freenode #edx-code IRC channel.
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The edX Engineering team maintains an `open Confluence wiki`_, which
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provides insights into the plans, projects, and questions that the edX Open
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Source team is working on with the community.
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Pull Requests
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-------------------
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The pull request dashboard_ is a visualization of the count and age of the
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pull requests (PRs) assigned to teams at edX. Click the bars in this chart to
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get more information about the PRs.
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.. _Resources for Students:
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The `edx-tools`_ wiki lists publicly shared tools for working with the edX
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platform, including scripts and helper utilities.
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.. _Resources for Open edX:
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@@ -288,110 +339,145 @@ get more information about the PRs.
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Resources for Open edX
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**************************
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Hosting providers, platform exenders, core contributors, and course staff all
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use Open edX. Starting with the Birch release of Open edX, the following
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release-specific documentation is available on docs.edx.org.
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Hosting providers, platform extenders, core contributors, and course staff all
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use Open edX. EdX provides release-specific documentation, as well as the
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latest version of all guides, for Open edX users. The following documentation
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is available.
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* `Open edX Release Notes`_ provides information on changes in Open edX
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* `Open edX Release Notes`_ provides information on the contents of Open edX
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releases.
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* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform`_ provides procedures
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for getting Devstack and Fullstack installed and operational.
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* `Building and Running an Open edX Course`_ is a comprehensive guide with
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concepts and procedures to help you build a course in Studio, and then
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use the Learning Management System (LMS) to run a course.
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When you are working in Studio, you can access relevant sections of this
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guide by clicking **Help** on any page.
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guide by selecting **Help** on any page.
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* `Open edX Learner's Guide`_ helps students use the Open edX LMS to take
|
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courses. This guide is available on the docs.edx.org web page. Because
|
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learners are currently only guided to this resource through the course,
|
||||
we encourage course teams to provide learners with links to this guide as
|
||||
needed in course updates or discussions.
|
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|
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* `Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform`_ provides
|
||||
information about installing and using devstack and fullstack.
|
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|
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* The `edX Platform Developer's Guide`_ includes guidelines for
|
||||
contributing to Open edX, options for extending the Open edX platform, using
|
||||
the edX public sandboxes, instrumenting analytics, and testing.
|
||||
|
||||
* `Open edX XBlock Tutorial`_ guides developers through the process of
|
||||
creating an XBlock, and explains the concepts and anatomy of XBlocks.
|
||||
|
||||
* `Open edX XBlock API Guide`_ provides reference information on the XBlock
|
||||
API.
|
||||
|
||||
* `EdX Open Learning XML Guide`_ provides guidelines for building edX courses
|
||||
with Open Learning XML (OLX). Note that this guide is currently an alpha
|
||||
version.
|
||||
|
||||
* `EdX Data Analytics API`_ provides reference information for using the data
|
||||
analytics API to build applications to view and analyze learner activity in
|
||||
your course.
|
||||
|
||||
* `EdX Platform APIs`_ provide reference information for building applications
|
||||
to view course information and videos and work with user and enrollment
|
||||
data.
|
||||
|
||||
.. note:: If you use the Safari browser, be aware that it does not support the
|
||||
search feature for the HTML versions of the edX guides. This is a known
|
||||
limitation.
|
||||
|
||||
.. _Resources for Students:
|
||||
|
||||
**************************
|
||||
Resources for Students
|
||||
Resources for Learners
|
||||
**************************
|
||||
|
||||
==============
|
||||
Documentation
|
||||
-------------
|
||||
==============
|
||||
|
||||
The `edX Guide for Students`_ is available on the docs.edx.org web page.
|
||||
Because students are not currently guided to this resource through the
|
||||
courseware, we encourage course staff to provide links to students as needed
|
||||
in course updates or discussions.
|
||||
The `EdX Learner's Guide`_ and the `Open edX Learner's Guide`_ are available
|
||||
on the docs.edx.org web page. Because learners are currently only guided to
|
||||
this resource through the course, we encourage course teams to provide
|
||||
learners with links to these guides as needed in course updates or discussions.
|
||||
|
||||
==============
|
||||
In a Course
|
||||
------------
|
||||
==============
|
||||
|
||||
All edX courses have a discussion forum where you can ask questions and
|
||||
interact with other students and with the course team: click **Discussion**.
|
||||
Many courses also offer a wiki for additional resources and materials: click
|
||||
interact with other students and with the course team: select **Discussion**.
|
||||
Many courses also offer a wiki for additional resources and materials: select
|
||||
**Wiki**.
|
||||
|
||||
Other resources might also be available, such as a course-specific Facebook
|
||||
page or Twitter feed, or opportunities for Google Hangouts. Be sure to check
|
||||
the **Course Info** page for your course as well as the **Discussion** and
|
||||
the **Home** page for your course as well as the **Discussion** and
|
||||
**Wiki** pages.
|
||||
|
||||
From time to time, the course team might send email messages to all students.
|
||||
While you can opt out of these messages, doing so means that you can miss
|
||||
important or time-sensitive information. To change your preferences for course
|
||||
email, click **edX** or **edX edge** at the top of any page. On your dashboard
|
||||
of current courses, locate the course and then click **Email Settings**.
|
||||
email, select **edX** or **edX edge** at the top of any page. On your dashboard
|
||||
of current courses, locate the course and then select **Email Settings**.
|
||||
|
||||
==========
|
||||
From edX
|
||||
---------
|
||||
==========
|
||||
|
||||
To help you get started with the edX learning experience, edX offers a course
|
||||
(of course!). You can find the edX Demo_ course on the edX web site. EdX also
|
||||
maintains a list of frequently_ asked questions and answers.
|
||||
maintains a list of `frequently asked questions`_ and answers.
|
||||
|
||||
If you still have questions or suggestions, you can get help from the edX
|
||||
support team: click **Contact** at the bottom of any edX web page or send an
|
||||
support team: select **Contact** at the bottom of any edX web page or send an
|
||||
email message to info@edx.org.
|
||||
|
||||
For opportunities to meet others who are interested in edX courses, check the
|
||||
edX Global Community meetup_ group.
|
||||
|
||||
.. _edX Guide for Students: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
|
||||
|
||||
.. _edX Open Learning XML Guide: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html
|
||||
|
||||
.. _Building and Running an edX Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-partner-course-staff/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Using edX Insights: http://edx-insights.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Course Staff Release Notes: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-release-notes/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Creating a Peer Assessment: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-open-response-assessments/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Building and Running an Open edX Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Building and Running an Open edX Course - latest: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _docs@edx.org: docs@edx.org
|
||||
.. _edx101: https://www.edx.org/course/overview-creating-edx-course-edx-edx101#.VIIJbWTF_yM
|
||||
.. _StudioX: https://www.edx.org/course/creating-course-edx-studio-edx-studiox#.VRLYIJPF8kR
|
||||
.. _VideoX: https://www.edx.org/course/creating-video-edx-platform-edx-videox
|
||||
.. _Demo: http://www.edx.org/course/edx/edx-edxdemo101-edx-demo-1038
|
||||
.. _edX Partner Support: https://partners.edx.org/edx_zendesk
|
||||
.. _edx-code: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/edx-code
|
||||
.. _edx/configuration: http://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
|
||||
.. _edX Data Analytics API: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-data-analytics-api/en/latest/index.html
|
||||
.. _docs.edx.org: http://docs.edx.org
|
||||
.. _edx/edx-analytics-dashboard: https://github.com/edx/edx-analytics-dashboard
|
||||
.. _edx/edx-platform: https://github.com/edx/edx-platform
|
||||
.. _EdX Learner's Guide: http://edx-guide-for-students.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Open Learning XML Guide: http://edx-open-learning-xml.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html
|
||||
.. _edX Partner Portal: https://partners.edx.org
|
||||
.. _edX Platform APIs: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-platform-api/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Platform Developer's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Research Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/devdata/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _newsletters: http://edx.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=1822a33c054dc20e223ca40e2&id=aba723f1aa
|
||||
.. _release: http://edx.us5.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=1822a33c054dc20e223ca40e2&id=83e46bd293
|
||||
.. _openedx-studio: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-studio
|
||||
.. _Twitter: http://twitter.com/edXstatus
|
||||
.. _edX Release Notes: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-release-notes/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Status: http://status.edx.org/
|
||||
.. _Open edX Product: https://edx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OPENPROD/Open+edX+Product+Home
|
||||
.. _Open edX Public Product Roadmap: https://edx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OPENPROD/Open+edX+Public+Product+Roadmap
|
||||
.. _edX Author Support: http://help.edge.edx.org/home
|
||||
.. _edx-tools: https://github.com/edx/edx-tools/wiki
|
||||
.. _frequently asked questions: http://www.edx.org/student-faq
|
||||
.. _Installing, Configuring, and Running the Open edX Platform: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _meetup: http://www.meetup.com/edX-Global-Community/
|
||||
.. _openedx-analytics: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-analytics
|
||||
.. _Open edX Analytics: http://edx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OA/Open+edX+Analytics+Home
|
||||
.. _blog: http://engineering.edx.org/
|
||||
.. _Open Source Home: http://edx-wiki.atlassian.net/wiki/display/OS/Open+Source+Home
|
||||
.. _XBlock: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/xblock/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Installing, Configuring, and Running the edX Platform: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-installing-configuring-and-running/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Platform Developer's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-developer-guide/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edx/configuration: http://github.com/edx/configuration/wiki
|
||||
.. _site: http://code.edx.org/
|
||||
.. _edx/edx-platform: https://github.com/edx/edx-platform
|
||||
.. _edx/edx-analytics-dashboard: https://github.com/edx/edx-analytics-dashboard
|
||||
.. _dashboard: http://dash.openedx.org/age.html
|
||||
.. _Demo: http://www.edx.org/course/edx/edx-edxdemo101-edx-demo-1038
|
||||
.. _frequently: http://www.edx.org/student-faq
|
||||
.. _meetup: http://www.meetup.com/edX-Global-Community/
|
||||
.. _Open edX Learner's Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/open-edx-learner-guide/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _openedx-ops: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-ops
|
||||
.. _openedx-translation: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-translation
|
||||
.. _edx-code: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/edx-code
|
||||
.. _edx101: https://www.edx.org/course/overview-creating-edx-course-edx-edx101#.VIIJbWTF_yM
|
||||
.. _edX Data Analytics API: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-data-analytics-api/en/latest/index.html
|
||||
.. _edX Enrollment API: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-enrollment-api/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Platform API: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/edx-platform-api/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _edX Partner Portal: https://partners.edx.org
|
||||
.. _partners.edx.org: https://partners.edx.org
|
||||
.. _Open edX Portal: https://open.edx.org
|
||||
.. _open.edx.org/user/register: https://open.edx.org/user/register
|
||||
.. _Open edX Release Notes: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/open-edx-release-notes/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Building and Running an Open edX Course: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/named-release-birch/
|
||||
.. _openedx-studio: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-studio
|
||||
.. _openedx-translation: http://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openedx-translation
|
||||
.. _open Confluence wiki: http://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/
|
||||
.. _partners.edx.org: https://partners.edx.org
|
||||
.. _Twitter: http://twitter.com/edXstatus
|
||||
.. _Using edX Insights: http://edx-insights.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Open EdX XBlock API Guide: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/xblock/en/latest/
|
||||
.. _Open edX XBlock Tutorial: http://edx.readthedocs.org/projects/xblock-tutorial/en/latest/index.html
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user