Adding Gizmos to a Class or Classes

There are a couple of different ways to add Gizmos to your classes on My Homepage. Each is outlined below.

Using the Search Engine

Doing a search on ExploreLearning is easy. Simply type one or more search terms (the words or phrase that best describe the Gizmo you want to find) into the search box located at the top of every ExploreLearning page then hit the 'Enter' key or click on the 'Go' button.

In response, the Explorelearning search engine creates a results page consisting of a list of Gizmos, with the most relevant page appearing first, then the next, and so on.

Each Gizmo in the search results page is represented by a 'Gizmo Listing' consisting of the following: The Gizmo Thumbnail image, The Gizmo Title, a link to the Gizmo Details page, Gizmo Preview icons, and the Launch Gizmo Link.

Choose the Gizmo you would like to add to your class, and click the Add Gizmo to Class button in that Gizmo Listing.

[Image above: Thumbnail of a Gizmo Listing with the Add Gizmo to Class button circled.]

Browsing the Gizmo Library

To add Gizmos to a Class or Classes on your homepage by Broswing the Gizmo Library, follow these steps:

1. Click the Browse button located on the top left corner of your homepage.
   
   [Image above: ExploreLearning page header with the Browse button circled.]
2. Choose a grade level and topic, then choose a subtopic.
   
   [Image above: Grade level, topics, and subtopics.]
3. Choose the Gizmo you would like to add to your class, and click the Add Gizmo to Class button in that Gizmo Listing.
   
   [Image above: Thumbnail of a Gizmo Listing with the Add Gizmo to Class button circled.]
4. Clicking the Add Gizmo to Class button will launch a popup window where you can select which class(es) you wish to add Gizmos to.
   
   [Image above: Thumbnail of the Add Gizmo to Class popup window with three classes selected.]
   (Note: The number of classes available depends on your subscription type.)
5. Finally, in the pop up window, click the Add to Class button and you're done. The Gizmo will be added to the class(es) you selected.

Also you can browse for Gizmos Correlated to State Standards and to Gizmos Correlated to Major Textbooks and add those to your classes in much the same way.

Import Gizmos

If you have a Gizmo List in one of your classes that you want to use in another class, you can use our Import Gizmos function to copy the list from one class to another. Here's how:

1. Select the class tab onto which you want to import a Gizmo List. (Note: If you already have an existing Gizmo List,
   using the Import Gizmo List function will add the new list onto the end of the existing list. It will NOT overwrite your existing Gizmo List.)
2. Click on the Import Gizmos link.
   
   [Image above: Class Description and Class Tools Links with the Import Gizmos link circled.]
3. In the popup window, select the class you are importing from. Note that the popup displays the class you are importing to. Verify that this is the class into which you want to copy the Gizmo List.
   
   [Image above: Thumbnail of the Import Gizmos pop up window.]
4. Click the Import Gizmos button.
5. When you return to your Home Page, you will see that the Gizmo List has been added.

Other Ways to Add Gizmos

[Image above: A Gizmo Details page with button circled.]

In truth, anywhere you see the Add Gizmo to Class button, you can click it to add a Gizmo to your class.

[Image above: The button.]

When you are logged into the site, the Add Gizmo to Class button can be found in the following places and situations:

• On each Gizmo Listing.
• On each Gizmo Details page.
• On the Gizmo Records displayed as a Search Result.
• On each Gizmo itself.