Click here to view a webinar recording on this topic
You may create a stand alone activity and/or create an activity that is to be associated with a lesson plan.
1. Click Curriculum>Activities>Activity Build and Select.
2. If you are an Agency- or a Center-level user with access to more than one center, select your Center.
3. Use the down arrow on the Class drop-down menu to select the class.
4. Use the down arrow on the Library drop-down menu to select a library where the activity will be saved.
5. Click the Add a new activity link.
6. Confirm that this is indeed the class and library for which you wish to create an activity.
7. Use the down arrow on the Activity Type drop-down menu to select the activity type.
8. Type the activity name in the Title textbox.
9. Determine if you would like to publish the activity by clicking the appropriate box(es):
a. Publish Activity
b. Publish Activity to Parent Center. Publishing the activity to the Parent Center allows parents to view the activity.
Please note, higher level users and those users with Write access to the library will always see published and unpublished content in the a library. For example, a Center-level user may see the activities in a Class-level’s library, because they are a higher level user.
Your choices are:
a. Agency-level users who publish an activity are publishing that activity so that it appears in the library to be viewed, copied or printed by those with Read-Only access to the library.
b. Center-level users who publish an activity are publishing that activity so that it appears in the library to be viewed, copied or printed by those with Read-Only access to the library.
c. Class-level users can 1.) publish an activity so that it appears to those users with Read-Only access to be viewed, copied or printed and 2.) publish an activity to be shown in the Pre-K Parent Center.
10. Fill in the Activity Template.
a. Please note, Galileo Plus (Merlin) Agency-level users may create a customized activity template to be used by all staff members across the agency.
b. A customized activity template is created using Galileo’s Form Builder tool.
11. Type in a brief Description of the activity you have just created. This will be beneficial later when you are searching for activities.
12. Click the Save >> button.
13. If necessary, click the Goals tab.
14. Use the Scale drop-down box to select the development area you will be addressing with this activity.
15. Check the goal(s) that this activity will address.
16. Click the Add Goals button.
17. The screen will refresh and the goals you just selected will appear at the top of the page.
18. Repeat these steps to add additional goals to your activity.
If there are no resources, completing this tab is not necessary.
19. If necessary, click the Resources tab.
20. Determine the Resource Type that you want to attach to this activity – Web page or a File Attachment.
21. Type in the Name/Description of the resource.
22. If attaching a website, type in the web address. If attaching a document add it by browsing your computer for the desired file.
23. Click the Add Resources button. The screen will refresh and you attached resource will appear at the top of the page.
24. To remove a resource, just click the trashcan icon.
Last Updated: 04.17.18