Podcasts at Penn State

In iTunesU, a Drop Box allows students to upload content (audio, video, or PDF) that only the instructor or course manager can see. This differs from a "Shared" space, where students who upload can access one another's content.

Instructors: Setting up a Drop Box

1. Open your course in iTunesU
2. Create a new tab and label it "Drop Box", then select the tab.
3. Click "Edit Page" in the link box in the upper-right corner of the screen
4. You'll see a new link box titled "Access for Drop Box". In that box will be a list of who has access to your course. Locate the "Student" entry, and select "Drop Box" from the drop-down menu.
5. This gives students access to upload into that specific tab. Your other tabs will continue to only allow you to upload.

Instructors: Viewing Content Uploaded to a Drop Box

1. Open your course in iTunesU
2. Select your Drop Box tab
3. In the iTunes application, select View > View Options.
4. Under "Show Columns", check the "Comments" box
5. The Comments field will now be visible in the tracks listed in your Drop Box tab. This field will contain the name and userID of whoever uploaded the file.

NOTE: Although you can always tell what students uploaded content into a drop box with the Comment field, you may still want to implement a naming convention for your students to use. For example, the filename should include Full Name and Lesson Number.

Students: Uploading Content to a Drop Box

1. Open your course in iTunesU
2. Select the Drop Box tab
3. Click on "Upload Files" in the link box in the upper-right corner of your screen. You r web browser will open to an upload form.
4. Click "Add Tracks". If you have multiple files you can queue them up by clicking on this button multiple times.
5. Browse for file you want to upload.
6. Your upload will begin. You should leave the browser window open until see a message that your upload is complete.
7. Click "Return to iTunes" to see your uploaded file.

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