eMedia's Open Author Tool

The Lesson Plan Tool is now Open Author

Great news! UEN is updating how we support hosting and sharing lesson plans. The new method uses Open Author on eMedia to provide better flexibility and features such as comments, core alignments and more.
 
To begin creating lesson plans, use the button below, login using your my.uen credentials. Once you have logged into eMedia, use the Create button at the top and then choose Open Author.

Create Lesson Plans
Tutorials

If you would like to share your existing lessons in eMedia or even create new ones here are some helpful resources.

Creating eMedia Resources with Open Author

Using the UEN Lesson Plan Template

Getting Started with eMedia Hub

 

Adding Lesson Plans to eMedia

If you would like to share a lesson plan you have created, you can do so using the Open Author tool.

Steps:

  1. Sign in to eMedia using your my.uen credentials at https://emedia.uen.org/ . (Need help logging in? Visit https://www.uen.org/emedia/ for additional instructions.)
  2. Click the "Create" button at the top of the page. Then click “Create Resource” under the Open Author option.


  3. Now you are viewing the Open Author editor.
    1. Enter a title for your resource.
    2. Upload an openly licensed preview image that represents your lesson plan if you would like to.
    3. Add a subheading in the “Section Name” box.
    4. Add the content of your lesson plan using the rich content editor.
      1. You can copy and paste content. Be sure to fix any formatting issues and broken links.
      2. You can manually add content by typing, adding images, adding hyperlinks, etc.
      3. If your lesson plan was created in a Google Doc, you can click the “Import from Google Drive” button to add your content.
    5. Upload files, add instructor notes, and add additional sections to your lesson plan if you would like to.



  4. Click the green “Next” button in the upper righthand corner of the page.


  5. Now you are viewing the metadata page in Open Author.
    1. Add an overview describing your lesson plan.
    2. Select a Creative Commons license for your lesson plan.
    3. Select the appropriate metadata/labels for your lesson plan, including the Utah standards it aligns with.


  6. Acknowledge that you must have permission to share all resources included in your lesson plan by clicking the checkbox. Then, click the green “Publish” button. Your lesson plan will be reviewed by an eMedia librarian and will then be published in the eMedia database.

 

Let us know if you have any questions or comments.