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This module provides a basic overview of the Connexions website in order to familiarize learners with the major site features and navigation system.
See Also: Introduction to Connexions ( (External Link) )

No login required

You do not need to be logged in to access any of the published content on the site. You can download, view, print, share, or repurpose any content in Connexions for free, without even providing an email address. In fact, the only thing you HAVE to have an account for is to CREATE content, so we can keep track of whose is whose and make sure to give you credit for your work.

The home page

The Connexions home page ( (External Link) )

The following elements appear on the Connexions home page:

The Featured Content portlet highlights exemplary content that shows what you can do with Connexions. New authors may want to use these materials for inspiration.

The Featured Content portlet

Spotlight and news

The Spotlight portlet provides a rotating set of vignettes highlighting user feedback, author profiles, and important Conneixons announcements. Hear what’s going on with the project and what others have to say about it.

The Spotlight portlet showing an announcement

My account

From the My Account portlet you can log in, request an account, or recover a lost password.

The My Account portlet

Find content

The Find Content portlet provides a convenient, abbreviated version of the content search (a full search also available under the “Content” tab or the search bar in the upper right).

The Find Content portlet

The following tabs are used for navigation and appear on every page within Connexions:

Home

The Home tab will return you to the Connexions home page, located at (External Link) .

The Home tab

Content

The Content tab directs you to a comprehensive Search and Browse engine for the Connexions content repository. From here you to search or browse by author, title, subject, language, etc.

The Content tab

Lenses

The Lenses tab presents a page listing all public lenses, allowing you to find content that has been endorsed by, affiliated with, or recommended by other Connexions users (the Lenses feature will be described in more detail later in the workshop).

The Lenses tab

About us

The About Us tab directs you to information about the Connexions project, including our philosophy and mission, project history, sponsors, and so on.

The About Us tab

Help

The Help tab links to a number of helpful resources, including site feature documentation, author guides, and technical support contact information.

The Help tab

Mycnx

The MyCNX tab links to the authoring interface. This is the only area of the site you need to log in to your account.

The MyCNX tab

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Source:  OpenStax, Connexions demonstration and training workshop: participant guide. OpenStax CNX. Sep 03, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col10967/1.1
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