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.. _Use Randomized Content Blocks:

.. _Use Components from Libraries in a Course:

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Use Components from Libraries in a Course
*****************************************
Use Randomized Content Blocks
#############################

.. tags:: educator, how-to

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The libraries that you create or have access to are listed on the **Libraries**
tab on the Studio Home page. For details about content libraries, see
:ref:`Content Libraries`.
:ref:`Content Libraries Overview`.

Using components from content libraries in your course involves two steps.

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.. _Enable Content Libraries:

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Enable Content Libraries
************************************************
************************

Before you can add a randomized content blocks to your course, you must enable
the content library tool in Studio.
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.. _Add a Randomized Content Block to Your Course:

=============================================
Add a Randomized Content Block to Your Course
=============================================
*********************************************

After you :ref:`enable content libraries<Enable Content Libraries>` you can add
library content to your courses using the Randomized Content Block advanced
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#. In the unit where you want to add a set of randomized problems, select **Add
New Component**

#. Select **Advanced**, and then select **Randomized Content Block**.

The randomized content block is added to your unit.
#. Select **Advanced**, and then select **Randomized Content Block**. The
randomized content block is added to your unit.

#. Select **Edit**.

#. In the randomized content block settings, specify the details of the content
you want to add in this block.

- For **Count**, enter the number of problems to display to each student.
- For **Count**, enter the number of problems to display to each student.

- For **Display Name**, enter the name that you want students to see for this
block.
- For **Display Name**, enter the name that you want students to see for
this block.

- For **Library**, select the library from which you want to draw problems.
- For **Library**, select the library from which you want to draw problems.

- For **Problem Type**, from the drop down list select a specific type of
problem to be drawn from the library. Select **Any Type** if you do not
want to specify a particular type of problem.
- For **Problem Type**, from the drop down list select a specific type of
problem to be drawn from the library. Select **Any Type** if you do not
want to specify a particular type of problem.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_RCBSelectProblemType.png
:alt: Problem type dropdown list in randomized content block settings.
.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_RCBSelectProblemType.png
:alt: Problem type dropdown list in randomized content block settings.

- For **Scored**, from the drop down list select **True** or **False** to
indicate whether the assignment should be graded.
- For **Scored**, from the drop down list select **True** or **False** to
indicate whether the assignment should be graded.

.. note:: Grading is subject to the setting of this unit's subsection. If the
subsection is not graded, selecting **True** here has no impact. If the
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.. _View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block:

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View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block
***********************************************************
==========================================================

In a unit that uses a randomized content block, you can view the list of all
components that match the filters specified in that block.
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#. In the randomized content block, select **View**.


.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_ViewMatching.png
:alt: The View button for a randomized content block

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.. _Edit Components in Randomized Content Blocks:

******************************************************
Editing Components in Randomized Content Blocks
******************************************************
===============================================

In Studio, in the course unit that uses a randomized content block, you can
edit each component within the randomized content block in the same way as you
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.. _Get the Latest Version of Library Content:

*********************************************
Getting the Latest Version of Library Content
*********************************************
=============================================

If you modify the contents of a library that is referenced by randomized
content blocks in one or more courses, those courses do not automatically use
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.. _Preview Randomized Content in Student View:

***********************************************
Preview the Randomized Content in Student View
***********************************************
==============================================

You can preview course content before a course is live or before you publish
specific units, to test how content will appear to students when it is
released. To view the number and type of components from a randomized content
block as students would see them, follow the steps described in the
:ref:`Preview a Unit` topic.


.. _View Specific Student Assigned Problems from Randomized Content Block:

***************************************************************************
View a Specific Student's Assigned Problems from a Randomized Content Block
***************************************************************************
===========================================================================

In a live course, to view the components that are assigned to a specific
student from a randomized content block, follow the steps described in the
:ref:`Specific Student View` topic.


.. _Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block:

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Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block
***********************************************************
===========================================================

To adjust a grade or reset the attempts for a problem that was assigned from a
randomized content block, you can view the course as a specific student to
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