Perusall: Adding Documents

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In this article you will learn how to add documents, videos, and podcasts to your Perusall library that can then be used to make Perusall assignments. For more detailed information about materials that can be used in Perusall, please see Perusall Support.

Instructions

1. This example will show you how to add a traditional text document (PDF or EPUB) that you have stored on your computer. On the Library course page, select "Document from my device" to add in a document/reading (PDF or EPUB).

Image of the Perusall Library content page showing the Add content tab on the left pre-selected with the fourth option on the screen “ Documents from my device” highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

2. Your device will open to upload a document. After choosing your preference, select Open.

Image of the “Documents from my device” opened on your device. A pdf document is chosen and Open is highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

For content other then document uploads. Select one of the options below:

Add a Video

1. On the Library course page, select Video.

Image of the Perusall Library content page with the Add content tab on the left pre-selected with the fourth option on the screen “Video” highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

2. Fill in the following:

Video URL
Captions/subtitles file
Secondary video URL

Navigate to the bottom right and select OK when finished.

Image of the Video Perusall settings. In the settings, Video URL, captions/subtitles file, and Secondary video URL is present with Ok on the bottom right highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

Add a Web page as a Reading

1. On the Library course page, select Add content > Web page.

Image of the Perusall Library content page showing the Add content tab on the left pre-selected with the second option on the screen “Web page”highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

2. Paste in the web page URL. Navigate to the bottom right and select OK when finished.

Image of the Web page Perusall settings. OK is highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

Adding a Podcast

1. On the Library course page, select Add content. Next, select Podcast.

Image of the Perusall Library content page. Podcast is highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select it.

2. Select the Source material option that best suits adding your podcast to Perusall.

a. Search for a podcast

b. Select episode from RSS podcast feed URL

c. Enter direct URL to MP2 audio file

Image of the Perusall Podcast upload options with menus in the middle and a red box highlighting the Source Material options in the middle of the page.

2a.The Search for a Podcast option allows you to find a podcast using the Search for text box. Type the name of the Podcast into the Search for text box and Perusall will show you several options to choose from. Select the image for the Podcast that you want to add to your Perusall Library. This will then allow you to select an episode using the Select episode from RSS podcast feed URL option.

Image of the Perusall Podcast Search for a podcast upload option box. The first red box has Hard Fork inserted in the Search for text box. A group of 4 Podcast options are located on buttons in the middle of the page. The second red box highlights the Hard Rork podcast option button. The third red box highlights the OK button in the lower right corner.

2b. The Select episode from RSS podcast feed URL option allows you to add a RSS Feed link by putting the URL of the podcast into the RSS feed URL text box or if using the Search for Podcast option, the episodes will populate on this page after selecting a podcast within the previous page.

To select the exact episode of a podcast that you want to add to your Perusall Library, select the episode button you want to add and then select OK.

Image of the Perusall Select episode from RSS podcast feed URL option. The first red box has a URL inserted in the RSS feed URL text box. A list of Podcast episodes are represented by text buttons in the middle of the page. The second red box highlights the second podcast episode text button being selected. The third red box highlights the OK button in the lower right corner.

2c.The Enter direct URL to MP3 audio file option allows you to insert a podcast that you may have stored someplace on the internet like Google Drive. Add the URL to the Audio file URL text box and then select the OK button.

Image of the Perusall Enter direct URL to MP3 audio file option is shown. The first red box highlights the Audio file URL text box highlighted in the middle of the page with an example URL inserted. The second red box highlights the OK button in the lower right corner.

3. Congrats! Your podcast has been added to your Perusall library.

Image of a Perusall Library being shown and a red box highlighting a podcast document at the bottom of the list of library items.

Adding a Book

We strongly discourage the inclusion of a book from the Perusall Catalog, as this would necessitate students paying for access to the book within Perusall. Our intention is to wholeheartedly embrace the Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative set forth by Pima Community College, wherein students are not required to incur any additional expenses for their courses. Instead, we advise seeking OER materials that can be uploaded to Perusall using alternative document options.

For more information on OER at Pima, please visit the OER and Open Textbooks on the Pima Online Faculty Guide.

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