Playlists (previously Saved Lists)
Playlists allow you to organize and save materials for easy access. This guide will walk you through creating, accessing, saving, printing, and sharing playlists effectively.
Table of Contents
- Creating Your Playlist
- Accessing Your Playlists
- Saving Materials to a Playlist
- Printing a Playlist
- Sharing a Playlist with colleagues
Visit our Teacher Training Tools page and select "Customizable Playlists" to learn how to use Playlists!
Creating Your Playlist
To create a playlist, start by searching through our collection of videos, games, and activities to find content that interests you.
When you find a piece of content you want to save, follow these steps:
- Click the "Save to Playlist" button located underneath the material preview.
- A slide-up modal will appear, allowing you to save the material to an existing playlist or create a new one. To create a new playlist, click the + Add to new playlist option.
- A lightbox will prompt you to enter a name for your new playlist. Enter a descriptive name that will help you easily identify its contents later.
- After filling out the name field, click the "Create Playlist" button.
- A confirmation pop-up will appear, notifying you that your material has been saved to your newly created playlist. You can choose to open the playlist or dismiss the prompt.
Accessing Your Playlists
To access your playlists, follow these steps:
- Navigate to My Toolkit in the blue navigation bar of the Social Emotional Learning Platform dashboard and select Playlists from the dropdown menu.
- You will be taken to the Playlist page, where you can choose from your created playlists or explore the curated playlists we have prepared for you.
- After selecting a playlist, you will be directed to the selected playlist page.
- To return to the All Playlists page, click the "Back to All Playlists" button located in the top left corner of the page, just below the blue navigation bar.
Saving Materials to a Playlist
Once you find a piece of content you want to save, follow these steps:
- Click the "Save to Playlist" button located underneath the material preview.
- A slide-up modal will appear, allowing you to save the material to an existing playlist or create a new one.
- Scroll through your existing playlist and select one.
- A confirmation pop-up will appear, notifying you that your material has been saved to your newly created playlist. You can choose to open the playlist or dismiss the prompt.
You may also add a material to a Playlist from the Browse All Materials view.
- Navigate to the "Browse All Materials" page from the Homepage.
If you are using the older version of Everyday Speech, click "Browse All Materials" in the blue navigation bar
- Click "Material Actions" on the rightmost side of the material listed.
- Select the "Save to Playlist" option to open the Save Material to Playlist lightbox.
- Tick the box next to your selected playlist, then click the "Save to Existing" button.
- A success message with a check icon will appear on the screen, confirming that the content has been successfully added to your existing playlist.
- To save to a new playlist, enter a name for your new playlist. Click "Create new playlist" button.
- A success message with a check icon will appear on the screen, confirming that the content has been successfully added to your new playlist.
Printing Your Playlist
To print a playlist, follow these steps:
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Click on My Toolkit in the blue navigation bar, and click Playlists.
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Select a Playlist and click "Export as PDF"
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Downloaded PDF will open on the next tab, and print it as you normally would.
Sharing a Playlist with Colleagues
To share a playlist with your colleagues, do the following:
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Click on My Toolkit in the blue navigation bar, and click Playlists.
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Select a Playlist and click "Share with Colleagues"
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Click "Copy Link" and paste the link into a correspondence to your colleague, or click "Email" to directly send an email to your colleague.
Your colleague will need an Everyday Speech account to be able to view the shared link. If they do not have an account, we recommend using the previous step to export the PDF instead.