Step 1: In the menu bar of your site, click  [Site Info], then [Edit Tools].

Step 2: Select the PostEm checkbox and click [Continue].

Step 3: On the next screen, the PostEm tool is shown in red text. Click [Finish].

In order to upload into PostEm, you must use the special file format known as CSV (or comma separated value). If you open the CSV file in Excel, the data will appear in a table view which makes it easier to understand.

Here's an example of a CSV file showing the header row, and the results in the next row:

NOTE: To ensure your CSV file works with PostEm, the first column of the file must contain the Texas State NetID or Texas State ID and the first row must contain a heading.  See the example above.

Excel documents can be easily saved as a CSV file. When saving an Excel workbook as a CSV file, each individual worksheet must be saved separately.

NOTE: The TRACS Gradebook 2 tool provides an export file in the exact format needed for upload into PostEm.

Step 1: Select PostEm from the menubar of your site and click [Add].

Step 2: In the Title box, type a title for the file.

Step 3: Click [Browse] and find the CSV file you want to upload. Then, click [Open].

Step 4: Select the "Release feedback to participants" checkbox if you want to allow students to view their uploaded information.

Step 5: Click [Post] to upload the file, or [Cancel] to exit.

NOTE: If the CSV file you upload is not formatted properly, an alert dialog will be displayed. Please make corrections to the CSV file listed in PostEm using Microsoft Excel. Save and upload the file again. Typical errors are from students incorrectly entering their Texas State IDs.

Step 6:  Verify screen and click [Save] to post.

After a file has been uploaded into PostEm, you have two ways to view the content.

Viewing file in spreadsheet view:

Step 1: Click [view] next to the PostEm item.

Step 2: Click [Back] to return to the main PostEm screen.

NOTE: The spreadsheet view also indicates to the instructor the date and time students last entered PostEm to view their results.

Viewing the record for an individual student:

Step 1: Click [view participant] next to the PostEm item.

Step 2: From the drop-down menu, select the student name you want to view.

Step 3: Click [Back] to return to the main PostEm screen.

Delete a PostEm file:

Step 1: Click [delete] next to the PostEm item you want to delete.

Step 2: Click [delete] to remove the file, or click [Cancel] to exit.