In Sakai, you can create project, course, and portfolio sites from the Worksite Setup tool. Within a site, you can manage the site itself via the Site Info tool. There are two types of role within a project: the access and maintainer roles. The access role has fewer permissions than the maintainer's. Publishing at the last minute enables you to get your site just right.
Online help is your first stop for current information about a specific tool or point of confusion.
Sakai is changing rapidly; expect the tool mix to vary.
Using multiple browsers allows you to play out different roles at the same time.
As an instructor in a course, you can use the Section Info tool to manipulate sections. As a student, you can join or switch sections using the Section Info tool.
Tools such as Resources and Announcements are group-aware.
Tools such as Announcements, Resources, and Gradebooks are section-aware.
Over time, expect more tools to become section-aware.
In the next chapter, you will read about the...