Each Friday the Instructional Materials Center Team will provide answers to questions asked by educators throughout the week in the IMC FAQ Friday post. We hope these are helpful as schools place orders for students who need accessible educational materials.
When scanning worksheets to upload in Athena, be sure they are scanned at 300 dpi or higher to ensure a quality scan. All pages must be clear, legible, and have the same page orientation. The file types we accept are PDF, Powerpoint, and Word. We cannot accept image files. If there are images you need, please embed them in a Word document.
Please batch your files by subject and organize into subfolders by unit or chapter. Save as a compressed zip folder with the same title you will use on your order.
To compress files or folders into a ZIP file:
- Open File Explorer (Windows Explorer).
- Select all files or folders you want to compress.
- Right-click on the file(s) or folder(s) > Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
Complete a pacing guide row for each unit, chapter, or month, along with the date needed for each. The print page range should represent the total number of pages in each pacing guide row—count both sides of worksheets and exclude any blank pages. Create one pacing guide row for each section you upload, not for each individual file.
Once your order is complete, select “Submit Order.” You will then be directed to a page confirming “Order Submitted Successfully.”
Questions? Contact IMC Staff at imclibrary@blind.state.ia.us or 515-281-1323.
The IMC Team will provide answers to the questions we have received during the week in our FAQ Friday posts. We hope these are helpful!
