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title: Can I upload my own resources to ReadCloud?
description: ReadCloud Content Manager enables teachers to upload their own curated content for either personal use or to share it with their class clouds to further contextualise learning.
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# Can I upload my own resources to ReadCloud?

## ReadCloud Content Manager enables teachers to upload their own curated content for either personal use or to share it with their class clouds to further contextualise learning.

We know that it's important for teachers to be able to personalise and contextualise content and resources for your students and to implement differentiated learning strategies. That's why we've provided the Content Manager so that you can upload resources that you create yourself or curate from other sources so that you can have alongside publisher interactive content and your digital textbooks, all in one easy location to access and use in the classroom and at home for students. 

### Accessing the Content Manager

From the bookshelf, select the 'Curate Your Own Content' tile located at the end of any virtual Class Cloud. This will take you to ReadCloud's Content Manager. 

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10.44.40 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.44.40%20am.png?width=400&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.44.40%20am.png)

You can also use the "Add" button at the end of the Class Cloud to enter the Content Manager.

![](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2021-07-48-16-59-AM.png?width=215&name=image-png-Sep-15-2021-07-48-16-59-AM.png)

### How to upload your content

#### Open upload box

Select the blue ![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10.49.07 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.49.07%20am.png?width=35&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.49.07%20am.png) plus icon on the top right corner of the Content Manager.

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10.47.51 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.47.51%20am.png?width=555&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.47.51%20am.png)

#### Select the content type

Select the type of file you would like to upload. You can upload the following types of content:

- PDFs
- ePUB
- Word/ Excel/ Powerpoint (MS Office documents)
- An external website or URL
- Audio files
- Videos
- Images

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10.52.41 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.52.41%20am.png?width=431&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.52.41%20am.png)

#### Choose your file and customise it's thumbnail

Select "Choose File" to browse your device for the file you would like to upload or enter the URL of the website you'd like to add, then select "Next". 

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 10.59.52 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.59.52%20am.png?width=400&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2010.59.52%20am.png)

From here you can edit the Thumbnail Text that will be displayed on the file in the Bookshelf, or you can upload your thumbnail cover image to make it more distinctive. 

Edit the content details such as Title and Description, If you wish to disable the ability of students to make comments on it, please tick the box. 

![](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-15-2021-07-53-02-73-AM.png?width=272&name=image-png-Sep-15-2021-07-53-02-73-AM.png)

Ticking the upload to School Content Server box will allow you to share the document with other staff and students to make use of it by having the content hosted on-premise inside your school owned server, instead of ReadCloud's cloud hosting. Please talk to your IT admin or nominated Super User if you are unsure whether to tick this option. 

#### Choose which clouds and users to share the content with

Share your document with users inside the virtual Class Clouds you want or select "Next" without clicking any Clouds to keep the document for personal use only. 

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 11.12.01 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.12.01%20am.png?width=400&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.12.01%20am.png)

You can choose to tag specific individuals inside the Cloud only to see the content. 

If you wish to share the document with other Class Clouds which you can't see on this list, please select "Local Books" and refer to [this](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/how-do-i-upload-a-resource-as-a-school-administrator?hsLang=en) article. 

#### Accept the copyright terms

When sharing a document with your Class Cloud, please respect all Copyright terms of any third party publisher and/or authors of the content. Accept this Terms and Condition statement and select "Finish". 

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 11.07.10 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.07.10%20am.png?width=400&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.07.10%20am.png)

### View your content

Select the 'Home' icon on the top left corner to go back to your bookshelf and exit the Content Manager. Your uploaded document should be visible in the Class Cloud you selected during upload. 

![Screen Shot 2021-09-15 at 11.10.51 am](https://knowledge.readcloud.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.10.51%20am.png?width=400&name=Screen%20Shot%202021-09-15%20at%2011.10.51%20am.png)

### Learn More

Watch this Youtube tutorial to find out more about ReadCloud's Content Manager. 

<iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeFD0v7kvyw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>

 

 

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