Tools enable users to manage their work and individual information. Course Tools are available on the Course menu in a course Web site and Institution Tools are available in the Tools box in a common area. Certain Tools, such as the Calendar and Tasks, may be available as both a Course Tool and an Institution Tool.
Institution Tools allow users to access Tools that appear in course and organization Web sites on a system-wide scale. For example, Tasks, when accessed through the Tools box, allows the User to:
· view Tasks from all of the courses and organizations the user participates in
· view Tasks posted by the System Administrator
· enter personal Tasks
If Tasks is viewed through the Course menu in a course Web site, only Tasks that have been posted for that course will appear.
The Instructor of a course determines which Tools will be available in the course. The System Administrator selects the Tools that will be available in the Tools box in common areas.
Note: With Blackboard Learning System and Blackboard Learning System - Basic Edition, the Tools Box will only appear on the My Institution Tab.
The image below is an example of how Tools will appear in the Course menu on a course Web site.
The image below is an example of how Institution Tools will appear in the Tools box in common areas.
This chapter includes the following sections.
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Provides information on messages for courses and system-wide announcements. | |
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Explains how to send files to the Instructor. | |
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Explains how to edit the information on your Student Homepage. | |
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Provides information on managing personal data and privacy settings such as editing your account profile and changing your password. | |
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Discusses the Calendar tool, which manages events for courses, personal events and system-wide events. | |
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Explains how to check grades for a course. | |
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Provides information for organizing tasks, defining task priorities, and tracking task status. | |
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Discusses the Electric Blackboard tool and how it is used to save notes for a particular course. | |
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Explains how to save contact information. | |
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List and contact system users via email. |