Tool Areas allow access to a tool directly through the Course Menu.
Adding a new Tool Area through this page creates an area that will access the selected tool in each new course. Note that the new Tool Area is only a default. The Instructor of each course can choose to modify or remove the Tool Area within each course. To modify the new area or to set its place within the Course Menu, use the Set Default Course Menufeature.
Follow these steps to open the Add New Area—Tool Area page.
Step 1 Click Settings from the Courses section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Set Default Course Menu from the Settings page.
Step 3 Click Add Tool Area in the Action Bar on the Set Default Course Menu page.
The table below details the fields on the Add New Area—Tool Area page.
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Field |
Description |
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Set Area Properties |
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Area Type: |
Select the tool accessible through the new area. |
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Area Name: |
Enter a name in the text box for the Tool Area. If a name is not entered, the name of the tool selected in Area Type will be the name of the Tool Area. |
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Make available for Student/ Participant users |
Select this check box to make the new area available to users when a course is created. If the area is not available, the Instructor must make the area available for users to view the area. |
Note: Guest and Observer permissions to access the tool are controlled through the Course Tools feature.