Chapter 1—System Extensions

 

Overview

This chapter reviews the features for installing and managing System Extensions from the System Control Panel. System Extensions are an easy and secure way to extend the Blackboard Academic Suite. Just a few of the ways System Extensions can be used are: custom portal modules, new content tools, and new user tools.

 

System Extensions must be created by the institution or downloaded before they can be installed. To download a System Extension contact the vendor or visit the Blackboard Building Blocks catalog on the Web at http://buildingblocks.blackboard.com.

 

In this chapter

This chapter includes the following topics.

 

Topic

Description

Installing and Uninstalling System Extensions 

This topic has step by step instructions for installing and uninstalling System Extensions.

Manage System Extensions

This topic covers the Manage System Extensions page. Administrators view and control the System Extensions on the system from this page.

Examine System Extension

This topic covers the Examine System Extension page. This page describes the System Extension and its components.

Download System Extensions

This topic covers the Download System Extensions page. This page links Administrators to the Blackboard Building Blocks catalog.

Install System Extension

This topic covers the Install System Extension page. Administrators install downloaded System Extensions from this page.

 

 

 



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