Enable Blackboard Tools

Overview

Course Tools appear directly on the Course Menu of the Courses tab or within areas of the Course Menu (such as under Tools). Instructors can manage the availability of all of these Tools, such as Collaboration Tools, the Drop Box, and Email through the Enable Blackboard Tools page. Instructors can also choose which tools will be available for Guests and Observers to view.

Note:Instructors may add Tools to the Course Menu from the Manage Course Menu page. The Enable Blackboard Tools page makes Tools available for use within a Course.

Find this page

Follow the steps below to access the Enable Blackboard Tools page.

  1. Click Manage Tools in the Course Options area of the Control Panel.
  2. Click Enable Blackboard Tools.

Fields

The table below details the fields available on this page.

Field

Description

Available

Check this box next to those tools that will be used in the Course.

Allow Guest

Check this box next to those tools that Guests are allowed to view. If a tool is marked with N/A then Guests cannot view it.

Allow Observer

Check this box next to those tools that Observers are allowed to view. If a tool is marked with N/A then Observers cannot view it.

Disabling Announcements

If the Instructor disables the Announcements Tool and resets the Course Entry Point to an area other than Announcements, Course Announcements will still be available to Students from the My Institution tab. Remove each announcement or make them unavailable to prevent users from viewing them.