Using the Control Panel

Navigating | Overview of Contents | Adding Course Content

The Control Panel provides access to all the course-building tools. You can enter this area by clicking the link for Control Panel listed at the bottom of your navigation menu in your course site. The following instructions will give you an overview of the features contained in the Control Panel

Navigating within the Control Panel

Entering the Control Panel

Within any of the main course pages, click the Control Panel link at the bottom of the navigation area on the left-hand side of the screen. The Control Panel link can only be seen by instructors of the course. You can click the other navigation links to view content on your course site the same way your students do Click here for information about other areas in the navigation menu.

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Within any of the main course pages, click the Control Panel button at the bottom of the navigation area on the left-hand side of the screen.

Breadcrumbs: Finding your place

In the upper left corner of the screen, there is a series of links called "Breadcrumbs." This series of links describes where you are in your course site, and looks like this:

You can click these breadcrumbs to return to the main control panel page or your main course site page. (In the above example, "SAMPLE COURSE" is the name of the course.)

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Overview of the Control Panel

The Control Panel is comprised of six categories, described below. Click on the links for more specific information about features.

Content Areas:

This area provides the access and tools necessary to add text, files, and information to your course.

Course Tools:

This area contains the communication tools for instructors to add announcements, set up online threaded discussions, and send e-mail.

Course Options:

Course availability and customization options are located in this area for advanced management of course components.

User Management:

This area provides tools for the instructor to enroll teaching assistants and to manage student groups.

Assessment:

This area provides a tool for creating assessments such as quizzes and surveys. This area also contains the online gradebook and course statistics.

Support:

Technical and online documentation created by the company Blackboard is available in the assistance area to help you during the course development process. For S P U specific Online Learning documentation, click the icon at the top of the screen.

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