Remove old courses from your My Courses module (on the My Blackboard page):
a. Click the little round icon in the upper right-hand corner of the module.
b. Uncheck the Display Course and Display Announcement boxes for the courses you no longer wish to see.
How to distinguish between similarly-named courses:
a. Click the little round icon in the upper right-hand corner of the My Courses module.
b. Check the Display Course ID box for the courses that have similar names. This will show the section numbers as well as the semester and year.
How to change the modules displayed or modify the layout:
a. Click the "Add Module" button to choose which modules you'd like on your home page.
b. Click the "Personalize Page" button in order to choose different colors for the title bars.
c. Mouse over the title bar (until the cursor changes to a four-pointed arrow) in order to drag-and-drop the module to a new place.
d. In the upper-right corner of any module, click the minus sign to collapse the module listing, the restore-window sign to expand it or the "X" to remove it.
Change personal information, editing and language options:
a. In the Tools area of the My Blackboard page, click on Personal Information.
b. Click on Edit Personal Information to change your first name or remove your middle name.
c. Select the "Change Personal Settings" option to change your default options for the text editor, Language Pack or Page Instructions as desired.
Change the appearance of the navigation area (within a course):
a. At the top of the course menu area, select any one of the display icons to see alternate methods of displaying the menu (list, folder, or separate window).
b. Click the hide/show tab between the navigation area and the course page to create more room for course material (or for the menu).
How to Change Your Students' View of a Course
Changing the default menu items:
a. Click the Edit Mode switch to On (upper-right corner of page).
b. Mouse over the double-headed arrow to the left of any menu item (the cursor changes to a four-pointed arrow) to drag-and-drop the item to a new place.
c. Click the "chevron" to the right of any item and then select Rename Link, Hide Link or Delete (content areas which are empty will simply not appear to students).
Adding new menu items:
a. Click the Edit Mode switch to On (upper-right corner of page).
b. In the course menu area, click the plus sign in the blue box to add a new content area, external link, course link, divider, etc.
Adding or removing course tools:
a. Click the Edit Mode switch to On (upper-right corner of page).
b. Click on the Tools link.
c. Click the "Hide Link" button to make any tools you are not planning to use unavailable to your students (for example, if you do not want students to be able to see their grades, uncheck the My Grades Tool).
Change the default language and other settings:
a. Go to the Control Panel area of the course.
b. Click the "Customization" sub-menu to expand it and select the "Properties" option.
c. Choose a new Language Pack to change the language of your course (the Enforce option will override users' settings for this course only).
d. You can change the Availability of your course (you can access the course but students cannot).
e. You can change the Name of the course to change the title which displays in the My Courses module.
Change the menu style, add a course banner, change entry point:
a. Go to the Control Panel area of the course.
b. Click the "Customization" sub-menu to expand it and choose the "Style" option.
c. In the "Select Menu Style" area, you can choose a button style or change button/text colors.
d. In the "Select Banner" area, you can add an image to the Announcements area.
e. In the "Select Course Entry Point" area, you can choose a page other than "Announcements" as the initial page of your course.
