why don't i have packages and utilities tab in hofstra blackboard

by Grayson Auer 4 min read

How do I get my sidebar back on Blackboard?

If you're accessing your course from a mobile device or tablet or from within a small browser window, Blackboard will collapse the sidebar by default. To expand the sidebar, click the blue area at the side of the screen. If you don't see the blue area to expand the sidebar, try enlarging the browser window.Jan 26, 2018

How do I add a menu in Blackboard?

How to add a Blackboard menu itemEdit Mode. Check that Edit Mode is turned ON. ... Course Menu. Look at your Blackboard course menu. ... Eight choices. You are presented with eight options for adding to your menu. ... Set Menu Item Name. Enter a Name. ... Positioning. Your new menu item will be created.

How do I access course materials on Blackboard?

Your course materials are located within your course on Blackboard. Once your professor activates the course, you will be able to access them. Your professor decides where in the course to place the link to the course materials – for example, this could be in the Syllabus or Course Documents content area.Dec 15, 2015

Where is the navigation pane on Blackboard?

Once you have logged in to Blackboard, the Global Navigation Menu is always located in the upper right-hand corner of the display.

Where is the Add menu item button located in the course menu?

Select the Add Menu Item icon above the course menu to open the menu. Select the type of content to create and type a name. Complete any other required text boxes, such as URL for Web Link. Select the Available to Users check box if you're ready for students to see it.Apr 27, 2020

How do you customize a menu in Blackboard?

Menu customization takes place within the Course Menu by clicking on the action links located along the sides and top of the Course Menu.Note: These features are only accessible when Edit Mode is ON.Note: Course Menu items remain hidden from students until content is added to the Content Area.More items...

How do I add course content as module items?

If your course requires you to set usage rights for a file, you must set the usage right before you can publish the file in a module.Open Modules. In Course Navigation, click the Modules link.Indent Item. Choose the Indentation drop-down menu to indent the item inside of the module.Add Item. ... View Module Item.

How do I put Safeassign on Blackboard?

0:132:50How-to Set up SafeAssign in Blackboard - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipArea I'll first click on the assessments drop-down arrow. Now I'll select assignment. I can click onMoreArea I'll first click on the assessments drop-down arrow. Now I'll select assignment. I can click on assignment to create both a regular assignment submission area and a safeassign submission area.

How do modules work in Blackboard?

Work in a learning module A learning module appears similar to a folder on the Course Content page. Select the title or arrow to open the module and view content. In addition to content items, files, and assessments, your instructor can add activities and tools that promote interactive learning and collaboration.

How do I navigate on Blackboard?

4:3010:40Navigating Your Course in Blackboard Learn - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd minus signs enables you to easily navigate. To anything in the course in just a few clicks toMoreAnd minus signs enables you to easily navigate. To anything in the course in just a few clicks to switch back to list view I just click the icon above the menu.

What is the navigation bar on Blackboard?

Navigation bar: Open frequently used tools in one step. Select the Content, Calendar, Discussions, Gradebook, and Messages tabs to easily access those tools. Details & Actions: View course information and tools with these options: Roster: Access basic profile cards and match faces to names.

How do I access tools on Blackboard?

Explore the Tools panel In the list where your name appears, select Tools to access global functions that are outside a course. The cross-course Blackboard tools that you're familiar with are available here, such as the Content Collection, goals, and portfolios.

Assignments

How do I submit an assignment?#N#How do I review my professor's comments on an assignment I submitted?

Discussion Boards

How do I post to a discussion board?#N#How do I start a new thread on a discussion board?

Email

How do I send an email to my instructor or other members of my course?

General questions

How do I change my profile picture?#N#Why don't I see the navigation menu on the left in Blackboard?

Turnitin

How do I submit an assignment?#N#How do I view an instructor's feedback on an assignment I submitted?

What is Blackboard?

Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS). It allows students and faculty to participate in classes delivered online or use online materials and activities to complement face-to-face teaching.

Why would a student or faculty member use Blackboard?

Faculty members that use Blackboard their student access to online resources that wouldn't otherwise be available to them. Below are just a few examples.

How do I use Blackboard?

Various knowledge base articles are available right here! Use the menu on the left or the search box at the top right of the page to find the topic you are interested in learning more about.

Blackboard Training

Faculty: Training Classes for Faculty and Staff#N#Students: Contact Learning Support to schedule an in-person tutorial.

What is this?

A discussion board is an asynchronous communication tool that allows one individual to post a comment or question online. Other individuals who are members of the same discussion board may read that comment/question, and respond with their own remarks over time.

Why would I use this?

Allow students to continue a class discussion after the class has ended.

Who is using this?

Dozens of classes throughout the University use this tool for asynchronous discussion. This is the easiest-to-use, most-frequently-adopted all-purpose starter tool for enhancing classes with appropriate technology. Students are online all the time anyway so they can use a discussion board to think about the course outside of the classroom.

How do I use this?

In every Hofstra Blackboard class, there's a Discussion Board link on the navigation bar. Instructors can easily configure a Discussion Board to fit their class needs. Students will quickly grasp how to leave posts and answer others.

Discussion Board Quick Tour

Every discussion board is made up of Forums. Instructors can create as many forums as they like. Students create or reply to threads within each forum (depending on how an instructor configures the discussion board).

What Is this?

  • A discussion board is an asynchronous communication tool that allows one individual to post a comment or question online. Other individuals who are members of the same discussion board may read that comment/question, and respond with their own remarks over time. If multiple students reply to one discussion board post, this is referred to as a thread. The phrase threaded …
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Why Would I Use this?

  1. Allow students to continue a class discussion after the class has ended.
  2. Get students started talking about a topic before class starts.
  3. Create a team-based research project that has each group discussing how some resource (an article, book, or web site) relates to a particular topic.
  4. Keep a central record of the class discussion that you can back up, rather than having it spre…
  1. Allow students to continue a class discussion after the class has ended.
  2. Get students started talking about a topic before class starts.
  3. Create a team-based research project that has each group discussing how some resource (an article, book, or web site) relates to a particular topic.
  4. Keep a central record of the class discussion that you can back up, rather than having it spread out over several emails.

Who Is Using this?

  • Dozens of classes throughout the University use this tool for asynchronous discussion. This is the easiest-to-use, most-frequently-adopted all-purpose starter tool for enhancing classes with appropriate technology. Students are online all the time anyway so they can use a discussion board to think about the course outside of the classroom.
See more on wiki.edtech.hofstra.edu

How Do I Use this?

  • In every Hofstra Blackboard class, there's a Discussion Boardlink on the navigation bar. Instructors can easily configure a Discussion Board to fit their class needs. Students will quickly grasp how to leave posts and answer others.
See more on wiki.edtech.hofstra.edu

Discussion Board Quick Tour

  • Every discussion board is made up of Forums. Instructors can create as many forums as they like. Students create or reply to threads within each forum (depending on how an instructor configures the discussion board). Within a forum, you can add Threads (if enabled by the instructor).The threads typically relate to the topic of the forum they are posted in. In each thread, students (an…
See more on wiki.edtech.hofstra.edu