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Blackboard Basics

Control Panel
The Control Panel is where you will go to control the functionality of your course site.
Breadcrumb Guide
This is a simple step-by-step guide of the major features of Blackboard which will help you get to where you need to go.
External Links
External Links are links to Web pages outside of Blackboard that you want your students to access. This shows you how to add external links to any document area in Blackboard.
Sign-up Tool
A sign-up list is the electronic version of a paper 'sign-up sheet' on a noticeboard and can be added to any content area in a Blackboard course.
Making Your Course Available or Unavailable
These instructions outline how you can make your course site available (accessible) or unavailable (invisible) to the students who have been added to the site.
Requesting a New Course Site
New!A quick rundown of what you need to do if you would like a merged course site for your courses.
Creating a Banner in Adobe Photoshop
New!Create a banner graphic for your course site in 11 easy steps.