Manage Tools

The Manage Tools feature allows you to control the availability of various Tools offered with the Blackboard system. Tools are the additional features that Blackboard offers for students and instructors beyond content delivery, such as email, student homepages, and a gradebook.

How to Control the Availability of Tools?

1. Click on Control Panel link on the left side of the course site.
2. Click on Manage Tools under Course Options section to open the Manage Tools page. There are three options in this page.

Tool Availability – Click on this option to open the Tool Availability page. The various tools are listed on the left hand side of the page. Opposite each tool are three options for each tool. These are Available, Allow Guest and Allow Observer. Clicking the check box under the appropriate option will determine access for that tool. A gray ball indicates that choice is not applicable for that specific tool. Click Submit button at the bottom of this page.