Daniel Webster College
 

Blackboard Tip

Making Parts of a Course Available

 

Introduction

As an instructor in Blackboard you can turn on or off the visibility of items in the course.  Below is a chart showing over which parts of the course you control the availability and which you do not.

 

Course Part

Can you make it available and unavailable?

Discussion Board Forums

No.  Once a discussion forum is set up it is immediately visible and can not be hidden.

Announcement

Yes

Can specify what dates for it to show or have it show permanently.

Course Information

Yes. On the Add Content or Modify Content screen

Staff Info

Yes. On the Add Profile or Modify Profile screen

Course Documents

 

Assignments

Yes. When you Add or Modify different types of content.