I’ve logged into my course site but the navigation menu on the left has disappeared. How do I get it back?

On the left-hand side of your screen, you should see a tab.  Click that tab to view the navigation menu.

Adding the Announcements Area to the Navigation Menu and Making It the Course Entry Point

Typically when one enters a course site, the Announcements or Home Page area is the course entry point, meaning the first screen to appear.  However, you may change the course entry point.  The most commonly added and set entry point is the Announcements page. To add the Announcements area to your navigation menu: Log into [...]

Adding, Hiding, or Renaming Areas in Your Course Navigation Menu

Instructors may modify how a course navigation menu appears.  For example, if an instructor did not plan to use the Groups area, the instructor could choose to hide that link so that it did not appear in the navigation menu for students. To add a menu item, log into your course site and click the [...]

Adding Instructor Contact Information

We recommend adding instructor information to the area labeled Instructor or Contacts. If the Instructor or Contacts area does not automatically appear in your course navigation menu, here’s how to add it. Log into your course site with Edit Mode set On. At the top of the course navigation menu, click the + button, and [...]

Enabling & Disabling Course Communication Tools

A number of communication tools (i.e. Send Email and My Grades) reside under the Tools area.  We recommend hiding tools that you don’t plan to use so that students can easily identify those tools you will be using.  Note: Be sure to have Edit Mode set to On in order to hide or show communication [...]

Checking on Students Using the Performance Dashboard

Instructors can easily check when students have last accessed a course site and what they have posted to the course Discussion Board by using the Performance Dashboard. To access the Performance Dashboard: Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, click Evaluation > Performance Dashboard. Click the graphic below for details about how to [...]