Course Menu Explained
Default items
There are certain features on the course menu when a course is created. An new course starts with:
Course Home Page: An empty content area.
My Alerts: A new module page.
My Grades: A tool link for students to view their grades.
Tool Panel: A tool link for course tools options.
Course Videos: A tool link for using the lecture capture tool - Panopto.
Icons & buttons
At the top of the Course Menu, there are four icons. On most screens they are small, depending on your screen resolution.
The plus sign icon is used to add menu items (content area, tool link, web link)
The up/down arrows icon is for keyboard accessible reordering for menu items.
The circle arrows icon is used to refresh the menu.
The folder icon is used to open the course menu in its own window.
A. A gray square to the right of the link/content area indicates that it is not available to students.
B. A gray square with a line through it indicates that there is nothing in the Content Area yet.
C. The action link (arrow button) next to each menu item opens a menu allowing you to:
rename the link
show it to students (if it has the grey box next to it),
permit observers (this is a role often used for student athlete advisors),
or remove the link.
Organize the menu
When you hover over a menu item, a grey slider button appears to its left. Click on this and drag to move a link up or down in the menu.