Tools

The tools available to you will differ from Course to Course depending upon what has been enabled/disable by your lecturer.

Broadly speaking there are 2 types of tools that you may find. Those that are part of Blackboard and those that are third party tools that have been plugged into Blackboard for ease of use.

Blackboards Tools

Use the ‘In This Section’ list below to get help with the tools that are part of Blackboard.

In this section

Announcements

Discussion Board

Calendar

My Grades

Blogs

Journals

Wiki

Email

Third Party tools

Aston has several third party tools that you can get help with, which include:

Aston Replay (Panopto) – Used to record lectures and distribute the recordings via Blackboard. Get Help
Turnitin – Electronic submission. Get Help
Collaborate – Virtual Classrooms Get Help
Pebble Pad – Electronic portfolios Get Help