D2L Basics
Computer Requirements
D2L System Check
How to Log On to D2L
FAQs/Troubleshooting
D2L Overview
D2L Documentation

Students
Content
Discussion
Dropbox
Classlist/E-mail
Grades
Links
Schedule

Faculty
Request a Course
Workshops
D2L Inst Guide all topics
Adding Content
Copy Course Content
Discussion Board
Create Groups
Dropbox
Classlist/E-mail
Quiz Page Menu Items
New Quiz Menu Options
Create a New Quiz
Gradebook
Adding a Link Category
Adding a New Link
Modify the Nav Bar
News
Adding Students
Personal/Class Schedule
Create a WebDav

D2L Overview

Login Page
Although Desire2Learn (D2L) has replace the WebCT and Blackboard systems, Its workings share many similarities. First you are presented with a login page. The login and password is the same as Parkside e-mail.

Portal Page
After the Login screen there is a portal page referred to as the My Home page. It has some navigation options in a gray bar across the top of the screen. The logout option is always on the lower gray bar at the far right. The main part of the screen has content addressing the following options:

• Welcome: set personal preferences
• News: for system wide announcements
• My Parkside Courses: listing of all courses you are enrolled in for the current semester.

In the My Parkside Courses box, click on the link that represents the course you want to enter. This takes you to the Course Homepage.

Course Homepage
Course navigation is done in the lower gray bar below the course title. Although the course homepage can be customized by the instructor the typical navigation bar would include the following links:

Course Home | Content | Links | Classlist | Discussions | Chat | Dropbox | Quizzes | Grades

Faculty will see an additional Edit Course link. Other than that the look of the page for faculty and students is almost identical.

Most of your work will likely be done in the content area which is found by clicking on the Content link.

The main part of the Course Homepage screen has content addressing the following options:

• Updates: Identifies the number of new Discussion Board Posts. Faculty are provided with additional information regarding the number of New Submissions to the homework Dropbox and Ungraded Quizzes
  
• Events : Calendar information appears here.
• News: Faculty can create course related news topics here.
• My Parkside Courses: Link to other course homepages
• Bookmarks: Link to bookmarks you have saved within a D2L course

Follow the links at left to find out more about a specific D2L feature or attend a
D2L Workshop Session.