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List/Modify Users

The List/Modify Users feature allows instructors to view the entire class roster (with email address) as well as modify a specific user's role in the course.Typical uses of the Modify feature are to make someone a Teaching Assistant or to add an co-instructor.

From the Control Panel:

  1. Click on List/Modify Users in the User Management section.
  2. To see the entire class list, click on the Search button with nothing in the Search field.
  3. To find a specific user, type their name in the Search field and click the Search button.
  4. Click on the Properties button on the right side of their name.
  5. Make changes to the information.
  6. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Submit button.

User Roles:

Builder - This role allows you to add content to the course through the Content Areas and the Course Tools sections.
Grader - This role allows you to access all areas under Assessments including the Gradebook.
Guest - This role allows you to view areas of the course, but not participate in the course.
Student - This role allows you to access all available course content and is included in the Gradebook.
Instructor - This role allows you to control all aspects of the course through the Control Panel.
Teacher’s Assistant - This role allows you to control most aspects of the course through the Control Panel.

More information

Question: What are the different roles used for?
Answer  : Different roles allow access to different features of the Blackboard system.

Question: What does Available mean?
Answer  : Available status means to have access to the course site. If Yes is selected for this question, the user will have access to the course Web site. If No is selected, the user will not be able to access the course.



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