When you log into the current Blackboard site, the navigation appears at the top of the tab in a tabbed format:
With Base Navigation, the top tabbed navigation is replaced with a Global Navigation menu that appears on the left side of the site, similar to the menu that you use in your courses. This menu will persist on the page no matter where you navigate to in the site. Even when you enter your courses, the main menu will still appear on the left side of the site:
Base Navigation Menu Breakdown:
Institution Page - Find information about VU as well as view important notifications and updates.
Profile - View and make changes to your personal information on Blackboard.
Activity Stream - See the most up-to-date notifications from all of your courses in one place.
Courses - View a list of all past, present, and future courses. Click the links to view any course that is currently open (available to students).
Organizations - View organizations you're a member of.
Calendar - View course events and due dates for all courses and organizations.
Messages - View and send messages from all of your courses (in Blackboard only, not email).
Grades - Check your current grades across all courses.
Tools - Access global functions that are outside of your courses such as your Content Collection.
Sign Out - Signs you out of your current Blackboard session.