The Announcements page gives instructors the opportunity of providing communication updates, reminders, notification of changes etc. Course Information provides general and overview information about the course. Staff information is self explanatory, and provides a location where information about course instructors can be placed. Course Documents include all the documents relevant to the course - powerpoint presentations, links to related material, reading material, etc. Discussion Board and Virtual Chat , are sites with interactive discussion potential.
Communication provides a variety of communication opportunities.
Student Tools also includes a number of options. Instructors using the Blackboard support are free to use as much or as little of the site in their course. Students and instructors in the course are encouraged to make their own web page, although they are asked to limit images to 20-30kb.