{"id":3137,"date":"2021-07-26T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/?page_id=3137"},"modified":"2022-11-28T14:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T14:18:14","slug":"ultra-base-navigation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support-for-students\/ultra-base-navigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to the Ultra Base Navigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the Ultra Base Navigation?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Base Navigation is the left-hand menu that you see when you first log in to Blackboard.<\/p>\n

It provides you with links to help and other resources, updates on your courses, and an easy way to access your courses and organisations.<\/p>\n

The UBN has a modern and simple layout that is designed to re-size for mobile devices, and which improves the accessibility of Blackboard.<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Modern, intuitive experience<\/li>\n
  • Responsive on mobile devices<\/li>\n
  • Consolidated cross-course information<\/li>\n
  • Quick access to the most critical information<\/li>\n
  • One-click to take action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What\u2019s on the navigation menu?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • The Navigation Panel<\/strong> is on the left-hand side<\/strong> of the screen, to give quick access to the most used features.<\/li>\n
    • Home<\/strong> has links to sources of help, and is also where we’ll alert you to new features in Blackboard, or when systems are undergoing maintenance work.<\/li>\n
    • The Activity Stream<\/strong> notifies you about upcoming events, recent activity, or new content in your modules.<\/li>\n
    • The layout in the Courses <\/strong>and Organisations <\/strong>pages makes it easy to navigate and find your modules. You can search, filter and favourite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n