D2L Tools/Help Guides
Help for D2L is available in a variety of forms. Listed below is a brief description of some of the D2L tools with a link to helpful information that includes instructional videos and printable files on each of the tools.
| Calendar/Schedule | You have access to an on-line calendar through the "Schedule". Available on the "My Home" and "My Course" pages, the "Schedule" tool allows you to set reminders of important dates, activities and see entries for your class. |
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| Checklist | A checklist is a way to highlight important or required assignments, readings, or other items for you to complete. |
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| Classlist | The Classlist tool provides a list of students currently enrolled in your course. The instructor and his/her students can be emailed from this location. |
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| Content | The Content Tool is where course materials can be found. |
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| D2L E-mail | D2L has its own internal e-mail system that
can be used within D2L. You may forward messages from you D2L account
any external address. To form your student email address, use the
following pattern: "your username"@d2l.yorktech.edu Example:jsmith1234@d2l.yorktech.com Your instructor will tell you if you are using the D2L Email for your class or not. Students are limited to 4 MB of e-mail space with a 1 MB attachment size limit. |
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| Discussions | The Discussions tool can be used for online discussions between you and other students and/or your instructor. |
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| Dropbox | The Dropbox tool is an electronic folder for documents you will be submitting to your instructor. Submissions are date and time stamped. |
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| Grades | The Grade tool allows you to view your grade for your course. |
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| Locker | The Locker is an electronic "1 meg" storage area for you to store your files. You can upload and download files from your home computer and use them in D2L or transfer them from one computer to another. Only the owner of the locker can view its contents. 1024 K = 1 Meg |
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| My Home | My Home is the main entry page for D2L. It is the first page you see after signing in to D2L. Like the Course Home page, this page contains a News section. However, this section is controlled by the D2L staff and is used for system announcements. |
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| Pager | The Pager allows D2L users to "page" each other by sending a short text message. The next time that the person being paged enters the course, the page will flash and/or beep when a message is waiting. |
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| Preferences | The Preferences tool allows you to change your font settings, paging preferences, discussion room layout, e-mail, and accessiblity preferences. Customizing your personal settings is great way to ensure that you are comfortable in your learning environment. |
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| Quizzes | The quiz tool is where your instructor will post quizzes. |
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| Respondus LockDown Browser | Respondus LockDown Browser is a secure browser for taking quizzes in Desire2Learn. It prevents you from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications during an assessment. |
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For Technical Support Call 803-981-7111 during the support hours listed below:
Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.