In Oncourse, how do I change the permissions for a tool?

Note: To complete these procedures, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.

Permissions are generally granted for a tool, rather than for a particular item created by using a tool. For example, permissions are set for the Announcements tool, rather than for individual announcements.

Notes:

• In Forums, there is no Permissions link for the whole tool; instead, you can set permissions for individual forums and topics. You can also edit the permissions in the default template that will apply to any new forums or topics.
  
  
• In Resources, you can set permissions for all resources and for folders of resources.
  
  
• The permissions for the Podcasts tool are shared with the Podcasts folder in the Resources tool. You can modify them in either tool. To modify the Podcasts permissions in Resources, use the Actions menu next to the Podcasts folder.
  
  
• The Assignments 2 tool has both a normal Permissions link and a Grader Permissions link that can be used to assign grading permissions. Grader Permissions are shared by both the Gradebook and Assignments 2 tools, and also affect grading for some other tools; see Specifying a grader for sections and categories. The group/section membership of people in certain roles (e.g., AI/TA or Librarian +) also affects what they can see and do in Assignments 2. For instance, by default, AIs/TAs can see and grade only submissions in their own sections.

• Instructors assign permissions for iTunes U from their iTunes U sites. Enter your iTunes U site, click Edit Page, and then click + (the plus sign) in the lower left-hand corner.

Most tools that contain individual instructor-created items, such as Announcements or Calendar, have permission settings that you can modify as described below. In addition to the exceptions noted above, some tools, including Syllabus, Messages, and Drop Box, do not allow you to modify permissions.

To change permissions for most tools that allow permission editing:

1. In the menubar of the relevant site, click the tool for which you want to set permissions.
   
   
2. Click Permissions or Permission Settings at the top of the main window.
   
   
3. Check or uncheck the boxes to grant or deny the permissions.
   
   
4. Click Save.

Note: You must exit the permissions feature by clicking Save or Cancel before you can set permissions in another tool.

Each tool has a different set of available permissions. For a general idea of the permissions available, see the following list of permissions for the Resources tool:

• Create resources
• Read resources
• Edit any resource
• Edit own resources
• Delete any resource
• Delete own resources
• Access/create group resources
• Read hidden resources

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