Step 1
Content can be placed into a Content Area by clicking the + Add Menu Items at the top of the left-hand side navigation, then click Content Area.
Step 2
After naming your Content Area, you will be taken to your new Content Area workspace, where you can add 4 categories for content: Build Content, Assessments, Tools, and Partner Content.
Build Content
Contains all types of content you can create within your course. There are options to create content, create a new page, or create a Mashup. All of this content can be organized in folders to create a structure and flow through the organization.
Assessments
Allows you to add the following: Test, Surveys, Assignments and Self and Peer Assessments. All of these items will automatically generate a column in the Grade Center
Tools
Can be used to collaborate with the students in your course. The tools available in the menu include Discussion Boards, Blogs, Journals, Wikis, Groups, Chat, and Virtual Classroom.
Partner Content
This feature allows you to add the textbooks that you use within your course as content.