In Blackboard Learn Original, instructors can link directly to any of the built-in tools such as journals, wikis, blogs, and discussion boards in the course menu and make them available to students. The tools included are: blogs, discussion boards, Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and more.
To learn more about creating tool links in Blackboard, visit Blackboard Help.
For more information on adding content to the course menu, see this Blackboard Help Article.