Common D2L Tools 

The Calendar Tool

Your instructor may add the Calendar widget to your course. The Calendar tool is always accessible from the navigation bar.

Your class events will automatically display in the Calendar tool for every course you are enrolled in until you adjust your Calendar settings. You can remove courses you do not want to see or add tasks you want to add. View your schedule by day, week, month, or from a list.

Groups 

The Groups tool is used by your instructor to create group work areas for students. Groups can be used to organize students’ work on projects or assignments, or to create special work areas for students with different learning needs.