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Blackboard Tutorials
Overview
Here are helpsheets and instructional videos to help you learn about Blackboard.
Getting Started
We recommend these topics to start learning about Blackboard Learn (9.1)
pdf Get Started with Blackboard Learn
video The New Streamlined Interface
video Create the Course Menu and Add Content
pdf Full Bb9 Instructor Quick Start Guide - Get Your Course Up and Running
Additional Documentation
| Course Design Strategies and Best Practices pdf Instructional Design Tips Course Design Strategies pdf Course Readiness Document pdf Filenaming Conventions Best Practices web Asynchronous vs. Synchronous Learning web Beginning of Semester Checklist web End of Semester Checklist for Online Course web Use Blackboard for Problem-based Learning web Deliver Documents to Students |
New Features in Blackboard 9.1 SP8 Course Environment and Menu |
| Notifications and Announcements pdf Add Home Page to your Course pdf Home Page Notification Modules video Change Notification Settings video Create Announcements video Create Course Tasks video Create Course Contact video Send Email Assignments pdf Get Started with Assignments video pdf Set Up Safe Assignments video Download Assignments video Clean out Graded Assignment Files Managing Group Work pdf Get Started with Groups video Create Group video Create Group Sets video Create Group Assignments pdf Group Setup Screenshots |
Adding Course Content pdf Course Content Management video Use Text Editor video Build Learning Module video Create Lesson Plan video Create Blank Page video Add a URL video Add Glossary Term video Create Tool Link video Create Mashup video Attach Course Files to Content Item video Tour Course Files Feature video Add Web Content through Course Files video Create Rules to Release Content Items Adding Library Resources pdf What is a Research Guide? web Add a Research Guide web Add a Librarian web Link to Online Articles web Link to Research Databases web Link to Films on Demand web Link to Streaming Audio Content |
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Discussion Board |
Blogs and Wikis video Create Journal video Comment on Journal Entry video Create Blog video Create & Edit Blog Entries video Comment on Blog Entry video Create Wiki video Edit Wiki Page video Grade Wiki |
| Tests, Surveys, and Pools pdf About Assessments pdf Get Started Building a Test video Create and Deploy Tests video Set Test Options video Tour Question Finder Feature video Export & Import Test or Survey video Upload Test Questions from Microsoft Excel video Create Various Question Types (scroll down to Tests,Surveys,Pools section) video Add Existing Question to Test video Tag Questions for Reuse video Build Pool video Create Random Block & Add to Test video Reading Survey Submissions pdf Download Test/Survey Results pdf Sample Quiz – Help Prepare Students video Setup Turning Point in Your Course |
Grade Center pdf Get Started with Grade Center video Create Smart Views video Create Grade Rule video View Grade Details pdf Configure Totals Column pdf Configure Weighted Grades pdf How to Setup Extra Credit video Anonymous Grading video Create Grading Notes video Create Grade Center Report video Create Grading Rubric video Grade Assessments Question by Question video View & Download Grade History video Color Code Grade Center video Work Offline with Grade Center pdf Student Access to View Grades (MyGrades) |
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Reporting and Course Utilities |
Rubrics Resources for Students! |