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
video  The New Streamlined Interface
web    Quick Setup Guide using Course Structures Tool
video  Course to Course Navigation
video  Automatic Regrading
video  Activity Reports

Course Environment and Menu
pdf Course Environment Overview
video Make Course Available to Students
video Turn Tool Availability On/Off
video Make Tools Available to Students
pdf Manage Course Roles
pdf Manage My Courses Module
pdf Add Home Page to your Course
pdf Home Page Notification Modules

   
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
   

Discussion Board
video Discussion Board Overview
video Create a Forum
video Moderating a Forum
video Grade Discussion Board Forum
video Grade Discussion Board Thread

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)
   

Reporting and Course Utilities
video Performance Dashboard
video Statistics Tracking for Content Items
video Run Report of All User Activity
video Run Report of User Activity by Forum
video Run Report of User Activity by Content Area
video Run Report of User Activity by Group
video Save a Course Report
video Exporting a Course Package
video Import a Course Package
video Early Warning System
pdf Backup Your Blackboard Course

Rubrics
video Create a Rubric
video Associate Rubric with Grade Item
video Grade a Rubric
video Download Rubric to Bb Course

Resources for Students!
web

The Blackboard On Demand Learning Center
has a great collection of resources to help
students. Take a look!