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Beginning of Semester Checklist & Getting Started with Blackboard

  • Creating Courses in Blackboard (Course Guidelines) [PDF]

 

Working in the Course Environment

Create and Manage Tasks
 
Adding and Removing Modules from Your Home Page
 

 

 

Building Course Content

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Getting Started with Course Content
 
Create Content in your Course Area
 
Using the Content Editor (Spell Check, Math Editor)
 
Adding a Web Link (Creating a URL)
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Create a Mash-up (You Tube, Flicker & SlideShare)
 
Adding Textbook Information
 
Adding a Glossary Term
 
Create a Tool Link
 
Integrate Web 2.0 Tools into Blackboard Learn
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Getting Started with Twitter
 
Getting Started with Interactive Tools
 
Create Multiple Rules For a Content Item
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Date Management
 
Turning on Tracking for Item
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
 
Qwickly+Cloud
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Cengage Learning Aplia
McGraw-Hill Connect and Create
Pearson's MyLab and Mastering
 
WileyPlus
 


Creating Assignments and Assessments

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Getting Started with Assignments
PDF 
 
Assignment Grade Settings
 
Downloading Assignments
 
 
Grading Assignments (Inline Grading)
 
Using SafeAssign in Assignments
 
SafeAssign Originality Report
 
 
Grading with SafeAssign
 
 
Getting Started with Building a Test
Uploading Test Questions
 
Editing Tests and Questions
 
 
Test and Survey Settings
 
Respondus Lockdown Browser

 


Grade Center and Measuring Students Progress

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Navigating the Grade Center
 
 
Customizing the Grade Center
Organizing Grade Center Data
 
Managing and Creating Grade Columns
 
 
Color Coding Grade Center
 
Creating Grading Periods
 
 
Creating Smart Views
 
Getting Started with Needs Grading
Getting Started with Automatic Regrading
Video (use Firefox or IE)
 
Upload or Download Grades from Grade Center
 
Grading Rubrics
 
Grade Reports and Statistics
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Performance Dashboard
 
Retention Center
 
Course Reports
Video (use Firefox or IE)

 


Using the Discussion Board

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Blackboard Discussion Boards
 
Creating a Forum
 
Creating a Thread
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Replying to a Thread
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Moderating Forums
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Changing Forum Settings
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Searching and Collecting Discussion Board Posts
 
Grading Discussion Board Threads
 
Viewing Discussion Statistics
 
 

 


Collaboration Tools (Blogs, Journals, and Wikis)

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Creating and Commenting on a Blog
 
Editing and Managing Blogs
 
Grading Blogs
 
Getting Started with Journal Prompts to Improve Student Writing
 
Creating a Journal
 
Editing and Managing Journals
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Commenting on a Journal Entry
 
Grading Journals
 
Create a Wiki
 
Editing and Managing Wiki Pages
 
Adding Rich Content to Wikis
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
 
Viewing a Wiki Page History
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
 
Grading a Wiki
 

 


Course Groups

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Getting Started with Groups
 
 
Creating a Single Group
 
Creating Group Sets
 
Creating Group Assignments
 
 
Grading Group Assignments
 
 
Creating Group Discussions
 
 
Grading a Group Discussion
 
 
Emailing Course Groups
 
 
Group Tools
 
 

 


Communication

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Sending Email in Blackboard
 
Creating an Announcement
 
Sending Course Messages
 
Creating a Course Contact
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)

 


Managing Content in the Content System

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Creating and Customize a Folder
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Creating and Maintaining Course Files
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Adding Files to Course Files
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Uploading Multiple Files
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Uploading a Package
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Downloading a Package
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Emailing a File
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Linking a File to Multiple Courses
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
 
How to Move Content System Folders
 

 


Preserving & Reusing Course Content

Subject
PDF
Video
Blackboard Help
Archiving a Course Package
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Exporting a Course Package
 
Video (use Firefox or IE)
Importing a Course Package
 
Importing Course Cartridges
 
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