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Blackboard Online Training for Faculty

BB 1 Basics

Segment 1: Logging in, labeling courses with academic year and term in your MyCourses box

Segment 2: Course and menu button organization, Announcements graphic page banner

Segment 3: How to post Announcements, and Announcements pro and con

Segment 4: The course roster, and how to add students to your Blackboard course

Segment 5: Menu button readability and how to maximize it

Segment 6: Changing menu button names, hiding menu buttons, and removing menu buttons

Segment 7: Adding Content Area (folder) menu buttons

Segment 8: Adding Tool Link and External Link (web link) menu buttons

Segment 9: Graphic Page Banners and how to use them to improve visual interest

Segment 10a: Embedding video segments into Announcements and content pages

Segment 10b: Real-life example of video and still picture embedded in an announcement

Segment 11: Installing CutePDF and posting .pdf documents (and why this is recommended!)

Segment 12: Content and External Link (web link) changes

Segment 13: Using folders in content menu buttons, changing item sequence

Segment 14: E-mailing students using Blackboard

Segment 15: Making courses available to students, requesting copying of a course to a new term

BB2 Grade Center

Coming Soon!

BB3 Formal Assignments

Segment 1: Assignments replaces DropBox; here is the "flow" of assignment submission, grading and feedback

Segment 2: How to create an assignment; how students receive it and submit their work

Segment 3: How an instructor gets and grades assignments, gives feedback, and "clears" assignments

BB4 Discussion Board

Segment 1: Uses of a Discussion Board, how to create a Discussion Board menu button

Segment 2: How to create a discussion forum, how to resequence Forums

More coming soon!
 

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