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Faculty:
Understanding and Building Your Course
- Browser Checker (verify Bb supports your browser)
- Getting started with your course environment (PDF)
- How to merge courses (PDF)
- How to manage merged courses (PDF)
- Best practices for mobile-friendly courses (PDF)
- Getting started with course content (PDF)
- Getting started with creating accessible course content (PDF)
- How to copy course content from one course to another (PDF)
- How to customize the courses listed in Blackboard (PDF)
- How to change order of courses listed in Blackboard (PDF)
- How to change course name (PDF)
- How to add a course banner (PDF)
- How to create course banner using PowerPoint (Win-PDF) (Mac-PDF)
- How to upload a profile avatar (PDF)
- How to add items to the course menu (PDF)
- Getting started with learning modules (PDF)
- How to check course for broken links (PDF)
- How to show/hide course menu (PDF)
- Allow guest access in your course (PDF)
- Using Student Preview (replaces the "Add Test Student" tool)
- Information on PDF Missing Plug-in Error (PDF)
Working with Course Files
- Tour the Course Files feature (video) (Tour Course Files (PDF))
- How to upload one or more files to your course (video)
- How to attach Course Files to content item (video)
- Add web content through Course Files (video)
- About files added automatically to Course Files
Communication and Collaboration
- How to send Email inside Bb (video)
- How to create announcements (video) (Create announcements (PDF))
- How to use the Calendar (video)
- Blogs, Journals, Wikis, and Discussion Boards Compared (PDF)
- Creating a Journal (video)
- Creating and Editing Journal Entries (video)
- Creating a Blog (video)
- Creating and Editing Blog Entries (video)
- Creating a Wiki (video)
- Editing Wiki Pages (video)
Groups
Discussion Board
- Creating a Discussion Board Forum (video)
- Interacting with the Discussion Board (video)
- Lock Discussion Threads
- Grading Discussion Board Forums (video)
- Grading Discussion Board Threads (video)
- Searching the Discussion Board and Collecting Posts (video)
- Tagging Discussion Board Posts (video)
- Managing Discussion Board Roles (video)
- Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings (video)
- Moderating Discussion Board Forums (video)
VoiceThread
Collaborate (Web Conferencing)
- Information for first-time users (PDF)
- System Requirements
- Blackboard Collaborate Launcher Utility
- Blackboard Collaborate Sessions
- Collaborate how-to guides
- Troubleshoot Collaborate Launcher
Assessing Learners
Tests, Surveys, and Pools
- Getting started with building a test (PDF)
- Creating tests and surveys (Video) (web page)
- Deploying tests and surveys
- Creating and editing pools (Video) (web page)
- Creating and editing random blocks (Video) (web page)
- iLearn Test Generator
- iLearn Test Generator illustrated instructions
Respondus
- Respondus Instructor Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Respondus User Guide (.doc)
- LockDown Browser/Respondus Monitor Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Respondus Monitor Sample Syllabus Text
- LockDown Browser system requirements
- Respondus Monitor system requirements
- Download Respondus LockDown Browser
- Respondus LockDown Browser FAQs
- Respondus Monitor FAQs
Assignments
- Getting started with Assignments (PDF)
- Download Assignments video [01:35]
- Inline Grading for Assignments video [02:47]
- Video Assignments
Turnitin
- Turnitin Instructor Manual (PDF)
- Feedback Studio Instructor User Manual
- Turintin PeerMark Instructor Manual (PDF)
Grade Center
- Getting Started with the Grade Center (PDF)
- GC - Setting Up (PDF)
- GC - Rubrics (PDF)
- GC - Categories (PDF)
- GC - Weighting Grades (PDF)
- Understanding Weighted Grades
- GC - How to Download Grades (PDF)
- GC - Row Visibility (PDF)
Retention Center
Students:
- Browser Checker (verify Bb supports your browser)
- Blackboard quick start guide for students (PDF)
- Blackboard users guide for students
- On demand videos for students
Navigating Courses and Staying Up-to-Date
Assignments
- Submit assignments, view assignment grade and feedback
- Submit an assignment video [00:56]
- Review assignment grade and feedback video [00:41]
- Video assignments - record, upload, share, and post YouTube video link
Discussion Boards
Blogs, Wikis, and Journals
- Working with Blogs
- Creating and Editing a Blog Entry video [03:25]
- Working with Wikis
- How to Create and Edit Wikis Pages video [03:53]
- Working with Journals
VoiceThread
- VoiceThread assignments
- VoiceThread assignments video [03:32]
- How to Comment on a VoiceThread video [01:58]
- How to leave a private reply to a VT comment
- How to Doodle on a VoiceThread video [01:12]
Groups
Assessments
- Guide to taking tests in Blackboard
- How to view test results/feedback when availability date has past (PDF)
Turnitin
- Turnitin Student User Manual (PDF)
- Feedback Studio Student User Manual
- Turnitin PeerMark Student User Manual
- Turnitin Reading Peer Reviews
Collaborate (Web Conferencing)
- Information for first-time users (PDF)
- System Requirements
- Run system check
- Join a Collaborate session using Collaborate Launcher Utility
- Use the V12.6 Configuration Room to test your computer configuration
- Common issues encountered by web conferencing users (PDF)
- Participants Orientation video [07:20]
- Getting Started for Participants Quick Guide (PDF)
- Mobile Web Conferencing Orientation video [02:50]
Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
- Respondus LockDown Browser/Respondus Monitor Overview (video)
- LockDown Browser/Respondus Monitor Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- How to Download/Use LockDown Browser (Win video) (Mac video)
- How to view RLDB test results/feedback when availability date has past (PDF)
- LockDown Browser system requirements (web page)
- Respondus Monitor system requirements (web page)
- Download Respondus LockDown Browser (web page)
- Respondus LockDown Browser FAQs (web page)
- Respondus Monitor FAQs (web page)