{"id":703,"date":"2010-08-06T11:59:11","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T16:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=703"},"modified":"2010-08-06T11:59:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T16:59:11","slug":"bb-tip-29-beginning-of-semester-tasks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-29-beginning-of-semester-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #29: Beginning of Semester Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of the semester is a good time to get started using Blackboard. Blackboard courses are automatically created using the course information in Banner approximately two weeks before the start of the semester. You can post your syllabus and course documents to your Blackboard courses. You can also customize your course menu and\/or add a course banner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow these steps to do it.<\/strong><br \/>\nInstructions are available in previous <a title=\"Bb Tips\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/blackboard\/\">Bb tips<\/a> for <a title=\"Customize Menu\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-7-customizing-the-course-menu\/\">customizing your course menu<\/a>, <a title=\"Add Banner\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-14-add-a-course-banner\/\">adding a course banner<\/a>, <a title=\"Post Syllabus\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/tip-9-posting-your-syllabus\/\">posting your syllabus<\/a>, <a title=\"Create Folders\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-8-organizing-class-materials-into-folders\/\">organizing course materials into folders<\/a>, <a title=\"Add File\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-10-add-file-to-content-area\/\">adding files<\/a>, <a title=\"Add Hyperlink\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-11-add-hyperlink-to-content-area\/\">adding hyperlinks<\/a>, and <a title=\"Copy Content\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-5-copy-content-into-another-course\/\">copying content into another course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more information?<\/strong><br \/>\nStop by one of the <a title=\"CAT Events\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\">drop-in sessions<\/a> for one-on-one help.<br \/>\nStep-by-step <a title=\"Bb How-to Guides\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-documents\/\">instructions<\/a> are available.<br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_self\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a> or call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beginning of the semester is a good time to get started using Blackboard. 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