Blackboard 9.1 Tutorials
Blackboard 9.1 offers significant enhancements and is more user-friendly. In addition to the PDF helpsheets you will find short interactive video tutorials from Blackboard.
Checklists
The Start of Semester Checklist will assist you in customizing your course design, turning off unnecessary tools, making the course available, and initiating communication with students. The tasks on the checklist will help to ensure that your class is ready for student access. Banner Templates to jazz up your home page.
The End of Semester Checklist will help you wrap-up your course on Blackboard with end of the semester tips.
Quick Reference Guide
This guide contains most of the information included in taught in our Skidmore Blackboard workshops.
Blackboard 9.1 Quick Reference
Workshop Handouts
Blackboard 9.1 The Basics
Blackboard 9.1 Evaluation (Assessment) Tools
Blackboard 9.1 Interactive Tools
Blackboard 9.1 Grade Center
Blackboard 9.1 Office Hours using Collaboration Tools
Tip Sheets and Interactive Videos
Just the Basics
Blackboard What, How, When, and Where?
Interface of Blackboard 9.1
Edit Mode
Control Panel
Course Customization and Design
Tip Sheets
- Getting Started with the Course Environment
- Customizing the Functional Settings (e.g. course name, course availability)
- Customizing the Framework and Design (e.g. style, banner, & course entry point)
- Checking the Course Menu and Tools
- Copying Your Course
Interactive Videos
- Making Tools Available to Student
- Turning Tool Availability On and Off
- Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point
User Management
Tip Sheets
- Viewing Your Roster
- Getting Started with Groups
- Setting Up Groups
- *note: enrollment is automated with the Registrar's database
Interactive Videos
Course Content Management
Tip Sheets
- Getting Started with Course Content
- Uploading Course Syllabus
- Adding a Content Area to your Course Menu
- Adding Content to Course Documents
- Uploading Files into Blackboard
- Building a Glossary
- Creating a Shortcut to Tools in the Content Area
- Moving Items in the Course Content Area
Interactive Videos
- A Tour of the New Course Files Feature
- Attaching Course Files to a Content Item
- Adding your Own Web Content Through Course Files
- Creating a Blank Page for Displaying Content on the Course Menu
- Using the Text Editor
- Building a Learning Module
- Adding a Glossary
- Adding Textbook Information
- Creating a Blank Page
- Creating a Tool Link
- Creating a Mash-Up
- Creating Multiple Rules to Release a Content Item
Communication and Interactive Tools
Tip Sheets
- Interactive Tools Overview
- Posting an Announcement
- Office Hours with Collaboration Tool
Interactive Videos
- Creating Announcements
- Sending E-mail
- Creating a Course Contact
- Grade a Discussion Board Forum
- Grade a Discussion Board Thread
- Creating a Blog
- Commenting on a Blog
- Creating a Journal
- Commenting on a Journal Entry
- Creating a wiki
- Grading a wiki
Evaluation/Assignment Tools
Tip Sheets
- Getting Started with Assignments
- Evaluation Tools Overview
- Enabling Review Status
Interactive Videos
- Downloading Assignments
- Creating a True or False Question
- Creating a Multiple Choice Question
- Creating a Multiple Answer Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question
- Creating a Short Answer Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Exporting and Importing a Test or Survey
- Adding an Existing Question to a Test
- Building a Pool
- Tagging Questions for Reuse
- Running a Report of User Activity
- Importing a Course Package
Plagiarism Detection
- SafeAssignment through Blackboard
- SafeAssign Website
- SafeAssign Instructor Guide
Grading Tools (Grade Center)
Tip Sheets
- Getting Started with the Grade Center
- Grade Center Overview
- Setting Up / Customizing the Grade Center
- Adding Grades
Interactive Videos