Faculty Tutorials

Blackboard What's New?

Helpful information for you to understand the new features and improved functionality in Blackboard 9.1.

Quick References

Get Started with these (3-4 pages) PDF documents...

• Course Environment  
• Course Content  
• Learning Modules  
• Assignments  
• Building a Test  
• Groups   
• Grade Center  

Tutorials

Then watch the brief (3-4 minute) video tutorials or view text based instructions on each topic below.  

•  Build Your Course  
• Communicate and Collaborate  
• Assess Your Students     

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BUILD YOUR COURSE

Working in the 9.1 Course Environment

• Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point  
• Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) on the Course Menu    
• Customizing Blackboard Course List (Hide or Reorder Sections in Your Course List) (PDF) (Video)

Building Course Content

• Building a Learning Module  
• Adding a Glossary Term  
• Creating a Blank Page  
• Creating a Tool Link  
• Creating a Mashup  
• Attaching Course Files to a Content Item  
• Tour the Course Files Feature  
• Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files  

Setting Permissions

• Turning Tool Availability On and Off  
• Making Tools Available to Students  

Course Utilities

• Running a Report of User Activity  
• Importing a Course Package  

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COMMUNICATE AND COLLABORATE

Using the Discussion Board

• Grade a Discussion Board Forum  
• Grade a Discussion Board Thread 

Managing Group Work

• Creating a Group  
• Creating Group Sets  

Blogs

• Creating a Blog
• Creating and Editing Blog Entries

Journals

• Creating a Journal  
• Commenting on a Journal Entry  

Wikis

• Creating a Wiki  
• Grading a Wiki  

Announcements and Scheduling

• Creating Announcements 
• Creating a Course Task  
• Creating a Course Contact  
• Sending Email    

Using Chat and Virtual Classroom

• Create a Chat Session
• Manage a Chat Session
• View a Chat Session
• Create a Virtual Classroom
• Manage a Virtual Classroom
• View a Virtual Classroom
  

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ASSESS YOUR STUDENTS 

Grade Center

• Customizing the Grade Center View  
• Creating a Grade Rule  
• Anonymous Grading  
• Creating a Grade Center Report  
• Grading Assessments Question by Question 
• Entering a Grade from the Grade Center (PDF)
• Viewing and Grading Tests and Assignments (PDF)
• Clearing a Test/Assignment Attempt (PDF)
• Backup/Download Gradebook (PDF)
  

Tests, Surveys, and Pools

• T our the Question Finder Feature  
• Creating a Fill in the Blank Question  
• Creating a Short Answer Question  
• Creating a Matching Question  
• Creating a True or False Question  
• Adding an Existing Question to a Test  
• Creating a Calculated Formula Question  
• Creating a Calculated Numeric Question  
• Creating an Essay Question  
• Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question  
• Creating a Hot Spot Question  
• Creating a Jumbled Question  
• Creating a Likert Question  
• Creating a Multiple Answer Question  
• Creating a Multiple Choice Question  
• Creating an Ordering Question  
• Creating a Quiz Bowl Question    
• Tagging Questions for Reuse 

Assignments

• Downloading Assignments  

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Other Useful Tutorials

• Course Copy Procedures (PDF)  
• Archive a Course (PDF)
• Tips for Organizing Course Materials after Course Import (PDF)  
• Upload Articulate Files to Blackboard (PDF)  
• Submit a Request for Course Merge of Multiple Sections (PDF) 
• SafeAssignment Instructor Guide (PDF)

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Other Useful Resources

• Blackboard On Demand Learning Center  
• Blackboard 9 Instructor Guide    
• Blackboard Plug-in Tools: Respondus and Respondus LockDown Browser