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Blackboard 9.1 Support for Faculty

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Blackboard What's New?

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

Blackboard Faculty Checklist

• Beginning of the Semester Checklist - will help to ensure that your class if ready for student access. 

• End of the Semester Checklist - contains information and recommendations that will assist you in wrapping up the semester.
  
   

Course Removal

Be sure to check out the information for every year's course removal.

Understanding Blackboard Course Shells

Helpful information for you to understand types of Blackboard shells.

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