Blackboard Instructions for Faculty

Basic Skills

• Find Course ID
• Changing Availability of Courses & Users
• NEW! Creating Powerpoint slideshows for BB

Managing Your Course

• Enrolling Users
• Archiving Discussions
• Setting User Roles (pdf)
• Removing a Course

Flash movie instructions on Building Your Course

• Course Design
• Creating Announcements
• Creating Discussion Forums
• Assignments v. Drop Box
• Using the Digital Drop Box
• Creating & Managing Groups
• Creating Assignments
• Grading Assignments
• Uploading Assignments

 

Blackboard Tips & Instructions (all in pdf format)

• Working with Assignments
• Tests and Surveys - overview
  • Creating Tests
  • Test Options
• Gradebook Icons
• Gradebook Weighting
• Wiki Instructions
• Blog Instructions
• Forum Instructions
• NEW! Adding Content
• NEW! Using the Visual Editor

Other Functionality

• Mid-Term Evaluation Survey