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On this page you will find instructions on many of Blackboard's functions. Also included are viewlets created by Blackboard. Viewlets are animated tutorials that use the Macromedia Flash Player. If you do not have the Macromedia Flash Player plug-in, you can download it for free at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash.

Please note that this page is in progress. All instructions are not currently available. Available items are linked.

If you have questions about Blackboard or any of its features, please contact the BlackBoard Administrator at bbhelp@wcc.vccs.edu or 223-4730.

General Blackboard info

What is Blackboard?
How can Bb be used in traditional classes?
How can Bb be used in compressed video classes?
What are my responsibilities as a Bb instructor?
How can I get rid of my old courses on my My Courses list?

Getting started

Finding your username and password
Requesting a Bb course
Course Creation Checklist
Bb Tipsheet -- 10 Easy Steps to Creating your Online Course

Course set-up

Bb Viewlet -- Modifying your Course Design (409 KB)
Customizing your course design
Managing your course menu
Turning course tools on and off

Adding content

Bb Viewlet -- Content Authoring (1.7 MB)
Bb Viewlet -- Creating an Annoucement (250KB)
Bb Viewlet -- Building a Learning Unit (1 MB)
Adding Faculty information
Adding items and attaching documents to your course
Adding folders
Adding a Producer presentation to your course
Adding links to your course
Linking to other course sections
Copying/Moving content within your course
Blackboard Course Cartridges
About Learning Units
Using downloadable articles in your course

Assessing students

Bb Viewlet -- Creating an Assignment (291 KB)
Bb Viewlet -- How Students Complete Assignments (307 KB)
Bb Viewlet
-- Grading an Assignment (339 KB)
Bb Viewlet
-- Assessments and Surveys (1.3 MB)
Using the Digital Dropbox
Using Assignments
Creating Assessments and Surveys
Creating Pools
Creating Assessments and Surveys from Pools
Using Respondus
Deploying Assessments within your course
Preventing copying/printing

Gradebook

Bb Viewlet -- Gradebook (1 MB)
Adding items to the Gradebook
Modifying items in the Gradebook
Grade types
Entering grades manually
Accessing Assignments in the Gradebook
Weighing grades
Exporting and importing your gradebook
Using course statistics

Communication

Bb Viewlet -- Collaboration Tools (773 KB)
Bb Viewlet -- Creating a Discussion Forum (420 KB)
Bb Viewlet -- Archiving Discussion Board Threads (646 KB)
Bb Viewlet -- Discussion Board Tools (859 KB)
Using the Discussion Board
Using Blackboard Email
Using Blackboard Messages
Using Collaboration Tools -- Virtual Classroom and Lightweight Chat

Student management tools

Bb Viewlet -- Creating and Managing Groups (413 KB)
Adding students, TAs or additional instructors to your course
Removing students from your course
Using the Group tools

What to do when the course is over

Archiving your course
Exporting your gradebook

 

 

 

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