Faculty Tutorials

New features in Blackboard Version 9

Getting Started in Blackboard

Here are some help files to get you started in using Blackboard.

Most Popular

• Making Your Course Available to Students (PDF)

• Copying Your Entire Course from One Semester to the Next (PDF)

• Sending Email to Your Entire Class (PDF)

• Viewing Your Class Roster (PDF)

• Posting Documents in Your Course
   - Using the Item Option Two Methods (PDF)
   - Using the File Option Least Number of Clicks (PDF)
   - Restricting the Availability of an Item Based on Date and Time (PDF)

• Using the Assignment Manager (PDF) - an alternative to the Digital Dropbox

• Plagiarism Detection
   - Using SafeAssignment all students submit (PDF)
   - Using Direct Submit individual files submitted by the instructor (PDF)

• Managing the My Courses Module - remove or re-order course listed in My Courses (PDF)

• Submitting Final Grades through Blackboard

• Troubleshooting
   - Restoring Your Menu - if all you can see are Announcements (PDF)
   - Running Internet Explorer in Compatibility Mode (PDF)
   - Add Blackboard and Rutgers as Trusted Sites in Internet Explorer (PDF)

• Pasting Text from Word - remove extraneous code (PDF)

• Using Smart Views with a Merged Course - for grading by section or emailing a single section (PDF)

• Make-Up Exams - limiting an exam to a specific student for a specific time period. (PDF)

Blackboard Provided "Getting Started" Materials

• 9.1 Overview (PDF)

• Getting Started with the Course Environment (PDF)

• Getting Started with Assignments (PDF)

• Getting Started with the Grade Center (PDF)

• Getting Started with Groups (PDF)

• Getting Started with Building a Test (PDF)

Videos from University of Southern California

• USC Blackboard Instructor How-To Movies

Course Properties

• Changing the Name of Your Course (PDF)

• Making Your Course Available to Students (PDF)

Course Menu

• Adding a New Area to Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Changing the Name of an Area in Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Removing an Area from Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Reordering Areas in Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Hiding an Area in Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Showing a Hidden Area in Your Course Menu (PDF)

• Scheduling the Availability of an Area in Your Course Menu (PDF)

Additional Resources

• Gallery of New Tools (provided by Blackboard)
• Check Out the Videos (provided by Blackboard) click on the different areas for Building Content, Communication and Collaboration, Assessment 

Blackboard Faculty Manual

• Available from within your Blackboard course, online in html format or in pdf format.

Elluminate within Blackboard

Elluminate provides the opportunity for synchronous distance learning and collaboration. This tool goes beyond the Blackboard Virtual Classroom by incorporating voice (up to 6 simultaneous talkers) and video (up to 6 simultaneous video transmissions).  Sessions can be recorded and made available to students for review.

• Elluminate - Create a Session

• Elluminate - Interface for Recording a PowerPoint Lecture

• Elluminate - Post a Link to a Recording in Blackboard

• Elluminate - Delete Recording

Using SSH Secure

Use this secure application to connect to the andromeda, pegasus and streaming servers.

• Using SSH Secure to Connect to Andromeda

• Using SSH Secure to Connect to Pegasus

• Using SSH Secure to Connect to the Streaming Server

Respondus - a tool available to create and manage exams that can be printed or published to Blackboard, eCollege or Sakai.  A free 30-day trial is available from their website.

• Connecting to Blackboard through Respondus

• Connecting to eCollege through Respondus

• Demo Movies
   

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Student Tutorials

Getting Started in Blackboard

Blackboard Student Manual

• Available from within your Blackboard course from the Tools area, online in html format or in pdf format.

Submitting Assignments

• Submitting a File Using Blackboard's Assignment Manager (PDF)

• Submitting a File Using Blackboard's SafeAssignment (PDF)
  

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