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Blackboard Courses: The Basics
- Set Up your Blackboard Course & Auto-enroll your Students (pdf)
- Create a New Blackboard Course & Auto-enroll your Students (video)
- Create an Announcement (video)
- Add an Item to a Content Area (video)
- Design your Blackboard Course Menu (video)
- A Blackboard Quick Reference Guide for your Students (html)
Prepare your Blackboard Course for a New Semester
- Backup a Blackboard Course: How to Archive your Blackboard Course (pdf)
- Reuse a Course: Set Up your Blackboard Course (pdf)
(refer to Step 1, Option 2)
Blackboard Organizations: Create an Organization for your Department or Group
A Blackboard organization is similar to a Blackboard course but is designed for student organizations or administrative work groups. Many of the same resources used in Blackboard courses are available in Blackboard organizations.
A Blackboard organization is similar to a Blackboard course but is designed for student organizations or administrative work groups. Many of the same resources used in Blackboard courses are available in Blackboard organizations.
Grade Center
- Getting Started with the Grade Center (pdf)
- Adding Columns and Grades (video)
- Save your Blackboard Grade Center & Export to Excel (video)
- Save your Blackboard Grade Center & Export to Excel (pdf)
Collaboration
- Campus Pack Documentation Portal (html)
Learning Objects Campus Pack: Blog, Journal, Wiki, & Podcast Tools (located in the Add Interactive Tool menu) - Create a Journal in Blackboard (video)
- Create a Blog in Blackboard (video)
- Create a Wiki in Blackboard (video)
- Getting Started with Groups (video)
- Create Groups & Add Students (video)
- Getting Started with Building a Test (video)
- A Tour of the Blackboard Discussion Board (video)
- Create a Blackboard Assignment (video)
Content System
Blackboard for Students