Blackboard Reference & Help Materials
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Reference Guides and How-Tos
Add a Link to the Student Feedback Form in Blackboard
How to Create a Link in Blackboard to the Student Feedback Form
Blackboard Courses: The Basics
Set Up your Blackboard Course & Auto-enroll your Students
Create a New Blackboard Course & Auto-enroll your Students
Getting Started with Blackboard: A Jumpstart (a Webinar hosted by Dan Nosheny & Johanna Inman)
Create an Announcement
Add an Item to a Content Area
A Blackboard Quick Reference Guide for your Students
Course to Course Navigation (New Feature in SP8)
Create a Mashup
Blackboard sp8 – New Features and User Interface overview
Prepare your Blackboard Course for a New Semester
Backup a Blackboard Course: How to Archive your Blackboard Course
Reuse a Course: Set Up your Blackboard Course
(refer to Step 1, Option 2)
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.
Managing and Using Blackboard 9 Organizations
Getting Started with the Grade Center (Enhanced Feature in SP8)
Adding Columns and Grades
Getting Started with Needs Grading (Enhanced Feature in SP8)
Getting Started with Automatic Regrading (New Feature in SP8)
Getting Started with Automatic Regrading (New Feature in SP8)
Save your Blackboard Grade Center & Export to Excel
Save your Blackboard Grade Center & Export to Excel
Getting Started with Building a Test
Awarding Negative Points for Incorrect Answers to Test Questions (New Feature in SP8)
Getting Started with Assignments in Blackboard(Enhanced Feature in SP8)
Stepping into Blackboard Assignments (a Webinar hosted by Dan Nosheny & Johanna Inman)
Collaboration
Tips for Using Blackboard Blogs (a Webinar hosted by Dan Nosheny & Johanna Inman)
Getting Started with Groups
Create Groups & Add Students
A Tour of the Blackboard Discussion Board
Blackboard for Students
Blackboard Accessibility
Getting Started with Accessible Content for Blackboard
A Quick Start Guide for Universal Design and Accessibility
A Blackboard Course Accessibility Checklist
More Online Help
Blackboard On-Demand