 Blackboard Resources for Blackboard v6.1
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| Blackboard Resources for Blackboard v6.1
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| Table of Contents Announcements As part of our commitment to encourage faculty use of the Blackboard e-Education Suite, Blackboard's Learning Services team continually develops free self-study materials to supplement the official Instructor Manual and Administrator User's Guide. If you have suggestions for additional materials, please email us at learningservices@blackboard.com. About Animated Tutorials... Our Animated Tutorials take you through each step of a specific course-building task. To watch the tutorial now, click on the HTML link. To save the animated tutorial to your computer, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) the SWF link and select the appropriate command to save the file. Please note that the SWF file requires the use of Flash Player. About Tip Sheets... Tip sheets cover a variety of topics, from best practices advice to quick reference guides for specific tasks. Tip sheets are available in PDF format (download Acrobat Reader). To save the file to your computer, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) the link on the page below and select the appropriate command to save the file. Creating an Announcement In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create an announcement in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6), course Web site. [SWF -252 KB] Creating an Assignment Tip Sheet Ways on creating creating, reviewing, and grading assignments are all available in this tipsheet. Creating an Assignment In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site. Completing and Submitting an Assignment In this animated tutorial, you will learn students complete and submit an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site. Grading an Assignment In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to retrieve and grade an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site. Course Development [Back to top] What's New and Different in Release 6 A quick overview for instructors, covering the major differences between Blackboard 5 and Blackboard Learning System (Release 6). Getting Started in Your Release 6 Course This tip sheet was designed for students who have never used Blackboard before. Modifying your Course Design In this animated tutorial, you will learn how add a course banner and customize your Course Menu. Course Roles This tip sheet defines the privileges associated with each Course Role in Blackboard. Familiarity with these privileges is useful for Instructors who have TAs, Graders, or student assistants. [PDF - 232 KB] Posted (8/5/2003) Building a Learning Unit In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to build a Learning Unit, which encourages your students to view content in a specific, predetermined order. Communication and Collaboration Tools [Back to top] Creating and Managing Groups In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manage a collaborative group in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site. Creating a Discussion Forum In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create a Discussion Forum, and modify Forum and User Settings in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6), course Web site. Working with Discussion Board Options In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to access and utilize the Discussion Board options. Digital Drop Box [Back to top] Digital Drop Box Provides the ins and outs of the Digital Drop Box. You and your students will find this tip sheet to be a valuable resource. [PDF - 56KB] Posted (11/24/2003) Digital Drop Box vs. AssignmentsIn this tip sheet, you will learn how the Assignment content type varies from the Digital Drop Box, and review some scenarios where one tool is more appropriate than another. Creating Quarterly Grades Modify your gradebook in Blackboard Release 6 and create grades by the Quarter. This tip sheet shows you how! [PDF - 125KB] Posted (12/01/2003) Gradebook Icons and Definitions This tip sheet will teach you how to interpret the Gradebook Icons to ensure an easy grading process in Blackboard 6. [PDF - 147KB] Posted (6/25/2003) Weighting Grades by Category or ItemThe Release 6 Gradebook contains a grade weighting feature that allows an instructor to determine how the software calculates the final grade for a student. There are two options: Weight by Item and Weight by Category... [PDF - 165KB] Posted (6/25/2003) Gradebook Weighting by CategoryThis tip sheet walks you through considerations and tasks for implementing accurate grade weighting. [PDF - 144KB] Posted (6/25/2003) System Administration [Back to top]Administrative User Roles This tip sheet highlights the different privileges associated with each Administrative Role on the system, including System Administrator, Course Administrator, System Support, and Guest. System Reports This tip sheet walks you through the enhanced reporting capabilities of Release 6. Please note that most advanced reporting options require the Enterprise edition of Blackboard as well as Crystal Reports software. [PDF - 127KB] Posted (8/5/2003)
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