Blackboard Learn Tutorials
Below is content found on Blackboard's On Demand website, organized on a single page, by category, to make searching easier. Most videos are under three minutes in length. Videos require the free Flash plug-in. PDFs require the free Adobe Reader. [Content courtesy of Northern Arizona University's e-Learning Center]
Working in the Course Environment
- Getting Started with Your Course Environment
- Getting Started with a Course Moved from Vista
- Your Course Environment
- Select the Page Where Users Enter Your Course
- Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point
- Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) on the Course Menu
- Adding an Avatar to Personalize your Course Environment
Building Course Content
- Getting Started with Course Content
- Using the Text Editor
- Editing the Course Home Page
- Building a Learning Module
- Creating a Lesson Plan
- Adding a Glossary Term
- Adding Textbook Information to your Course
- Creating a Blank Page
- Creating a Tool Link
- Adding a URL
- Creating a Mashup
- Attaching Course Files to a Content Item
- Tour the Course Files Feature
- Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files
- Create Multiple Rules to Release a Content Item
Setting Permissions
- Turning Tool Availability On and Off
- Making Tools Available to Students
- Changing the Course Language Pack
- Changing the User Language Pack
- Permitting and Restricting Guest and Observer Access
Reporting and Course Utilities
- Turning on Statistics Tracking for a Content Item
- Running a Report of All User Activity
- Running a Report of User Activity by Forum
- Running a Report of User Activity by Content Area
- Running a Report of User Activity by Group
- Saving a Course Report
- Importing a Course Package
Communicating and Collaborating
Using the Discussion Board
Managing Group Work
Blogs and Journals
- Creating a Journal
- Commenting on a Journal
- Creating a Blog
- Creating and Editing Blog Entries
- Commenting on a Blog Entry
Wikis
Announcements and Scheduling
- Creating Announcements
- Creating a Course Task
- Creating a Course Contact
- Sending E-mail
- Sending Blackboard Messages
Assessing Learners
Grade Center
- Getting Started with the Grade Center
- Customizing the Grade Center View
- Creating Smart Views
- Creating a Grade Rule
- Viewing Grade Details
- Anonymous Grading
- Creating Grading Notes
- Creating a Grade Center Report
- Creating a Grading Rubric
- Grading Assessments Question by Question
- Viewing and Downloading Grade History
- Color Code the Grade Center
- Working Offline with the Grade Center
Tests, Surveys, and Pools
- Getting Started with Building a Test
- Creating a Test
- Tour the Question Finder Feature
- Reading Survey Submissions
- Exporting and Importing a Test or Survey
- Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft Excel
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating a Short Answer Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Creating a True or False Question
- Adding an Existing Question to a Test
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question
- Creating a Hot Spot Question
- Creating a Jumbled Question
- Creating a Likert Question
- Creating a Multiple Answer Question
- Creating a Multiple Choice Question
- Creating an Ordering Question
- Creating a Quiz Bowl Question
- Tagging Questions for Reuse
- Building a Pool
- Creating a Random Block and Adding it to a Test
Assignments
- Getting Started with Assignments
- Using SafeAssign
- Downloading Assignments
- Clean Out Graded Assignment Files
Student Performance
For Students
- Checking Your Grades
- Creating a Blog Entry
- Creating a Discussion Board Post
- Creating a New Discussion Board Thread
- Replying to a Discussion Board Thread
- Organizing Discussion Board Posts
- Viewing Discussion Board Grades
- Creating and Editing a Wiki Page
- Submitting an Assignment
- Stay Organized by Managing Your Course and Personal Tasks
- Your Personal Information
- Taking a Test Online
