BLACKBOARD - INSTRUCTOR

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Getting Started

• Getting Started with Blackboard
  This is information for instructors on how to use Blackboard.
  

  --Source:Blackboard. Quick Tutorials.24 April 2007. <http://www.blackboard.com/quicktutorials/coursemgmt.swf>

  
  
• Basic Blackboard Student User Information
  Examine one of the campus sources which offers helpful information to student users of Blackboard.
  

  --Source: Instructional Support, College of Education, USC Website. Blackboard for Students. 24 April 2007. <http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/howtoguides/specific_software_programs/blackboard_student.htm>

  
  
• Adding Course Content
  Posting the syllabus, assignments, documents and external links.
  

  --Source: Tri-College BlackBoard Help. Blackboard 6: Adding Course Content. 24 April 2007 < http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/CourseContent6.pdf >

  
  
  
• Posting a Course Announcement
  Learn how to post an announcement on your course site.
  

  --Source: Montgomery County Community College. Getting Started with Blackboard: Posting an Announcement. 24 April 2007. < http://www.mc3.edu/it/bbhelp/getting_started/posting_announcement.htm >

  
  
  
• Allowing Guest Access to Your Course
  Make your course website available to prospective students by turning on Guest Access. Choose specific areas that you want included in the Guest Access.
  

  --Source: USC, College of Education, Instructional Support. Allowing Guest Access to Your Course. T DeBruhl. 24 April 2007. <http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/howtoguides/pdf/BB_guestaccess.pdf>

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Beyond the Basics

• Managing Users in Your Class (Adding a Teaching Assistant)
  

  --Source: Tri-College BlackBoard Help. Managing Users in Your Class. 24 April 2007. < http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/UserManagement_6.pdf >

  
  
• Setting Up Groups
  

  --Source: Swinburne University of Technology.Setting Up Groups. 24 April 2007. < http://www.swin.edu.au/lts/BbHelp/files/Setting_up_groups.pdf >

  
  
  
• Tests and Surveys
  • Creating a Test In Blackboard
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. Creating a Test in Blackboard 6. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/bb6-addtest.html >

    
    
  • Deploying a Test in Blackboard 6
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. Deploying a Test in Blackboard 6. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/bb6-deploytest.html >

    
    
    
  • Creating Assessments
    

    --Source: Tri-College BlackBoard Help. Blackboard 6: Creating Assessments. 24 April 2007. < http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/CreateAssessment.pdf >

    
    
  • How to Create a Blackboard Survey
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. How to Create a Blackboard Survey. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/createsurvey.html >

    
    
    
• Convert Documents to File Types That Work In Blackboard (PDF)
  

  --Source: USC, College of Education, Instructional Support. Convert Documents to File Types That Work in Blackboard. S Quinn. 24 April 2007. < http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/howtoguides/pdf/H_BB_6_filetypes.pdf>

  
  
  
• Setting Up Your Gradebook
  • How to Set Up a Blackboard Grade Book
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. How to Set Up a Blackboard Gradebook. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/creategradebook.html >

    
    
  • Weighting Grades
    

    --Source: Tri-College BlackBoard Help. Weighting Grades. 24 April 2007. < http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/GradebookWeight_rev1.pdf >

    
    
  • Exporting Your Grade Book
    

    --Source: Virginia Community College System Blackboard Help. Exporting Your Grade Book. 24 April 2007. < http://bbhelp.vccs.edu/faculty_help/exporting.htm >

    
    
• Using the Assignment and the Safe Assignment Features
  • Adding Assignments in Blackboard 6
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. Adding Assignements in Blackboard 9. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/bb6-createassignment.html >

    
    
  • Safe Assignment Plagiarism Detection for Blackboard
    

    --Source: Safe Assignment by My Drop Box. Safe Assignment Plagiarism Detection for Blackboard. 24 April 2007. < http://www.safeassignment.com/safeassignment_brochure.pdf >

    
    
  • Creating a Safe Assignment
    

    --Source: Safe Assignment by My Drop Box. Creating a Safe Assignment. 24 April 2007. <http://www.mydropbox.com/info/sa2.0_instructor_manual.pdf >

    
    
    
• Digital Drop Box
  • Using the Digital Drop Box (for students and instructors)
    

    --Source: NCCEI Blackboard Help. Using the Digital Drop Box. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/dropbox.html >

    
    
  • Digital Drop Box
    

    --Source: Tri-College Blackboard Help. Digital Drop Box. 24 April 2007. < http://www.nccei.org/blackboard/dropbox.html >

    
    
  • Send a File Through the Digital Drop Box (PDF)
    

    --Source: USC, College of Education, Instructional Support. Send a File Through Digital Drop Box.S Quinn. 24 April 2007. <http://www.ed.sc.edu/cat/training/documents/blackboard/H_BB_5_dropbox_stud.pdf>

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Tips and Techniques

• Customize Your "My USC" Page (PDF)
  

  --Source: USC, College of Education, Instructional Support. Customize Your "My USC" Page. S Quinn. 24 April 2007. <http://www.ed.sc.edu/ois/howtoguides/pdf/H_BB_7_customize.pdf>

  
  
• Customizing the Homepage

  --Source: Tri-College Blackboard Help. Customizing the Homepage. 24 April 2007. <http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/custom_homepage.pdf >

  
  
• Changing the Appearance of Your Course Site

  --Source: Tri-College Blackboard Help. Bb6tips: Changing the Appearance of Your Course Site.. 24 April 2007. < http://blackboard.swarthmore.edu/Bb6tips/CourseSettings6.pdf >

  
  
• Copying Course Content From One Course to Another

  --Source: University of Orgegon Libraries. How can I copy course material from one coursesite to another? 24 April 2007. <http://libweb.uoregon.edu/dc/blackboard/faq/index.php >

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More Resources

• Blackboard Communication Tools for Instructors
  A simple document that discusses using Email, Discussion Groups, Assignments, Digital Drop Box,and Live Chat communication tools on Blackboard.

  --Source: University Technology Services, University of South Carolina. 24 April 2007. < http://www.sc.edu/blackboard/Bb6_CommunicationTools%20.doc>

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