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Tutorials for Blackboard 9

• An Overview of Blackboard
  • How Blackboard 9 is Different
  • Introduction to the Course Environment *
• Syllabus (or Course Information)
• Create a Syllabus in Blackboard
• Content (or Course Documents)
• An Overview of Add Item, Folder, URL, Course Link, Test
• Adding Course Content (Adding items or folders) (video tutorial *)
• Add Course Content with Images
• Create External Link
• Adding Course Link (video tutorial *)
• Add Multimedia *
• Adding Course Content Through the Learning Module
• Creating HTML Pages for Web Delivery with Microsoft Word
• How to Upload HTML File into Blackboard
• Copy or Move File to Another Content Folder
• Creating the Master Document
• Creating a Glossary in Blackboard (video tutorial *)
• Assignments
• Creating an Assignment (video tutorial *)
• Grading an Assignment
• Deploy and Grading Group Assignments *
• Adjusting Assignment Settings in the Grade Center
• How to Synchronize SafeAssign
• Assessments
• Creating a Basic Quiz
• Creating Questions (for use in Test, Survey, & Pool)
  • Essay (video tutorial *)  
  • Fill in the Blank (video tutorial *)
  • Fill in Multiple Blanks *
  • Matching (video tutorial *)
  • Multiple Answer (video tutorial *)
  • Multiple Choice (video tutorial *)
  • Ordering (video tutorial *)
  • True/False (video tutorial *)
  • Short Answer *
  • Opinion Scale/Likert *
  •  Hot Spot *
  • Quiz Bowl *
  • Jumbled Sentence *
  • Calculated Numeric *
  • Calculated Formula *
• Reuse Question
• Random Block
• How to Use the Pool Manager
• Test Settings and Options
• How to Deploy a Quiz
• Resetting a Quiz Attempt
• How to Change Test Attempts
• How to Extend Exam Date
• Self and Peer Assessment
• Creating a Simple Adaptive Release Rule *
• How to Download and Install Lockdown Browser
• Communication
• Announcements and Scheduling
  • Announcements (video tutorial *)
  • Creating a Course Task *  
  • Creating a Course Contact *
• Discussion Board
  • Discussion Board Tour *
  • Adding a Forum to Discussion Boards (video tutorial *)
  • Moderating Discussion Board Forums *
  • Managing Discussion Board Roles *
  • Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings *
  • How to Add a Discussion Thread (video tutorial *)
  • How to Reply to a Discussion Posting (video tutorial *)
  • Rating Discussion Board Posts *
  • Searching and Collecting Discussion Board Posts *
  • Tagging Discussion Board Posts *
  •  Adding an Attachment to a Discussion Posting
  • Grading a Discussion Board Forum *
  • Grading Discussion Board Threads *
• Blackboard Built-in Blogs and Journals
  • Creating a Blog *
  • Creating Journal Entries *
  • Creating a Journal *
  • Creating and Editing Blog Entries *
  •  Commenting on a Blog Entry *
• Blog and Wiki Plug-ins
  • How to Use Wiki Plug-in
  • How to Use Blog Plug-in
  • How to Synchronize Campus Pack
• Add Podcast Episode
• Synchronous Tools
  • Creating a Chat
  • How to Attend Elluminate Live Session
  • How to Search Elluminate Live Recordings
• Manage Group Work
  • Creating and Adding Students to a Single Group (video tutorial *)
  • Creating and Adding Student to a Group Set
  • Creating a Self-enrollment Group Set
  • Setting Group Options (video tutorial *)
  • Adding a Forum to Group Discussion
  • Enabling Groups in Tools   
  • Advanced Group Management
• Grade Center Settings and Functions
• Adding an Item to Your Grade Center (video tutorial *)
• Delete an Item in the Grade Center
• Enable Students to View Grade Center
• View Grade Details (video tutorial *)
• Working with Grade Center Entries
• Resetting a Quiz Attempt
• Managing Grade Center
• Sorting Items in the Grade Center
• Organize Items in the Grade Center
• Creating Grade Center Categories *
• Creating a Smart View
• Creating a Rule for Notifications and Alerts *
• Weighting Grade Center Entries
• How to Edit Running Weight Total
• How to Exclude an Item from Calculation
• Letter Grade
• How to Check Total Point Possible
• How to Change Item Due Date in Grade Center
• How to Upload a File to Grade Center
• Downloading Grade Center Data (video tutorial *)
• How to Download Assignment from Grade Center
• Management
• Course Availability Settings
• Restricting Individual Student Access to a Course
• Merge Course Enrollment
• Controlling Guest and Observer Access *
• Display All Enrolled Users in the Course
• Change User Role
• Remove User
• How to Remove Another Instructor
• Enroll a New User
• Managing Course Menu Buttons (video tutorial *)
• How to Show Hidden Course Menu Buttons
• Adding Tools to the Course Menu (video tutorial *)
• Tool Availability Settings
• Create Module Page (video tutorial *)
• How to Change Course Entry Point
• Importing a Course Package *
• Copy an Existing Blackboard Course to Another Blackboard Course
• Archive Course (video tutorial *)
• Export or Backup a Course
• Recycle Course
• Enabling Review Status *
• Tracking Reports
• Checking on Students with the Performance Dashboard *
• Link Checker
• Miscellaneous
• Video Streaming at Indiana State University
• Check Operating System Version
• Check Firefox Version
• Check IE Version
• How to Upload File to Your Webspace
• How to Download Files from Your Webspace
• How to Erase HTML Code

Note: * indicates video tutorials provided by Blackboard

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