Blackboard Faculty Resources

Faculty Help With Blackboard

Below are a few quick reference links to help you get started with designing and managing your Blackboard course. If the answer to your question cannot be found within the links listed, please visit the Contact Blackboard Support page.

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Blackboard Tutorials - Flash Animations

Course Development
How Do I...

Add and Edit Headers and Footers?
Modify the Course Menu?
Customize the Look of My Course
Create a Syllabus?
Create Assignments?
Create Assessments? (overview)
Build a Learning Module?
Create Media Library Collections?

Course Mgmt and Facilitation
How Do I...

Create Announcements?
Create Calendar Entries?
Create Columns in the Grade Book?
Create Groups with Sign-Up Sheets?
Navigate in the Grade Book?
Enter Grades in the Grade Book?
Grade Discussion Postings?
Grade and Publish Assignments
Set Selective Release Criteria?
Use the Selective Release Tool?

Blackboard Tutorials - PDF

This alphabetical list of all product tutorials provides detailed information on how to use specific tools and features. Step-by-step instructions and explanations of features are included.

Announcements
Assessments, Creating
Assessments, Managing
Assignments
- Individual and Group Assignments
- Grading
- Publishing
- Reviewing Off-line
Calendar
Chat and Who's Online
Customizing the Look of Your Course
- Selecting Global Course Colors
- Home Page Headers
- Customizing Page Display (layout)
- Modifying Icons
Discussions, Creating Topics
Discussions, Grading
Discussions, Managing
Discussions, Using the Tool

File Manager
Getting Started
- My WebCT
- Navigating the Interface
- Mail
- Basic Course Design
Goals
Grade Book
Groups
Learning Modules
Manage Your Course
- Tool Settings
- Adjust All Dates
- Create a Course Preview Page
- Content Import/Export
- Course Backup
Media Library
Selective Release
Syllabus

Designer and Reference Manual for Blackboard CE6

Option 1
You can download the entire manual as a PDF file (better layout and printing) or the entire Manual as an RTF (Word) file (easier editing). Caution: The full manual is over 820 pages long and its contents are not arranged in any logical sequence but are presented more or less alphabetically ... !
OR

Option 2
Access only the sections you require. The manual has been chunked into separate PDF documents as shown in the list below. Unlike the full version of the manual available above, the links to content areas shown below have been rearranged under more functional headings.

INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
Contents Section for the Designer & Instructor Reference Manual
About Blackboard CE6 - General Info

GETTING STARTED WITH CE6
Chapter 1: Starting Out: Using the Entry Page
Chapter 2: Using the Browser Checker
Chapter 3: The new 'My Blackboard ' Section

ASSESSMENTS & ASSIGNMENTS
Chapter 7: Assessments And Assessment Manager
Chapter 8: Assignments And Assignment Dropbox
Chapter 18: Grade Book
Chapter 30: Question Database

COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Chapter 6: Announcements
Chapter 10: Calendar
Chapter 11: Chat
Chapter 14: Discussions
Chapter 24: Mail
Chapter 29: PeopleLinks
Chapter 37: Who's Online

DESIGNING, TEACHING & MANAGING YOUR WebCT COURSE
Chapter 4: Designing A Blackboard Course
Chapter 5: Teaching A Blackboard Course
Chapter 9: The 'Backup' Feature
Chapter 12: The 'Content Manager' Section
Chapter 13: Course Content
Chapter 15: The 'Equation Editor' Tool
Chapter 16: Exporting Content
Chapter 17: The 'File Manager' Section
Chapter 19: The 'Group Manager' Section
Chapter 20: The HTML Creator
Chapter 21: Importing Content
Chapter 22: Learning Modules (Previously called 'Content Modules')
Chapter 23: The 'Local Content' Section
Chapter 25: The 'Manage Course' Section
Chapter 26: The 'My Files' Section
Chapter 27: The 'Media Library' Section
Chapter 28: The 'Notes' Section
Chapter 31: SCORM Modules
Chapter 32: The 'Search' Function
Chapter 33: Selective Release
Chapter 34: The 'Syllabus' Feature
Chapter 35: The 'Tracking' Tool
Chapter 36: The 'Web Links' Section