Blackboard - Faculty Perspective

Getting Started

Logging in and Using Blackboard
Get a good overview of the Blackboard system and learn how to access it.

Adding Courses to Blackboard
Instructors can add their courses to Blackboard using the Blackboard Toolbox.

Creating a Development Course in Blackboard
Development courses are used to store content for courses that will be taught in the future.

Make a Course Unavailable
An instructor can make a course unavailable to students.  This allows the course to be available to the faculty member to update without students having access to it.

 

Customize Blackboard

Customize the Course List
Blackboard users can determine what course are listed under the "My Courses" section on the main Blackboard screen.

 

Help Resources

Blackboard Help Resources
Blackboard offers excellent help resources including an online student manual and an instructor manual.

Editing a Blackboard Course

Add a Button to the Course Menu
Instructors can customize the course menu of a Blackboard course. This TechClip shows how to add a button to the course menu.

Add a Personalized Theme to Your Blackboard
Personalize the look and feel of the Blackboard system including changing colors and the layout of the screens.

Add an Announcement to a Blackboard Course
Communicate easily and effectively with your students by adding an announcement to a Blackboard course.

Add a Secondary Instructor or a Non-Enrolled Student to a Course
Instructors can use the Blackboard Toolbox to add a secondary instructor or non-enrolled student to a Blackboard course.

Add Guest Access to an Existing Course
Instructors can grant a guest access to a Blackboard course.  This TechClip also explains how a guest can access the course.

Delete a Course
Learn how to delete an existing Blackboard course.

 

Blackboard Gradebook

Using the Blackboard Gradebook - Faculty Version
Blackboard includes a gradebook that faculty can use to post grades so that students can view them from within Blackboard. (This is a different program than the BSU Gradebook.) This TechClip explains how faculty can use the Blackboard Gradebook.

Working with Blackboard Communities

Create a Blackboard Community
There are several types of Blackboard communities that can be created. Learn about the different types and how to create them.

Blackboard - Student Perspective

Getting Started

Logging in and Using Blackboard
Get a good overview of the Blackboard system and learn how to access it.

Guest Access
An instructor can grant access to a Blackboard course to a guest.   This TechClips also shows how a guest would log into a Blackboard course.

 

Customize Blackboard

Customize the Course List
Blackboard users can determine what course are listed under the "My Courses" section on the main Blackboard screen.

Help Resources

Blackboard Help Resources
Blackboard offers excellent help resources including an online student manual and an instructor manual.

 

Digital Drop Box

Using the Digital Drop Box
The Digital Drop Box provides an area where students and instructors can store and exchange digital files.

 

Discussion Board

Using the Discussion Board
Get a detailed overview of using the Blackboard Discussion Board from a student's perspective.

Making the Text Box Editor Available
Set up the Text Box for the Discussion Board on a computer running Windows and using Internet Explorer 7.

 

Blackboard Gradebook

Using the Blackboard Gradebook - Student Version
Students can view grades posted in the Blackboard gradebook. (This is a different program than the BSU Gradebook.) This TechClip explains how students can use the Blackboard Gradebook.