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The guides listed below were originally created by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Hayward, and CSU Long Beach using a grant from the Chancellor’s Office. They provide Step-by-Step instructions on each specific function. Also included in the guides are short explanations of the features and a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The graphics, extended guides and animated tutorials have been added by our Blackboard Support Team.

The following how-to guides include these following topics:

• Content Areas
• Content Collection
• Course Tools
• Course Options
• User Management
• Assessment
• Manuals
• Quick Start Guides from Blackboard
• Miscellaneous:
  • Adding Blackboard to Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer 7 (NEW)

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Content Areas

• Add Item
• Add Folder
• Add External Link or URL
• Add Course Link
• Add Test (NEW)
• Add Learning Unit
• Add Survey
• Add Syllabus (NEW)
• Assignment Tool:
  • Add Assignment
  • Download Submitted Assignment
  • Review Submitted Assignment
  • Return Assignment & Post Grade
• Using Adaptive Release (NEW)

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Content Collection

• Adding Items to the Content Collection
• Linking Items in from the Content Collection
• Setting File Permissions for Content Collection Items

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Course Tools

• Add Announcement (NEW)
• Add Banner
• Course Calendar
• Staff Information
• Task
• Discussion Board:
• Create Forum
• Create New Thread
• Grading Forums (NEW)
• Grading Threads (NEW)
• Add a Discussion Board link to a Content Area (NEW)
• Send Email
• Collaboration:
• Collaboration Requirement
• Manage Collaboration
• Lightweight Chat
• Virtual Classroom
• Join Session
• Archive / Record Session
• Create a Collaboration Link in Content Area (NEW)
• Digital Dropbox

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Course Options

• Manage Course Menu
• Manage Tools
• Course Copy
• Course Design
• Settings:
• Course Availability/Unavailability
• Set Language Pack (NEW)
• Export and Archive Course
• Import Package

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User Management

• List/Modify Users
• Manage Groups
• Enroll User
• Remove Users from Course

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Assessment

• Type of Questions (NEW)
• Test Manager
• Survey Manager
• Pool Manager
• Grade book
• Function Buttons
• Course Statistics:
• Accessed by Forum Posts
• Test Submission
• Problem When Taking Test
• Performance Dashboard (NEW)
• Early Warning System (NEW)

 

Quick Start Guides from Blackboard (PDF)

• Universal Design and Accessibility [.pdf, 807kb]
• Creating Course Content [.pdf, 868kb]
  Note: Some of the tools in Content Collection are unavailable.
• Organizing Your Course [.pdf, 793kb]
• Presenting Content to Students [.pdf, 82 kb]
• Keeping Student Informed [.pdf, 943kb]
  Note: The Portfolios tool is currently unavailable.
• Measuring Student Performance [.pdf, 769kb]
• Collaboration and Communication [.pdf, 830kb]
  Note: The Portfolios tool is currently unavailable.
• Reusing and Reorganizing Course Content [.pdf, 1.02mb]
  Note: The Recycle Course and some of the Course Copy options are unavailable.

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Miscellaneous

• Adding Blackboard to Trusted Sites list in Internet Explorer 7 (NEW)

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Manuals

• Blackboard Manual for Instructors [.pdf, 1.40mb]
• Blackboard Manual for Students [.pdf, 674kb]

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This page was last updated on April 29, 2008.