Quick Guides
By Blackboard:
- Getting Started with the Course Environment
- Getting Started with Course Content
- Getting started with Building a Test
- Getting Started with the Grade Center
- Getting Started with Groups
- SafeAssign Instructor Guide
- Course Availability
By the OIT:
- Blackboard Learn Tips of the Week
- Blackboard Learn – Essentials Part 1
- Blackboard Learn – Essentials Part 2
- Blackboard Learn – Grade Center
- Blackboard Learn – Moving Content
- Blackboard Learn – Advanced Assessments and Assignments
- Blackboard Learn – Collaborative Tools
- Blackboard Learn – Cool Tools
- Logging in to Blackboard Learn
- Requesting to Pilot Blackboard Learn for a Fall 2012 Course
- Blackboard Learn Access and Orientation (Quick Guides)
- Bulk File Transfer from Vista using Web Folder (must use Internet Explorer)
- Transitioning Tests & Quizzes from Vista Using Respondus
- Using Blackboard Drive
- Creating a Master Course
- Link Master Course to a Banner Section (Course Copy)
- Student View Tool
- Announcement Header
- Clear Assignment Attempt
- Show/Hide a Grade Column Manually
- Statistics Tracking
- Sending an Email in Blackboard Learn
- Managing Assignment Smart View
Recorded Blackboard Learn Orientation Session
Blackboard Learn Orientation Session
The following is a recorded orientation session on Purdue’s new course management system, Blackboard Learn.
Part 1: Introduction to Blackboard Learn Basics
Part 2: Best Practices in Blackboard Learn
Part 3: Moving Content into Blackboard Learn & Creating Master Courses
Video Tutorials (Blackboard On Demand Learning Center)
The following video tutorials were developed by Blackboard and are available on the Blackboard Learn, Relase 9.1 On Demand Learning Center.
For Students
Working in the Course Environment
- Your Course Environment
- Adding a Banner to your Course Entry Point
- Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) on the Course Menu
- Uploading One or More Files to Your Course
Building Course Content
- Using the Text Editor
- Building a Learning Module
- Creating a Lesson Plan
- Adding a Glossary Term
- Adding Textbook Information to Your Course
- Creating a Blank Page
- Creating a Tool Link
- Adding a URL
- Creating a Mashup
- Attaching Course Files to a Content Item
- Tour the Course Files Feature
- Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files
- Creating Multiple Rules to Release a Content Item (Adaptive Release)
Content Collection
- Creating a Folder in the Content Collection
- Uploading Files to the Content Collection
- Uploading a Zipped Package to the Content Collection
- Downloading Files in a Zipped Package from the Content Collection
- Emailing a File from the Content Collection
Setting Permissions
- Turning Tool Availability On and Off
- Making Tools Available to Students
- Changing the Course Language Pack
- Changing the User Language Pack
Announcements and Scheduling
Using the Discussion Board
- Creating a Discussion Board Forum
- Grading a Discussion Board Forum
- Creating a Discussion Board Thread
- Replying to a Discussion Board Thread
- Grading Discussion Board Threads
- Searching the Discussion Board and Collecting Posts
- Tagging Discussion Board Posts
- Rating Discussion Board Threads
- Managing Discussion Board Roles
- Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings
- Moderating Discussion Board Forums
Blogs and Journals
- Creating a Journal
- Creating and Editing Journal Entries
- Commenting on a Journal Entry
- Creating a Blog
- Creating and Editing Blog Entries
- Commenting on a Blog Entry
Wikis
- Creating a Wiki
- Adding Rich Content to a Wiki
- Editing a Wiki Page
- Linking Wiki Pages
- Viewing a Wiki Page History
- Grading a Wiki
Assignments
Managing Group Work
Tests, Surveys, and Pools
- Tour the Question Finder Feature
- Exporting and Importing a Test or Survey
- Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft Excel
- Creating a Test
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating a Short Answer Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Creating a True or False Question
- Adding an Existing Question to a Test
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question
- Creating a Hot Spot Question
- Creating a Jumbled Question
- Creating a Likert Question
- Creating a Multiple Answer Question
- Creating a Multiple Choice Question
- Creating an Ordering Question
- Creating a Quiz Bowl Question
- Tagging Questions for Reuse
- Building a Pool
- Creating a Random Block and Adding it to a Test
Grade Center
- Customizing the Grade Center View
- Creating Smart Views
- Creating a Grade Rule
- Viewing Grade Details
- Anonymous Grading
- Creating Grading Notes
- Creating a Grade Center Report
- Creating a Grading Rubric
- Associating a Rubric with a Gradable Item
- Grading Assessments Question by Question
- Viewing and Downloading Grade History
- Color Code the Grade Center
- Working Offline with the Grade Center
Reporting and Course Utilities
- Turning on Statistics Tracking for a Content Item
- Set Review Status (by Adaptive Release)
- Running a Report of All User Activity
- Running a Report of User Activity by Forum
- Running a Report of User Activity by Content Area
- Running a Report of User Activity by Group
- Saving a Course Report
- Importing a Course Package
