Roosevelt's Blackboard Workshop 

What is Blackboard

What is Blackboard
How to login to Blackboard
Naming Scheme
Modify Blackboards Welcome Page
Modify Course Listing
Update Personal Information

Setting Up Your Blackboard Course

Adding an Announcement to Your Course
Adding Staff Information
Setting Course Duration

Setting up your Bb menu
Add Content Area
Add Tool Link
Add Course Link
Add External Link
Add a Separator to the Main Course Menu

Adding and Uploading Course Content
Add Item
Add Folder
Add External Link
Add Course Link
Add Test

Using the Grade Center and Grading Assignments

Assignments
Turn It In
Digital DropBox

Grade Center
Add an item to the Grade Center
Modify an Item in the Grade Center

Add Grades to the Grade Center
Delete an Item from the Grade Center

Grade Center Settings
Weight Grades
Download Grades
Upload Grades

Create a Test, Survey or Pool

Set the Creation Settings
Create a Test
Create a Survey
Make the Test Available

Adding Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
True/ False Questions
Fill in the Blank Questions
Multiple Answer Questions
Matching Questions
Ordering Questions
Essay Questions
Hot Spot Questions
Opinion/ Likert Questions
Short Answer Questions

Surveys
Using the Survey Manager
Create a Survey
Check Survey Responses

Pools
Pool Manager
Pool Export
Pool Import

Communicating in Blackboard

Email

Email All Users, All Groups, All instructors, All Observers
Email for Single/ Select Users; Single/ Select Groups; Single/ Select Observers

Discussion Board
Create a Forum
Open a Forum
Reply to a Thread
Modify a Thread
View More Than One Thread
Flag a Thread
Grade Participation in a Forum

Managing Groups

Adding a Group
Modify Group Properties
Remove a Group
Add Users to a Group
Remove Users from a Group

Designing Your Blackboard Course

Adding a Course Banner
Locating Your Image
Uploading Your Picture to Blackboard
Changing Menu Items to Buttons
Changing Menu Items to Text
Organizing Course Content
Setting Up Menu Items

Course Maintenance

Copy Individualized Items or Folders into a New or Existing Course
Copy Course Materials into a New/ Existing Course
Archive your Bb Course
Using Course Statistics