Blackboard Faculty Support

• Getting Started with Blackboard 8
• FAQ for Faculty
• Blackboard Instructor Manual (from Blackboard Inc. (PDF, 1,540KB))
  **Note: CSUCI now uses CI Learn 

Video tutorials  (The following tutorials are also available on iTunesU)

• Logging-in to Blackboard / CI Learn
• Set Up a Course 
  • Using Control Panel tool to set up Blackboard online courses
  • Making Blackboard courses available to students
  • How to upload publisher Cartridge to Blackboard course
  • How to Modify a Blackboard Course's Name
• Design a Course
  • Adding a Custom Course Banner
  • Adding and deleting a course menu item
  • Changing the Course Entry Point  
  • Linking to Course Content with an Announcement
  • Add a Calendar Entry
  • Using the Glossary Feature in Blackboard
  • Creating a Learning Unit
  • How to Create a Wiki in Blackboard 
  • How to Create a Blog in Blackboard 
• Upload Course Content
  • Uploading Podcasts to Blackboard courses
  • How to compress files into a .zip file
  • Uploading multiple files into Blackboard
  • Upload a Course Syllabus
• Manage Users
  • Setting Up Groups and Group Pages
  • How to Enroll a User in to a Blackboard Course
  • How to Remove a User from a Blackboard Course
  • How to View a Course Roster
• Communication Within Blackboard
  • How to Create a Discussion Forum  
  • Sending Email to Students
  • Online Video Conferencing Tool: Wimba
  • Using the Blog Tool to Share Files Within Blackboard Courses
• Create Online Assessments
  • Creating a Test in Blackboard
  • Creating a Survey in Blackboard
  • Using GradeMark
  • Creating a LockDown Browser Test with Respondus 
• Course Management 
  • How to Export a Blackboard Course
  • How to Archive a Blackboard Course
  • How to Import a Blackboard Course
  • How to Clean Up the Content of a Blackboard Course
  • How to Create a Folder in a Blackboard Course 
  • How to Check Statistic Tracking in Blackboard
  • Moving Tests/Quizzes Between Blackboard Courses
• Grade Center
  • Accessing Grade Center
  • Adding a new column
  • Hiding/Showing a column in Grade Center
  • Deleting a column in Grade Center
  • Adding a weighted column as a Final Grade Column
  • Entering, Overriding, and Deleting Grades
• Multimedia and Web 2.0
  • How to create and share an online slideshow using Picasa for your class
  • How to embed a Picasa slideshow in a blog on Blackboard
  • Instruct your students how to create and view a student homepage
  • Creating an Animated Presentation Cover Using Flash
  • Inserting a Flash .swf File into a Powerpoint Presentation with MS Office 2007  
  • Making Central Course Wiki Available in Blackboard 
  • Creating a Podcast Using Windows Movie Maker
• Scholar
  Scholar is an educational resource as well as a social network for sharing valuable learning resources with peers and colleagues
  • Creating an account
  • Installing the Scholar Bookmarklet
  • Searching For and Bookmarking Resources
  • Adding a User

Step-by-step instruction

• How to upload a PowerPoint presentation into Blackboard (for both PC and Mac users)
• How to copy Blackboard course content between courses
• Using the Blackboard Gradebook
• Communicating with students in Blackboard
• Creating a Turnitin Assignment in Blackboard
• How to Create an Online Assignment
• Creating and sharing an online slideshow using Picasa
• How to embed a slideshow in Blackboard using Picasa
• How to Create a Custom Banner Using Photoshop
• How to Copy a Quiz Between Course Sessions
• Grade Center
  • New Interface
  • Add/Remove and Show/Hide Columns
  • Re-order and Freeze/Unfreeze Columns
  • Create a Final Grade Column using a Weighted Grade Column
  • Download/Upload Grades to and from Excel
  • Set Up Grading Schemas/Categories
  • View All Attempts of Student Tests