Blackboard 9 Documentation for Instructors
Blackboard Basics
- How to Log In
- Understanding the Course Menu | Watch*
- Making your Blackboard Course Available/Unavailable to Students | Watch*
- Understanding Edit Mode | Watch*
- Adding a Content Area to Your Course | Watch*
- Adding a File to your Blackboard Course | Watch**
- Bb9 Supported Browsers and Operating System
- The Notification Dashboard
- Blackboard On Demand Learning Videos Watch*
- How to Enroll a User in a Blackboard Course
- Hiding and Unhiding Your Course Menu | Watch*
Grade Center
- Creating Grade Center Columns & Entering Grades | Watch*
- Moving, Hiding and Freezing Columns in the Grade Center | Watch**
- Posting Grade Center Watch**
- Weighting Grades by Item | Watch**
- Weighting Grades by Category | Watch**
- Creating a Grade Center Report Watch*
- Downloading the Grade Center | Watch*
- Creating and Managing Categories
- Grade Center Overview
- Blackboard On Demand Learning Videos Watch*
Assessment
- Creating Assignments | Watch**
- Grading Assignments | Watch**
- Downloading Assignments | Watch*
- Creating Tests or Surveys
- FAQ
- SafeAssign | Watch*
- Performance DashboardWatch*
- Rubrics
- Test Recommendations
- Blackboard On Demand Learning Videos Watch*
*Used with permission from Blackboard.
**Used with permission from USC.
Communication and Collaboration Tools
- Blackboard Collaborate: Blackboard IM (formerly Wimba Pronto)
- Blackboard Collaborate: Voice Podcaster
- Creating and Managing a Discussion Board
- Creating and Managing Blogs | Watch*
- Creating and Managing Journals | Watch*
- Commenting on Journals | Watch*
- Creating and Understanding Groups | Watch*
- Creating Announcements | Watch*
- Creating a Wiki | Watch*
- Editing a Wiki Page | Watch*
- Viewing a Wiki Page History | Watch*
- Grading a Wiki Page | Watch*
- Sending Emails | Watch*
- Blackboard on Demand Learning Videos Watch*
Content Collection
- ePortfolios
- eReserves
- Uploading Content to the Content Collection through Courses
- Using the Content Collection via Web Folders