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9.1 Instructor Manual PDF - California State University, Bakersfield

1. Instructor s Guide to Blackboard Learn 9 1 California State University Bakersfield E Learning Services June 2011 Welcome to Blackboard Learn 9 1 This manual is designed to take you through the steps of creating a course in Blackboard and to provide a quick reference when questions arise Upon completion of this manual you should be able to Ensure your computer settings are compatible with Blackboard Know how to create and receive assistance with your Blackboard courses Log into Blackboard change the default password and register an email address Explore and customize the My Institution Tab Navigate the course Change the default homepage Alternate between instructor and student view Use the visual text editor Create organize delete and copy course content Add links to the course menu and content areas Add and grade assignments Use the communication tools discussion board email messages and chat Enable student self enrollment Add users with specific roles to your course Create deploy and grade tests Download student data Prepare a course to be re used for subsequent quarters As always if you need assistance please contact E Learning Services at 661 654 2315 or ImssupportOcsub edu Our hours of operations are Monday Friday 8am 5pm Thank you Shiree Martinez M A M S LMS Coordinator E Learning Services TABLE OF CONTENTS Supported Browsers and Operating SYStEMS occccccccccccccccnnnncnnnnnn c
2. Instructors may also use the Respondus software to create a test outside of Blackboard and upload it directly to their courses Creating a Test Create a Pool The first step in creating a test is to create a Pool that holds the test questions To create a Pool open Course Tools gt Tests Surveys and Pools gt Pools gt Build Pool Enter a name for the pool optional description and instructions and click Submit Before adding questions click Question Settings to provide feedback for answers add images files external links to questions enable metadata change the default point value and change the question display Pool Canvas Chapter One Create Question Y f Find Questions Upload Questions Question Settings To add a question to the Pool 1 Place your mouse over Create Question 2 Select the type of question 3 Complete the question information and click Submit Note Pool questions can also be used in a Survey even though the questions have designated correct answers Correct answers are ignored when used for a survey Create a Test After creating a Pool the next step is to create the test To create a Test open Course Tools gt Tests Surveys and Pools gt Tests gt Build Test Enter a name for the test optional description and instructions and click Submit There are few options when adding the questions from the pool to the test these options are located when you mouse over Reuse Question 1 Create Qu
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4. Must use another program and copy paste twice Option 2 Toggle HTML Source Mode Click the Toggle HTML Source Mode see below image button before pasting text from a Word document Please be aware that text formatting i e spacing bold italic underline etc tables images are not copied or displayed 18 Text Editor is es 4 Y ARO AR Click the Toggle HTML Source Mode button a second time to add formatting to the text Pros Does not require another program and is simple to do Cons All formatting is lost Option 3 Preview Option Copy and paste the text from Word directly into Blackboard Click the Preview button see above image copy the text from the preview window close the preview window delete the text currently within the text editor and paste the newly copied text Pros All or most of the formatting is maintained Cons Multiple steps are required 19 Exploring the Course Menu Courses in Blackboard are created with a default course menu which consists of the following links Home Page Information Content Discussions Groups Tools and Help Home Page default entry point to the module Blackboard home page seca Sie i Information and Content content areas that can be Home Page renamed to provide a link to the syllabus course materials modules assignments handouts etc Information Content j Discussions a direct link to the Discussion Board tool SEUS Groups a direct
5. optional attached file and click submit Direct Submit Instructors can submit papers directly to the Institutional database and or submit the papers for plagiarism checking This feature allows for Shared and Private files 35 where Shared files can be accessed by other instructors in the course and private files are only visible to the instructor who submitted the papers To use Direct Submit 1 Below the Control Panel click Course Tools gt SafeAssign gt DirectSubmit 2 Select Private or Shared the default option is Private 3 Click Submit A Paper select the desired option upload the file s or copy paste the text Note Instructors cannot submit papers to be stored in the Global Reference Database Understanding the Originality Report Paper Information Author Shiree Martinez Assignment draft 2 Tite subrnit_i doc Submitted Tue Apr 06 2010 2 39 PM Print version Matching A Paper ID 27217885 Directlink EJ Matching Index shows the percentage of the paper that matched other sources Print Version is a text only formatted version that is accessible and optimized for printing Direct link will give you a direct URL to this report Suspected Sources Click on a source to view the original or click on the magnifying glass to see the source highlighted in the text below 9 Highlight All Unhighlight All au Another student s paper Author Shiree Martinez Submitted Tue Apr 06 2010
6. 2 14 PM Filename submit_1 docg eb Another student s paper Author Shiree Martinez Submitted Tue Apr 06 2010 2 35 PM Filename submit_1 docg Re process the paper without the selected sources Click on each Suspected Source to see the full corresponding source Can rerun the report to exclude selected sources Paper Text Blackboard 9 Student D In the learner centered framework the teacher develops lessons that are based on what the student knows how well they know certain information and how they view intelligence Sin addition the teacher studies and takes into account the students cultural differences to ensure that the lesson is not in conflict with their cultural background Being aware of and paying clase attention to the knowledge skills and attitudes Bransford Brown amp Cocking 2000 p 23 of the learner provides teachers with ways of developing curriculum based upon what a learner already knows and assists in developing tasks that are not too difficult or easy in order to maintain interest Paper Text is the actual text from the submitted paper Numbers indicate which suspected source the text matched 36 Tests Surveys and Pools The below instructions on creating tests are based on creating a pool of question add questions to the test and deploying the test in a content area The are other ways of creating tests in Blackboard is to create a test and add questions directly to the test
7. Attempt 1 of 1 Score Edit Submitted Date Jun 16 2011 9 22 40 AM Given Answer response Response Feedback t Ann Rosseau Attempt 1 of 1 Score Edit Submitted Date Jun 16 2011 9 29 18 AM Given Answer adfs df apa B Response Feedback Displaying 1 to 2 of 2 items Show All Edit Paging Back to Questions Note A test score may not be available if the test consists of questions that must be manually graded or if the student went over the time given to take the test In both cases the score is replaced with the needs grading icon and must be graded before the score Is visible Instructors cannot submit a test what shows the In Progress icon the student must enter the test and click Submit for grading If the student completed the test the instructor can go in and manually enter a grade Clearing Test Attempt Clearing a test attempt will clear delete all answers submitted by a student The student can then re take the test if the test is still available i e the display until date has not passed To clear an attempt locate the cell associated with a student for a part test place your mouse over the cell and select View Attempt On the following page click Clear Attempt and click OK on the warning message 40 Creating an Extended Time Test Blackboard 9 tests allow the instructor to specify the test duration but it does not force a user to submit the test once time has expired If students go over the al
8. Change the Entry Point below Select Course Entry Point Click Submit Click the My Institution tab and go back to the course to see the changes AS e Design Tip Selecting the Announcement tool as the course home page can provide students with important information when they first access the course 13 About Edit Mode Edit Mode must be turned ON in order to add content to a course The phrase in Edit Mode refers to Edit Mode being ON showing all instructor functions When Edit Mode if OFF you will see the course exactly how students see it with the exception of the My Grades link and Course Management area When Edit Mode is OFF you have the ability to quickly see if certain content is released to students take and submit exams for grading and submit assignments If content is not released to students you will not see it when the Edit Mode is set to OFF Home Page My Announcements 4 BB Test Course Home Page A t Information E t Content I t Discussions 1 l Groups No course announcements have been posted in the last 7 days 1 Tools WM Help EHI lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt lt MES nal My Tasks Edit Mode is ON in the above image The links of Information and Content display the link has no content icon and the Tools links displays the hidden from students icon In both cases these links are not visible when Edit Mode is OFF see below image becau
9. Edit View Favorites Tools Help Tip 3 Security Message Your attempt at opening or saving a file may be blocked by IE If the Blackboard course goes blank white after clicking on an attached file look below the address bar and you may see the following message To help protect your security Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files to your computer Click here for options Blackboard Learn Windows Internet Explorer J a https esub edu Fille Edit View Favorites Tools Help Y des Convert PE Select E Favorites A Blackboard Learn E To help protect your security Internet Explorer blocked this site From downloading Files to your computer Click here For options o E Cry ne oan 5 Sri ee i EA La SSi PS 25 a DAA Click the displayed message and select Download File You may need to click on the link within the Blackboard course again if the file does not download or open Internet Explorer users may also have problems opening Microsoft Office 2007 and 2010 files these end with docx pptx xlsx etc The only fix is to use Mozilla Firefox or Safari to open these files Blackboard Learn 9 1 How to Request a New Blackboard Course Submit the LMS Support Form to request a new course and to receive assistance with existing courses http www csub edu els WEB web support Imshelp shtml The form can also be accessed by starting at the CSUB Homepage gt Faculty Staff gt Runn
10. From the Files area place your mouse over Upload and select Upload Files An entire folder from the user s computer or all files within the folder and be dragged from the computer directly into the below areas The Browse button can also be used to select one or more files When all files are uploaded select Submit to finish the process ES Upload Multiple Files and Folders Browse Size Remove To begin uploading drag and drop files and folders here Or you may click Browse Cancel Submit The above steps will store all folders in files in the Files area for the course The next step is to go to a content area and link the file Upload Package This is an alternative option to the above and allows instructors to upload ZIP zip files from their computers directly to Blackboard Blackboard automatically unzips the file once the upload process is complete 22 Adding Course Content There are two options for designing courses 1 add content to the course menu and or 2 add content to the course homepage see images below Before using either option you must rename and create content areas on the course menu and or create a new homepage The course on the left places all links to materials and tools on the course menu and has designated the Announcements tool as the course homepage entry point The course on the right places the same links on the Home Page and only uses the course menu to provide the required link to the Home
11. Page and a link to the Blackboard Help user guide Both courses do not use the default Home Page both provide links to Announcements Syllabus Assignments Assessments and Discussion Board Instructors decide which option to use when creating their courses o Design Tip When using option two the one on the right place all links to course materials and tools on the Home Page Placing a link on the course menu may confuse some students as they may not generally look at this area for materials Announcements RA NA Home Page SS as eo an py Home Page ile oi Announcements A Sample Course 2 Home Page ES A TO S Announcements Syllabus Help Announcements Assignments AR Welcome Assessments Posted on Discussion Board l Syllabus EO N re Assignments course click the Syllabus link located on th ASSIgNMeEnS contains all of the necessary information to course iS Assessments Discussion Board Course Menu Rename Create Content Areas The default content areas of Information and Content can be renamed to fit your course se Le I Home Page A To rename a content area 3 Information E T Content l po 7 i i I er ame LIN 1 Use the action link to the right of the link t Discussions eo and select Rename Link t Groups ele l 2 Enter a new name i e Syllabus ES Assignments Modules etc 3 Press Enter on the keyboard or click Save green checkmark Click the newly re
12. a SafeAssignment 1 Goto a Content Area 2 Place your mouse over Add Interactive Tool and select SafeAssignment 3 Enter a Name Points Possible option Instructions and display information 4 The option of Draft allows students to submit their papers but not store them in the institutional database Urgent Checking sets papers to a high priority in the queue and Student Viewable determine if students can see the generate report 5 Click Submit o Design Tip Use the draft mode as a learning tool where students will receive the SafeAssign report but the paper is not stored in the database Draft allows students to become aware of plagiarism issues but have the opportunity to fix them when they submit the assignment without the draft option A second non draft final SafeAssignment must be created when instructors want students to submit their assignments for storing in the SafeAssign database Access Originality Reports and Enter a Grade 1 Below the Control Panel click Course Tools then SafeAssign 2 Click Synchronize this course this should be done when first accessing submitted assignments to ensure that the course is connected to the SafeAssign central database 3 Go to the Full Grade Center locate the needs grading SafeAssign place your mouse in the cell select View Grade Details and click View User Activity shiree Martinez A Wed May 11 2011 12 59 PM After reviewing the SafeAssignment enter a grade optional comments
13. access Email Tool used to send email messages to course users registered email accounts A user who does not have a registered email account cannot use this tool until they register an account with Blackboard When an attempt is made the user is notified in the action bar that Send email prohibited because sender s email address not specified or is invalid Edit Personal Information and set email address Users are also notified if the intended recipients do not have registered email accounts as the names will be listed next to Invalid Email or the action bar will display the following message There must be at least one valid recipient email Blackboard does have the Messages tool where all email messages stay within the course and are not sent to an external email address o Design Tip Instructors can prevent students from using this tool to correspond with each other or those who do not hold the role of instructor 1 Open Customization and click Tool Availability 2 Use the action links below Email and select Email Settings 43 3 Uncheck the box next to the users that you do not want students to email i e uncheck all boxes except All Instructor Users to only allow email messages to the course instructor 4 Click Submit Glossary Terms can be uploaded at one time if the below Excel format is followed e All terms in column A e Corresponding term definition in column B e Save the file with the Comma delimited csv exte
14. based upon an existing course in Blackboard This is done by creating an export file or the original course then importing this file into the new course oe a ee Click Packages and Utilities Click Export Archive Course Click Export Select all boxes below Select Course Materials Click Submit and you will receive an email once the export file is complete if you have registered an email address To download the file go back to Packages and Utilities Click on the File Name and save the file Import the Export File After creating an export file the instructor must go to the newly created course and importing the export archive zip file l OPE OE E NS Note Go to the new blank course rename the Home Page link to Home Pagex and delete the remaining links on the course menu Click Packages and Utilities Click Import Package View Logs Click Import Package Browse for the file next to Select a Package Select all boxes below Select Course Materials Click Submit and you will receive an email once the process is complete Once the process is complete return to the course and delete the Home Pagex link The above steps can be used to import an archive file into a new course An archive file will contain all student data and interactions and is useful if an instructor needs to recreate a course to retrieve student data o Design Tip The export import option can also be used with existing courses that are not blank An
15. can hold additional course menu areas Dividers create a horizontal line that can be placed anywhere in the menu to visually separate links The placement of the subheaders and dividers is changed by using the drag and drop or keyboard accessible reordering tools Note The overall menu look link and background colors can be changed by going to Customization clicking on Style and modifying the text color selecting from the avallable button styles or enforcing the course menu display or content view 21 Course Files Course Files located below the Control Panel provides file storage on the Blackboard server for a single course This area displays content for that specific course not for all courses taught by the instructor Folders and subfolders can be created for instructors to organize their content in a way that is logical to them The use of Files is not required before adding materials to courses i e A file can be added directly to a content area without the need to first add the file to the Files area of the course Large amount of content can be moved from a user s computer to the Files area using one action drag and drop and or upload package Students do not have access to the Files area Instructors wanting to make files available to students will need to provide a link to the files within a course content area Course Content SMartinez23_Bb9 Upload f Create HTML Object Create Folder Uploading Files
16. example is if you have two courses Course A and Course B both with content but you created quizzes and additional content areas only in Course A Follow the above steps but only select the areas that you want to copy to Course B at step six 1 e only select Content Areas and Tests Surveys and Pools When this is done Course B will now have all Content Areas and Tests Surveys and Pools from Course A 25 Adding Course Materials and Tools There are some common elements found when adding most tools and materials to Blackboard courses In addition to the required Name element and Text Editor most tools will have the following options e An area to attach files from the user computer Browse My Computer or the course files area Browse Course e Permit Users to View this Content leave this set to yes so that students can view the item e Track Number of Views to this item e Select Date and Time Restrictions Note Instructors want to set Permit Users to View this Content to Yes while using a date restriction that will release the item in the future If this option is set to No the item will not be released on the specified date and time Attachments Attach File Browse My Computer Browse Course Options Permit Users to View this Content a Yes A No Track Number of Views A Yes No Select Date and Time Restrictions Display After J E Display Until Es Es When an item or tool is succ
17. posts Moderation When a forum is moderated all posts to the forum are added to a Moderation Queue The instructor or one who has the role as moderator reviews each post and does one of the following e Published the post for everyone in the course to read 28 e Returns the post to the sender without an explanation for why the post was returned e Returns the post to the sender with an explanation for why the post was returned e Cancels the moderation and leaves the post in the Moderation Queue o Design Tip Fixing a Moderated Forum Are students reporting that they can only see their own posts in the discussion board and not the posts of their peers This is due to the fact that the forum is under Moderation where postings are sent to a moderation queue where the instructor must publish each post for everyone in the course to see When a forum is under Moderation students see their own posts with the status of the Moderation Queue Message Actions Collect Plans for the weekend Moderation Queue Group Work and Vacation Plans Moderation Queue Message Actions Collect As instructor you have to go into the forum and publish each posting Before doing so you want to deny student access to the forum before you being to Moderate publish the postings 1 Using the action link to the right of the forum select Edit 2 Below 2 Forum Available change Yes to No 3 Click Submit Now return to your Discussion area of the c
18. the column that shows the needs grading icon placing the mouse over the cell and selecting View Grade Details Grade Detalls Shires Martinez _smarinezZa Test Chapter One 1 Test Current Grade Meeds Grading El out of Locate any questions which need manual grading Enter a score along with optional feedback to the student Once all questions have been graded click Submit 39 e Grade Attempts and Grade Anonymously From the grade center use the action link next to the column name for the test and select either Grade Attempts or Grade Anonymously hides username These options allow the instructor to grade all attempts at one time by including a Save and Next that allows for quick navigation between student submitted tests e Grade Questions Allows instructors to move from test to test viewing and scoring the same question for each student To use this option select the action link next to the column name for the test and select Grade Questions To view the submitted responses select the linked number in the Responses column Grade Responses Anonymously Question Text Question Type Default Points Responses For a project with values of all standar Multiple Choice 10 For a project with values of all standar Multiple Choice essay q Essay isplaying 1to 3 of 3 items Click Edit to read the submitted response and to enter a grade Be sure to click Submit to save the grade and feedback t D Shiree Martinez
19. to Enroll 3 Enter a student s username or click Browse to search for username you can add multiple students at a time by separating the usernames with a comma or using the Class Roster Toolkit Using the Class Roster Toolkit The Class Roster Toolkit https banner csub edu pls apex f p 116 allows you to obtain a current class roster along with usernames This information can be used to add all of your students at one time This method does require a few extra steps to get your students in the course To use this option you must log into the Class Roster Toolkit then download and open the roster into Excel The Netid column contains the students Blackboard username Copy the Netid column and paste this information into Notepad or Word Separate each username with a comma J P Untitled Notepad Email Last Name First Nar File Edit Format View Tjkwalkerd6 Jkwalken email com Walker Kelly walkers 2 dmartinez 1 dmartinez email com Martinez Daniel dmartinezl 3 hnguyen4 fhnguyen email com Nguyen Huong hnguyena 4iprandle26 Jprandle email com Randle Preston AA Sfkvines Ikvinesidemail com Vines Jasmine Log into your Blackboard course Enroll Users 1 Click Users and Groups then click Users Enter one or more Usernames Separate multiple Usernames with Ze Click Find Users to Enroll Firag 3 Copy the usernames from the Notepad document and paste this information next to Role Student Username Enrollment Availabilit
20. Access the course you want students to self enroll quen Enrolmen 2 Open Customization located in the Control Start Date 07 23 2009 Pp a n e Enter dates as mmiddiryyy End Date 08 26 2009 3 Click Enrollment Options Enter dates as r 4 Select Self Enrollment and specify a start and or y Require Access Code to Enroll harold end date and access code Access codes are case sensitive 5 Click Submit Note Create a unique access code for each section of the course if you using separate Blackboard courses for each section If you are using one course for multiple sections only create one access code The next step is to send an e mail to the course registered students providing them with the access code course name and dates for when they can self enroll Let the students know that they can receive assistance by visiting the Blackboard Learn 9 website http www csub edu els BB9 student_resources shtml 46 Adding and Deleting Students Adding Students There are three ways in which to add students to Blackboard 1 add students using their usernames 2 allow students to self enroll and 3 allow students to e mail enrollment requests Note You cannot use options two and three simultaneously i e enabling students to e mail enrollment requests cannot be used if you want to permit students to self enroll Adding Students Using Their Username 1 Click Users and Groups then click Users 2 Click Find Users
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22. alize their page and the ability to edit and or create additional groups After accessing Groups but before creating the groups an instructor should click Group Settings By default students have the ability to create their own Self Enrollment groups and to edit the settings of the student created group These default settings can be changed by clicking Group Settings All Groups Group Sets Create Single Group Y Create Group Set Y Group Settings Creating Groups Groups are created either by accessing the available Groups links on the course menu or selected Users and Groups gt Groups below the Control Panel There are two create options avallable Create Single Group and Create Group Set How to Create a Single Group 1 From the Groups page mouse over Create Single Group and select Self Enroll or Manual Enroll On the Create Group page type a Name and optional Description Select Yes to make the Group Available or select Sign up Sheet Only Select the Tools available to the Group by selecting the appropriate check boxes Select the Grade option and type Points possible for Blogs Journals and Wikis if student submissions will be graded Select the check box for Allow Personalization to allow individual Group members to add Personal Modules to the Group Homepage 7 Select the Sign up options for Self Enroll including titling the Sign up Sheet Select the Maximum Number of Members Select any other Sign up options you wa
23. an Item 1 Use the action link next to an item and select Set Review Status Disabled 2 Below Review select Enable and click Submit To Check Review Status 1 Use the action link next to an item and select User Progress 2 A checkmark in the Reviewed item indicates that the item has been marked as Reviewed by the student Note Students have the ability to click the Reviewed button to change it back to Mark Reviewed 16 Statistics Tracking Item statistics provide instructors with detailed usage information covering the number of times an item was viewed and when it was accessed Tracking on individual content items can be enabled at any time and will begin collecting data from the moment it is enabled Overall user activity for the entire course can be access by expanding Evaluation below the Control Panel and selecting Course Reports Enable Statistics Tracking 1 Use the action link next to an item and select User Progress Statistics Tracking On Off 2 Select On and click Submit View Statistics Reports 1 Use the action link next to the item where statistics tracking is enabled and select View Statistics Report 2 Use the action link next to Content Usage Statistics and select Run 3 Modify the start and end dates if necessary and select the users for which you want to run the report 4 Click Submit and wait for the generated report User Progress Instructors can check whether students can access view items within
24. ate Add Test Select Test Below test1 Test Chapter One 1 Chapter One Test Testzero points 1 The following are descriptions of the Test Options available after clicking Submit Option Description Make the Link Available Select Yes to make a link to the Assessment appear to Students Select Yes to create an Announcement for the Test or Survey This Add a New Announcement for this Test Survey announcement will appear in the My Institution tab and within the course Multiple Attempts This option allows Students to take the assessment multiple times Force Completion Students must complete the assessment the first time it is launched if Force Completion is selected Students may not exit the assessment and continue working on it at a later date The Save button is available for Students to save the assessment as they work through it but they may not exit and re enter the Assessment If the Force Completion option is enabled it is noted and explained to Students at the top of the assessment If Force Completion is not enabled Students may save their 38 Option Description progress and complete the assessment at another time Select this check box to set a time limit for finishing the assessment If this option is selected enter the amount of time to allow for the Test or Survey in the hours and minutes boxes The time elapsed is displayed to S
25. cholar Bookmark Image Video URL Learning Module Lesson Plan Syllabus Course Link Note Follow the above steps to add tools to the new course home page The steps are the same because the new course home page Is a content area 27 Discussion Board The Discussion Board tool can serve as a place for social interaction among students a medium for collaboration and exchange of ideas to discuss questions concerning assignments readings course materials and a way to demonstrate understanding of course materials Among the many benefits the discussion board provides a record of conversation that can be viewed later can be graded by the instructor and offers flexibility The asynchronous format makes it possible for students and instructors to not be in the same location or time zone and gives participants time to reflect on the questions and to respond with better quality posts Creating Forums Discussion Board Forums are basically topics or a group of related topics that students are to discuss Within each forum users can create threads where each thread includes the initial post and any replies to the post To create a forum 1 Click the Discussion Board link in the course 2 Click Create Forum C Allow Author to Delete Own Posts All pasts Only posts with no replies C Allow Author to Edit Own Published Posts Allow Post Tagging Allow Users to Reply with Quote Allow File Attachments Allow Membe
26. content areas If an item is unavailable the User Progress page indicates that the item is not visible to students This page also lists Adaptive Release rules that affect visibility of an item If Review Status is enabled instructors can check which students have reviewed it and when it was reviewed 17 Visual Text Box Editor The three collapsible rows of buttons allow you to format an item or description within Blackboard spell check copy and paste text insert hyperlinks tables files images math equations audio Flash projects and use the Mashup option to add Slideshare presentations Flickr images and YouTube videos Use of the visual text box editor is not required when adding content to Blackboard but it does allow instructors to provide additional files and a description of the content that they are releasing to students Text Editor is ON nena El B A i t 4 sac yep s oca OMVYAB Zl eooods EES fae AE Note A lot of hidden code is placed in Blackboard if you copy and paste directly from a Word document This hidden code can interfere with the course resulting in problems with the item There are a few options to prevent the code from being placed in your course Option 1 Use a Simple Text Editor i e Notepad WordPad or Text Edit Copy the text from Word paste into a text editor copy from the text editor then paste into Blackboard Pros Formatting is lost except for carriage returns Cons
27. ct No next to Make Course Available 4 Click Submit Step 1 Create and Download a Course Archive file Instructors who want to re use the course should create and download an archive as it allows them to keep a copy of the course with all user interaction The archive file is useful if the instructor needs to retrieve course information in the future by importing the archive file into a blank course To create and download a course archive 1 Click on Packages and Utilities 2 Click Export Archive Course and click Archive 3 Select the box next to Include Grade Center History 4 Click Submit and you will receive an email once the archive file is complete if you have registered an email address To download the file go back to Packages and Utilities Click on the File Name and save the file Du Step 2 Save Grades from the Grade Center Course grades can be downloaded and are automatically saved as an Excel The file will not contain any formulas but will display the alphanumeric value ll Access the Grade Center Place your mouse over Work Offline and select Download Click Submit the selected default settings will download all columns Click Download Save the file Click OK to return to the Grade Center oe Step 3 Delete Students Instructions for completing step 3 are located in the Deleting Removing All Students section 51
28. d Breadcrumbs breadcrumbs allow for navigation to previously visited areas of the course C Action bar provides a message when an item has been changed or deleted D Course Menu access point for course content E Hide Show Course Menu All users can hide show the course menu F Content Frame displays the default module Blackboard home page and content when a course menu link is selected G Control Panel All course administration is done through the Control Panel This area is only available to those with the role of instructor teacher assistant grader or course builder Hide Show Course Menu The course menu can be hidden shown by clicking the arrow between the course menu and content frame areas see above image label E When the course menu is hidden all links on the menu will not be visible leading to the assumption that the content has been deleted To reveal the links click the arrow again and the course menu will be visible Note Students also have the ability to hide show the course menu 10 Course Creation Basics The below instructions are to guide instructors on the basics of how Blackboard courses are created Step 1 Determine the Course Design there are two options Option 1 Everything is placed on the Course Menu left image Option 2 Everything is placed on the Course Home Page right image Announcements 3 Home Page aren Announcements ra Announcements E Syllabus li A Announc
29. d instructor information can be displayed using this tool Audio Image or Video Selecting these content types provides the instructor with a quick way of adding images and or audio and video files Blank Page The blank page content type allows instructors to create HTML webpage format pages using the visual textbox editor The page is displayed directly in the course and can be added to the menu or any content area Blog and Journal Both tools allow students to create entries over a period of time about certain topics or questions within the course The difference is that a Blog is available for all students in the course to read while the Journal is a personal communicate space between one student and the instructor Please note that an instructor can at any time make journal postings available for all in the course to read These tools can also be graded by the instructor Calendar Instructors can use this tool to display important course events that may cover assignment due dates tests release dates and required in class meeting dates Contacts Provides an area where instructors can provide contact information about themselves and other users in the course i e teaching assistants or guest lecturers Early Warning System A rule driven communication tool that instructors use to see which students meet certain rule criteria Rules are created by instructors and can be based on a test score calculated column due date or Course
30. eased to students by changing the Current View to Preview of My Grades Performance Dashboard Provides Instructors with a window into all types of user activity in a Course or Organization All users enrolled in the Course are listed with pertinent information about that user s progress and activity in the Course Self and Peer Assessment Allows an Instructor to create an exercise composed of one or more Questions each with one or more Criteria to be presented to their Students for completion and evaluation Students upload their completed assignment by a due date and then return to the tool at another time to complete peer assessment Tasks Instructors use the Tasks tool to organize projects or activities referred to as tasks by defining task priority and tracking task status Students can also post personal tasks to their page Task information is arranged in columns that display the priority task name status and due date Tasks are also available as a course Group tool When creating a task the priority can be set to High Normal or Low Students mark a task as completed in progress or not started Delete Title Priority Due Date Syllabus Review 7 Tuesday June 14 2011 Register Email Wednesday June 22 2011 Group Members Wednesday August 31 2011 Delete Wiki is a collaborative tool that allows students to contribute and modify one or more pages of course related materials providing a means of sharing and col
31. ements Assignments ai Welcome Assessments i osted on Discussion Board Posted o dal ET Syllabus course click the Syllabus link located on thg ET Assignments To start the contains all of the necessary information to course ET Assessments Tb Discussion Board o Design Tip When using option two the one on the right place all links to course materials and tools on the Home Page Placing links on the course menu may confuse some students as they may not generally look at this area for materials Steps 2 4 vary depending upon the above selected course design Step 2 Add Content Areas or Content Folders Option 1 Content Areas are created to hold course materials 1 Place your mouse over the Create Item button and select Create Content Area 2 Enter the Name i e Syllabus Assignments Assessments etc and select the box to make it Available to Users 3 Click Submit Option 2 Content Folders are created to hold course materials The first step is to create a Content Area link on the course menu that will be named Home Page 1 Place your mouse over the Create Item button and select Create Content Area 2 Enter the Name Syllabus and select the box to make it Available to Users 3 Click Submit Click the Home Page link 1 Place your mouse over Build Content and select Content Folder 2 Enter a Name i e Syllabus Assignments Assessments etc use the text editor to provide an optional description and s
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33. erCourses Support Form Requests received between 8 00am and 3 00pm should be processed within 2 hours Requests received between 3 00pm 5 00pm may be processed the next work day After hours requests will be processed the next work day Accessing Blackboard The log in address for Blackboard is https bb csub edu or visit the CSUB Homepage and click on RunnerCourses Blackboard The username is the same as your myCSUB PeopleSoft Net ID and the password is the last five digits of your CSUB ID number After logging in to Blackboard Learn 9 the contents of the My Institution tab are displayed Before accessing a course you should immediately change your password and register an email address with Blackboard Change Password and Register an Email Address Recommended strong passwords are a minimum of eight characters in length and contain at least one lowercase letter one uppercase letter one number and one symbol Having a registered email address will allow users to take advantage of the Forgot Your Password feature as Instructions to change the password will be sent to the email account on file Some Blackboard courses may also use the email tool which sends course messages to the registered email account ta Gill Ore on She h Prw are Ghd Ini Ene Change Your Password Register an Email Address 1 Log into Blackboard 1 Log into Blackboard 2 Click My Places 2 Click My Places 3 Click Personal Informatio
34. essfully added Blackboard will display a green receipt informing the user that the change has been accepted A red receipt indicates that the change was not made or an error occurred during the request When this happens the user should check to see if the change was made before attempting it a second time 26 Adding Tools to a Course Instructors can add links to tools on the course menu new course home page not the default Blackboard home page or any content area Add Tools to the Course Menu 1 Place your mouse over the create item button and select Create Tool Link gt Create Content Area Create TO LE y 2 Enter a Name for the tool Create Course 3 Select the tool Type Sul 4 Select the box to the left of Available to Users if you want to e cua z make the tool available to students in the course Link Create Module Page Create Subheader Create Divider 5 Click Submit Add Tools to a Content Area From the content area place your mouse over Build Content Select Tools Area Select the Tool that you want to add Click Next Change or leave the default name Enter a description optional Set the tool options optional Click Submit EAS S Build Content Create Assessment f Add Interactive Tool Assign Textbook Create New Page Mashups Item Content Folder Flickr Photo File Blank Page SlideShare Presentation Audio Module Page YouTube Video Tools Area Scholar Stream S
35. estion Set a collection of questions retrieved from selected tests and pools where the instructor specifies the number of questions to be displayed to students 2 Create Random Block the same as Question Set except instructors can select which questions to use from the retrieved tests and pools 3 Find Questions select questions from the pool that are displayed without randomized Questions can be added as a Copy or Link The difference between the two is that if a linked question is changed those changes are reflected in every test and survey where that question appears Once questions are selected you can change this option before adding the question to the test 37 Criteria Summary Pools AllPools Tests All Tests to 9 of 9 items Question Digglay Mode E Copy selected questions Linkto original questions estion Text l a LJ Fora project with values of all Multiple es Link ql standard deviations available which Choice one USU Ol Is this statement true or false True False Chapter Pool Deploy the Test Students will only have access to the test after it is linked somewhere in the course Tests can be linked in a content area learning module lesson plan or folder Within a content area place the mouse over Create Assessment and select Test Select the name of the test next to Add Test and click Submit Add Test Create a new Test or select an existing Testto deploy Create a New Test Cre
36. ests Access can be taken away by using the action links again and selecting Deny guests Adaptive Release and Adaptive Release Advanced Adaptive Release controls the release of content to students based on a set of rules created by the instructor The rules may be related to availability date and time individual users group members scores or attempts on any Grade Center item or review status of an item in the course Adaptive Release Advanced allow instructors to create combinations of release rules by adding multiple rules with multiple criteria to a single item Students must meet all criteria of one of the rules to gain access This option is also used to delete Adaptive Release criteria from an item Set Review Status When Review Status is used instructors can check who has reviewed the item which can be used as a way of releasing additional course content through the Adaptive Release criteria Students can use Review Status to keep track of their progress especially if they review content in a non linear fashion A Mark Reviewed buttons appears on the item when users access the course area After reviewing the item users select this button to mark it Reviewed Instructors can check the item s Review Status on the User Progress page Spring 2011 Calendar E i Spring 2011 Calendar Attached Files y Course Calendar 58 KB Attached Files y Course Calendar 68 KB Mark Reviewed SS ee Reviewed Add Review Status to
37. et Timer the Student during the assessment A one minute warning is also displayed as Students approach the time limit Blackboard does not force students to submit the test once time has expired Students can finish the test but the Needs Grading icon is displayed in the grade center Display After Select the date and time when the Test or Survey will become available to Students Select the date and time the Test will be made unavailable to Students Display Until This field may be left blank Select this check box to require a password for Students to access the Password assessment If this check box is selected enter a password in the field below Passwords cannot be longer than 15 characters Passwords are case sensitive Note E Learning Services recommends against using Force Completion as it results in many problems If students encounter any problems i e browser freezes computer freezes etc then they cannot go back in and finish the tests unless the instructor clears their initial attempt Clearing the attempt will delete any save answers forcing the student to start again Grading a Test Questions which are not automatically graded by Blackboard will need to be graded by the instructor All grading of test and retrieving of scores is achieved through the grade center There are three ways to grade test e Grade Individual Attempt Instructors can grade individual test attempts by locating
38. et the release options 3 Click Submit 11 Step 3 Add Course Files Option 1 Add materials to the Content Areas 1 Click a Content Area on the course menu 2 Place your mouse over Build Content and select Item or File 3 Enter a name and browse for the attached file 4 Click Submit Option 2 Add materials to folders on the Home Page 1 Click the Home Page link on the course menu 2 Place your mouse over Build Content and select Item or File 3 Enter a name and browse for the attached file 4 Click Submit Step 4 Add Links to Course Tools Option 1 Tool links appear on the Course Menu 1 Place your mouse over the Create Item button and select Create Tool Link 2 Enter a Name for the tool select the appropriate tool and make it Available to Users 3 Click Submit Option 2 Tool links appear on the Home Page 1 Place your mouse over Build Content and select Tools Area 2 Select the button next to an available Tool and click Next 3 Leave or change the default name use the text editor to provide an optional description and set the release options 4 Click Submit Step 5 Select a Course Entry Point Click Customization located below the Control Panel Click Style Change the Entry Point below Select Course Entry Point Click Submit Click the My Institution tab and go back to the course to see the changes alll ak ee Step 6 Hide Delete Extra Menu Link Use an action link next to a link on the course menu and select Hide Li
39. his page are displayed only to the user making the change To select a theme 1 Click on Personalize Page 2 Click on either the theme thumbnail or name to preview the theme 3 Click Submit Organizing the Modules Modules are windows that display related data and or links to other content within Blackboard that can be customized by closing reordering using drag and drop collapsing opening in a new window and changing the module settings These options are available to the right of the module name Note My Announcements My Courses and Tools modules cannot be removed as the System Administrator requires them on the My Institution tab The following modules are available via the My Institution tab and the default Blackboard home page Alerts displays notifications of past due and early warning items Course Catalog displays the top level categories of the Course Catalog and selected secondary categories Courses Quick View displays courses in which the user is enrolled My Announcements displays current announcements with links to the Announcements tool My Calendar displays current calendar events with links to the Calendar tool My Courses lists all the courses to which you have access My Tasks display current tasks with links to the My Tasks tool Needs Attention receive notifications of items needing attention such as items to be graded Quick Tutorials New Product Enhancements displays a list of links
40. ions Manage Threads Instructors can manage threads within each forum by hiding the thread from student view locking the thread so that students can read but cannot post or deleting an entire thread These options are available when viewing the forum in List View and using the action links next to a thread Forum Roles In a forum each user can have one forum role and by default instructors have the role of Manager while students have the role of Participant Instructors can assign forum roles to limit access to forum or to help with managing posts To change a role use the action link next to a forum and select Manage Select the checkbox to the left of a user s who you want to change the role mouse over Edit Role and select a new role The below information will assist you in determining which type of role to select Manager has full access control over a forum Builder can copy edit and delete forums Moderator can delete edit lock and moderate posts Grader can read reply to and grade posts Participant can read and reply to posts Reader can read forum posts Blocked cannot view forum s Copy Forums Instructors can copy forums and add them to the current Discussion Board area or to a group discussion board in the same course Copying maintains the original forum i e the posts are not deleted When copying instructors can simply copy the forum settings with without the posts Access the Discussion Board a
41. ks for a Test Survey Assignment or Self and Peer Assessment Add Interactive Tool Mouse over Add Interactive Tool to create links to the Discussion Board Blog Journal Wiki Groups Chat Virtual Classroom and SafeAssignment tools Assign Textbook gives the option to search for and add course textbook information to any content area Information can be entered manually or instructors can use the available search option to search by ISBN title author or subject Note This tool will not display the price available from the Runner Bookstore as it does not search the campus bookstore In the description you may want to include that the price is the suggested retail price and may not match the price at the bookstore 24 Copy and Move Course Content Course content can be copied or moved within the same course or to a different course in which you have instructor access Please be aware that some items such as assignments quizzes discussion board forums and most links to tools will not copy These components can be copied by exporting and importing them to a new course Copy Move Content 1 Use the action link next to an item and select Copy or Move 2 Select the Destination Course the default selected course is the one you are currently working in 3 Select Browse next to Destination Folder and locate where you want to place the item 4 Click Submit Copy Entire Course Using Export It is possible to make a new course
42. laboration Pages can be created and edited quickly using the visual textbox editor while tracking changes and additions allowing for effective collaboration between multiple writers Instructors can create one or more Wikis for the entire course allowing all members to contribute and Wikis for specific groups of students This tool is also available outside a content area 45 Course Setup for Self Enrollment After adding your course materials the next step is to setup the course so that students can access the materials With Blackboard Learn 9 you can add students using their usernames and or allow students to self enroll A third option is to allow students to e mail enrollment requests to the instructor If you have multiple copies of the same course you can change the listed course name so that students can easily locate which course they are officially enrolled in You can also change the course name to reflect the current term How to Change the Course Title Access the course needing the course name change Click Customization located in the Control Panel Click Properties On the Properties page change the Course Name Click Update AAA How to Allow Self Enrollment You always have the ability to add students to the course if Select Enrollment Options you allow for self enrollment O Instructor System Administrator NJ Allow Students to Email Enrollment Requests to the Instructor LL
43. link to the Groups tool Groups Tiol A z Tools a link to all of the available tools in Blackboard This link can be hidden deleted or you can hide Help y individual tools once you click on the Tools link Help a link to the Blackboard Learn User Manual o Design Tip Hide or delete any of the above links that you do not want students to see or use as students may assume they are to use the tools if they are available Course Menu Icons Create Item used to add content areas links module pages and ways to customize the course menu List View displays the course menu items in a list Folder View displays the course menu items in a tree view Display Course Menu in a Window displays the course menu in a separate window Refresh click to refresh the course menu Keyboard Accessible Reordering Tool Collapse Course Menu hides the course menu links when clicked once reveals the links when clicked a second time 20 Go to Course Entry Page takes the user to the instructor selected course entry point need a section on changing entry point Drag and Drop Tool This link is hidden from students displayed next to links that are not accessible to students in the course O This link has no content displayed next to content areas that contain no content El Action Links Customizing the Course Menu The course menu can be customized by adding subheaders and or dividers Subheaders
44. lotted time they can still answer all remaining questions and submit the test Instructors will need to determine what to do with the submissions This relates to creating extended time tests because instructors can allow all students access to the same test and notify those requiring extra time that they can go over the time limit by a specific number of minutes hours Doing so will result in only one column in the Grade Center making it easier for instructors to calculate grades within Blackboard and to obtain statistical information The option of creating two tests i e Test 1 and Test 1 ET is still available With the example below the course has an existing test titled Test 1 that has a 30 minute test duration Another quiz can be created for student s who require additional time Step 1 Create the Extended Time ET test Note Instructors are not required to title this test ET they may select any title 1 Below the Control Panel click Course Tools then Tests Surveys and Pools 2 Click Tests use the action link next to the test you want to copy and select Copy 3 The test will be copied with the addition of 1 placed at the end of the title 4 Use the action link next to this new test and select Edit 5 Use the action link next to the test title and select Edit to modify the name Step 2 Create two folders One folder will be visible to the students who are to take Test 1 the other folder will be visible to the st
45. move Users from Course Username Last Hame Search for the student you want to remove delete and smartinez23 Martinez click Go Select the checkbox to the left of the username O smartinez23 Change User s Role in Course and click Remove Users from Course or use the action gt Remove Us link to the right of the username and select Remove Remove Users from Users from Course Course A warning box will appear to verify this action The action is final and cannot be undone Delete users Click OK to delete the student or Cancel to cancel the action Multiple students can be deleted at one time by going to the Control Panel open Users and Groups and click Users Next to Search change Starts with to Not blank and click Go this will display all users in the course Select the checkboxes to the left of the students you want to delete and click Remove Users from Course then click OK Deleting Removing All Students There are two ways to remove students from Blackboard Users and Groups or Bulk Delete 48 Users and Groups To remove delete all students from a course go to the Control Panel open Users and Groups and click Users Next to Search change Starts with to Not blank and click Go this will display all users in the course Select the checkbox to the left of Username this will select all users in the course uncheck the box to the left of all users who have the role of Instructor click Remove Users from Course
46. n 3 Click Personal Information 4 Click Change Password 4 Click Edit Personal Information 5 Enter and verify the new password 5 Enter an email address 6 Click Submit 6 Click Submit Need Assistance with a Forgotten Password Submit the Password Reset Form http www csub edu els bb9 passwordReset shtml or contact E Learning Services at 661 654 2315 Exploring the My Institution Tab After logging in to Blackboard Learn the contents of the My Institution tab are displayed This tab contains modules which displays tools and information specific to each user Before accessing a course you should immediately change your password and register an email address with Blackboard Enter a Blackboard course by clicking on the course name in the My Courses module The My Institution tab can be personalized by using the drag and drop feature and or the Keyboard Accessible Reordering Tool clicking on Personalize Page and adding or removing modules m My Places g Home EJ Hep WF Logout Bb BAKERSFIELD Py My Institution Courses Scholar Add Module Personalize Page EE Tools My Announcements My Courses 0 gt Announcements No Institution Announcements have been posted Courses in which you are enrolled gt E Tasks in the last 7 days LU 2f Student Course Master mil Lade EA Personalize Page The My Institution page can be personalized by selecting a color palette for all elements on the page Changes made to t
47. n reply to initial thread posted by instructor and requires the instructor to grade each thread in a forum student message for forum y y S gt Quote Mark as Read Edit Grade ure emirce Martinez With this option an instructor will access the Grade out of 15 0 Grade Date forum click Grade next to the thread and enter nes points possible for the thread Once points are a entered a Grade Thread button will be displayed next to the thread Click Grade a Thread and grade each thread for the students Contributors Linking to Content Area A link to a specific discussion board forum can be added to any content area 1 Mouse over Add Interactive Tool and select Discussion Board 2 Below Create Link use the Select a Discussion Board Forum option and highlight the name of the forum that should be linked within the content area if the forum does not exist select Create New Forum and click Next 3 Make any necessary changes on the this page and click Submit 31 Groups The Groups tool allows an instructor to separate students into small study or project based groups where the groups have their own area in the course to collaborate Depending upon the settings selected by the instructor each group can have access to the following tools Blogs Journals and Wikis graded or not Chat or Virtual Classroom Discussion Board Email File Exchange Tasks and Scholar Each group can also have the ability to person
48. named content area to add content Additional Content Areas can be added by placing your mouse over the plus sign above the course menu and selecting Create Content Area 23 Create a New Course Homepage Adding content to the course homepage involves creating a new Home Page link on the course menu hiding any unnecessary course menu links and adding content to the new home page this is design option two Note A new Home Page link must be created because you cannot add course content to the default Blackboard Home Page Create a new Home Page Link 1 Place your mouse over the Create Item button and select Create Content Area 2 Enter the Name Home Page and select the box to make it Available to Users 3 Click Submit Click the newly created Home Page to add content Add Content to a Content Area The below menu is displayed after clicking a link to a Content Area o Design Tip Instructors who want to post attachments to handouts will use either the Item and or File option located when the mouse is placed over Build Content File attachments can be organized by adding Content Folders before using Item and or File Build Content Mouse over Build Content to create links to an Item File Audio Image Video URL Learning Module Lesson Plan Syllabus and Course Link create a Content Folder a Blank Page Module Page link to Tools Area and to add Mashups Create Assessment Mouse over Create Assessment to add lin
49. nd click a forum s action link Select Copy On the Copy Forum page type a Name Select the option to copy either Entire forum or Forum settings only 30 E UN E 5 In the Location box select a Discussion Board to copy to To select the course s Discussion Board select the Course ID 6 Click Submit On the Discussion Board page the copied forum is added to the bottom of the list Grading Discussion Board A forum or thread can be set as graded where a column is automatically added to the grade center This option is available when creating the forum and or when editing the forum options Forum Grading is done by entering the forum click on Grade Forum and click on the Grade button associated with a particular student Email LastWame 3 First Name Username Posts Grade Martinez Shiree _smartinez23 2 Email All posts submitted by the student are displayed o A iee ai on one page To enter a grade click Edit Grade where instructors can enter a grade and provide Filter optional feedback along with grading notes Once done click Save Grade Sort y read Order Order LY Descending PE Martinez Mark Total Posts 2 Select All None Date of Last Post Jun 14 2011 9 48 14 AM Average Post Length 13 eeg 5 Posted Date e 2011 Minimum Post Length 1 Thread Grading is only possible when students haa Shiree Martinez Status Published cin Average Post Position 1 cannot create new threads only ca
50. nk or Delete 12 Default Module Blackboard Home Page The default entry point home page which displays Blackboard modules and is useful if you intend to use the alerts announcements calendar tasks attention report card to do and what s new tools A completion description of each tool is available in the organizing the modules section Please be aware that adding files to the default home page is not permitted e Design Tip Close the modules that will not show content to students if you plan to use the default home page Doing so may prevent confusion on the student s behalf as they will no longer see blank modules that are intended for instructor use only Instructor can then add a new module page by using the menu s Create Item button make it unavailable to students which will give you access to all Blackboard modules Instructors do have the ability to select any tool or content area as the new course home page This is done by creating a home page content area or adding a tool to the course and changing the course entry point 3 Home Page Add Course Module Customize Page My Announcements My Calendar O Sample Course 2 No calendar events have been posted Welcome more Midterm My Tasks Actions No tasks due No Notifications Early Warning System No Early Warnings Actions Y Change Course Entry Point Click Customization located below the Control Panel Click Style
51. nment page appears To grade all submissions for an assignment 1 In the assignment s column header click the Action Link to access the contextual menu 2 Select Grade Attempts or Grade Anonymously and the Grade Assignment page appears The Grade Assignment page include areas for entering a grade feedback to the student attaching and sending a file back to the student and a grade notes area that is only visible to the instructor Once the page is completed click Save as Draft to finish grading the assignment another time Exit to not save anything entered on the page or Submit to send the grade and any comments attachments back to the student 34 SafeAssignment SafeAssign is a plagiarism checking service offered by Blackboard Learn 9 1 and integrated into all courses at no additional cost SafeAssign checks all submitted papers against the following databases e Internet comprehensive index of documents available for public access on the Internet e ProQuest ABI Inform database with over 1 100 publication titles and about 2 6 million articles from 90s to present time updated weekly exclusive access e Institutional document archives containing all papers submitted to SafeAssign by users in their respective institutions e Blackboard client institutions to help prevent cross institutional plagiarism This Global Reference Database is based on papers submitted by students when they opt in to having paper stored here To create
52. nments where student submit their files electronically The instructor can manage the grades and provide feedback for each student separately via the Grade Center Creating an Assignment 1 Access the content area where the Assignment will be created Place your mouse over Create Assessment and select Assignment Enter a name for the Assignment Enter the assignment information into the Instructions box and or attach the file Enter the Points Possible Enter the Number of Attempts optional availability dates times Due Date and recipients Click Submit DS T pa Note If the course uses the groups tool you can release the assignment to each group where only one member submits the assignment When the assignment is graded each member will receive the same score along with any instructor provided feedback As instructor you can always change the grade for individual student s in the group Grading Assignments A column is automatically added to the Grade Center when an assignment is created The needs grading icon a green square with a white exclamation mark indicates that a student has submitted the assignment and it needs grading There are few ways to grade submitted assignments Access from the Grade Center To grade a single assignment attempt 1 Locate the cell for a student s assignment that needs grading 2 Place your mouse over the cell to see the action link 3 Click the action link select Attempt and the Grade Assig
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54. nsion Follow the below format when using a simple text editor i e Notepad WordPad or Text Edit to create the csv file e Separate the term and definition with a comma e Separate each glossary term with a hard return Item and File These options are used when an instructor would like to post file s for students to download save and or print The Item option gives instructors the ability to use the text editor to format content and attach more than one file The File option is very similar to the Item content type but only allows for a single file attachment with no area for a description The below image from the student view shows the visual difference between the two types of content E Syllabus Item Attached Files y DT570 Syllabus doc 22 KB All student should save and print a hard copy of E Syllabus File Lesson Plan Provides a new type of content container similar to a folder which uses a tabbed format to add different content items It is designed to allow students to view content with a lesson profile and instructional objectives Mashups Flickr Photo SlideShare Presentation and YouTube Video Mashups are available from any content area and within the visual textbox editor When used instructors can easily integrate Slideshare presentations Flickr images and YouTube videos Students can add Mashups to assignments tests discussion board postings email messages and blog wiki and journal postings as thi
55. nt to include Or In the Membership section for Manual Enroll select the Students from the Items to Select box and click the right pointing arrow to add the selected names to the Selected Items box 8 Click Submit oe TS z How to Create a Group Set 1 On the Control Panel select Groups in the Users and Groups section Alternatively use the Groups link on the Course Menu if you have made it available On the Groups listing page point to Create Group Set on the Action Bar to access the drop down list Select Self Enroll Manual Enroll or Random Enroll On the Create Enrollment Group Set page type a Name and optional Description Select Yes to make the Group Available or select Sign up Sheet Only Select the Tools available to the Group by selecting the appropriate check boxes N E 32 7 Select the Grade option and type Points possible for Blogs Journals and Wikis if Student submissions will be graded 8 Select the check box for Allow Personalization to allow individual Group members to add Personal Modules to the Group Homepage 9 Select the Sign up options for Self Enroll including titling the Sign up Sheet Select the Maximum Number of Members Select any other Sign up options you want to include Or In the Group Set Options section for Manual Enroll type the Number of Groups to create 0r In the Membership section for Random Enroll type the Number of Students per Group to create or the Number of Gr
56. or attendance The Grade Center link below the Control Panel provides quick access to the Full Grade Center or directly to items which Needs Grading Additional links can be added to this area by going to the grade center gt Manage gt Smart Views and marking and area as a Favorite Creating columns for assignments activities completed outside of Blackboard is possible by clicking on Create Column and completing the required column information Columns can be organized by going to Manage gt Column Organization and using the drag and drop feature to move columns The Grade Center can be downloaded into an Excel file by going to Work Offline gt Download gt Submit gt Download Grade Center Full Grade Center Create Column Create Calculated Column Filter Work Offline Move To Top Email sort Columns By Layout Position Order a Ascending Grade information Bar Last Saved January 31 2017 12 45 Phi E LastName F Firsta O Brown Tony O Casper Chris ccasper C Farrell Andy afarrell Fl Gonzales Monica mgonzales thrown Fl Hemandez Juan her Fl Lopez Bruce blopez 42 Additional Tools Announcements Instructors can post important information including but not limited to when assignments are due when new course materials have been added changes in the syllabus corrections of materials and tests schedules o Design Tip If used as the course entry point a permanent welcome announcement an
57. oups Select an option to determine how to enroll any remaining members in the Groups 10 Click Submit Enrollment Options Self Enroll students add themselves to a group using a sign up sheet The sign up sheet can show or hide the names of students who have self enrolled into each group Manual Enroll the Instructor assigns each student to a group Random Enroll available for Group Sets and automatically distribute students based upon a designated number of students per group or a designated number of groups in the course This option only applies to students who are currently in the course Students who register or who are added to the course after using this option will need to be added to a group manually Group Assignments When using the Assignment tool instructors have the ability to release the assignment to Groups of Students When used the assignment can be released to some or all groups where only one student in each group submits the assignment When graded from the Grade Center all students in the group will receive the grade along with the optional feedback and attached file s Instructors do have the ability to modify grades for certain students Recipients Recipients AN Students Indridually fai Groups of Students items lo Selagi Salectad ems Group 1 Invert Selection Selact All Invert Selection Select All 33 Assignment The Assignment tool allows instructors to create assig
58. ourse click on the forum name that you have just edited and click the Moderate Forum button This will display all of the postings that are under moderation and need to be published for everyone to view Moderation Queue Post Author Date Group Work and Wacation Plans Shiree Martinez Mon Sep 20 08 06 50 POT 2010 Moderate Plans for the weekend shiree Martinez Mon Sep 20 08 03 23 POT 2010 Moderate To begin the publishing process click the Moderate button to the right of one post The default setting when moderating a post is to Publish post it for everyone to see but you do have the option of Return send post back to the author and not post it for everyone to see Click Submit to publish You now must click the Moderate button to the right of the remaining posts to publish them to the course 29 A Moderate Post Cancel PETT 1 MIDI TE Date Submitted Mon Sep 20 08 06 50 PDT 2010 Author Shiree Martinez Subject Group Work and Vacation Plans Message since this course is fully online and requires group work thought would bring up the following Post Moderation Set Status Publish Return After publishing all postings you want to Edit the forum to make it available to students and to uncheck the Force Moderation of Posts option It also a good idea to check the other settings to ensure that they are how you intend i e you may not want students to delete or edit their own postings Managing Discuss
59. persons username or click Browse to search for username Select the appropriate Role Click Submit a ee eae 1 Enroll Users Username Role Course Builder Enrollment Availability srader Instructor Student W ETT Guest Note Contact E Learning Services to remove users who have the role of instructor and to have external guest accounts created for persons who are not faculty staff or students but who need access to your course s Send an email to Imssupport csub edu using your FirstClass account with the person s first and last names 50 End of Quarter Procedures The End of Quarter Procedures are designed to assist instructors in preparing courses to be reused saving desired course information such as grades discussion board and e mail messages creating an archive of the course and deleting students and selected course content Note Instructors are not required to follow the below steps or to re use a Blackboard course Some instructors choose to keep the course intact by not removing students and or course materials Deny Student Access Instructors who want to keep the course intact can deny all students access to a course any time after the course has ended Changing the availability removes the link to the course for students and guests while maintaining access for users with the role of instructor teaching assistant grader and course builder l Click Customization 2 Click Properties Si Sele
60. rs to Create New Threads Subscribe Do not allow subscriptions O Allow members to subscribe to threads O Allow members to subscribe to forum Include body of post in the email Include link to post O Allow Members to Rate Posts Force Moderation of Posts Grade No Grading in Forum Grade Forum Points possible Grade Threads 3 Enter a Name include an optional instructions descriptions prompts in the Description area 4 Select Yes under Forum Availability to make it available to students and enter any date time restrictions Select the Forum Settings which meet the needs of your course 5 6 Click Submit Note Instructors must create an initial thread in the forum if the Allow Members to Create New Threads is not selected Students can only reply to a thread they cannot create their own when this option is not selected Creating Threads in a Forum Instructors and students must enter a forum in order to start a thread A thread includes the initial post student or instructor posted and any replies to the thread To create a thread click a Forum name and click Create Thread A thread can be posted to the forum by clicking Submit or saved for editing later by clicking Save Draft Saved Drafts can only be viewed by the author of the thread Retrieving Draft Threads When viewing threads in List View place your mouse over Display and select Drafts Only The Tree View option automatically displays the draft
61. s option is available within the visual textbox editor Messages This tool allows all email messages to stay within the Blackboard course requiring users to log into Blackboard to send and read messages Messages are organized in two e Normal y 3 Arial e folders Inbox and Sent and messages are composed by a amp mo 2 ao a clicking on the Create Message button When sending a BEBDRAAJE message select the names of the recipients below Items to Add Mashup Select and move them to the right using the right arrow this will place the names under Selected Items 44 Items to Select Selected Items Dirk Baron Isaac Sanchez Donna Redmayne Elaine Olsen Donna Simmons Eduardo Montoya Janet Armentor Cota Debra Jackson Jess Deegan Joan Digges Jorge Talamantes Judy Pedro Invert Selection Select All Invert Selection Select All Note Blackboard does not have an alert notification when new messages are in the inbox All users must access their course and go to the messages tool to check for new messages My Grades The My Grades tool provides a link in the course for students to view their grades for columns that are in the Grade Center and are released to students It is not necessary to add this tool to your course as students have a link to View Grades within the Tools modules on the My Institution tab o Design Tip From the grade center instructors can see which columns are rel
62. se they contain no content or are hidden from the student view Home Page Discussions My Announcements Groups No course announcements have been posted in the last 7 days Help COURSE MANAGEMENT My Tasks No tasks due 2 Control Panel e Design Tip Once the course is developed turn the edit mode to OFF to view the course from the student perspective This is a way to ensure that all necessary content is released and content not needed is hidden 14 Drag and Drop Keyboard Accessible Reordering Tool and Action Links Drag and Drop and Keyboard Accessible Reordering Tool The drag and drop and keyboard accessible reordering tools are easy ways to change the layout of the My Institution tab for all Blackboard users Instructors can also use this function throughout Blackboard courses to quickly organize content To use the drag and drop function place your mouse over the name of the module or course item you want to move The mouse pointer changes to an arrow move hold down the mouse the item is highlighted and drag the item to the new location Module 1 Course Overview Module 2 Diagnostic Essay This folder contains all of the necessary files to comp T Module 3 Midterm Review a Items can also be reordered using the Keyboard Accessible Reordering Tool 1 To move an item highlight it in the list and use the up down left and right arrows to adjust the order After making the necessar
63. then click OK Enroll User Contains Equal to Starts with Bulk Delete A second method is to use the Bulk Delete option located under Packages and Utilities From this page select the checkmark to the right of Users type the word Delete below 3 Confirmation and click Submit 49 Adding Additional Users Instructors have the ability to add students to their course but can also add users with specific roles such as Instructor Course Builder Grader Teaching Assistant and Guest The below information provides a description of the role and amount of course access for that particular role Course Builder access to all instructor functions with the exception of the Evaluation area where the only available link is the Early Warning System Grader cannot add modify or delete course content has limited Course Tools and Packages and Utilities access and no access to Users and Groups Teaching Assistant access to all instructor functions Guest access to the default module Home Page and content areas of Information and Content Note You can allow Guest additional access to other areas of the course by using the action links next to an item and selecting Permit guests Use the action links again to select Deny guests to block guest access to the course content Adding Instructors Teaching Assistants Graders Course Builders and Guests Click Users and Groups then click Users Click Find Users to Enroll Enter the
64. ting System Mac Safari4 0 Safari3 2 FF3 6 OSX 10 5 Leopard Leopard Additional Information e Blackboard Learn requires the latest version of Sun JRE 6 The JRE can be downloaded from http ava sun com javase downloads index jsp e Browsers which are not supported IE 6 FF 1 x and 2 0 and Safari 2 0 Blackboard and I nternet Explorer You may experience a few issues when using Internet Explorer and Blackboard Internet Explorer 8 was tested in Standards Mode Some known issues can be resolved by using Compatibility Mode see Tip 2 It is recommended that you use Mozilla Firefox or Safari if the below tips do not help Tip 1 Supported Browsers and Operating Systems Review the below table to ensure that you are using a certified or at least compatible browser We do recommend that if using IE 7 you install and use IE 8 Windows 1E8 IE7 XP 32 bit Compatible Compatible Vista 32 bit Vista 64 bit Compatible Compatible 7 32 bit Certified Unsupported _ 7 64 bit Certified Unsupported Certified Fully tested and supported Compatible Partially tested and should function properly Unsupported Either impossible or not tested Do not use with Blackboard Tip 2 Compatibility View Some of these issues are resolved by turning on the Compatibility View in IE Blackboard Learn Windows Internet Explorer G j m rut i seei a bist F File
65. to automated tutorials on the new features Report Card display the user s grades To Do displays the status Past Due Due of relevant course work and tasks What s New displays a list of new items in all relevant courses This module displays instructor orientated information If you are a student these modules will contain no information Add a l 2 Module From the My Institution tab click on E A ETES 1 Add Module Bb BAKERSFIELD Select the checkbox to the left of a ee JO Men Aea My Institution Courses Scholar Add Module Blackboard Course Overview m MyPlaces Home EJ Help Logout CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVE Bb BAKERSFIELD ga My Institution Courses Scholar B aio Information gt Week 1 Folder gt Worksheet 1 Success Task Read Course Syllabus Created Home Page My Announcements 2 BB Test Course 1 Home Page L na lt lt lt lt BA iin t Information t Content i al Discussions E Groups X Tools 4 a Help lt lt lt lt COURSE MANAGEMENT My Tasks No tasks due 2 Control P l What s New Users and Groups Actions Y Edit Mode KN Customize Page Es My Calendar No calendar events have been posted more oe Past Due Actions Y No Notifications Early Warning System No Early Warnings A Page header identical to the page header you saw upon logging in to Blackboard B Edit Mode On Off an
66. udent s who require additional time i Go to the area of the course where you want to link the tests Place your mouse over Build Content and select Content Folder Title this folder Tests 2 Create another folder Title this folder Tests ET 3 Use the action link to the right of the Tests folder and select Adaptive Adaptive Release Release 4 Below 2 Membership click Browse O On the Course Membership page click the Go button Click Show All 6 Select the checkboxes to the left of First Name this will select all users Uncheck the box for the student s who received ET Click Submit 7 On the Adaptive Release page click Submit 8 Repeat above steps 4 6 for the Tests ET folder When selecting users to view this folder only select the username for the student s who require additional time Step 3 Place a link to the tests within the appropriate folder Click to open the Tests folder mouse over Create Assessment then Test To the right of Add Test select Test 1 and click Submit Complete the Test Options page and click Submit Repeat above steps for the Tests ET folder 41 ae ee Grade Center In the Grade Center you can provide and manage your students grades for assignments tests discussion posts journals blogs and wikis and for ungraded items such as surveys or self tests You can also create grade columns for any activities or requirements you want to grade such as special projects participation
67. y Yes O No 4 The default Role is Student 5 Click Submit 47 User does not exist kwalkerg8s Add Enrollments e Indicates a required field Note The system will alert you if a username does not exist in Blackboard and will prevent all students from being added To add the remaining students remove the usernames that do not exist before clicking the Submit button In addition send an email to Imssupport csub edu with the list of usernames that could not be found in the system The usernames will be created and an email response will be sent informing you that you can now add the students Instructors can also send an email to ImssupportOcsub edu to request external usernames for those who are not CSUB students faculty or staff and or to request a student username to give you access to your course as a student Deleting Removing Students Deleting users from a course deletes all of the information associated with the users such as Grade Center information Assessment and Assignment information and course Statistics Discussion Board posts and received messages and email are not deleted Deleted users and their corresponding information cannot be restored to the course However it is possible to re enroll the users into the course without any associated information Deleting Removing Individual Students To remove delete a student from a course go to the Control Panel open Users and Groups and click Users H gt Re
68. y changes click Submit Action Links Action Links double arrows are found throughout Blackboard 3 Peis ee Ea rE ETC EC and allow you to make changes to a particular item by opening the f Adaptive Release items contextual menu Adaptive Release Advanced The available contextual menu options vary based upon the item Set Review you are trying to edit and range from the basic ability to rename e delete hide show and edit to advanced options of adaptive s release review status user progress and copy O Eo UDS A e LI ser Progress Rename Link Hide Link Delete Copy Delete Note Always look for the action link when you want to make a change to any item in Blackboard Changes can include but are not limited to renaming hiding the link updating an attached file changing the release dates or deleting the link from the course 15 Permit Guests Instructors can control whether or not Guests and Observers have access to their courses A guest must have a Blackboard username and password but can access your course by browsing the course catalog To Allow Guests 1 Click Customization and select Guest and Observer Access 2 Below Access select Yes for Guest 3 Click Submit By default Guests have limited access to materials posted by instructors Instructors must grant access to the areas of the course that they want guest to visit by using the action link to the right of an item and selecting Permit gu

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