Blackboard Tips and Tutorials
- Announcements
- Assignment
- Course Development
- Communication and Collaborative Tools
- Digital Drop Box (may be removed in a future version of Blackboard)
- Gradebook
Creating an Announcement
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create an announcement in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Create an Announcement Tutorial]
Creating an Assignment Tip Sheet
Tips on creating, reviewing, and grading assignments are all available in this tip sheet.
[PDF - 174KB]
Creating an Assignment
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Create an Assignment]
Completing and Submitting an Assignment
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how students complete and submit an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Completing and Submitting an Assignment]
Grading an Assignment
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to retrieve and grade an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Grading an Assignment
Course Development [Back to top]
Modifying your Course Design
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how add a course banner and customize your Course Menu.
[Course Design]
Building a Learning Unit
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to build a Learning Unit, which encourages your students to view content in a specific, predetermined order.
[Building a Learning Unit]
Communication and Collaboration Tools [Back to top]
Creating and Managing Groups
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manage a collaborative group in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Creating and Managing Groups
Creating a Discussion Forum
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create a Discussion Forum, and modify Forum and User Settings in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Creating a Discussion Forum]
Archiving Discussion Board Threads
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to create an archive, move threads to an archive, release threads and remove archives in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.
[Archiving Discussion Board Threads]
Working with Discussion Board Options
In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to access and utilize the Discussion Board options.
[Discussion Board Options]
Digital Drop Box [Back to top]
Digital Drop Box
Provides the ins and outs of the Digital Drop Box. You and your students will find this tip sheet to be a valuable resource.
Digital Drop Box vs. Assignments
In this tip sheet, you will learn how the Assignment content type varies from the Digital Drop Box, and review some scenarios where one tool is more appropriate than another.
[PDF - 69KB]
Please Note: The digital dropbox cannot be accessed by instructors from the tool menu item. It can only be accessed from the Control Panel. This is normal, expected behavior and if you test this, you will see that this is the case in ALL courses, not just yours.
Previous versions of Blackboard gave a more descriptive error along the lines of "Digital Dropbox must be accessed through the Control Panel." I am not sure why the error message has changed, I apologize if that is part of the confusion here.
Please also note that the Digital Dropbox is a deprecated feature and may be removed in a future version of Blackboard. We highly recommend that its use be discontinued in favor of the replacement "Assignment" feature which is generally preferred by most instructors and students.
Gradebook Tip Sheets[Back to top]
Gradebook Icons and Definitions
This tip sheet will teach you how to interpret the Gradebook Icons to ensure an easy grading process in Blackboard 6.
Weighting Grades by Category or Item
The Release 6 Gradebook contains a grade weighting feature that allows an instructor to determine how the software calculates the final grade for a student. There are two options: Weight by Item and Weight by Category.
Gradebook Weighting by Category
This tip sheet walks you through considerations and tasks for implementing accurate grade weighting.
Disclaimer: Some information in this archive may have changed due to feature upgrades to the Blackboard software and/or new discoveries about the capabilities of Blackboard.
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