Blackboard
Use the accordion for quick access to our most used tutorials.
You can access Blackboard here: https://calbaptist.blackboard.com/
See this tutorial on how to find your courses
See this tutorial on how to change your alerts/notifications from Blackboard.
- Adding Content to a Course Module
- Changing the Appearance of the Blackboard Menu
- Change font/size
- Creating a Folder for Each Week of Instruction
- Creating a Journal
- Creating a Blog / Wiki
- Editing a Course Home Page
- Make the "calendar" available
- Link all assessments in the modules, and in an "assessments" link
- Webex Education Connector for Blackboard Learn (PDF)
- Ultra navigation and alterations to the the syllabus
- How to Create a Mashup (YouTube, VoiceThread, GoogleDocs or any other web-based content)
- How to Send Email in Blackboard Learn
- Adding Content to a Course Module
- Adding Library Films on Demand videos in Blackboard
- Linking to Library Resources in Blackboard
- Add Student Resources modules
The Performance Dashboard in Blackboard can help you track your students progress in your course. It is important to remember to check the box of tracking number of views for best results in any item, content, or assignment.
Quizzes/Tests
- Creating a Quiz/Test/Exam in Blackboard
- "New" Blackboard Quiz Generator (PDF)
- How To Create a Test in Blackboard Learn
- How to Create a Test Question
- How to Create a Random Block of Test Questions
- How to Set Test Options
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Jumbled Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Allow multiple submissions
About SafeAssign
SafeAssign is a plagiarism prevention tool that allows your instructor to check the originality of a homework submission. SafeAssign automatically conducts the check by comparing your assignment against a database of other assignment submissions. (Learn More Here)
Rubrics
- Add the "My Grades" tool to the left-hand navigation
- Needs Grading
- How to Customize the Grade Center
- How to Use Grade Details to See Attempts and Assign Grades
- Color Code the Grade Center
- How to Create a Smart View of Grade Center Data
- How to divide your "full grade center" of a merged course into sections
- Check the math in the Grade Center total- that it includes all columns
- Scroll bar for gradebook disappeared on your mac? Click here for the fix
- How to use weighted grades
- Change an assignment from "points" to pass/fail or complete/incomplete.
Importing and Exporting a Course (Formerly Copying)
Course Copy Request
If you have a course copy request, fill out this form
Otherwise, you may perform a number of course copy actions yourself. Here are some tutorials:
- Before you import class content or copy a course section, click this tutorial to learn how to prepare a video for course copy by "bulk deleting"
- Click this tutorial to learn how to export a Blackboard course package, to give to someone else to import
it
- PDF Versions (Both contain instructions for preparing course with Bulk Delete):
It is a good idea to check your course by looking at the Student Preview prior to making it available. This helps you see if the assignments and materials show up the way you expect them to. Student Preview Tutorial How to self enroll in a Blackboard class