CUNY Blackboard

Faculty Log-in Instructions <pdf>

What is New in Blackboard 9.1 Guide in Images <pdf>

What is New in Blackboard 9.1 PowerPoint Presentation <pdf>

Introduction to Blackboard 9.1 Faculty Guide and On Demand Movies <pdf>

Blackboard 9.1 Frequently Asked Questions <pdf>

Blackboard 9.1 Frequently Asked Questions - Faculty <pdf>

Intro to Blackboard 9.1 <video>

Working in the Course Environment

Exporting Your Blackboard Course <pdf>

Using the Section Merge Tool <pdf>

Customizing the My Courses Box <pdf>

Getting Started in Your Course Environment <pdf>

Your Course Environment <video>

Course Menu Overview <video>

Creating a Course Menu Divider <video>

Customizing the Navigation Menu <pdf>

Changing Menu Style <video>

Creating a My Grades Course Link <video>

Select the Page Where Users Enter Your Course <video>

Modifying the Tools Area <video>

Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point <video>

Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) on the Course Menu <video>

Adding Instructors, Teaching Assistants or Course Builders to Your Course <pdf>

Uploading Your Syllabus <video>

Uploading One or More File to Your Course <video>

Uploading Documents <video>

Make Your Course Available to Students <pdf>

Make Your Course Available to Students <video>

Building Course Content

Getting Started with Course Content <pdf>

Making Backups of Your Course Materials <pdf>

Copying Course Materials <pdf>

Copy and Move Content to Another Folder <video>

Using the Text Editor <video>

Editing the Course Home Page <video>

Building a Learning Module <video>

Creating a Lesson Plan <video>

Adding a Glossary Term <video>

Adding Textbook Information to Your Course <video>

Creating a Blank Page <video>

Creating a Tool Link <video>

Adding a URL <video>

Creating a Mashup <video>

Attaching Course Files to a Content Item <video>

Tour the Course Files Feature <video>

Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files <video>

Create Multiples Rules to Release a Content Item <video>

Using the Discussion Board

Creating a Discussion Board Forum <pdf>

Creating a Discussion Board Forum <video>

Reading and Posting on the Discussion Board <pdf>

Grading a Discussion Board Forum <video>

Creating a Discussion Board Thread <video>

Replying to a Discussion Board Thread <video>

Grading Discussion Board Threads <video>

Searching the Discussion Board and Collecting Posts <video>

Tagging Discussion Board Posts <video>

Rating Discussion Board Threads <video>

Managing Discussion Board Roles <video>

Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings <video>

Moderating Discussion Board Forums <video>

Blogs

(Please note that these instructions are for the Blackboard versions of blogs. Learning Objects Campus Pack blogs are similar but not the same.)

Creating a Journal <video>

Creating and Editing Journal Entries <video>

Commenting on a Journal Entry <video>

Creating a Blog <video>

Creating and Editing Blog Entries <video>

Commenting on a Blog Entry <video>

Wikis

(Please note that these instructions are for the Blackboard versions of wikis. Learning Objects Campus Pack wikis are similar but not the same.)

Creating a Wiki <video>

Adding Rich Content to a Wiki <video>

Editing a Wiki Page <video>

Linking Wiki Pages <video>

Viewing a Wiki Page History <video>

Grading a Wiki <video>

Managing Group Work

Creating a Group <video>

Creating Group Sets <video>

Getting Started with Groups <pdf>

Announcement and Scheduling

Creating Announcements <video>

Creating a Course Task <video>

Providing Contact Information <pdf>

Creating a Course Contact <video>

Create Email Link and Send Email <video>

Sending Email <video>

Sending Blackboard Messages <video>

Assignments

Using SafeAssign <video>

Getting Started with Assignments <pdf>

Creating Blackboard Assignments <pdf>

Create an Assignment on Blackboard 9.1 <video>

Retrieving and Grading Assignments <pdf>

Downloading Assignments <video>

Clean Out Graded Assignment Files <video>

Tests, Surveys, and Pools

Creating a Test <pdf>

Creating a Test <video>

Setting Test Options <pdf>

Setting Test Options (includes setting the timer for a test) <video>

Reading Survey Results <video>

Getting Started with Building a Test <pdf>

Tour the Question Finder Feature <video>

Reading Survey Submissions <video>

Exporting and Importing a Test or Survey <video>

Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft® Excel <video>

Creating a Fill in the Blank Question <video>

Creating a Short Answer Question <video>

Creating a Matching Question <video>

Creating a True or False Question <video>

Adding an Existing Question to a Test <video>

Creating a Calculated Formula Question <video>

Creating a Calculated Numeric Question <video>

Creating an Essay Question <video>

Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question <video>

Creating a Hot Spot Question <video>

Creating a Jumbled Question <video>

Creating a Likert Question <video>

Creating a Multiple Answer Question <video>

Creating a Multiple Choice Question <video>

Creating an Ordering Question <video>

Creating a Quiz Bowl Question <video>

Tagging Questions for Reuse <video>

Building a Pool <video>

Creating a Random Block and Adding It to a Test <video>

Grade Center

Getting Started with the Grade Center <pdf>

Adding a Column to the Grade Center <pdf>

Customizing the Grade Center View <video>

Creating Smart Views <video>

Creating a Grade Rule <video>

Viewing Grade Details <video>

Anonymous Grading <video>

Creating Grading Notes <video>

Creating a Grade Center Report <video>

Creating a Grading Rubric <video>

Associating a Rubric with a Gradable Item <video>

Grading with Rubrics <video>

Grading Assessments Question by Question <video>

Viewing and Downloading Grade History <video>

Color Code the Grade Center <video>

Working Offline with the Grade Center <video>

Student Performance

Performance Dashboard <video>

Sending Notifications <video>