User Interface Components

Using the Content Editor (rich text editor)

Accessibility

Formatting Images in the Content Editor: Alignment, Border and Spacing

Using the Student Preview

Copying content from one course into another

Setting availability and due dates with Date Management

Use Course Remodel to erase or reset a course to a "model" or template

Adding a Guest Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Grader or Auditor to a course

How to add the "Notifications" area to the course menu

How to add a "My Grades" link to the course menu

How to add the Email or Messages tool link to the course menu

How To Set Up Your Course Entry Point

How to create a printable photo roster

About The Notifications Dashboard

How to add the "Notifications" area to the course menu

Using the Notifications Dashboard

How to add a "My Messages" module to the Notifications area

Notifications Settings

Announcements

Blogs

Course Calendar - New Feature!

Course E-mail

Course Messages

Collaboration (Chat Room)

Discussion Board

Glossary

Journals

Rubrics

Wikis

Turnitin Assignments

iClicker Registration

Voice Authoring Tools

Copying content from one course into another

Content Creation

Creating Course Areas for Content

Uploading Files to a Content Area

Creating a folder in a content area

Creating Content in a Course Area

Creating Assessments in a Course Area

Linking to Tools in a Course Area

Linking to Library journals and database articles

Editing and Managing Course Areas and Content

Creating a Mashup: YouTube, Flickr, and SlideShare

Adding Video and Audio Media to Content Areas

Providing Textbook Information in a Course Area

Importing a Course Cartridge

Videos can be added to Blackboard using YouTube or the Kaltura Media tool. Consult TLP to help you choose the right method to match your need.

Using Kaltura Media

Kaltura is a new media streaming solution that has been pilot-tested since Spring 2012. It replaces the Mole server and works much like a private YouTube channel for your course:

• Upload video or audio files in a variety of formats.
• Kaltura converts the media to a streaming format automatically.
• Students can play the media on most devices.
• Faculty can optionally allow students to upload media to the Course Gallery.

How to upload video using Kaltura in Bb Learn
Supported File Types and Formats for Kaltura
How To Use The Kaltura Mashup To Embed Webcam Video into Blackboard

Allowing students to upload their videos to Kaltura

To embed videos in discussions, journals, wikis, blogs or assignments:
How To Use The Kaltura Mashup To Embed Webcam Video into Blackboard

3-step process to use the Course Gallery:

1. How to enable students to share media using the Kaltura Course Gallery
2. Student Instructions - How to upload video to the Kaltura Media Gallery
3. Customizing class-wide visibility of media uploaded by students.

Embedding YouTube Videos

Public Videos

(tutorial coming soon)

Your Own YouTube videos ("Unlisted" Videos)

Record or Embed Unlisted Videos in in the Content Editor

Captioning your YouTube video for accessibility

YouTube videos which are marked as private should not be embedded in Bb Learn because only a small number of specific users can view this media.

Creating and Editing Assignments

Creating Group Assignments

Downloading Assignments

Grading Assignments - New Feature!

Grading Group Assignments

Using TurnItIn for Online Grading and Anti-Plagiarism

Test Options and Deployment Tips and Recommendations

Respondus

Using Respondus

Configuring Respondus for Bb Learn

Importing questions to Respondus from MS Word or text files

Publishing a test to multiple sections at once with Respondus

Creating Tests in Bb Learn

About Creating Tests and Surveys

Creating Tests and Surveys

Editing Tests and Questions

Question Types

Changing Question Settings

Offering Partial Credit

Finidng and Reusing Questions

Creating Question Sets

Putting Existing Test Questions Into a Randomized Set

Uploading Questions (better option: use Respondus)

Test and Survey Options

Using the Test and Survey Canvas

Deploying and Grading Tests and Surveys

Test Options and Deployment Tips and Recommendations

Deploying Tests and Surveys

Accommodating students who require modified test options like extra time or alternate days.

Test and Survey Status

Grading Tests

Grading Multiple Attempts

Test and Survey Results

Using the Test Access Log - New Feature!

Test Item Analysis - New Feature!

Pools

Using the Pool Canvas

Creating and Editing Pools

Importing, Exporting, Copying between courses

Exporting Tests, Surveys, and Pools

Importing Tests, Surveys, and Pools

About the Grade Center

Setting Up the Grade Center

Creating and Managing Grade Center Columns

Using the Grade Center

Calculating and Exempting Grades

Download and Uploading to the Grade Center from Excel

Using Smart Views in the Grade Center

Getting Started with Needs Grading (PDF)

How to Create A Total Points Column in the Grade Center

Understanding Weighted Grades

Handling Extra Credit in the Grade Center

How to Add an Extra Credit Column to the Grade Center

How to add a "My Grades" link to the course menu

About the Retention Center

Tips and Recommendations for using the Grade Center

Managing Tool Availability

Adaptively Releasing Content

Groups

Student Performance: Early Warning System, and more

About Groups

Creating Groups

Editing Groups

Managing Groups - New Feature!

Enrolling Students in Groups | Removing Students from a Group

Sending Email to Groups

Creating Group Assignments

Grading Group Assignments

About Course Files (Content Collection)

Creating and Editing Folders in Course Files

Uploading Zip Files to the Content Collection

About Files Added Automatically to Course Files

Linking to Files in Course Files

Managing Files and Folders in Course Files

Controlling Access to Course Files

New! Using Blackboard Drive to manage and edit files