Bb 'How-to' Info

Blackboard 7 Beginning of the Semester Checklist

Blackboard 9 Beginning of the Semester Checklist

Use these quick how-to sheets to guide you through the most commonly used features of Blackboard.

Content Areas
Course Options
Course Tools
User Management
Assessments
Tips and Tricks

Content Areas
About Content Areas	Folders	Course Links	Surveys
	Items	External Links	Tests
	Assignments	Learning Units	Turnitin Assignment
Course Options
Course Availability	Course Entry	Guest Access	Manage Tools
Course Copy	Course Name	Course Menu	Observer Access
Course Design	Export Course	Course Menu: Advanced	Recycle Course
Course Tools
Announcements	Discussion Board	Managing Collaboration	Staff Information
Course Calendar	Email	Managing Collaboration: Archives	Tasks
Digital Dropbox			Turnitin Tools
User Management
Enroll Users	List/Modify Users	Manage Groups
Assessments
Taking Online Tests (helpful instructions to share with students)	Formatting Test for Respondus
Tips and Tricks
Gradebook: Generating Letter Grades	Gradebook: Adding Extra Credit	Gradebook: Combining Multiple Sections	Adding an RSS Feed
Setting Up Library Resource Button	Linking to Library Articles

Elluminate Live!

Elluminate Live! is integrated with Blackboard and offers an eLearning and collaboration environment that provides opportunities for real-time discussion and dynamic interaction. Using Elluminate, instructors can hold virtual office hours for students as well as offer real-time tutoring and mentoring. Faculty and staff can engage in professional development and attend meetings without costly travel or teleconferencing.
Instructions for using Elluminate through Blackboard.

Blackboard Training Manual - Complete

This is the comprehensive Blackboard User Manual for Version 7 in a Microsoft Word document. Please be aware that this manual contains all the tools and features that Blackboard has to offer, many of which many not be available to Fresno State users. Click here to download Blackboard Manual

Quick Guides from Blackboard

The Blackboard Quick Start Guides are PDF documents that contain pedagogical information about selected features available in the Blackboard course management system. Please note that Fresno State does not implement all of the Blackboard features. Some elements of the Quick Start Guides will not apply.