• Control Panel Overview

  • Quick Edit Mode

  • Creating Announcements

  • Exporting vs. Archiving

  • Exporting

  • Archiving

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  • Creating Assignments in Blackboard 6.0
(replaces the digital drop box)

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  • Grading Assignments

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  • Turning in Student Assignments

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  • Checking Student Grades in the Gradebook

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  • Creating Test Pools

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  • Importing Test Pools

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  • Creating Surveys

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  • Adding Surveys to Your Blackboard

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  • Viewing Survey Results

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  • Exporting your Gradebook to Microsoft Excel

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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.

Using the Question Pool Upload Feature

In this tip sheet, you will learn how to format a text file of your questions using the format specified. Once created, you can upload the questions into the Blackboard Learning System. Please note this feature is available in the Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) Enterprise version only.

Creating an Assignment Tip Sheet

Ways on creating creating, reviewing, and grading assignments are all available in this tip sheet.

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.

Completing and Submitting an Assignment

In this animated tutorial, you will learn students complete and submit an Assignment in a Blackboard Learning System (Release 6) course Web site.

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.

Getting Started in Your Release 6 Course

This tip sheet was designed for students new to the Blackboard system.

Modifying your Course Design

In this animated tutorial, you will learn how add a course banner and customize your Course Menu.

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.

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 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.

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.

Working with Discussion Board Options

In this animated tutorial, you will learn how to access and utilize the Discussion Board options.

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.

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.

Creating Quarterly Grades

Modify your Gradebook in Blackboard Release 6 and create grades by the Quarter. This tip sheet shows you how!

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.