Blackboard User Guide
Blackboard User Guide
The Blackboard enhanced version (currently installed) now includes the following new and updated features:
Easily accessible navigation
Improved content editor
New assessment functions
Inline assignment grading
Redesigned discussion board
New Calendar Tool
What is Blackboard?
Blackboard is a Web-based learning management system (LMS) designed to support fully online or hybrid courses. Blackboard provides many types of tools and features for enriching the learning experience.
What can you do with Blackboard?
An instructor can post assignments, syllabus, lesson plans, and documents for the class. Students can directly submit their completed assignments to Blackboard to be graded; feedback and grades can be posted for the students to access; instructors can communicate with the entire class via email or the Message Box tool without having to know their email addresses. The grade center tool can be used to post grades and keep students informed of their progress. These are just a few things that can be done with Blackboard which is available 24/7. Best of all, the course design and all the work that was put into it can be copied and reused for another semester.
What courses are accessible on Blackboard?
All courses in which you are teaching or enrolled are accessible on Blackboard. If you do not see your course listed, please contact the IT Help Desk.
How do I access my Blackboard course?
Sign into Blackboard (see instructions below) and a list of your current and past semesters’ courses will be listed. Click on the course to access it.
Blackboard Log-in Instructions
Click on the above link for instructions on how to:
Login into Blackboard
Create a Blackboard user id / reset your password / retrieve a forgotten login id
Click on the above link to view:
What you need to access Blackboard
How to access Blackboard
How to reset my CUNY Portal/ Blackboard Password
How to update my Blackboard email
How to access and work with the discussion Board
Accessing and submitting assignments
Accessing and submitting Safe Assignments
How to change your email address in Blackboard
Blackboard help for students
Student user guides:
On Demand Learning Videos for Students
Click on the above link to see videos on:
Working in your course.
Taking a test online
Checking your grades
Working in groups
Creating a Blog entry
Using the Discussion Board
Creating and editing a Wiki
Viewing my contribution to a wiki
Linking wiki pages
Using the course map
Submitting an assignment
Faculty user guides:
On Demand Learning Videos for faculty
Click on the above link to see videos on:
Building your courseCreating course content Comparing the new editor with the legacy text editor Using the text editor Editing the course Home page Building a learning module Creating a lesson plan Adding a glossary term and textbook information Creating a blank page Creating a tool link and a URL Creating a Mashup Attaching a course file to an item Taking a tour of the course files |
Creating rules to release a contentWorking in the course environmentThe new 2012 Blackboard theme Getting started with your course Your course environment Select the page where users enter your course Adding a banner to your course Creating a blank page Upload files to your course Adding an Avatar to personalize your course Making the course available/unavailable to students Setting permissions Using the Report and Course utilities |
Working with the Grade Center
Using the Grade Center - YouTube Video
Getting started with the grade center
Downloading the grade center to a spreadsheet
Blackboard Help
Blackboard help for instructors
The discussion board
Tests, Surveys and Pools
Blackboard YouTube Quick Videos
Online Teaching Strategies
Blackboard Mobile FAQs
Browser Support for Blackboard
After Hours BlackBoard Support