Blackboard Help

Self-Paced Blackboard Basics Course

Watch on how to enroll:

How To...

Make My Course Available

Course Management > Customization > Properties> Set Availability

making the course avaiable

Customize Blackboard Menus

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Add Content (e.g. Syllabus, Readings)

This video covers the basics of adding content to Blackboard. It demonstrates first how to upload a file and an item, and how to edit them once they've been shared to Blackboard. Next, it shows how to share a file from CUNY Dropbox, and share a web link. It then demonstrates how to embed a YouTube video into a Blackboard page. Finally, it covers how to double-check your content using Student Preview Mode.

* All files must be ADA accessible >>

Create Announcements

Create an Assignment

Create and Edit a Quiz

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Create a Discussion Board Forum

Use the Grade Center

Create Bb Rubrics

Take Attendance on Bb

Initiating the tool

Control Panel > Customization > Tool Availability > check the radio button next to Attendance > Submit

(this step should be done only once) 

steps to initiate the attendance tool on bb

 

Using the tool

After the tool has been initiated, go to Control Panel >Tools> Attendance

 

Add a New User to my Bb Course

Merge Course Sections

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Last Updated: 01/29/2024 09:36