When you open a course in Blackboard for the first time, it's blank. And the only obvious place to put content is the Content Collection. However, the Content Collection is only a place to put content for you, as the instructor. It does not make that content available to your students. To do that,...

NOTE: This process applies only to iMacs and MacBooks, though the steps below may vary slightly depending on your version of OSX. To enable the Grade Center scroll bar: Navigate to System Preferences by selecting the Apple logo in the Finder menu, and clicking System Preferences... In the...

Note: This process is to hide a course from your personal course lists. It does not hide a course from other participants. It only hides it from your list as a means of simplifying your list. Faculty who want to hide a course from students should follow the instructions in Article 503: Make a...

This lesson covers creating a new forum in the Discussion Board area. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. 1. In the control panel, select Course Tools, then select Discussion Board. 2. Click Create Forum. 3. Choose a Name and...

Select and click the content area where you want to add the weblink. Click Build Content and select URL from the menu. Add a name for your link in the Name field and paste the URL into the URL field from your browser's address bar. Be sure to type or copy and paste the entire url , beginning...

Follow these instructions to create a journal in Blackboard. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. 1. Go to the course area within Blackboard where you want your journals to reside and choose Journal under Add Interactive Tool. 2....

Follow these instructions to Create an Assignment in Blackboard. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. 1. Select Announcements from the course menu 2. Or, select Course Tools in the Control Panel and click Announcements 3. Click Create...

The instructions below regard how to create an assignment in Blackboard. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. 1. Go the area of your course where you want to create the Assignment and select Assessment. 2. Select Assignment ...

Follow these instructions to create a test in Blackboard. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. 1. In Control Panel, select Course Tools then select Tests, Surveys and Pools 2. Choose Tests 3. Choose Build Test if you are creating a...

This lesson demonstrates how to create groups in Blackboard. The information is first presented in video format with written instructions to follow. Follow these steps to add a group to your course 1. Go to the Control Panel, expand the User and Groups option, and click on "Groups" 2. Decide...

Follow these instructions to upload a file in Blackboard. The instructions are first presented in a video format, with written instructions to follow. Files can be uploaded from a local drive or the course itself, and can be documents, spreadsheets, pdfs, Powerpoint, text, web, or zip file. ...