Welcome to the Blackboard faculty support page. This page contains a combination of PDF documents and videos with how to instructions for the course tools and tips and tricks pertaining to Blackboard. Click on the hyperlink corresponding to the file or video you wish to view then select the play arrow. If you are unable to open the PDF files, ensure that you have a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader, installed on your computer. If you are having trouble viewing the videos, please let us know. As always, if you have any questions, please contact the Academic Instructional Technology Center at asaitc@adams.edu or 719-587-7371.
HyFlex Faculty Resources
Understanding & Building Your Course
Working in the Course Environment
- Blackboard Theme Upgrade (PDF)
- Your Course Environment
- Uploading One or More Files to Your Course
- Adding an Avatar to Personalize Your Course Environment
- Making Your Course Available to Students (PDF)
- Getting Started with Your Course Environment (PDF)
- Hiding Courses From your Course List (PDF)
- Edit Notification Settings
- Course to Course Navigation
- Changing the Landing Page for your Course (PDF)
- Viewing Your Course as a Student (PDF)
- My Blackboard Profile
- The Retention Center
- Using the Calendar Tool
Building Course Content
- Getting Started with Course Content (PDF)
- Creating an Announcement
- Adding a PDF Syllabus to Your Course (PDF)
- Adding a HTML Syllabus to Your Course (PDF)
- Creating a Learning Module and Adding PDF files (PDF)
- Creating a Learning Module and Adding HTML files (PDF)
- Linking Activities within a Learning Module
- Editing the Course Home Page
- Adding a URL
- Creating a Mashup
- Adaptive Release
- Creating Accessible Course Content
- Using the Content Editor (PDF)
Reporting and Course Utilities
- Statistics Tracking
- Running a Report of All User Activity
- Exporting a Course Package (PDF)
- Importing a Course Package (PDF)
- Archiving Your Course
Blackboard Ally
- Accessible Documents Checklist (PDF)
- Getting Started with Ally
- Accessing Alternative Formats with Ally
- Disable Ally Alternative Formats
- Ally Course Accessibility Reports
Communicating and Collaborating
Messaging
Discussions
- Creating a Discussion Forum (PDF)
- Creating a Discussion Thread (PDF)
- Replying to a Discussion Thread (PDF)
- Grading Discussion Forums with a Rubric
- Interacting with the Discussion Board
Blogs
Journals
Wikis
Using Collaborate Ultra
- How to Create a Collaborate Ultra Session (PDF)
- Blackboard Collaborate Ultra – Join and Feeds (PDF)
- How To load a PowerPoint presentation Using File Sharing on Collaborate Ultra (PDF)
- How To load a PowerPoint presentation Using Application Sharing on Collaborate Ultra in Chrome (PDF)
- How To load a PowerPoint presentation Using Application Sharing on Collaborate Ultra – Firefox (PDF)
- How to record a Collaborate Ultra room (PDF)
Using Kaltura
Assessing Learners
Assignments
- Getting Started with Assignments (PDF)
- Creating an Assignment
- Downloading Assignments
- Grading Assignments with Blackboard Annotate
Blackboard Outcomes
- Adding a Secondary Evaluation Rubric
- Adding Outcome Alignments to an Assignment
- Instructions for External Evaluation (PDF)
- Using a Secondary evaluation Rubric
Tests, Surveys, & Pools
- Building a Question Pool (Database)
- Creating a Test
- Setting Test Options (includes setting the timer for a test)
- Reading Survey Results
- Exporting/Importing Test (PDF)
- Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft® Excel
- Creating a Fill in the Blank Question
- Creating a Short Answer Question
- Creating a Matching Question
- Creating a True or False Question
- Adding an Existing Question to a Test
- Creating a Calculated Formula Question
- Creating a Calculated Numeric Question
- Creating an Essay Question
- Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question
- Creating a Hot Spot Question
- Creating a Jumbled Question
- Creating a Likert Question
- Creating a Multiple Answer Question
- Creating a Multiple Choice Question
- Creating an Ordering Question
- Creating a Quiz Bowl Question
- Adding Test Availability Exceptions
Grade Center
- Getting Started with Grade Center (PDF)
- Customizing the Grade Center View
- Creating Smart Views
- Keeping Student Names Anonymous When Grading Tests
- Creating a Grade Center Report
- Creating a Grading Rubric
- Exporting/Importing a Rubric
- Associating a Rubric with a Gradable Item
- Grading with Rubrics
- Providing Audio and Video Feedback to Students
- Color Code the Grade Center
- Working Offline with the Grade Center
- Dropping Lowest Grade (PDF)
- Grading Assessments (PDF)
- Weighting Your Grades in Blackboard
Student Performance
Turnitin Assignments
If you will be using Turnitin.com rather than within Blackboard and do not yet have an account, please contact AITC at ascaitc@adams.edu to have an account created for you.
Blackboard ePortfolio
- Creating an ePortfolio in Blackboard
- Saving a Submitted Assignment as an Artifact
- Adding an External Artifact
Honorlock Help
And More…
- New Tools in Bb 9 (PDF)
- Beginning of Semester Checklist (PDF)
- End of Semester Checklist (PDF)
- Opting in to BlackBoard Connect (PDF)
- Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education
Tips & Tricks
- Clearing Cache- Mozilla Firefox
- Clearing Cache (Temporary Internet Files)- Internet Explorer
- Downloading and Installing Mozilla Firefox
- Downloading and Installing Java
- Saving a Document in Rich Text Format
- Entering Final Grades in Banner
