Blackboard 9.1 SP8 Faculty FAQ's

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FTCC's current version of Blackboard is 9.1 SP 8 (release 9.1.82223.0)
NEW for Service Pack 8 LINK
Known Issues LINK
Release Notes LINK
SP8 Webinar LINK TUTORIAL

Blackboard Basics Course (Pre-requisite for E.O.T.)
This is a self-paced course offered at no cost.
To enroll contact Marissa Weymouth at 910.678.8211 or weymoutm@faytechcc.edu .

Effective Online Teaching Course (E.O.T.)
Upcoming Sessions:
Spring II: March 12 - May 8, 2013
To Enroll: Continuing Education Registration office in the Neill Currie Build

Blackboard Logins for New Faculty LINK

Creating Accessible Course Content
All videos are closed captioned. Click the CC button in the player to see the captions.

• Narration is descriptive of each task from start to finish
• Interactivity can be skipped by keyboard stroke
• Visual feedback shows the correct click path for all interactive elements
• Longer videos allow viewers to skip segments

Working in the Course Environment

• Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point LINK
• Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) On the Course Menu LINK
• Course to Course Navigation (New for SP8) LINK
• Getting Started With Your Course Environment LINK
• Select the Page Where Users Enter Your Course LINK
• Uploading One or More Files to Your Course LINK
• Your Course Environment LINK

• Adding a Glossary Term LINK
• Adding Textbook Information to Your Course LINK
• Adding a URL LINK
• Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files LINK
• Attaching Course Files to a Content Item LINK
• Building a Learning Module LINK
• Creating a Blank Page LINK
• Creating a Lesson Plan LINK
• Creating a Mashup LINK
• Creating a Tool Link LINK
• Create Multiple Rules to Release a Content Item LINK
• Getting Started with Course Content LINK
• Tour the Course Files Feature LINK
• Using the Text Editor LINK
• Usint the 'Paste from Word' Mash-Up LINK

• Changing the Course Language Pack LINK
• Changing the User Language Pack LINK
• Making Tools Available to Students LINK
• Permitting and Restricting Guest and Observer Access LINK
• Turning Tool Availability On and Off LINK

Reporting and Course Utilities

• Copy a Course LINK
• Exporting a Course Package LINK
• Importing a Course Package LINK
• Running and Saving a Course Report LINK  PRINT 
• Turning On Statistics Tracking for a Content Item LINK
• Using the Bulk Delete Feature PRINT

Getting Started with Interactive Tools

Discover the differences among Blogs, Journals, Wikis, and the Discussion Board and how to use each tool effectively in your course.

Using the Discussion Board

• Creating a Discussion Board Forum LINK
• Creating a Discussion Board Thread LINK
• Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings LINK
• Grading a Discussion Board Forum LINK
• Grading Discussion Board Threads LINK
• Managing Discussion Board Roles LINK
• Moderating Discussion Board Forums LINK
• Rating Discussion Board Threads LINK
• Replying to a Discussion Board Thread LINK
• Searching the Discussion Board and Collecting Posts LINK
• Tagging Discussion Board Posts LINK

• Creating a Group LINK
• Creating Group Sets LINK
• Getting Started with Groups LINK

• Commenting on a Blog Entry LINK
• Creating a Blog LINK
• Creating and Editing Blog Entries LINK
• Creating a Journal LINK
• Creating and Editing Journal Entries LINK
• Commenting on a Journal Entry LINK
• Getting Started with Journal Prompts to Improve Student Writing LINK New for Service Pack 8!

• Adding Rich Content to a Wiki LINK
• Creating a Wiki LINK
• Editing a Wiki Page LINK
• Grading a Wiki LINK
• Linking Wiki Pages LINK
• Viewing a Wiki Page History LINK

• Creating Announcements LINK
• Creating a Course Contact LINK
• Creating a Course Task LINK
• Sending Blackboard Messages LINK
• Sending Email LINK

Assessing Students

Grade Center

• Anonymous Grading LINK
• Associating a Rubric with a Gradable Item LINK
• Color Code the Grade Center LINK
• Creating a Grade Center Report LINK
• Creating Grading Notes LINK
• Creating a Grade Rule LINK
• Creating a Grading Rubric LINK
• Creating Smart Views LINK
• Customizing the Grade Center View LINK
• Getting Started with the Grade Center - Updated for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Getting Started with Needs Grading - New for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Grading Assessments Question by Question LINK
• Grading with Rubrics LINK
• Viewing and Downloading Grade History LINK
• Viewing Grade Details LINK
• Working Offline with the Grade Center LINK

• Adding an Existing Question to a Test LINK
• Automatic Regrading - New for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Awarding Negative Points for Incorrect Answers to Test Questions - New for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Building a Pool LINK
• Creating a Test LINK
• Creating a Fill in the Blank Question LINK
• Creating a Calculated Formula Question LINK
• Creating a Calculated Numeric Question LINK
• Creating an Essay Question LINK
• Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question LINK
• Creating a Hot Spot Question LINK
• Creating a Jumbled Question LINK
• Creating a Likert Question LINK
• Creating a Matching Question LINK
• Creating a Multiple Answer Question LINK
• Creating a Multiple Choice Question LINK
• Creating an Ordering Question LINK
• Creating a Quiz Bowl Question LINK
• Creating a Short Answer Question LINK
• Creating a True or False Question LINK
• Creating a Random Block and Adding It to a Test LINK
• Exporting and Importing a Test or Survey LINK
• Getting Started with Automatic Regrading - New for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Getting Started with Building a Test LINK
• Reading Survey Results LINK
• Reading Survey Submissions LINK
• Setting Test Options (includes setting the timer for a test) LINK
• Tagging Questions for Reuse LINK
• The Sample Quiz - Help Prepare Students for Online Tests LINK
• Tour the Question Finder Feature LINK
• Uploading Test Questions from Microsoft® Excel LINK

• Downloading Assignments LINK
• Clean Out Graded Assignment Files LINK
• Getting Started with Assignments - Updated for Service Pack 8! LINK
• Using SafeAssign LINK

• Performance Dashboard LINK
• Sending Notifications LINK
  

Content Collection

• Blackboard 9.1 - Content Collection Manual LINK
• Creating a Folder in Content Collection LINK
• Downloading Files in a Zipped Package from the Content Collection LINK
• Emailing a File from the Content Collection LINK
• Linking a File to Multiple Courses from the Content Collection LINK
• Uploading Files to the Content Collection LINK
• Uploading a Zipped Package to the Content Collection LINK

Recommended End of Semester Course Maintenance for Instructors
An archive of each course is completed by Blackboard at the end of the semester. Instructors should also archive and keep a copy of the archive, just in case the collected archives somehow become corrupt. Archive instructions are here.

Instructor's Should Export:

• Grade centers for each course. Information is located here.
• Course Reports (Course Statistics in previous versions of Blackboard). Make sure you select All User Activity Inside Content Areas. Statistics are only retained for 180 days. Archives DO NOT retain statistic information. LINK  PRINT