Bb QuickStart Guide
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Contents
- 1 Instructor's Guide
- 1.1 Add Course Staff (Instructor, GA/TA)
- 1.2 Add Course Announcement
- 1.3 Add a Tool
- 1.4 Make my Course Available
- 1.5 View a Class List
- 1.6 Send Email To Students
- 1.7 Add a Course Syllabus
- 1.8 Give Student Grades
- 1.9 Import CLEW Content into Course
- 1.10 Export Content / Course Archive
- 1.11 Related Articles
Instructor's Guide
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Add Course Staff (Instructor, GA/TA)
- Control Panel -> Users and Groups
- Users -> Find User to Enrol
- Enter UWin ID (don’t include @uwindsor.ca) in Username field
- Select Role, Availability - Yes,
- Submit
Add Course Announcement
- Go to Course Menu
- Announcements -> Create Announcements
- Enter Subject and Message
- To send as an Email instantly -> Not Date Restricted -> Send copy of this announcement immediately
- Submit
Add a Tool
- Top left of Course Menu, click “+”
- Tool Link -> enter Name e.g. Discussion Board
- Choose a Type from drop down list e.g. Discussion Board
- Check Available to Users
- Submit
Make my Course Available
- Control Panel -> Customization -> Properties
- Scroll down to Set Availability
- Select Yes
- Submit
View a Class List
Grade Center - Class List
- Control Panel -> Grade Center
- Full Grade Center -> Work Offline
- Download
- Select User Information Only
- Submit
- Download
Send Email To Students
- Control Panel -> Course tools
- Send Email
- Select All Student Users, All Users, Instructors, Teaching Assistants, Groups or Individuals
- Select the Recipients of your Email (depending on your selection above)
- Enter a Subject and Message.
- Attach files (if needed)
- Submit
Add a Course Syllabus
- Course Menu -> Content Area called Syllabus
- Build Content -> Item
- Enter Name and Text that describes the file
- Browse My Computer or Browse Content Collection to attach a file
- A small window will open -> select file
- Chose Availability, Date and Time restrictions (optional)
- Submit
Give Student Grades
Add a Grade Center Item
- Control Panel -> Grade Center -> Full Grade Center -> Create Column
- Type a Column Name and optional description
- Assign the Points Possible value
- Choose a Primary Display Type
- Under Options, determine if the entry should be visible for student viewing
- Submit
Enter Grades
- Control Panel -> Grade Center -> Full Grade Center
- Click on the cell beside the student you wish to grade below the appropriate column / assessment
- Enter the Grade and hit the Enter key to save and move to the next student.
Import CLEW Content into Course
From CLEW - copy into Blackboard Course
- Course Menu -> Course Tools
- CLEW Import
- Select CLEW course -> Submit
- Select tool(s) with content to copy (Read instructions per tool)
- Submit
- Find content under similar tool name in Course Menu
- Check over for accuracy and errors
Export Content / Course Archive
Export Content - Package
- Control Panel -> Packages and Utilities
- Export/Archive Course -> Export Package
- Select appropriate settings and select course materials
- Submit
- Email will be sent when archive available for download
- Click on zip file link on Export/Archive page to download.
This Export Package contains only the parts of the course that were selected.
- To import into new course shell - Use Import Package / View Logs -> Import Package -> Browse to zip file -> select all course materials as above -> Submit.
Create Course Archive
- As above except
- Export/Archive Course -> Archive Course
- Select appropriate settings
- Submit
- An email will be sent when the archive is available to download. Click on the zip file link on the Export/Archive page to download.
The Archive contains every part of course, including student work.
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