An
Instructor's Guide
to Blackboard |
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Adding
Content
To begin creating/managing your Blackboard Course, click
the Control Panel link from your Course
Page.
1. To add an Announcement:
- click on the Announcement link under Course Tools
- create a new announcement by clicking on the Add
Announcement button
- type in the appropriate information;
make sure to check the options – whether the announcement
will always be shown or shown only for a period of time
- click Submit and OK
2. To add Course Information
-
click on the Course Information link under Content Areas
- add
content by clicking Add: Item. (Usually, the syllabus
is placed here.)
- type in necessary information or
attach and upload a file from your computer
- check and uncheck
options that apply
- click Submit and OK
3. To add Staff Information
-
click on the Staff Information link under Course Tools
- click on Add: Profile (Note: if there are multiple instructors
and teaching assistants, it might be better to group
them by placing them in different folders. Therefore,
you would
first have to choose Add: Folder.)
- type in the appropriate information; upload images if
necessary
- click Submit and OK
4. To add Course Documents
- click on the Course Documents link under Content
Areas
- individual items, related to the course in general, can
be added through the Add: Item link; if the information
is for
everyday/week use of the students and is already grouped
into units – it would be more appropriate to
use the Add: Folder link
- individual files/folders should be named; additional
information should be typed in or attached; additional
options
should be checked
- by adding a Course Link, instructors can give their students
shortcuts to other parts of the course (for example,
a link to the Assignments area)
- by
clicking Add:
Test,
instructors can
create tests (creation
of tests/quizzes will
be discussed later
-
under Assessment)
and
have
students take them
5. To add Assignments
-
click on the Assignments link under Content Areas
- place individual assignments or upload assignments into
named folders; create links to other parts of the course;
create
and place tests, quizzes and other assessments
6. To add External Links
- click on the External Links link
under Content Areas
- click on the Add External Link button
- fill in the name and the URL of the link
- click Submit and OK
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