1. BB1 Basic Blackboard Faculty Skills Instructional Technology Development – SAC 284 itd@depaul.edu

2. General rules 1 - Logging in to BlackboardLogging in to Blackboard 2 - Labeling with course ID and year/termLabeling with course ID and year/term 3 - Menu buttons by type and weekMenu buttons by type and week 4 - Control PanelControl Panel 5 - Home page bannerHome page banner 6 - Posting an announcementPosting an announcement 7 - Listing student names (roster)Listing student names (roster) 8 - Requesting the addition of studentsRequesting the addition of students 9 - Improving menu button readabilityImproving menu button readability 10 - Changing menu button namesChanging menu button names 11 - Hiding a menu buttonHiding a menu button 12 - Removing an unused menu buttonRemoving an unused menu button 13 - Adding a folder button (content area)Adding a folder button (content area) 14 - Resequencing menu buttonsResequencing menu buttons 15 - Adding a Tool Link menu buttonAdding a Tool Link menu button 16 - Adding a web link menu buttonAdding a web link menu button BB1 – Table of contents (first half) We’ll take a short break after we complete these topics in the first hour.

3. BB1 – Table of contents (second half) This course ends when we have completed these topics in the second hour. 17 - Graphic page bannersGraphic page banners 18 - Posting a video introduction!Posting a video introduction! 19 - Using CutePDF to create.pdf filesUsing CutePDF to create.pdf files 20 - Putting documents into menu buttonsPutting documents into menu buttons 21 - Putting web links into menu buttonsPutting web links into menu buttons 22 - Removing documents or web linksRemoving documents or web links 23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reservesCopyright, fair use, e-reserves 24 - Creating folders in menu buttonsCreating folders in menu buttons 25 - Resequencing menu button contentsResequencing menu button contents 26 - Sending e-mail to all studentsSending e-mail to all students 27 - Sending e-mail to selected studentsSending e-mail to selected students 28 - Making a course availableMaking a course available 29 - Requesting a prior course copyRequesting a prior course copy

4. The FireFox browser seems to work best with Blackboard Version 8. (Internet Explorer is often much slower.) Always use the “OK” or “Cancel” or “Submit” buttons at the bottom of the Blackboard screen for navigation—NOT your browser’s “back” arrow button! General rules

5. 1 - Log in at: OLL.DEPAUL.EDU

6. Enter username and password

7. 2 - Labeling - click the yellow pencil

8. Selecting labeling information 1 2 3

9. 3 - Menu button organization – by type

10. Menu button organization – by week

11. 4 - Control Panel, for instructors only

12. Control Panel 3 1 2 4

13. Map Map Menu buttons Button appearance, banner Availability

14. 5 - Home page banner

15. Install course banner: click Browse

16. Click “OK” on this type of “receipt”

17. Breadcrumb trail leads to home page

18. 6 - Posting an Announcement

19. Select Announcements in Course Tools

20. Select Add Announcement Add

21. Select Add Announcement 1 2 3 4 5

22. New Announcement

23. 7 - Seeing names of students in course

24. Search with no special criteria (Blocked out here for student privacy)

25. 8 - Requesting TA, student, guest added www.itd.depaul.edu

26. Requesting student, TA, guest adds www.itd.depaul.edu

27. Request to Add form

28. 9 - Improving menu button readability

29. Course Design  Course Menu Design

30. Click on Buttons, then Submit

31. 10 - Changing menu button names

32. Manage Course Menu, change names

33. Change a menu button name

34. 11 - Hiding a menu button

35. Hide a button: remove checkmark

36. Hidden button in Manage Course Menu

37. 12 - Removing a menu button

38. Remove button: lose any contents!

39. 13 - Adding folder button (content area)

40. Adding a folder button (“content area”)

41. Your new menu button appears…

42. 14 - Changing menu button sequence

43. Changing menu button sequence

44. How the new menu button appears

45. 15 - Adding a tool link button

46. Adding a tool link button

47. 16 - Adding a web link button

48. Name the button and supply the URL

49. The new external link button

51. How the external link button works

52. BB1 – Table of contents (second half) This course ends when we have completed these topics in the second hour. 17 - Graphic page bannersGraphic page banners 18 - Posting a video introduction!Posting a video introduction! 19 - Using CutePDF to create.pdf filesUsing CutePDF to create.pdf files 20 - Putting documents into menu buttonsPutting documents into menu buttons 21 - Putting web links into menu buttonsPutting web links into menu buttons 22 - Removing documents or web linksRemoving documents or web links 23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reservesCopyright, fair use, e-reserves 24 - Creating folders in menu buttonsCreating folders in menu buttons 25 - Resequencing menu button contentsResequencing menu button contents 26 - Sending e-mail to all studentsSending e-mail to all students 27 - Sending e-mail to selected studentsSending e-mail to selected students 28 - Making a course availableMaking a course available 29 - Requesting a prior course copyRequesting a prior course copy

53. 17 - Graphic page banners

54. 18 – Posting a Video Introduction

55. Embedding Video Clips The highlighted text is part of what was copied and pasted from www.viddler.com

56. 19 - Post.pdf documents, not Word

57. 20 - Putting docs into menu buttons

58. Putting docs into menu buttons

59. 1 2 3 4

60. 21 - Putting web links into menu buttons

61. Putting web links into menu buttons

62. 22 - Removing documents or web links

63. 23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reserves

64. Copyright, fair use, e-reserves

65. 24 - Creating folders in menu buttons

66. 25 - Resequencing menu button content

67. 26 - Sending e-mail to all students

68. Sending e-mail to all students

69. 1 2

70. 27 - Sending e-mail to selected students

72. 28 - Making a course available

73. Making a course available

75. 29 - Requesting prior term course copy www.itd.depaul.edu

76. Requesting student, TA, guest adds www.itd.depaul.edu

77. Request to copy form Copy from your selection here… … to your selection here … this content

78. BB1 Basic Blackboard Faculty Skills END Instructional Technology Development – SAC 284 itd@depaul.edu