BLACKBOARD Training  Session

October 23,  2002
Dr. Selia Karsten

(Seneca College BlackBoard Instructors Manual Version 5.5)

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1. Course Availability (pp. 48, 49)
Area Availability

2. Course Images
Course Banner (pp 52, 53)

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3. Control Panel

Content Areas (pp 5-19)

Announcements

Add, modify, time release, remove

Folders and Documents – (not Announcements)

Folder – Description, color, title, visibility, time

Add item – title, color, key text, browse/upload

Set Options

Remove WARNING (p 10)

Smart text, plain text, HTML

Add graphics (p 11)

Zipped files and websites (p 12)

Learning Units

Items (embedded) files (external)

Add Links (p 19)

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4. Assessment (pp 20-24)

Pool (pp 25, 26) to randomize questions

Online Grade Book  (p 27)

Views:  Item, User, Spreadsheet

Stats (p 33)

5. Course Tools (pp 37-39)

Forum – Name – Description – Threads

Individual Mail Link

Search Messages

Show Options (collect)

Sort by default, author, date, subject

Group Management (pp 2-4) for teamwork
Set up tools for group

Calendar  (p 40)

Drop Box (p 41)

Virtual Class Room (Chat) (pp 42-47)
Clearing logs

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6. Archiving Course Cartridges (pp 50,51)
 

7. Appendices

• Version 4 and 5.5. Changes

• Customize MySeneca page (p 56)

• e-mail (can now attach files)

• HTML (pp 66-70)

• FAQs (pp 71-77)

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