Faculty Blackboard Guide
Welcome to the Blackboard Faculty Guide


This Blackboard Faculty Guide has been developed to familiarize faculty with the Blackboard environment, and includes both streaming Video Tutorials and Print "Quick Start" Tutorials.

FACULTY BLACKBOARD VIDEO TUTORIALS
This set of video tutorials is meant to help guide you through the basic tools and techniques that will help you manage a Blackboard Course Section

 

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For Instructors, most of the important tools and features are accessed through the Control Panel, which is accessed with a link in the Blackboard menu that is not visible to students. Click on Using the Control Panel in the menu on this page to learn how to access it.

FACULTY BLACKBOARD PRINT TUTORIALS

This set of print tutorial "Quick Start" guides cover the basics of the important Blackboard tools

Managing the Course
Accessing the Control Panel: Control Panel
Making a course available: Course Availability
Posting staff information: Entering Staff Information
Creating a content area: Creating a Content Area
Posting an Assignment: Posting an Assignment
Copying Content From One Course Into Another: Course Copy

Test Manager
Creating a Test: Creating a Test
Launching a Test: Launching a Test

Discussion Board
Posting a Forum: Posting a Forum
Posting a Thread: Posting a Thread
Replying to a Post: Replying to a Post

Grade Center
Creating a Column: Creating a Column
Creating a Category: Creating a Category
Calculating a Grade: Calculating a Grade