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Blackboard
FAQ's for Faulty
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For instructors: |
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Adding Course Content
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Click the Control Panel
shortcut in the Course
Menu.
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Under Content Areas,
click Course Information,
Course Documents, or
Assignments to add content.
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Click the Item
button.
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Enter a name for the content
in the Name box.
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Optional: Click the
Pick button next to the
Choose Color of Name box
and select a color from the
resulting color palette.
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Training |
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For students: |
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Blackboard Login Page |
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Student manual |
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Frequently-asked questions |
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- Enter text in the
Text
box. (Click the Paste
button to paste text from
another file.)
- Optional:
To attach a
file, click the Browse
button next to the Attach
local file box. Locate and
select the file you want to
attach, and click the Open
button. Select additional file
options in the Content
section.
- Optional:
Select
options in the Options in the Options
section.
- Click the Submit
button and click the OK button.
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Creating a Folder
- In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel,
select the content area you want to add a folder to.
- Click the Folder button.
- Enter a name for the folder in the Name box.
- Enter and format text in the Text box.
- Optional: Select options in the Options
section.
- Click the Submit button and click the OK
button.
Note: to add content to a folder, click the folder name to
open it, and click a button, such as the Item button.
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Copying and Moving Course Content
- In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel,
select the content area that contains the item you want to move
or copy.
- Click the Copy Item button next to the name of the
content you want to move or copy.
- Optional: To move or copy content to another course,
click the arrow on the Destination Course box and select
the course you want to move or copy to.
- Click the Browse button next to the
Destination Folder box.
- Select a course location to move or copy to.
- Next to Remove item after copy, do one of the
following:
- To copy the item, leaving the original in its current
location, select No.
- To move the item to a new location,
select Yes.
- Click the Submit button.
(If you selected Yes,
click the OK button to confirm that you want to
remove the item from the current location.)
- Click the OK button.
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Adding an External Link
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In
the
Content
Areas
section
of the
Control
Panel,
click
External
Links.
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Click
the
External
Links
button.
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Enter a
name for
the link
in the
Name
box.
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Enter a
Web site
address
in the
URL
box.
(You
need to
enter
the full
Web site
address.
For
example,
enter
http://www.sau.edu.)
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Enter a
description
of the
link in
the
Text
box.
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Optional:
To
add a
file to
the
link,
select
options
in the
Content
section.
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Optional:
Select
options
in the
Options
section.
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Click
the
Submit
button
and
click
the
OK
button.
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Adding a Course Link
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Using the Syllabus Builder
- In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel,
select the content area that you want to add the syllabus to.
- Click the arrow on the Select box, and select
Syllabus from the resulting menu.
- Click the Go button.
- Enter a name in the Syllabus Name box.
- Select Create New Syllabus.
(To use a syllabus
file that you have already created, select Use existing file.
Click the Browse button next to the Attach local file
box. Locate and select the file and click the Open
button.)
- Click the Submit button.
- Enter header text in the boxes provided, and enter and
format subtexts in the text boxes.
- Make selections in the Syllabus Design, Build Lessons,
and Options sections.
- Click the Submit button and click the OK
button.
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Using Adaptive Release
Adaptive
Release allows the instructor to
control what portions of the site
are available to individual student
users using rule criteria.
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In the Content Areas
section of the Control Panel,
select the content area that
contains the item you want to
add an adaptive release to.
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Click the Manage
button for the item.
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Click Adaptive Release.
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Select criteria in the
Date section.
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In the Membership
section, enter or select the
users or groups you want to be
able to view the content.
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Enter or select criteria in
the Gradebook Item
section.
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In the Review Status
section, click the Browse
button, select the content you
want to enable review for.
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Click the Submit
button. (If you selected to
enable review, click the OK
button.)
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Click the OK button.
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Enabling Review Status
You can allow students to show that they have reviewed an item.
- In the Content Areas section of the Control Panel,
select the content area that you want to enable review status
for.
- Click the Manage button.
- Click Review Status and select Enable.
- Click the Submit button and click the OK
button.
Note: to check the see if an item has been reviewed, click the
Manage button for the item and click
Adaptive Release and
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