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Resources

This page pulls all of the Blackboard resources that appear throughout the EdTech website into one cohesive reference list for faculty interested in, or actively using, Blackboard.

Planning your Course

• "Educational Benefits of Online Learning"
• "10 Steps to Creating Your Online Course"
• "Course Design Tips"
• "Suggested Uses for Blackboard Course Areas"
• "Supported File Types"
• "Building a Course Web Site Checklist"
• "Instructional Design Tips"

Building Your Course

• Access Your Account and Courses:
  • All pages
  • Login
  • Faculty Homepage
  • Course Homepage
  • Control Panel
• Develop Your Course Structure:
  • All pages
  • Main Navigation
  • Communication
  • Tools
• Manage Your Course Content:
  • All pages
  • Course Items
  • Folders & Learning Units
  • External Links
  • Course Links
  • Assignments
  • Modify & Remove Course Content
  • Copy/Move Course Content
• Interact With Your Students:
  • All pages
  • Announcements
  • Discussion Board (Asynchronous Chat)
  • Collaboration (Synchronous Chat)
  • Send Email
  • Digital Drop Box
  • Groups
• Assess & Grade Your Students:
  • All pages
  • Tests & Surveys
  • Gradebook
• Make Your Course Available:
  • Course Settings

Managing Your Course

• Course Checklist
• Sample List of Participation Guidelines
• A Guide to 'Netiquette
• Tips for Using Blackboard's Online Discussion
• Good Discussion Comments: Tips for Students
• Online Discussion Guidelines for Students
• Grading Online Discussion Participation: A Sample Rubric
• Managing Online Discussions Tutorial