ITS/IS BB1 Blackboard Basics
Tutorial BB1 is divided into 15 segments. The video segments are embedded here in this page
for your convenience. A 78-page study guide carrying a printed picture of each
screen in all 15 segments of this tutorial can be
downloaded in .pdf form (23 Mb.) by
clicking here .
Segment 0: Getting started quick! Basic web site organization and cleanups
Segment 1: Logging in, labeling courses with academic year and term in your MyCourses box
Segment 2: Announcements page banner, course and menu button organization
Segment 3: Announcements pro and con, and how to post Announcements
Segment 4: The course roster, and how to add students to your Blackboard course
Segment 5: Menu button readability and how to maximize it
Segment 6: Changing menu button names, hiding menu buttons, and removing menu buttons
Segment 7: Adding Content Area (folder) menu buttons
Segment 8: Adding Tool Link and External Link (web link) menu buttons
Segment 9: Graphic Page Banners and how to use them to improve visual interest
Segment 10: Embedding video segments into Announcements and content pages
Segment 11: Installing CutePDF and posting .pdf documents
Segment 12: Content and External Link (web link) changes
Segment 13: Using folders in content menu buttons, changing item sequence
Segment 14: E-mailing students using Blackboard
Segment 15: Making courses available to students, copying a course to a new term
BB1 segment 0 (8.5 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Getting started quick! Basic web site organization and cleanups
BB1 segment 1 (6.5 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Logging in, labeling courses with academic year and term in your MyCourses box
BB1 segment 2 (9.2 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Course and menu button organization, Announcements graphic page banner
BB1 segment 3 (5.2 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
How to post Announcements, and Announcements pro and con
BB1 segment 4 (4.0 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
The course roster, and how to add students to your Blackboard course
BB1 segment 5 (2.7 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Menu button readability and how to maximize it
BB1 segment 6 (5.1 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Changing menu button names, hiding menu buttons, and removing menu buttons
BB1 segment 7 (4.1 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Adding Content Area (folder) menu buttons
BB1 segment 8 (7.9 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Adding Tool Link and External Link (web link) menu buttons
BB1 segment 9 (5.7 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Graphic Page Banners and how to use them to improve visual interest     (HOT TOPIC!)
BB1 segment 10a (8.8 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Embedding video segments into Announcements and content pages     (HOT TOPIC!)
BB1 segment 10b (3.1 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Real-life example of video and still picture embedded in an announcement     (HOT TOPIC!)
BB1 segment 11 (6.3 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Installing CutePDF and posting .pdf documents (and why this is recommended!)
BB1 segment 12 (7.7 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Content and External Link (web link) changes
BB1 segment 13 (5.0 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
Using folders in content menu buttons, changing item sequence
BB1 segment 14 (5.1 minutes)
     
     
   
   
   
E-mailing students using Blackboard
BB1 segment 15 (4.1 minutes)
     
     
   
   
Making courses available to students, requesting copying of a course to a new term
DePaul Instructional Technology Support Group / Info Services      
Updated 11/19/2009 by JJ