Introduction to Blackboard | Communication Tools | Peer and Self Assessment | SafeAssign | Grade Center | Support


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Blackboard, at the University of Redlands, is used for the delivery of course materials and activities in an online environment. With Blackboard, instructors can post announcements, syllabi, lecture notes, presentations, assignments, quizzes and grades for students to access at anytime. Blackboard also includes interactive features such as discussion boards and virtual chat rooms.

This site provides text-based and movie tutorials that cover many of the functions of Blackboard. Click on the links below or use the navigation bar above to access the learning resources available on this site.

 

 

The Introduction to Blackboard tutorial covers many aspects of Blackboard. This tutorial provides an overview of the most commonly used features within Blackboard, such as logging into Blackboard, accessing and navigating your course, using the announcements page, adding a syllabus, images, assignments, and external links. The The Introduction to Blackboard tutorial covers many aspects of Blackboard. This tutorial provides an overview of the most commonly used features within Blackboard, such as logging into Blackboard, accessing and navigating your course, using the announcements page, adding a syllabus, images, assignments, and external links. [top]

Text-based Tutorial:
Introduction to Blackboard
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Exercise Files

The following movie files accompany the Introduction to Blackboard tutorial. Each movie is designed to show you visually how to make use of a particular feature in Blackboard. To view a movie, click once on the movie link. The movie will open using the Flash player. If you do not have the Flash player - click here to learn more.

1. Logging into Blackboard 11. Organizing Your Course Information
2. The myRedlands Page 12. Adding Course Information(Pictures)
4. Accessing Your Course(s) 13. Adding Your Introduction
5,6,7. Navigating your Course 14. Adding Your Goals
8. Adding an Announcement 15. Adding Course Information-Web links
9. Adding Your Syllabus 16. Adding an Assignment
9a. Adding Your Syllabus-Linked file 17. Adding an External Link
10. Adding Faculty Information 18. Changing the Name of a Menu Item

 



The Blackboard Communication Tools tutorial provides an overview of five ways to communicate with students using Blackboard. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Blackboard's e-mail function, announcements page, digital drop box, discussion board, and grade center. [top]

Text-based Tutorial:
Communication Tools
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Exercise Files

The following movie files accompany the Blackboard Communication Tools tutorial. Each movie is designed to show you visually how to make use of a particular feature in Blackboard. To view a movie, click once on the movie link.. The movie will open using the Flash player. If you do not have the Flash player - click here to learn more.

1. Adding an Announcement 4. Adding a Discussion Forum
2. Sending E-mail 5. Using the Digital Drop Box
3. Adding a Column to the Grade Center  



The Self and Peer Assessment tutorial provides an overview of how to setup and make available a peer assessment. With this tool, students can anonymously review and grade work submitted by their classmates following instructor-set criteria, encouraging them to better understand the assignment objectives and learn from the perspectives of others. Self and Peer Assessment empowers students to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, learn how to collaborate, and provides opportunities to offer constructive criticism. [top]

1. Creating a Self and Peer Assessment 4. Viewing the Results of a Self and Peer Assessment
2. Adding Questions to a Self and Peer Assessment 5. Sending Self and Peer Assessment Results to the Grade Center
3. Adding Criteria to a Self and Peer Assessment Question 6. View all five steps in one handout

 

 

SafeAssign

SafeAssign is a plagiarism detection service that is part of Blackboard 8. It uses a text matching algorithm to detect exact and inexact matching between a paper and source material. [top]

Text-based Tutorial:
SafeAssign


Getting Started with SafeAssign (PDF)

Behind the Blackboard SafeAssign Wiki [support site from Blackboard]

 

The Blackboard 8 Grade Center tutorial provides an overview on how to perform various functions related to grading. Within the Grade Center, you can add grade columns, calculate columns and weight total columns, view grade column information, manually override grades, and download your grade book. [top]

Text-based Tutorial:
Blackboard Grade Center


Blackboard Grade Center (PDF)

Getting Started with the Blackboard Grade Center (PDF)
[support handout from Blackboard]

The following movie files accompany the Blackboard Grade Center tutorial. Each movie is designed to show you visually how to make use of a particular feature in Blackboard. To view a movie, click once on the movie link. The movie will open using the Flash player. If you do not have the Flash player - click here to learn more.

1.Adding a Grade Column 6. Manually Override a Grade
2. Weighting Grades 7. Rearranging Grade Center Columns
3. Modifying a Grade Column 8. Hiding Users in the Grade Center View
4. Viewing Grade Column Information 9. Showing Users in the Grade Center View
5. Removing a Grade Column 10. Downloading from the Grade Center
  11. Uploading to the Grade Center


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Kimberly Perna
(909) 748-8316 or extension 8316
kimberly_perna@redlands.edu

Catherine Walker
(909) 748-8321 or extension 8321
catherine_walker@redlands.edu

 

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