Notice
Blackboard at JHU will be fully shut down on 12/1/22. Last chance to preserve your content!
There will be no access to Blackboard grades, course content, or student work after this time. Starting 12/1/22, the system will no longer be available for use.
- Want to preserve content and student work before Blackboard is shut down on 12/1/22? Learn how to save past Blackboard work safely by accessing the student guide or faculty guide.
- Help: Contact your teaching and learning center with questions – student help and faculty help.
- Where is your course:
- All courses are being taught on Canvas for fall 2022 and beyond.
- If you are having trouble finding your course, check out the “Why can’t I see my Canvas course?” page. (Note: The School of Public Health will continue using CoursePlus).
Start of Term Tips for Instructors
Start of Term Tips for Students
The following tutorials contain detailed step-by-step instructions with screenshots. Most links are PDF documents.
Getting Started:
- Log into Blackboard
- My Institution Dashboard
- Accessing Courses
- Navigating the Course Environment
- Notifications Dashboard
- Make Your Course Available (Video Demo)
- Add JHU Users to a Course (Video Demo)
- Merge Course Sections
- Edit Notification Settings
- Self Service Support
Adding Content:
- Add Items to the Course Menu
- Add a Syllabus to a Course
- Add Content to a Course
- Learning Module
- Upload .zip Files
- Drag & Drop Multiple Files into Blackboard
- Content Collection Basics
- Adaptive Release
- Add a Banner Image to the Home Page
- Copy a Content Item
- Course Copy
Miscellaneous:
- Course and Organization Roles
- Create a Guest Login
- Changing The Home Page (Point Of Entry)
- Mobile Apps
- Toolpad Shortcuts
- Creating a Blackboard Organization
- Upload an Avatar/Profile Picture
- Pronouns in Blackboard (new)
- Course Archive
- Blackboard Enhancements
- Blackboard Archived Information
FAQ:
Communication & Collaboration Tools:
- Announcements (Video Demo)
- Blogs (Helpful Hints)
- Calendar
- Discussion Board (Helpful Hints)
- Groups
- Journals
- Messages
- Wikis (Helpful Hints)
Grades:
Assessment:
- Assignments
- Turnitin Assignments
- Tests & Surveys
- Best Practices for Blackboard Assessment Creating – Instructors
- Best Practices for Blackboard Assessment Taking – Students
- Creating & Importing a Test
- Copying a Blackboard Test/Survey from One Course to Another
- Rubrics (Helpful Hints)
- Feedback Studio (Grade Mark)
- Test Accommodations for Students (Accessibility)
Other Tools: