Start of Term Tips for Instructors
Start of Term Tips for Students
Please note: Blackboard is continuously upgraded and we do our best to update the documentation. Some of the tutorials may reflect the previous version – please bear with us as we do our best to update the materials as quickly as possible.
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: