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Global Navigation and My Blackboard Service Pack (SP) 10
Tour the new global navigation and My Blackboard. Now all your academic information is organized in one place, providing a consistant quick and easy way to find everything.
My Blackboard Profile Service Pack (SP) 10
Learn how to create your Blackboard Profile. Your profile is completely separate from your Blackboard account so you can add a picture, a nickname, and even information from Facebook and Twitter. Share your profile with other people at your school so they can get to know you.
Video Everywhere Service Pack (SP) 10
Use the content editor in Blackboard to create video using your webcam. Upload your recordings directly to YouTube™ using your registered Google® account and YouTube channel.
Working in the Course Environment
- The New 2012 Theme Watch It!
- Getting Started with Your Course Environment Read It!
- Your Course Environment Watch It!
- Course to Course Navigation - New for Service Pack 8! Watch It!
- Select the Page Where Users Enter Your Course Watch It!
- Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point Watch It!
- Creating a Blank Page (for displaying content) on the Course Menu Watch It!
- Uploading One or More Files to Your Course Watch It!
- Adding an Avatar to Personalize Your Course Environment Watch It!
- Making Your Course Available to Students Watch It!
- Making Your Course Available to Students Read it!
Building Course Content
- Getting Started with Creating Accessible Course Content - Updated for Service Pack 12! Read It!
- Getting Started with Course Content Read It!
- Using the Content Editor - New for Service Pack 10! Watch It!
- Comparing the New Content Editor with the Legacy Text Editor - New for Service Pack 10! Read It!
- Using the Text Editor Watch It!
- Editing the Course Home Page Watch It!
- Building a Learning Module Watch It!
- Creating a Lesson Plan Watch It!
- Adding a Glossary Term Watch It!
- Adding Textbook Information to Your Course Watch It!
- Creating a Blank Page Watch It!
- Creating a Tool Link Watch It!
- Adding a URL Watch It!
- Creating a Mashup Watch It!
- Attaching Course Files to a Content Item - Updated for Service Pack 10! Watch It!
- Tour the Course Files Feature Watch It!
- Adding Your Own Web Content Through Course Files Watch It!
- Create Multiple Rules to Release a Content Item Watch It!
K-12
- Searching for Standards Watch It!
- Aligning Content to Standards Watch It!
- Running a Class Coverage Report Watch It!
Setting Permissions
- Turning Tool Availability On and Off Watch It!
- Making Tools Available to Students Watch It!
- Changing the Course Language Pack Watch It!
- Changing the User Language Pack Watch It!
- Permitting and Restricting Guest and Observer Access Watch It!
Reporting and Course Utilities
- Turning On Statistics Tracking for a Content Item Watch It!
- Running and Saving a Course Report - New for Service Pack 8! Watch It!
- Exporting a Course Package Watch It!
- Archiving a Course Watch It!
- Importing a Course Package Watch It!
Content Collection
- Creating a Folder in the Content Collection Watch It!
- Uploading Files to the Content Collection Watch It!
- Uploading a Zipped Package to the Content Collection Watch It!
- Downloading Files in a Zipped Package from the Content Collection Watch It!
- Emailing a File from the Content Collection Watch It!
- Linking a File to Multiple Courses from the Content Collection Watch It!
Content Partner NBC Archives
Content Partner McGraw-Hill
- Pair Your Blackboard Course with Your McGraw-Hill Connect Section Watch It!
- Prepare Your Students for McGraw-Hill Connect and Blackboard Watch It!
- Add Your McGraw-Hill Connect Assignments within Blackboard Watch It!
- Deploy Your McGraw-Hill Connect Assignments to Blackboard Watch It!
- McGraw-Hill Faculty Training Tutorial 17 minutes recorded Collaborate session Watch It!
Content Partner Pearson
- Pearson's MyLab Mastering and Blackboard Learn: Tutorial on the Instructor and Student Experience - Brainshark pesentation New for Service Pack 8! Watch It!
- Pearson MyLab Getting Started Guide for Instructors - New for Service Pack 8! Read It!
- Pearson MyLab Getting Started Guide for Students - New for Service Pack 8! Read It!
- Integrating Pearson's MyLab with Blackboard Learn - New for Service Pack 8! Watch It!
Content Partner Cengage
- Cengage Learning Mindlinks Getting Started Guide - New for Service Pack 8!Read It!
- Cengage Learning Mindlinks: Faculty Training Tutorial - 13 minute recorded Collaborate sessionWatch It!
Content Partner Wiley
- WileyPLUS Integration with Blackboard - New for Service Pack 8!Watch It!
- WileyPLUS Getting Started Guide for Teachers - New for Service Pack 8!Read It!
- WileyPLUS Getting Started Guide for Students - New for Service Pack 8!Read It!
- WileyPLUS Faculty Training Tutorial - 22 minute recorded Collaborate sessionWatch It!
Upgrading and Best Practices
- Getting Started with a Moved Course from Vista 8 Read It!
- Comparing CE & Vista 8 and Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 Service Pack 8 Read It! New for Service Pack 8!
- Balancing Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning in a Blackboard System Read It!
- Using Blackboard for Problem-based Learning Read It!
- Delivering Documents to your Students Read It!
- Audio and Video Standards for Online Learning Read It!