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Presenting the New 2012 Theme for Service Pack (SP) 8
This movie provides a tour of the new 2012 theme available in Blackboard Learn Service Pack 8. This modern and efficient interface has all the functions of Blackboard you are familiar with a streamlined workflow.
Working in the Course Environment
- 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 Course Content 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 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!
- 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!
Content Partners
- Adding NBC Archives Video Content Watch It!
- 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!
Upgrading and Best Practices
- Getting Started with a Moved Course from CE 4 Read It!
- Getting Started with a Moved Course from CE 8 Read It!
- Getting Started with a Moved Course from Vista 8 Read It!
- 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!