Screenreader Navigation - [Skip to Content  | Skip to Main Navigation ]

 
ctlTitle

Strategies, guidelines and resources for Fall '09

More Information for Fall '09
test bubble sheet

View our section on Preparing for Your First Semester.

Throughout the Semester

Lecture effectively, enhance interaction, use multiple media, embrace diversity, organize, utilize course reserves, write test questions that encourage critical thinking, and have students apply subject matter to solve real problems.

Using Blackboard:
Exploring the Grade Center

This in-depth tutorial of the Grade Center explains basic and extended functions along with several other time-saving features.

Using Blackboard:
Control Panel

Content Area, Course Tools, Course Options, User Management, Assessment & Grades

Each item listed in this resource links to steps on how to use the features as they appear in the Control Panel of your Bb site.

banner example

Create a custom banner for your Bb course site

Select from several background images, add your course number, title and name. Presto! Use the new Blackboard Course banner image creator to add a custom banner to your course site.

Blackboard Online Workshops

Online workshops are available for viewing on-demand at your convenience. Simply select the webcast of interest and view it at your leisure.

Getting Started
Discover how to support learning in your on-campus or online courses with a learning management system (Bb) website.

Introduction to the Content Collection
This introduction to the main features of the Content Collection (Blackboard’s virtual hard drive) guides users on accessing their FSU virtual hard drive from any Internet connected computer. Participants learn how to upload files, create folders, enable versioning and set permissions for file sharing.

Introduction to Assessments
This introduction to the Assessment Tools in Blackboard assists participants in creating a simple online test by adding a pool of questions, developing a test with randomized questions, and modifying the test options.

Introduction to Communication
An overview of Blackboard's Communication Tools shows virtual participants how to post Announcements, send E-mail, set up groups, create discussion forums and add threads.

These and more virtual workshops can be found in our new Virtual Workshops section. Feel free to suggest a video for addition to this list.

FSU's SafeAssign Manuals

Instructors, use our new FSU SafeAssign User Manuals to help you get started using SafeAssign. Note that there are 3 PDF (Acrobat icon) versions for your convenience:

 
 
 
Featured Programs/Courses View All Place Date Time
 
 

stella