Blackboard Helpguides and Tutorials

Blackboard is our Learning Management System (LMS).
An LMS is….

• a web‐based application available anywhere with internet access
• a secure and easy‐to‐use web site for sharing materials and information with students
• a platform for providing online collaborative activities and assessment to students

Why use Blackboard?

• Easily share materials with students – no more lost syllabi or handouts!
• Foster collaboration and information sharing outside of traditional class‐time – get students and instructors working together to prepare for class.
• Provide up‐to‐the‐minute grade information to students
• Assess student competencies using online quizzes and tests

Interested in Getting Started?


Quickstart Documents provide a quick reference:
Blackboard Quickstart for Faculty.pdf
Blackboard Quickstart for Students.pdf

This document is a longer document highlighting many important features of Blackboard, including the Gradebook and Communication features, as well as some advanced linking techniques:
Student Engagement Using Blackboard.pdf

Full Manuals contain a detailed account of ALL features in Blackboard:
Full Faculty Manual
Full Student Manual

Individual Topics:
Assessments in Blackboard

Changing the Course Title

Changing the List of Visible Courses

Creating an Assignment

Creating a Course Link

Customizing the Main Course Navigation Menu

Disallow Printing a Blackboard Test or Quiz

Using the Discussion Board

Using the Digital Dropbox

Embed HTML Links in Blackboard [for more detailed info, see this post]

Using the Gradebook

Turnitin-Creating a Turnitin Assignment in Blackboard

Turnitin-Deleting a student Turnitin submission

Turnitin-DeletingStudentSubmission

Turnitin-SubmittingAssignmentsAsInstructor

Uploading files to Blackboard

For Students:
How do I see my Blackboard Gradebook
Turnitin-Submitting an Assignment to Turnitin