Introduction to Blackboard
Online Teacher Training Program
Fresno City College

The Basics
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: Blackboard URL, Portal page modification, Course Module Modification, RSS Feeds, Passwords, Blank Course Setup Tour, Control Panel Overview. (19 mins)

The Layout
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: The process of creating your course, content areas, course options modifing and removing, reordering, adding content areas, course design, tool panel, course banner, www.cooltext.com, course tools, settings.   (19 mins)

The Content
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: types of content, PDF or Word, more content types, adding folders,  reorder content, course links, survey, syllabus builder (17 mins)

The Content Continued
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: learning units, assignments, assignments vs dropbox, virtual classroom, intergrate your voice, discussion boards, conversation flow. (18 mins)

The Gradebook
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: more about discussion boards, user management, gradebook, weighted vs total points, items in the gradebook, add item manually, download and upload gradebook item, how files are submitted,  what you see, grade item, changed to weighted, My actual gradebook, review. (20 mins)

The Gradebook Continued and Test and Pools
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: example of a weighted and a total points gradebook, just play, entering grades, pools and test, exporting and importing pools, your own pools, test, deploying a test, take a test.. (25 mins)

Finishing Up
Click Here for screen capture video (opens in a new window) topics covered: course statistics, performance dashboard, early warmnig system, end of semester, other items. (10 mins)