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This workshop will focus on instructors who have used Blackboard before but want to take advantage of
some of the more advanced features Blackboard has available.
Advanced topics
Review of Topics from Blackboard 1- Course Design
- Adding Content- Course Files
- User Management- Communication- Discussion Board
- Course Availability
Journals, Blogs, Wikis
Assignments
Tests and Pools
Highlights of Additional Tools- Grade Center
- Notifications Tab- Calendar
Course Copy
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Review
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Review of Topics from Blackboard 1- Course Design
- Adding Content
- Course Files
- User Management
- Communication
- Discussion Board
- Course Availability
Course Design
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Manage Course Menu
Course Design
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Course BannerControl PanelCustomizationTeaching StyleSelect Banner
Adding Content
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Creating Folders & Items
Adding Content
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Using the WYSIWYG Text Editor
Adding Content
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Hyperlinks & Attachments
Course Files
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Batch UploadControl PanelCourse FilesClick on Course
User Management
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Deleting vs UnavailableControl PanelUsers and GroupsUsers
User Management
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Enrolling UsersControl PanelUsers and GroupsUsers
Communication
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AnnouncementsControl PanelCourse ToolsAnnouncements
Communication
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EmailControl PanelCourse ToolsSend Email
Discussion Board
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Forum Setup
Discussion Board
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Resourceswww.fordham.edu/ftcResourcesUsing Discussion Boards
Course Availability
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Making course availableControl PanelCustomizationProperties
Advanced Topics
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Journals, Blogs, Wikis
Assignments
Tests and Pools
Highlights of Additional Tools- Grade Center
- Notifications Tab- Calendar
Course Copy
Blogs, Journals, & Wikis
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Blogs, Journals, & Wikis
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TextControl PanelCustomizationTeaching StyleSelect Banner
Blogs, Journals, & Wikis
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TextControl PanelCustomizationTeaching StyleSelect Banner
Blogs, Journals, & Wikis
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TextControl PanelCustomizationTeaching StyleSelect Banner
Blogs, Journals, & Wikis
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First create, then link as a Contentor Navigation item
Students prefer Blogs, Journals and Wikis to Discussion Boards
Blogs
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Entries and grades are separate to each student
Individual to all students
All student entries are listed together when entering the blog, and all students get that same grade
Course
designates ungraded entries
Blogs
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than the Discussion Board, and they’re chronological
Blogs are less structured
Entries can be saved as draftsand posted later
Journals
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Private, unless set to“Permit course users to view journal”
Entries that have not been viewed by the Instructor have a icon by them
Wikis
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When a student is updating a wiki page, the rest of the students are locked out of it until it is released
Assignments
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Option A
Add all assignments to one Content Area
Assignments
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Option BAdd assignments to different Content Areas,in close proximity to related course content
Assignments
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Option CAll assignments are created in one location, such as the Assignments Content Area.
Course Links to assignments are also added in other Content Areas, folders, or Learning Modules
Tests and Pools
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Create first, then deploySurveys function thesame as Tests, however; no feedback or grades are associated with survey results
Tests and Pools
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Question Types
Tests and Pools
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Question Types
Tests and Pools
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Question Types
Course Copy
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Course IDs
Control PanelPackages and UtilitiesCourse CopyInto an Existing Course
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