• Blackboard Workshops for Faculty
• Blackboard 9 Instructor Manual (PDF) created by Blackboard Inc.

Very Important:

• What do you need to know when using Blackboard

What's new and improved in Blackboard 9

Click the above link to see new and improved features and tools in Blackboard 9.

Blackboard 9 Instructor Guides

Click the above link to see many mini tutorials on how to work with different tools and course areas in Blackboard 9.

Blackboard 8 mini tutorials

• How to make your course available to students (PDF)

- Communication and Group Tools

• How to add, remove or modify an announcement (PDF)
• How to use group tools (PDF)

- Adding Content and Discussion Forums

• How to add a document or a folder to your course site (PDF)
• How to create a discussion forum (PDF)
• How to use iTunes U for your course (PDF)
• How to re-use your iTunes U content (PDF)

- Assignments and Assessment

• How to create an assignment (mp4)
• How to view/download student papers and post grades for assignments in Grade Center (PDF)
• How to create a SafeAssignment (mp4)
• How to review and grade a SafeAssignment (PDF)
• How can an instructor directly submit a paper to SafeAssign (PDF)
• How to create a group wiki assignment (PDF)
• How to evaluate student's participation in a wiki
• How to create and deploy a test or quiz on your course site (PDF)

- Customizing the Course Site

• How to customize your course menu (PDF)
• How to add a course banner and change course menu color/pattern (PDF)

- House Keeping

• How to copy a course (PDF)
• How to archive and export a course (PDF)
• How to merge courses (PDF)

How to Use Blogs, Wikis and Expo:

Blogs, Wikis and Expo are Blackboard building blocks developed by Learning Objects.  These are the three of the five components of the Campus Pack.  In Learning Objects' terminology, Blog is called Journal LX while Wiki is called Team LX.  The following link gives a quick start guide for instructors on how to create, configure and use Blogs, Wikis and Expo.

User Guide for Campus Pack

Some Notes and Issues with Blackboard

• Notes on SafeAssign

Quick Tutorials by Blackboard:

• Discussion Board (for Bb 7 and 8)
• Grade Center: Determining Grades and Exemptions (for Bb 8)
• Grade Center: Analyzing Grades (for Bb 8)
• Grade Center: Customizing the Grade Center (for Bb 8)
• Early Warning System (for Bb 7 and 8)
• Self and Peer Assessment (for Bb 8)

The complete Blackboard 8 instructor's tutorials can be accessed from the organization Blackboard Instructors on Bb 8.

If you need further assistance, contact the help desk at 718.262.5300, or send an e-mail to helpdesk@york.cuny.edu.