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1. the lab may contact FCLD Phone 860 768 4661 Email fcld hartford edu Website http uhaweb harttord edu fcld Information Technology Services ITS ITS Help Desk Computing Center For general computer and Internet network support questions not directly related to the classroom but rather passwords Internet email problems printer not working Banner campus facebook and grades Students should contact ITS with questions about Blackboard Phone 860 768 5999 Email its hartford edu Website http uhaweb hartford edu its Media Technology Services MTS Harry Jack Gray Center E113 MTS maintains and installs classroom equipment such as projectors Sympodiums and interactive white boards delivers and sets up technology needed for classes such as laptops overhead projectors microphones sound systems DVD VCRs digital cameras etc and provides instruction on its use MTS is also responsible for overseeing ECHO360 Lecture Capture classrooms and administers WebEx web conferencing accounts Phone 860 768 4643 Main or 860 768 4662 Tech Line Website www hartford edu mts Bb9 9 Faculty Center for Learning Development
2. Groups under Control Panel and slide down to click Users Click Course Tools under Control Panel slide down to click Send Email Select All Users or another option Compose email and Submit Click the right facing chevron next to Grade Center under Control Panel Faculty Center for Learning Development Task Steps in Old Blackboard Steps in New Blackboard Edit content already uploaded to Blackboard Make your course available to students Add a Forum to Discussion Board Deploy Tests already 1 created in Blackboard s Test Manager Bb9 Click Control Panel Click the content area i e Course Information where you will find the content to modify Click Modify found at the right Click Control Panel Click Settings Click Availability Select Yes and Submit Click Control Panel Click Discussion Board Click the entry way i e the course number Click Forum Provide a name description set availability and choose settings Submit After creating a test in Test Manager Click Control Panel Click Assignments or another content area from Content Area Click Test Select a test from the list Click Submit and then click OK Click Modify the Test Options Provide a description set availability options feedback and presentation Submit Click a content area i e Course Information from the Course Menu where you ll find the content to modify Cl
3. FCLD Manual for Blackboard s written documentation Quick Tutorials for how to videos created by Blackboard Enter the course from which you want to copy Click Packages and Utilities under Control Panel and select Course Copy Select Copy Course Materials in an Existing Course from the drop down provided Click Browse to locate and then click associated Destination course the course into which you want to copy Select all course materials to be copied do not select Enrollments Submit Click Tools from the Course Menu Click Hide Link or Show Link next to each tool Click Help at the top of the page for documentation of instructional technologies including Blackboard on FCLD s website Click Help under Control Panel then click o Contact System Admin to send an email to FCLD Guide for Blackboard s written documentation On Demand for how to videos and other documentation created by Blackboard Faculty Center for Learning Development Getting Help with Technology at the University of Hartford Faculty Center for Learning Development FCLD FCLD provides consulting and instructional support to faculty and staff who are using technology in teaching and learning The FCLD Faculty Lab in Mortensen 203a is available for faculty support and use and is equipped with instructional technology related equipment including PCs Macs scanners and projectors as well as support staff Faculty wishing to use
4. See your class list roster Access Grade Center Bb9 Steps in Blackboard 8 Compared to Blackboard 9 Task Steps in Old Blackboard Steps in New Blackboard Click Control Panel Click Announcements Click Add Announcement Add subject text options etc Scroll down and click Submit Click Control Panel Click Staff Information from Course Tools Click Profile Add information and Submit Click Control Panel Click a content area e g Course Information Click Item Add name and description Click Browse Navigate to file click Open Fill in options if needed Scroll down and click Submit Click Control Panel Click List Modify Users Click List All tab Click List All button Click Control Panel Click Send Email in the Course Tools area Select All Users or another option Compose email and Submit Click Control Panel Click Grade Center in the Assessment area Click Announcements on Course Menu Click Create Announcement button Add subject text options etc Click Submit found on the top or bottom of page Click Instructor Information on Course Menu Click the Create Contact button Add information and Submit Click a content area e g Course Information on Course Menu Point your cursor to Build Content then select Item Add name and description Click Browse My Computer Navigate to file click Open Fill in options if needed Click Submit Click Users and
5. add links to Internet Web sites REPE aut eae eee Module Pages are customizable alert areas that allow students to i onne inn ia arcane see grades alerts and tasks in a dashboard layout All new creating items Blackboard courses have a module page called Alerts and Notifications Instructors and students may add further modules to this page Subheaders and Dividers allow you to add headings amp divider lines Online Blackboard Help Instructions are available from any screen in Blackboard for both you and your students Select the Help icon at the top of the page next to the logout button Instructors can also call FCLD at 860 768 4661 or email fcld hartford edu fh MyPlaces 4 Home Help i Logout Help is also available from any Control Panel in the Help area e Blackboard Help accesses the Blackboard instruction manual which has very good step by step instructions e Contact Support sends an e mail to FCLD staff e Video Tutorials accesses Blackboard s On Demand Learning Center containing video tutorials and other written support documentation If FCLD is unavailable to help a quick Google search will help locate answers to common Blackboard questions as there are many Blackboard technical support documents from other University websites Bb9 5 Faculty Center for Learning Development Add an announcement Add instructor information Add a syllabus or other content to your course
6. cipline and other users who have tagged the item Scholar allows users to find and then evaluate the most relevant and reliable resources Renamed Blackboard Tools Course Reports Blackboard Course Statistics are now called Course Reports Blackboard Help The Blackboard User Manual is now called Blackboard Help Bulk Delete Blackboard s Recycle Utility is now called Bulk Delete Navigating Blackboard 9 Basic Navigation Tools Edit Mode appears on the upper right of every course page In the ON position instructors can edit their course In the OFF position instructors cannot edit but can see how their courses appear to students Downward facing chevrons are located next to menu items content items and other areas in Blackboard Clicking the chevron reveals a drop down menu These open and shut menus like a toggle switch Bb9 3 Faculty Center for Learning Development The Control Panel Blackboard 9 is flatter The Control Panel is now located on the same page as the Course COURSE MANAGEMEUWT Menu Control Panel Filas 3 Double sided arrows are present next to items that can be moved and or rearranged using the drag and drop method Right facing chevrons open menu options and content in the main content area of the page the work area Blackboard s Course Menu When Edit Mode is ON the D ts instructor view of the course PTEE Blackboard Leam menu has more editing pls te capabil
7. eir university email account SafeAssign Anti Plagiarism Software SafeAssign is a plagiarism detection tool Papers or other assignments are submitted and cross checked against public Internet documents ProQuest and the collection of all Bb9 2 Faculty Center for Learning Development papers previously submitted to SafeAssign by instructors and students from other institutions SafeAssign generates a report displaying the percentage of suspected plagiarized text and a list of suspected sources Scores over 40 indicate a high probability of plagiarism Instructors using SafeAssign are strongly urged to notify their students that they are using this tool using wording that can be found in the FCLD handout on SafeAssign Peer and Self Assessment Using the Peer and Self Assessment tool an instructor can set up essays designed to let students assess their own learning For example after the completing an essay a student may go back in and assess his or her own work or have another student assess it The instructor is able to read and view the responses via the Grade Center but is not able to grade them Blackboard Scholar Blackboard Scholar is a social bookmarking service customized for education Students and instructors can locate and tag relevant resources on the Internet and share them with users from universities around the world Furthermore by storing and sharing associated information with each resource such as tags dis
8. ick the associated chevron to the right of item and click Edit Click Customization under Control Panel and click Properties Select Yes for Set Availability and Submit Click Discussion Board from Course Menu Click Create Forum Provide a name description set availability and choose settings Submit After creating a test in Test Manager 1 Click Assignments or another content area from Course Menu Click Create Assessment and then Test Select a test from the list Submit Provide a description set availability options feedback and presentation Submit Faculty Center for Learning Development Task Steps in Old Blackboard Steps in New Blackboard Copy Course Enable Disable Tools Find help in Blackboard Bb9 Enter the course from which you want to copy Click Control Panel Click Course Copy Click Copy Course Materials in an Existing Course Click Browse to locate and then Select Destination course the course into which you want to copy Select all course materials to be copied do not select Enrollments Submit Click Control Panel Click Manage Tools Click Tool Availability Select or deselect boxes next to each tool to make them available unavailable Click Help at the top of the page for documentation of instructional technologies including Blackboard on FCLD s website Click Control Panel then click o Contact System Admin to send an email to
9. ities than the students uncer t tio view A t tE a t t Instructor View of Course Menu Student View of Course Menu Customizable Course Menu Adding Renaming and Deleting Menu Items To add or edit buttons in the main Course Menu 1 Click the icon in the upper left of the Course Menu 2 Choose the type of menu item needed 3 Name the button make it available to users and click Submit Bb9 4 Faculty Center for Learning Development Button Choices Content Area is the same as in Blackboard 8 areas such as Course Documents or Course Information where you can post files or folders of files Create Content Area TITER Blank Pages adds a single page of content as a clickable link in your reate Blank Page Create Tool Link Course Menu Only text images and files can be added to Blank Create Course Link Pages Course Tools and Assessments should be added through a Create External Link Content Area or a Tool Link Create Module Page ae rosie Siuhbade Tool Link links to tools including class blogs wikis etc Create Divid J j A dante Course Link creates an area in your course where students can access a specific course item For example if you post your syllabus under Course Information you can link to it from your Course Menu by adding a Course Link 24 gt 5 buad Oe 5 hand aud bud od w i 1 Alerts and Nofificatians External Link pages make it easy to
10. led Course Tools Centralized Storage Area for Course Content All content for a course can be accessed and from a central file repository called Course Files If you create your file in the file repository you can return to it later make edits and all instances of the file in your course will automatically update New Teaching and Learning Tools Wikis Blogs and Journals Students can now privately or publicly share their experiences and thoughts about a course through the Wikis Blogs and Journals feature Wikis are used for collaborative assignments such as study guides glossaries and collaborative writing Blogs encourage Blackboard users to share ideas and opinions and receive feedback and comments from others Journals allow a student to record their course experience and share it privately with the instructor or allow all users to view their Journal Easy Access to Internet Resources and Multimedia Flickr photos YouTube videos SlideShare and other rich instructional content can be easily added into any content area of your course with just a few clicks NOTE Instructors may have to enable these options by going to Control Panel gt Customization gt Tool Availability Notifications This new feature alerts students and or instructors when changes have been made to course content in two ways by posting an alert on their Blackboard Home Page and if enabled by the user sending it via an email message or email digest to th
11. ures the ability to personalize My Blackboard Home Page so students or instructors can focus on features they use most hide content they do not use and add a variety of new tools using Add Module Using these modules students can set up their Home Page to be able to see all their Blackboard course grades and receive Blackboard alerts and notifications so they know when there is new content Instructors can use modules to receive alerts when students submit assignments Easier Course Editing and Previewing The Control Panel is now accessed from the main course page the Announcements page so that instructors can edit their courses more efficiently A new Edit Mode switch allows instructors to easily toggle between the instructor view and the student view for any page in their course A Edit Switch Must be ON to edit course Bb9 1 Faculty Center for Learning Development CAUTION Although it is now possible for instructors to remove a button from their course menu all content within that area will also be removed To avoid this FCLD recommends instructors hide buttons rather than remove them Drag and Drop Reorder menu buttons content and page layouts using drag and drop Better Organized Course Menu Instructors can add divider lines and subheadings in the main course menu Course menu areas that do not have any content are automatically hidden from students Communication and Course Tools are combined into one menu cal
12. y AAH alii UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD Faculty Center for Learning Development Blackboard 9 What s the Same What s Different Blackboard 9 provides a significant upgrade to the overall look and feel of Blackboard while preserving all the traditional teaching and learning tools from previous Blackboard versions Itis a lot like switching from Microsoft Word 2003 to Microsoft Word 2007 when Microsoft added the ribbon menus Word pretty much still did the same thing but the tools were in different places and were accessed differently The upgrade to Blackboard 9 will be a lot like that It still basically does all the same things it did before you just need to find where everything is located In addition there are some wonderful new teaching and learning tools such as wikis blog and journals and improvements to areas such as Groups One very important note the Digital Dropbox has been dropped and is no longer included in Blackboard 9 so instructors who use the Digital Dropbox should plan to use the Assignment Tool instead The following are highlights of what you can expect to find in Blackboard 9 Improved Support and Help On Demand Video Tutorials covering many of the basic Blackboard course tools are available Go to My Blackboard Home page and look for On Demand or go to http ondemand blackboard com Redesigned Interface and Navigation for Easier Course Editing Customizable Homepage Blackboard 9 feat

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