BLACKBOARD SUPPORT (Faculty) - William Paterson University
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1. William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty T Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu Grade Center navigation Use the chevron like icon to edit grade properties Last Na First Name EJ Usemame Student ID Last Access Availability Weighted Total ad Dn co ie od Rows 0 Move T Edit Rows Displayed Use the blue slide bar to move between columns Edit the number of rows you d like to see in a single view One way to manage the Grade Center is to download students and columns in Excel format oo 7 gt Upload Click here to see a video demonstration of downloading grades j Create Column i Create Calculated Column Y Manage Reports Y Full Grade Center Setas Default N Layout Position Manage y gt Grading Periods gt Grading Schemas gt Categories Select the Manage button to organize the Grade Center gt Smart Views gt Column Organization gt Student Visibility gt Send Email William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty 1602. gt 5 5 5 C Et E Be Oe Tij Claas Customizable navigation tool COURSE MANAGEMENT Course Tools SOO LENS Control Panel Evaluation ae Administration tool for faculty Users and Groups Customization not visible to students Packages and Utilities Help Edit Mode needs to be ON in order to update the Pune Edit Mode ong Turn the Edit Mode to OFF in order to see the student view Tabs across the top include e Bb Support Students Faculty e David and Lorraine Cheng Library e Instruction amp Research Technology e Content acourse independent content management tool e Scholar bookmark collection tool William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty ao Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home e Edit the My Courses module Courses are archived every two years but that can still leave a long trail of entries on a course site To manage which shells are visible in the My Courses module click on the asterisk icon Use the Personalize interface to select which course names are displayed on your site Courses are hidden not deleted and the process can be reversed Course Display Course Name Display Course ID 200925 irt102 60 2010 Online Institute CO a bbi home Bb Institute Home L Bb Refresher Bb Refresher A home f Edit the Course Menu EALLA H Click here for a video on adding and editing items in the course menu E lalo
3. allowing students to add themselves toa Group or Manual Enroll having the instructor assign students to a Group More Help Create Single Group Create Group Set William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu You can allow the students to select their own groups or choose to assign them to groups yourself with the Manual Enroll option x 7 Create Single Group gt Self Enroll gt Manual Enroll In the Tool Availability area select from nine options Tool Availability gt i Blogs Collaboration Discussion Board Finally choose group Membership by using the arrow tool highlighted to shunt students from the class list on the Email left to the group list on the right i File Exchange mAs Membership 7 Journals Items to Select Selected Items Tasks v My Scholar Home Scholar Course Home home l Discussion Board vet H Click here for a video tour of the discussion board Use the Discussion Board to manage asynchronous discussions Posts can include images movies and audio Start by selecting Discussion Board from the Course Menu Motoricl Course Materia If that option is not available add the tool by following the Discussion Board instructions above in H f DUDS f Edit Course Menu TOuUpsS Discussion Board can also be found in the Tools area Wi
4. McGraw Hill Higher Education Use books and other content supplied by McGraw Hill in the Bb interface e Messages This tool posts messages that can be retrieved in the Bb environment Messages are not send to a users email box see Send Email e Roster A course roster with a confusing interface The roster will appear to be empty until the user selects the Go button to the right of the text entry box at View a list of users enrolled in the Course e Send Email Also found in the Communication tab this tool does just what it says it will but is confusingly placed while the tool listing is alphabetical the email tool is filed under S rather than E and can be hard to find e Wimba Pronto This is a tool that allows users to chat independently of the Blackboard interface but the name of the tool is Bb IM not Wimba Pronto Contact an instructional technologist through the Support Center for help with any of these tools home k Create a group lt eet H Click here for a video demonstration of group creation adding students Use Groups to sub divide class members into working units Start by selecting Groups in the Course Menu If you don t see a Groups option you can add it see above f Edit Course Menu In the Groups area select the button reading Create Single Group Groups Create formal groups of students to collaborate on work Groups can be created one at a time or in sets Groups can be designated as Self Enroll
5. reference to the constitution William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty Po Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home m Assignments When you need students to submit a paper or other project the Assignments area is useful In older versions of Blackboard users engaged the digital drop box for this purpose A Grade Center column is created when an Assignment is deployed Pass your cursor over the Evaluate button in any l3 ho m An content area and select Create Assignment 1 gt Create Test gt Create Survey Create Assignment gt Create Self and Peer Assessment In the assignment interface the Availability dialogue allows users to specify how many times a student can attempt to upload an file Because students can sometimes miss the first attempt many faculty allow unlimited attempts Each submission is recorded allowing the instructor to keep track of submissions Availability Make the Assignment Available This assignment cannot be made available until itis assigned to an individual or group of students Number of Attempts Allow single attempt Allow unlimited attempts Number of attempts Limit Availability o DisplayARer JEE Enter dates as mm dd yyyy Time may be entered in any increment g Dispayuti JA Enter dates as mm dd yyyy Time may be entered in any increment SALLA H Click here to see a video demonstratio
6. Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu Blackboard ABCs This document covers the basic items needed to use Bb successfully a Support b WPUNJ Bb tools c Log in d Course site overview e Edit My Courses module f Edit the Course Menu g Course activation h Announcements i Add a content area j Upload files k Create a group Discussion board m Assignments n Grade Center Questions comments corrections Contact Robert Harris harrisr wpunj edu a Support options We offer Blackboard support 365 days a year through the Bb Support Center https liberty wpunj edu bb support center One of the benefits of the form is that it asks for the kind of information we need to resolve your problems quickly and efficiently It seems to make sense that leaving a phone message or email would be quicker but that is not normally the case Messages often don t include the kind of information we need to resolve a problem quickly and efficiently and the Support Center remains the best venue of help The Bb Support Center is staffed 12 hours a day during the semester and throughout the weekends We promise a response within 24 hours during the week and 48 hours during the weekends but response times can be within minutes or hours Links to the Support Center can be found on the student and faculty support tabs in Blackboard and on these pages Bb Home http bb wpunj edu IRT Home http www w
7. board Languages Available languages Deutsch Deutschland English United States Espa ol Espa a Francais France T rk e Turkiye iyd 3 0 Esse Es Seer eS EEH 4 ws Have an account Don t have an account ramirez4206 gt Preview as Guest In the text area provided enter your university credentials username and password e English is the default language but users can also select Arabic Chinese French German Japanese Korean Spanish and Turkish e Other languages are available if you teach in another language please contact the Bb administrator through the support center e Faculty who need help with their university credentials should contact the Help Desk Email help wpunj edu Phone 973 720 help x4357 e Students can find their credentials on this page http www wpunj edu username William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty re Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home d Course site overview eet Click here for a video course tour Ba MyPlaces Home Ey Help amp Logout WPUNJ Bb Support Students Bb Support Faculty Library IRT Content Scholar Community EWES See Se Announcements i ani a Syllabus Faculty Information Pepa TT i Announcements a 201140 HIST3460 01 U Support tools Announcements y Unit One t Course Material Discussion Board ee Course Menu Tools
8. em button Create Item Build Y Ea Collaborate Y More x 1 Click on the Choose File button and browse your computer for the file to upload If you have material in your content area choose the Link to Content Collection button 2 Add a name for the file the name is the link students will see if you leave this area blank students will see the filename Attach or Link Content Files can be attached here Click Browse to select the file to attach and specify a name for the link to this file 1 Attach Local File No file chosen Link to Content Collection s Item 2 Name of Link to File ooo 3 Special Action Create a link to this file x 3 The default action is to create a link to the file see 3 below k Tools menu Twenty items are present in the Tools area of the Course Menu Confusingly there is also an area with the same name in the Control Panel but it serves a different purpose Collaboration Course Portfolio McGraw Hill My Grades My Scholar Portfolios Home Scholar Home Send Email Tasks User Manual Wimba Pronto D D Most of these items are self explanatory but some are less very clear William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty S Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu e Collaboration Also found in the Communications tab Collaboration allows users to chat in real time on the class level Lecture Hall or one on one Office Hours e
9. ersity http bb wpunj edu home i Add a content area coe H Click here to see a video demonstration of adding a content area to the course menu The course menu is standardized across the curriculum but it can be customized Start by left licking the cross shaped icon in the upper left corner of the Course Menu Announcements Syllabus amp Faculty Information Create Tool Link Create Course Link Next choose Create Content Area from the menu Create External Link Create Module Page Other menu options allow users to add a tool and to create hyperlinks Create modules sub headers and dividers Subheader 3 eee ontent Area Create Divider Enter a name for the newareaand Name p gt Cancel Announcements Syllabus Faculty Information y to Edit a content area left click the chevron like Unit One icon to the right of the area name and select Course Material rename hide or delete Rename Link Discussion Board Hide tink Both template items and items added by the faculty member can be edited Permit guests Permit Observers Delete William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty e Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home j Upload files Course material can be any digital file Word Excel PowerPoint HTML audio video etc In any course area select Course Material the Create It
10. istrar Course Archiving Courses are archives two years four Fall Spring semesters after they are offered The content can be restored or used to update an existing course shell upon request Transfer course content Please use this form to request a transfer of course content from a previous semester to an existing shell https liberty wpunj edu bb transfer Merge course shells Please use this form if you d like students of several sections diverted to one course shell from which you can manage the course Only multi section and cross listed courses are eligible to be merged Shells not being used will still be on your Bb site but should be left unavailable https liberty wpunj edu bb combine Welcome letters for online courses Distance learning courses are usually accompanied by a welcome letter that serves as a combination of mini syllabus and guide to Bb It is posted on a page outside of Bb so it can be accessed by students who have no idea how to access the course management system https liberty wpunj edu bb welcome letter William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty aa Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home c Login to Blackboard Open a web browser and enter this address http bb wpunj edu One may also log in through WPConnect but accessing Bb directly prevents some potential problems Bb Change Text Size High Contrast Setting Black
11. lliam Paterson University Bb Support Faculty Pear Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu CALLA H Click here to see a video demonstration of forum creation In the Discussion Board interface select the Create Forum button Forums are sites within which Threads can be created Bb discussions happen in Threads and more than one thread can be created within one Forum Most of the forum settings see Forum Settings the screen shot on the right m Allow Anonymous Posts are self explanatory C Allow Author to Delete Own Posts All posts Post tagging refers to the Only posts with no replies practice of post organization by C Allow Author to Edit Own Published Posts _ Allow Post Tagging Allow Users to Reply with Quote Allow File Attachments the creation of an individualized naming tagging structure If you want students to create Allow Members to Create New Threads their own discussion topics select Subscribe Do not allow subscriptions the New Threads area Allow members to subscribe to threads Allow members to subscribe to forum Include body of post in the email If the Rate Posts area is selected Include link to post students have the ability to grade M Allow Members to Rate Posts each others comments C Force Moderation of Posts Grade No Grading in Forum Moderation refers to the practice Grade Forum Point
12. n of downloading an Assignment William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty o Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home n Grade Center Formerly known as the Gradebook the Grade Center is a sophisticated interface for maintaining the class record Students can view their own grade by using the My Grades function in the Tools area a Control Panel OOOO o Start by accessing Evaluation in the Evaluation p Course Links o lt Early Warning System Evaluation Control Panel then Grade Center Grade Center Users and Groups gt Performance Dashboard n putare E Tracking Reports Packages and Utilities A column is automatically created for all Assessments and Assignments you deploy To generate your own column select the Create Column button s o Tep E r Create Column Create Calculated Column Y Manage f wrrr H Click here to see a video demonstration of grade column creation Primary Display A grade column can be Grades must be entered using the selected format Grades display in this formatin both the Grade Center and My Grades Secondary Display assigned both a primary and secondary display and one must indicate the total This display option is shown in the Grade Center only possible points Categories are generally not important Category No Category Points Possible
13. o e Announcements Syllabus amp Select the cross shaped icon in the upper left corner of the Course Menu Faculty Information y eiaeia Then choose the Create Content Area option gt Create Course Link lt gt Create External Add Content Area Link Enter your own name for the new content l l l Name Ny Module area click Available to Users then Submit e d Available to Users gt Create Subheader gt Create Divider Cancel William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty Ben Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu You can edit the names and availability of both the course items you create and those that come in the course template Left click the chevron like icon to the right of the menu item and choose to rename hide or delete Announcements Syllabus Faculty Information Unit One Course Material za gt Rename Link gt Hide Link gt Permit guests Discussion Board Groups Tools gt Permit Observers Tegrity Classes egrity gt Delete home g Course Availability activate your course Courses are unavailable to students by default and each faculty member is responsible for activating the course shell Students will not see a course shell until it has been activated Begin by selecting Customization from the Control Panel Control Panel Course Tools From the ensuing menu select Propertie
14. punj edu irt IT Services http www wpunj edu its Bb Support Students Bb Support Faculty brary William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty a Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu A new support feature is Blackboard On Demand over 30 video tutorials that offer step by step interactive help with issues including content collaboration and assessment Links to various On Demand files are available in this document Access the site Bb On Demand http www wpunj edu bb on demand home b WPUNJ Blackboard Tools Standard Procedures Course creation Courses are created approximately two months before the beginning of the semester For any number of reasons faculty might not be assigned to their proper courses if you don t see your course please contact the Bb Support Center see above Course names are comprised of the department designation four digit course number and section and are prepended with the year and semester designation for example 201240 bio1010 10 Semester designations are two digit numbers 10 Spring 25 Summer 40 Fall 50 Winter Course population Students are added to course shells on the first day of the semester Database updates are performed twice daily during the add drop period and once a day for the rest of the semester Students can not be added to courses for which they are not registered without the express written consent of the Reg
15. s Course Links Evaluation Customization E Users and Groups Customization Packages and Utilities Help Enrollment Options Guest and Observer Siye Tool Availability Select the Yes radio button then Submit 3 EZEC Make this course available to users Make Course Available O Yes No William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty 6 5 Instruction and Research Technology Bb William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu home h Create and edit Announcements Click here for a video demonstration of adding an announcement Announcements In the Announcements area select Y ii Create Announcement Ez Cr Be S 7 eate Announcement eoe In the Options area you can determine when the Announcement will appear and for how long You can also choose to mount the announcement permanently Options Duration Permanent Date Restricted Select Date Restrictions m Display After 08 01 2011 E 12 30 AM E Enter dates as mm dd yyyy Time may be entered in any increment Enter content using the visual editor then Click Submit to finish Click Cancel to quit Submit Cancel To edit an announcement left click the chevron like icon next to the announcement name and select Edit Welcome to New Jersey Histo gt Edit q gt Delete William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty Ge Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson Univ
16. s possible of faculty oversight of all new Grade Threads posts Forum Jescrnpton totai Posts When a forum is created the next step is to ii First week create a thread Either click on the forum name or left click the chevron like icon and select Open gt Edit Manage gt Copy gt Delete William Paterson University Bb Support Faculty re Instruction and Research Technology William Paterson University http bb wpunj edu EALLA H Click here to see a video demonstration of thread creation Select the Create Thread button and fill out the interface with the subject and message illustrated below Message Subject Example of a new thread Message Visual Editor Norma is 3 ivi aria a BZ U el x ae ab y Rm Ae oe OH VAZ KO SO O BEARS A Discuss what the text refers to as New Jerseys constitutional crisis with specific reference to the constitution Both questions and answers can feature external links images and multimedia When you are done students will be able to reply lt Example of a new thread gt Quote Edit Set Flag Delete _ Author ROBERT HARRIS Total views 3 Your views 3 Posted Date Friday August 26 2011 11 40 20 AM EDT Edited Date Friday August 26 2011 11 40 20 AM EDT Discuss what the text refers to as New Jerseys constitutional crisis with specific
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