1. Blackboard
Feature
Friday
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What is Blackboard Feature Friday?
 BYOD workshops dedicated to Blackboard 9.1 SP8
 Held each Friday in room 104 (and online) from 12PM to 1PM
 Workshops will be recorded and archived for later viewing
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3. Why use Blackboard?
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Have you ever thought…
I don't want to hear another student say,
"I'm sorry, I lost my copy of the syllabus.
What was the reading for today?"
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Have you ever thought…
My students find the most bizarre
"readings" on the Web that they
mistakenly believe are authoritative. I'd
prefer to give my students a list of Web
resources to use - ones that I've pre-
screened.
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Have you ever thought…
I find it annoying sometimes to keep track
of student essay submissions. It's hard to
remember when students submitted their
essays, if they submitted the work on
time, and even where I put the copies of
all those essays. It would be nice if
something could help me manage that
process more efficiently.
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Have you ever thought…
I have a fairly large class, and I give
frequent midterms/exams, especially
multiple-choice ones. Grading those
exams is time-consuming. I wish I had
someone to grade the exams for me.
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Have you ever thought…
I want to remind students of important,
upcoming deadlines, but sometimes I
forget to mention them in class.
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Have you ever thought…
Students don't always to a good job
keeping track of their grades in the
course, and at the end of the course, they
want to know their grades immediately. I'd
like to make the students' grade
information available to them, but in a
secure way.
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Why use Blackboard?
Have any of the thoughts listed on the previous
slides ever crossed your mind?
If YES!, we have a solution for you. Over the next
couple of months, Blackboard Feature Friday
workshops will showcase these solutions and more!
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Why use Blackboard?
Have any of the thoughts listed on the previous slides ever
crossed your mind? If YES, we have a solution for you.
Over the next couple of months, Blackboard Feature Friday
workshops will showcase these solutions and more!
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12. General Similarities
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13. Main Login Page 13
d2l.tamuk.edu
blackboard.tamuk.edu
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14. Login Credentials 14
BizLearn Blackboard
 URL:  URL:
 D2L.tamuk.edu  blackboard.tamuk.edu
 Username:  Username:
 ku/kf/ks/ka******  ku/kf/ks/ka******
 Password:  Password:
 K******** (by default)  K******** (by default)
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15. After Logging In 15
“My Home”
“My TAMUK”
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16. Main Homepage Content 16
BizLearn Blackboard
 My Settings  My Announcements
 My Courses  My Calendar
 My News  My Courses
 Twitter Feed  My Tasks
 Facebook Feed  Tools
 Resources
 College Information
The “My TAMUK” page in Blackboard may vary from user to user.
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17. Main Homepage Navigation 17
BizLearn Blackboard
 Minibar with  Banner with
 My Home,  My Places
 Course Selector  My Preferences,
 Message Alerts Notifications Dashboard
 Updates Alerts  Home
 Personal Menu  Help
 Profile  Logout
 Notifications  Tabs with
 Account Settings  My TAMUK
 Logout  My Course
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18. Sample Course 18
Sample Course
Sample Course
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19. Sample Course Homepage 19
 Meet Your Course Instructor  My Announcements
 Required Materials  My Calendar
 Office Hours Information  My Tasks
 Course News  What’s New
 Course Updates  Alerts
 Course Content Browser  To-do
 Course Calendar
 Role Switch
A Blackboard course homepage may vary from course to course.
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20. Sample Course Navigation 20
Course Home Homepage, Course Alerts,
Assessment Tools Quizzes and Exams, My Grades
Dropbox, Grades, Quizzes, Communication Tools
Rubrics, Self-Assessments My Course Messages, My Email
Communication Tools Collaboration Tools
Blog, Chat, Classlist, Chat, Discussion Board, Wikis,
Discussions, Email, Groups, Journals, Groups, Blogs,
News, Instant Message Blackboard IM
Resources Help & Resources
Course Content, Calendar, Academic Support Services,
Checklist, FAQ, Glossary, Links, Student Tools, Video Tutorials,
Locker Disability Policies (ADA)
A Blackboard course menu may vary from course to course.
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21. Base Template for CBA
Courses in Blackboard
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Let’s Explore the Template
Go to https://bbtest.tamuk.edu
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