The document provides instructions for novice Blackboard users on setting up a course in the learning management system. It covers introducing users to the Blackboard environment, setting course options and instructor information, posting announcements, building course content, adding items to the calendar, managing users by adding and removing them, and accessing help documentation. Step-by-step instructions are included for common administrative tasks like customizing course properties, creating instructor contacts, editing the course menu, uploading materials, and creating calendar events.

1. Level 1 Training
For Novice Users

2.  Intro to Blackboard Environment
 Setting the Course Options
 Setting your Teacher Info
 Posting Announcements
 Building Course Content
 Adding Items to the Calendar
 User Management – Adding/Removing Users
 Help

4.  Make sure the Edit Mode is set to ON
 Set the Edit Mode to Off to see what the site
looks like to students
◦ Menu items that do not contain anything will not be
displayed

5.  Make the course name
more descriptive & make
the class available
1. In the Control Panel, click
on Customization to expand
the item
2. In the expanded options,
select Properties.
3. In the content frame #1,
change the Class Name to a
more descriptive title.
4. In the content frame #3,
change the Set Availability
to Yes, then click Submit.

6. 1. Click on Staff
Information menu
option
2. In the content frame,
click on Create
Contact
3. Fill in the required
fields, then click
Submit

7.  Edit Menu Items
 Post Announcements
 Upload content
◦ Notes
◦ Homework
◦ Solution guides
◦ Syllabus
 Calendar

8.  After deciding which menu items you want,
you can
◦ rename
◦ hide/show
◦ set access to, or
◦ delete an item
 Use descriptive names and to avoid
redundancy
◦ e.g. having both “Course Materials” and “Course
Documents” is confusing

9. 1. Click the down arrows
on a menu item and
select desired action
2. Arrange the menu
items in the order you
want by clicking the
icon on the left of the
menu item and
dragging to the desired
position.

10. 1. Click on the
Announcements menu
item
2. In the main Content Frame,
click on Create
Announcement
3. Follow the steps in the
Content Frame
◦ Pay special attention to
Web Announcement
Options
4. Click Submit

11. 1. Select the menu item under which you want to post
content
◦ For course syllabus, select the Syllabus menu item
2. In the main content frame, hover over the Build
Content tab
3. Select the type of content you want to upload
4. Follow the instructions in the content frame
5. Click Submit

12. 1. Click on the Tools menu
item
2. Select the Calendar link
in the main content
frame
3. Switch to desired view
4. Click Create Class Event
5. Follow the instructions in
the main content frame
6. Click Submit

13. 1. In the Control Panel,
click on Users and
Groups to expand the
item, then click on Users
2. Click on Find Users to
Enroll
3. Follow the directions in
the main content frame
◦ Most will have the role of
Student
4. Click Submit

14. 1. In the Control Panel, click on Users and Groups
to expand the item, then click on Users
2. Find the user you want to remove in the list,
then click the checkbox next to the username
3. Click on Remove Users from Class
4. Answer Ok to the warning that the action is final

15.  Two ways
1. After logging into
Blackboard, click
on Help Using
FCPS 24-7
Learning in the
Quick Links for
Staff Module
2. If you are working
in a class, click on
Help in the Control
Panel