This document introduces Blackboard 9 and its new instructional capabilities. It discusses Blackboard 9's 99.9% reliability, major changes from previous versions, and abilities. Suggestions are provided around quality course design, using generic file formats, allowing pop-ups, and setting up browsers properly. Contact information is given for questions.

1. Meet
Blackboard 9
and its instructional
potential

2. my niece
Mary the engineer

3. created for 99.9%
reliability

4. 15,000 broken
parts

5. why the
change?

6. contact
info
Glenn Wiebe
glennw@essdack.org
Pete Lundrigan
petel@essdack.org

7. help &
resources

8. Known issues
Forum
Tip of the Week
Manual
Help popups
delicious.com/glennw98/bb

9. major Blackboard 9
changes?

10. major Blackboard 9
abilities?

11. a few
suggestions

12. Quality course design
Slideshare / “Course Design
for Non-Designers”
Generic file formats
Allow pop-ups
Browser setup
Intellectual property

13. Quality course design
Slideshare / “Course Design
for Non-Designers”
Generic file formats
Allow pop-ups
Browser setup
Intellectual property

14. Generic file formats
Allow pop-ups
www.mozilla.com/en-US/
firefox/all-older.html
Intellectual property

15. brainstorming and
problem solving

16. Blackboard 9
nuts & bolts

17. help &
resources

18. Known issues
Forum
Tip of the Week
Manual
Help popups
delicious.com/glennw98/bb

19. contact
info
Glenn Wiebe
glennw@essdack.org
Pete Lundrigan
petel@essdack.org

20. guided
Practice!

21. 99.9% reliability?
“the
Eagle has
landed”

22. what did you
Learn?
one new thing
one thing you’re better at
one new question

23. more questions?
Contact:
Glenn Wiebe
glennw@essdack.org