This presentation discusses Blackboard, a learning management system used by South East Cornerstone School Division. It can be used for online and face-to-face classes, as a school website, for staff communication, and professional development. Key components include content delivery through course materials, links, and multimedia; assessment through tests, assignments, and plagiarism checking; and collaboration using discussion boards, blogs, and groups. Teachers can create one Blackboard class with sections for each subject or a separate class for each. Getting started requires a free Blackboard account, student accounts, classes, and content. Training is available through regional consultants or online resources.

1. What is Blackboard & Why Would I Want to Use it? South East Saskatchewan Teachers’ Convention November 9 – 10, 2009 Peggy Lawson Instructional Technology Consultant South East Cornerstone School Division This presentation is available at www.cornerstonesd.ca/convention

2. What is Blackboard? A content management system (learning management system) A way to deliver & receive content Interactive Other CMS - WebCT, Moodle

3. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Online Classes Bb is the online classroom for both synchronous & asynchronous classes

4. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Online Classes Bb is the online classroom for both synchronous & asynchronous classes F2F classes

5. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Online Classes Bb is the online classroom for both synchronous & asynchronous classes F2F classes Blackboard as school web site

6. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Online Classes Bb is the online classroom for both synchronous & asynchronous classes F2F classes Blackboard as school web site School Clubs and Organization

7. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Online Classes Bb is the online classroom for both synchronous & asynchronous classes F2F classes Blackboard as school web site School Clubs and Organization Staff Communication Post staff documents & discussions

8. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Professional Development SECSD Organizations & PLC Groups Curriculum, Student Services, Administrators, . . .

9. SE Cornerstone Uses Bb for . . . Professional Development SECSD Organizations & PLC Groups Curriculum, Student Services, Administrators, . . . Convention materials http://www.cornerstonesd.ca/convention

10. What Can Blackboard Do for… Me? Separate Bb class for each F2F class, or 1 Bb class with subsections for each F2F class H1N1 – Keep absent students up-to-date Repository for class handouts & other content Multimedia presentations Deliver and receive assignments

11. What Can Blackboard Do for… Me? Create online assessments Post web links for classes Student blogs & journals & portfolios Post materials for a substitute Sharing class materials between teachers Rethink how you spend your class time

12. Move lecture materialout of the classroom through online delivery. Move “homework” into the classroom where the instructor can serve as “guide.” Extend conversation outside of class through threaded discussion Use opened up time for discussion and practice. www.fontbonne.edu/downloads/TheClassroomFlip.ppt

13. What Can Blackboard Do for… Students? Course material available 24/7 @ home & school Review materials before tests Online quizzes & tests can provide immediate feedback Multimedia possibilities – increased engagement Discussion boards, blogs & journals

14. What Can Blackboard Do for… Parents? Communication!! Upcoming events School announcements & newsletters Student homework Showcase student work in a protected environment Open organizations vs closed classes

15. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course materials External web links Multimedia presentations Module pages Calendar

16. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course materials class syllabus, notes, handouts, other content External web links Multimedia presentations Module pages Calendar

17. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course materials External web links Multimedia presentations Module pages Calendar

18. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course External web links Multimedia presentations - sample Module pages Calendar

19. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course materials External web links Multimedia presentations Module pages Can contain a variety of modules – Alerts, dictionary, calculator, What’s New, My Tasks, Needs Attention, Thesaurus, Report Card, To Do Calendar

20. Key Components – Content Delivery Announcements Course materials External web links Multimedia presentations Module pages Calendar

21. Key Components - Assessment Tests & Surveys – sample Some question types auto correcting Assignment tool electronic distribution & receiving assignments Self & Peer Assessment Safe Assign (Plagarism checker) Grade Center

22. Key Components - Assessment Tests & Surveys Some question types auto correcting Assignment tool electronic distribution & receiving assignments Self & Peer Assessment Safe Assign (Plagarism checker) Grade Center

23. Key Components - Assessment Tests & Surveys Some question types auto correcting Assignment tool electronic distribution & receiving assignments Self & Peer Assessment Safe Assign (Plagarism checker) Grade Center

24. Key Components - Assessment Tests & Surveys Some question types auto correcting Assignment tool electronic distribution & receiving assignments Self & Peer Assessment Safe Assign (Plagarism checker) Grade Center

25. Key Components - Assessment Tests & Surveys Some question types auto correcting Assignment tool electronic distribution & receiving assignments Self & Peer Assessment Safe Assign (Plagarism checker) Grade Center

26. Key Components - Collaboration Discussion Boards - sample Give more time for reflection prior to posting Encourages greater feedback from other students Encourages students who don’t normally participate in classroom discussions to have a voice Blogs & Journals Provide opportunity for students to express ideas & develop writing skills Other enrolled members can read & comment Groups File exchange; private discussion boards

27. Key Components - Collaboration Discussion Boards Give more time for reflection prior to posting Encourages greater feedback from other students Encourages students who don’t normally participate in classroom discussions to have a voice Blogs & Journals Provide opportunity for students to express ideas & develop writing skills Other enrolled members can read & comment Groups File exchange; private discussion boards

28. Key Components - Collaboration Discussion Boards Give more time for reflection prior to posting Encourages greater feedback from other students Encourages students who don’t normally participate in classroom discussions to have a voice Blogs & Journals Provide opportunity for students to express ideas & develop writing skills Other enrolled members can read & comment Groups File exchange; private discussion boards

29. Key Components - ePortfolios Currently a pilot project for Grade 9 Career Education

30. Other Components Learning Modules allow you to define the flow of content released to the student a structured path – can be sequential or non-sequential Adaptive Release Performance dashboard Tracking statistics Early warning system

32. Great potential for differentiated instructionPerformance dashboard Tracking statistics Early warning system

33. Other Components Learning Modules Adaptive Release Performance dashboard provides an up-to-date report on the activity for all students Last class access & days since last class access Review status & Adaptive release Discussion board & View Grades Early Warning System Tracking statistics Early warning system

34. Other Components Learning Modules Adaptive Release Performance dashboard Tracking statistics provide information about Student activityActivity is tracked for the entire Class and can be viewed as a whole or for the following individual areas: Content Areas, Groups, and by Topic Early warning system

35. Other Components Learning Modules Adaptive Release Performance dashboard Tracking statistics Early warning system a rule-driven communication tool that sends email messages to Students and their Parents when the criteria for the rule is triggered. Rules can be based upon a test score, a due date, or Class access. Each notification message is fully customizable.

36. How Might I Use It? 1 Bb class for all F2F classes, with sections for individual subjects or 1 Bb class for each F2F subject?

37. How Might I Use It? 1 Bb class for all F2F classes, with sections for individual subjects or 1 Bb class for each F2F subject? Should course be “open” or “closed”?

38. How Might I Use It? 1 Bb class for all F2F classes, with sections for individual subjects or 1 Bb class for each F2F subject? Should course be “open” or “closed”? Pros – just 1 Bb class for all F2F & Open Easier to maintain, especially if just starting out Can be “open” so students don’t need to be enrolled Parents can more easily access Cons Cannot really use the Grade Center Cannot use many tools such as discussion boards, blogs or journals, or groups Privacy concerns

39. How Might I Use It? 1 Bb class for all F2F classes, with sections for individual subjects or 1 Bb class for each F2F subject? Should course be “open” or “closed”? Pros – just 1 Bb class for all F2F Easier to maintain, especially if just starting out Can be “open” so students don’t need to be enrolled Parents can access Cons Grade Center only useful for receiving assignments Cannot use many tools such as discussion boards, blogs or journals, or groups if students not actually enrolled Privacy concerns

40. What Do I Need to Get Started? Free Bb account Student accounts 1 or more Bb classes Content for your classes For accounts & class creations contact your regional IT consultant (SECSD) or follow links from http://www.centralischool.ca for other school divisions

41. How Can I Learn to Use Bb? Training from your IT consultant SECSD Instructional Technology Bb Org –Online Learning in South East Cornerstone http://www.cornerstonesd.ca/onlinelearning Blackboard Resources section Blackboard Quick Tutorials http://www.blackboard.com/quicktutorials/quicktutorials.htm

42. Sample Classes IP 10 - student checklist of assignments Life Transitions 30– discussion boards, assignment tool Math 20– Math B30 - Lessons > Chapter 2 Data Analysis >Graphing Calculator Tutorial Physics 30 - Unit 3C. Use of multimedia Chemistry 30 -

43. Questions? Presentation available for downloading from the convention website - http://www.cornerstonesd.ca/convention