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Instructional Technology Development – SAC 284Instructional Technology Development – SAC 284itd@depaul.edu

General rules1 - Logging in to Blackboard2 - Labeling with course ID and year/term3 - Menu buttons by type and week4 - Control Panel5 - Home page banner6 - Posting an announcement7 - Listing student names (roster)8 - Requesting the addition of students9 - Improving menu button readability10 - Changing menu button names11 - Hiding a menu button12 - Removing an unused menu button13 - Adding a folder button (content area)14 - Resequencing menu buttons

15 - Adding a Tool Link menu button16 - Adding a web link menu button

BB1 – Table of contents (first half)BB1 – Table of contents (first half)

We’ll take a short break after we complete these topics in the first hour.

BB1 – Table of contents (second half)BB1 – Table of contents (second half)

This course ends when we have

completed these topics in the

second hour.

17 - Graphic page banners18 - Posting a video introduction!19 - Using CutePDF to create .pdf files20 - Putting documents into menu buttons21 - Putting web links into menu buttons22 - Removing documents or web links23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reserves24 - Creating folders in menu buttons25 - Resequencing menu button contents26 - Sending e-mail to all students27 - Sending e-mail to selected students28 - Making a course available29 - Requesting a prior course copy

•The FireFox browser seems to work best with Blackboard Version 8. (Internet Explorer is often much slower.)

•Always use the “OK” or “Cancel” or “Submit” buttons at the bottom of the Blackboard screen for navigation—NOT your browser’s “back” arrow button!

General rulesGeneral rules

1 - Log in at: OLL.DEPAUL.EDU1 - Log in at: OLL.DEPAUL.EDU

Enter username and passwordEnter username and password

2 - Labeling - click the yellow pencil2 - Labeling - click the yellow pencil

Selecting labeling informationSelecting labeling information

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3 - Menu button organization – by type3 - Menu button organization – by type

Menu button organization – by weekMenu button organization – by week

4 - Control Panel, for instructors only4 - Control Panel, for instructors only

Control PanelControl Panel

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MapMap Menu buttons

Button appearance, banner

Availability

5 - Home page banner5 - Home page banner

Install course banner: click BrowseInstall course banner: click Browse

Click “OK” on this type of “receipt”Click “OK” on this type of “receipt”

Breadcrumb trail leads to home pageBreadcrumb trail leads to home page

6 - Posting an Announcement6 - Posting an Announcement

Select Announcements in Course ToolsSelect Announcements in Course Tools

Select Add AnnouncementSelect Add Announcement

Add

Select Add AnnouncementSelect Add Announcement

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New AnnouncementNew Announcement

7 - Seeing names of students in course7 - Seeing names of students in course

Search with no special criteriaSearch with no special criteria

(Blocked out here for student privacy)

8 - Requesting TA, student, guest added8 - Requesting TA, student, guest added

www.itd.depaul.eduwww.itd.depaul.edu

Requesting student, TA, guest addsRequesting student, TA, guest adds

www.itd.depaul.eduwww.itd.depaul.edu

Request to Add formRequest to Add form

9 - Improving menu button readability9 - Improving menu button readability

Course Design Course Design Course Menu Design Course Menu Design

Click on Buttons, then SubmitClick on Buttons, then Submit

10 - Changing menu button names10 - Changing menu button names

Manage Course Menu, change namesManage Course Menu, change names

Change a menu button nameChange a menu button name

11 - Hiding a menu button11 - Hiding a menu button

Hide a button: remove checkmarkHide a button: remove checkmark

Hidden button in Manage Course MenuHidden button in Manage Course Menu

12 - Removing a menu button12 - Removing a menu button

Remove button: lose any contents!Remove button: lose any contents!

13 - Adding folder button (content area)13 - Adding folder button (content area)

Adding a folder button (“content area”)Adding a folder button (“content area”)

Your new menu button appears…Your new menu button appears…

14 - Changing menu button sequence14 - Changing menu button sequence

Changing menu button sequenceChanging menu button sequence

How the new menu button appearsHow the new menu button appears

15 - Adding a tool link button15 - Adding a tool link button

Adding a tool link buttonAdding a tool link button

16 - Adding a web link button16 - Adding a web link button

Name the button and supply the URLName the button and supply the URL

The new external link buttonThe new external link button

The new external link buttonThe new external link button

How the external link button worksHow the external link button works

BB1 – Table of contents (second half)BB1 – Table of contents (second half)

This course ends when we have

completed these topics in the

second hour.

17 - Graphic page banners18 - Posting a video introduction!19 - Using CutePDF to create .pdf files20 - Putting documents into menu buttons21 - Putting web links into menu buttons22 - Removing documents or web links23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reserves24 - Creating folders in menu buttons25 - Resequencing menu button contents26 - Sending e-mail to all students27 - Sending e-mail to selected students28 - Making a course available29 - Requesting a prior course copy

17 - Graphic page banners17 - Graphic page banners

18 – Posting a Video Introduction18 – Posting a Video Introduction

Embedding Video ClipsEmbedding Video Clips

The highlighted text is part of what was copied and pasted from www.viddler.com

19 - Post .pdf documents, not Word19 - Post .pdf documents, not Word

20 - Putting docs into menu buttons20 - Putting docs into menu buttons

Putting docs into menu buttonsPutting docs into menu buttons

Putting docs into menu buttonsPutting docs into menu buttons

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21 - Putting web links into menu buttons21 - Putting web links into menu buttons

Putting web links into menu buttonsPutting web links into menu buttons

22 - Removing documents or web links22 - Removing documents or web links

23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reserves23 - Copyright, fair use, e-reserves

Copyright, fair use, e-reservesCopyright, fair use, e-reserves

24 - Creating folders in menu buttons24 - Creating folders in menu buttons

25 - Resequencing menu button content25 - Resequencing menu button content

26 - Sending e-mail to all students26 - Sending e-mail to all students

Sending e-mail to all studentsSending e-mail to all students

Sending e-mail to all studentsSending e-mail to all students

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27 - Sending e-mail to selected students27 - Sending e-mail to selected students

27 - Sending e-mail to selected students27 - Sending e-mail to selected students

28 - Making a course available28 - Making a course available

Making a course availableMaking a course available

Making a course availableMaking a course available

29 - Requesting prior term course copy29 - Requesting prior term course copy

www.itd.depaul.eduwww.itd.depaul.edu

Requesting student, TA, guest addsRequesting student, TA, guest adds

www.itd.depaul.eduwww.itd.depaul.edu

Request to copy formRequest to copy form

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