BLACKBOARD @ NRCC
Instructor Tutorials

For questions or assistance contact Pam Hanks, Instructional Designer at nrdesign@nr.edu or ext. 4371.

Blackboard Getting Started
How do I get started (Blackboard 9 Quick Start Guide)
How do I customize the display of “My Blackboard Courses”
How do I set course availability and duration
How do I set the entry point
How do I change the course banner
How do I create/edit an announcement

Blackboard Course Menu
How do I manage the course menu
How do I customize the style of the course menu
How do I manage the views of the course menu

Blackboard Content Areas
How do I add content areas
How do I add folders to content areas
How do I add content items
How do I create an assignment
How do I create an SafeAssignment

Blackboard Groups
How do I setup groups
How do I add a group (flash video)
How do I create multiple groups (flash video)
How do I customize groups (flash video)
How do I modify group options (flash video)
How do I add a group’s navigation link (flash video)

Blackboard Collaboration
How do I create a discussion board forum
How do I create a discussion board thread
How do I reply, delete, quote, and modify a discussion thread

Blackboard Tests
How do I create or edit an assessment (an overview)
How do I create or edit test and surveys (an overview)
How do I create a test
How do I make a test available
How do I create multiple-choice questions
How do I create multiple-answer questions
How do I create true/false questions
How do I create fill in the blank questions
How do I create matching questions
How do I create ordering questions
How do I create essay questions
How do I create calculated formula questions
How do I create calculated numeric questions
How do I create file response questions

For more, visit Blackboard's On Demand Learning Center.
Blackboard Tests (continued...)
How do I create hot spot questions
How do I create fill in multiple blanks questions
How do I create jumble sentence questions
How do I create opinion scale/likert questions
How do I create short-answer questions
How do I create either/or questions
How do I create quiz bowl questions
How do I add/edit random block questions
How do I upload questions into a test
How do I search pools and tests for questions
How do I create a survey
How do I make a survey available
How do I view the results of a survey
How do I use the pool manager
How do I import a pool
How do I export a pool
How do I review tracking reports
How do I format my document to use with Respondus
How do I upload a test using Respondus

Blackboard Grade Center
How do I get started with the grade center
How do I create a category
How do I modify/create a grading schema
How do I delete a grading schema
How do I copy a grading schema
How do I create/add a grade column
How do I create a weighted calculated column
How do I create a total calculated column
How do I enter grades
How do I delete or revert grades
How do I change grades
How do I exempt grades
How do I add comments to a grade entry
How do I modify a grade column
How do I modify column organization
How do I create a smart view
How do I create a report
How do I view the grade history
How do I modify student visibility
How do I send an email in Grade Center
How do I work offline
How do I modify the number of rows viewed