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Building Your Course

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    My Course Page
    Module Specifications
    Accessibility
    Student Preview

    Experience your Blackboard course exactly as your students will.

    Reading Lists

    Library Services manage reading lists application. Read on for more information, and how to add the link back to Blackboard if you accidentally delete it.

    Content Collection
    Course Options
    Creating Course Areas for Content
    Creating Content in a Course Area
    Edit and Manage Content
    Using the Content Editor
    Create HTML Objects
    Working With File Attachments
    Course Files

    Creating and maintaining a repository of materials is an important part of developing an online course. With Course Files, you have access to all of your files for a specific course.

    Kaltura Video
    Video Everywhere
    Releasing Content

    With adaptive release, you can show the appropriate content, to select individuals, at the appropriate time.

    Reusing Content
    Linking to Tools in a Course Area
    SignUp List

    Create a "list" that students can add/remove themselves to/from. The list may be a simple list of names or it may populate a Blackboard group's membership.

    Glossary

    Define a glossary of terms and definitions for your course.

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        • Create a new Content Area
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      • Edit and Manage Content
      • Using the Content Editor
      • Create HTML Objects
      • Working With File Attachments
        • Sharing and Exchanging Files in Courses
      • Course Files
        • About Files Added Automatically to Course Files
        • Adding Files to Course Files
        • Uploading a package/zip file to Course Files
        • Drag & Drop/Multiple File Upload in the Content Collection
        • Setting Up a Web Folder/WebDAV in Course Files
        • Create and Editing Folders in Course Files
        • Managing Files and Folders in Course Files
        • About Browsing for Files in Course Files and the Content Collection
        • Linking to Files and Folders in Course Files
        • Creating HTML Objects
        • Controlling Access to Course Files
      • Kaltura Video
        • Add a video item
        • My Media
        • Course Gallery
        • Create a clip from a video
        • Course Media Reports
        • Using the Mashup tool
      • Video Everywhere
      • Releasing Content
        • Basic and Advanced Adaptive Release
        • Adaptive Release Rules
        • Adaptive Release Criteria
        • Examples of Advanced Adaptive Release
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        • Course Copy
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        • Exporting and Archiving Courses
        • Importing Course Packages
        • Importing Course Cartridges
      • Linking to Tools in a Course Area
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        • Creating a SignUp List
        • Batch create a set of SignUp Lists
        • Managing a SignUp List
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      • Changing Personal Information, and Settings
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        • Notification Settings
        • Types and Removal
      • Editing the Course List
      • Languages Other Than English
      • Third Party Tools
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        • Creating a Blog
        • Editing and Managing Blogs
        • Grading Blogs
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        • About Discussions, Forums, and Threads
        • Creating Forums in the Discussion Board
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          • Moderating Discussions
          • Search and Collect Discussions
        • Grading Discussion Board Participation
        • Viewing Discussion Board Statistics
        • Creating Group Discussions
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        • Creating a Journal
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        • Create Wiki Topics
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        • Grade Wikis
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        • Import and Export Groups
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      • Assignments
        • Creating Assignments
        • Creating Group Assignments
        • Edit and Manage Assignments
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          • Anonymous Grading
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          • Creating a New Self and Peer Assessment
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          • Adding Criteria to a Question
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          • Editing an Assessment
          • Previewing the Assessment
          • Viewing the Assessment Results
          • Evaluating a Self and Peer Assessment
          • Monitoring Assessment Submissions
          • Exporting and Importing an Assessment
          • Monitoring the Evaluations
        • Receipts
      • Tests, Surveys, and Pools
        • Test availability exceptions
        • Using the Test and Survey Canvas
        • Creating Tests and Surveys
        • Editing Tests and Questions
        • Question Types
        • Adding Question Metadata
        • Changing Question Settings
        • Offering Partial Credit
        • Reusing Questions
        • Question Pools and Banks
        • Test and Survey Options
        • Setting a test for completion using the Respondus Lock Down Browser
        • Restrict Tests by Location
        • Deploying Tests and Surveys
        • Delete Tests and Surveys
        • Uploading Questions
        • The difference between Random Blocks and Question Sets
        • Creating and Editing a Random Block
        • Creating Question Sets
        • Grading Tests
        • Test and Survey Results
        • Test and Survey Question Status
        • Running Item Analysis on a Test
        • Importing Tests, Surveys, and Pools
        • Exporting/Importing Tests, Surveys, and Pools
        • Helping Students Resolve Issues With Tests
      • Grade Center
        • Navigate Grading
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          • Archive and Copy Courses With Grade Center Data
        • Grade Centre Icon Legend
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          • Deleting and Clearing Grades
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        • Customize Grade Center
          • Grade Center Categories
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          • Organize Grade Center Data
          • Color Code the Grade Center
          • Grade Center Columns
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            • Weighted Columns
            • Average Columns
            • Minimum/Maximum Columns
            • Extra Credit Columns
          • Editing how a score is displayed in Grade Centre
          • Smart Views
            • Create and Manage Smart Views
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          • Viewing Grade Center Statistics
          • Working With the Grade History
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          • Create and Manage Achievements
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        • Using the Retention Center
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