Blackboard Workshops

Faculty Staff Resource Center: CC-104B

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Blackboard Certification

The UNO Faculty Staff Resource Center offers a series of workshops leading to UNO Blackboard Certification.

Candidates attend a series of six, two-hour workshops, scheduled throughout the Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. It is recommended that participant attend the designated workshops within the course of one calendar year, and will receive a certificate of certification upon successful completion of the series.

The 6 Blackboard Certification workshops are as follows:

1. Blackboard Basics

• Introduction to Blackboard at UNO
• Exploring the Bb Learning System Environment
• Course Shells
• Course Menu
• Course Control Panel
• Course Roles

2.Content Areas

Course Content

• Add / Modify Course Content Item
• File Attachments
• Content Metadata
• Add / Modify Course Content Folder
• Add / Modify External Link
• Add Course Link
• Add Assignment
• Copy / Move Content
• About Course Cartridges

Glossary Manager

• Add Glossary Term
• Download Glossary
• Upload Glossary

Course Copy Tool

• Copy Course Materials Into Another of Your Course Shells

Learning Units

• Add a Learning Unit
• Add Content to a Learning Unit
• Add a File to a Learning Unit

Text Box Editor

• Text Box Content
• Insert Link to File
• Insert Image
• Insert MPEG File
• Insert QuickTime File
• Insert Audio File
• Insert SWF File
• HTML Tips
• Displaying media within content
• Spell Check
• Math and Science Notation Tool – WebEQ Equation Editor
• Adding and Editing Equations

• Course Announcements
• Add / Modify Announcement

• Add / Modify Profile
• Add / Modify Staff Information Folder

• Add / Modify Course Calendar Event
• Course Calendar Quick Jump

• Add / Modify Task

• Manage Course Menu
• Add New Area: Content Area
• Add New Area: Tool Area
• Add New Area: Course Link
• Add New Area: External Link

• Enable Blackboard Tools

• Course Name and Description
• Course Availability
• Guest Access
• Course Duration
• Set Course Entry Point
• Course Design
• Course Design: Style
• Course Banner
• Observer Access

4. Safe Assign & Scholar

Safe Assign

• How does SafeAssign Work?
• Valuable information in a Safe Assign Report
• Enable Safe Assign
• Synchronize the Course with SafeAssign
• Viewing Safe Assign Documents
• Access Reports
• Create A Safe Assignment
• Download Assignments
• Grade A Safe Assignment
• Check A Document not Submitted through a Safe Assignment

Scholar

• Install Bookmarklet
• Create an Account
• Save Resources
• Import Bookmarks
• Turn on Scholar Course Home
• Set up a Page

5. Communication Tools

• Manage Groups
• Add Group / Group Properties
• Manage Group
• Add Users to Group: Group Name
• List Users in Group
• Remove Users from Group

Discussion Board

• Add / Modify Forum
• Discussion Board Forum
• Add New Thread
• Message View
• Forum: Forum Name Archives
• Add Archive
• Modify Archive

Messages

• Message Folder
• View Message
• Compose Message
• Move Messages
• Add Folder

Course Send Email

• Send Email to All Users

Collaboration Tools

• Collaboration Sessions
• Create / Modify Collaboration Session

Virtual Classroom

• Menu Bar
• Record Menu

Classroom Tool Box

• Whiteboard
• Group Browser
• Course Map
• Ask Question
• Question Inbox

Lightweight Chat

• Participant and Chat Area
• Private Messages
• User Info

Session Archives

• Archive Properties

6. Assessment Tools & Respondus

Tests / Surveys

• Add Test / Survey
• Modify Test / Survey
• Test / Survey Options
• Removing an Assessment
• Test Info

Test Canvas

• Test Creation Settings
• Add / Modify Question – Multiple Choice
• Add / Modify Question – True / False
• Add / Modify Question – Fill in the Blank
• Add / Modify Question – Multiple Answer
• Add / Modify Question – Matching
• Add / Modify Question – Ordering
• Add / Modify Question – Essay Question
• Add / Modify Random Block
• Upload Questions
• Search Pools and Assessments
• Search Pools and Assessments: Questions
• Categorize Question
• Category Manager

Survey Manager

Pool Manager

• Pool Import

Respondus

• Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Installing Respondus
• Prepare an Assesment for use with Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Respondus Secret Password
• Steps when Students are taking a Test

7. Gradebook

• Add / Modify Gradebook Item
• Manage Items

Gradebook Settings

• Spreadsheet Settings
• Manage Categories
• Create / Modify Item Category
• Manage Display Options
• Create / Modify Grade Display Options

Weight Grades

Download Gradebook

Upload Gradebook

• Choose Column to Import: Items
• Choose Column to Import: Students

Modify Grade: Assessment

• Grade Assessment: Assessment Name

Item Options: Tests and Surveys

• View Item Grades
• View Item Detail
• Assessment Stats: Assessment Name

Modify Grades: Assignment

• Grade Assignment: Assignment Name

Item Options: Assignments

• Download Assignment: Assignment Name
• Delete Assignment Files: Assignment Name

User Options

• View User Information
• View User Grades
• View User Detail

Gradebook Views

• View Grades by Gradebook Item
• View Grades by User

Course Statistics

Date: May 8, 2008