Getting Started

Assessments

Menu Area

Grade Center

Building Content

Control Panel

Blackboard is offering instructors a free webinar series to help accelerate their move to online.  

Blackboard Help for Instructors is also another beneficial resource to help guide instructors on how to get started and best leverage Bb Learn in teaching.

Blackboard Ally (Accessibility)

Teaching and Learning with Blackboard

Panopto (Video)

Blackboard and 7 Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Good Practice Teaching Standards for Online/Hybrid Courses

Sample Online Course Blackboard Template
Video Overview - Sample Online Course Template

How to login to Blackboard
After May 8, Login at: lms.gvsu.edu

Course Availability 
Make your Course Available to Students

Create Content and add a Syllabus to your Course
Upload your Syllabus

New Semester Checklist
Semester Blackboard Reminders

Quick Start Guide / Blackboard Essentials
Get on Board with Blackboard with this Complete Getting Started Guide

Adding Users to Courses

Adding Users to Organizations

Adding a Profile Picture to Blackboard

Blackboard Policies

Browser Checker

Clearing Browser Cache/Cookies

Merge my Courses (How do I)

Student Preview Mode

Supported Browsers

Announcements

Adding Instructor Information

Banner for Courses w/ instructions .pptx

Creating a New Content Area

Email

Rename or Delete

Grading Discussions

Using the Discussion Board

Course Accessibility with Blackboard Ally

Content Editor

Creating an Assignment

Clearing an Assessment Attempt

Creating and Managing Wiki’s

Creating Content

Creating Learning Modules

Creating Content Folder

Copying Single Files/Folders

Blogs Tool

Embed Panopto Videos

eReserves

Journals Tool

Create a Mashup Item (Adding Video)

Connecting McGraw-Hill or Pearson Product

Using MathJax in Blackboard

Links to Websites

More on Blogs and Journals

Supported File Types

Rules for Releasing Content (Adaptive Release)

Separate due dates in a merged course

Achievements and Certificate

Creating a Rubric

Import and Export a Rubric

Using ePortfolios

Assignment Grading and Feedback: Assignment Tool

Blackboard Annotate: Assignment Grading (PDF)

Creating and Managing Assignments

How to Create an Assignment [video tutorial]

Adding Audio Comments to an Assignments

Clearing Assignment Attempts

Creating a SafeAssign Assignment

Reviewing SafeAssign Assignments

Adaptive Release

See Also:

• Graded Journals 
• Graded Discussions
• Video Quizzes with Panopto
• Student Assignment Videos with Panopto

Creating and Deploying a Test

How to Create a Test [video tutorial]

Test Option settings in Blackboard

Display Test Results for Students

Adaptive Release

DSR Test Availability Exceptions for One or More Students

Export and Import a Test  (Copy a test from one course to another)

Multiple Fill in the Blank

Quick way to grade short answer and essay

File Response assessment question

Test Statistics provided by Blackboard

Respondus Test Generator

Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor

Test Generator for Blackboard

Tips for Test Options & Academic Integrity

Creating and Deploying a Survey

Export and Import a Survey

Sample Surveys

Adding Voice and Video Feedback to a Grade

Assignment Tool - Grading Commenting and Feedback options

Blackboard's Documentation for the Grade Center

Creating a Smart View

Creating Columns

Create a Separate Column for Final Letter Grade

Sorting and Organizing the Grade Center

Download and Upload Grades to/from Excel

Drop Lowest Grade

Grade Center Guide: Seminar Handout

Grading Schemas

Communicating with Students Through Grade Center

Time Saving Tips for Grade Center

Adding Extra Credit

How to compute Extra Credit in Weighted Grades

Viewing Attempts

Weighted Grades

Achievements and Certificates

Attendance Feature

Course Copy

Course Quota: Managing Course Files

Create and Manage Groups

Using Excel to create Groups and enroll Students

ePortfolio

Exporting and Importing a Blackboard Course

Guest Access in a Course

Organization Availability

Retention Center

Banner Class Photo Roster

What Students Frequently Ask About

More support information is available on Blackboard's Help Site for Instructors.

eLearning Support

Blackboard how-to and general questions, please contact:

Email: [email protected]
Web Site: Teaching with Technology Support
Hours: 8 - 4, Monday through Friday 

24x7 After Hours Support is Available
(616) 331-2101

GVSU IT Services

Technical support, problems, login, error message questions, please contact:

Email: [email protected] 
Phone: (616) 331-2101 Toll Free: (855) 435-7488
Web Site: IT Services
Hours: View current GVSU IT Services Hours 

24x7 After Hours Support is Available
(616) 331-2101

Faculty suggestions for Blackboard

If you wish to make a product suggestion directly to Blackboard, visit  https://community.blackboard.com/home

• To create an account click register
• Login to the site
• Click on Product Engagement > Submit an Idea
• Select “Learn” and “Learn Original” for the product.