Transcript BB9 for Newbies

Introduction to Blackboard 9
Learning Management
System (for Newbies)
Bege Bowers
December 11, 2009
Agenda, Session 1
• Where we are
• When BB9 will be available
• What we’ll be giving you today
(login, overview of basic screen
layout and tools, a bit of practice)
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Agenda, Session 1
• Overview of how (best) to use BB9
• Discussion about how to help you
really learn BB9—we had a 3-day, 24
hour introduction; you have 2
hours.
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Agenda, Session 2
• Guided overview of features of
BB9
• Guided practice
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Agenda, Session 3
• Individual practice
• One-on-one help
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Session 1: Where We Are
• Small number of courses to be
taught in BB9 spring 2010
• Some in summer 2010; WebCT will
go away after summer
• All BB9 beginning fall 2010
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Where We Are
• In training environment today
• Production environment/templates
available spring 2010 (early
January?)
• You can begin developing fall
courses in spring 2010 (what you
develop now can be moved)
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Ways to Use Blackboard
• Course repository, web-enhanced
course
• Hybrid course (some traditional inclass; some online)
• Asynchronous distance course
(totally online)
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
Plan course first (BB9 is a tool):
• Course goals and objectives
• Syllabus
–Units, lessons, assignments
–Order
–Grading scale
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
Then decide how to use BB9:
• What would you like to post?
–Syllabus (individual, dept)
–Resources (web links, background
material, pictures, sample papers,
almost any kind of file)
–Assignments/paper topics
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
Could post:
• A little; a lot
• Individual lessons, assignments,
paper topics
• Modules (linked assignments)
• Announcements/assignments if
class has to be canceled
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
• What BB “tools” would you like to
use?
–Course calendar
–Discussion boards
–Groups
–E-mail
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
• What BB “tools” would you like to
use?
–Tests/quizzes
–Grading center
–Other
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First Consideration: Pedagogy
• How else do you want students to
use BB9?
–View assignments?
–Submit papers/assignments?
–View their grades?
–Other?
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Training
• What kinds of follow-up training
would you like/attend?
–Small-group training (5-6?)?
–Even smaller-group training (3)?
–One-on-one mentoring?
–Other?
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Move to Session 2
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Session 2
• http://ysu.blackboard.com (doesn’t
like Firefox)
• Get username and password;
log-in
• Two tabs: My Institution,
Courses
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Session 2
• My Institution: tutorials, courses,
calendar, announcements
• Courses tab:
–courses you teach (2)
–courses in which you are enrolled (7)
–course catalog
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Session 2
• Enter Practice course (edit mode
on)
• Areas of screen:
–Course menu on left
–Course management area below
menu
–Work area/content frame on right
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Session 2
• Look at elements of course menu:
–List of content areas
–Plus sign to add
–Views (list, folder, etc.)
–Up-down arrows to move item up or
down list
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Session 2
• Look at elements of course menu:
–Right-context double arrows
–Hidden and no-content icons
• Use arrow to make left menu
appear and disappear
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Session 2
• Click on elements in course menu:
–Announcements
–Units
–Assignments
–Assessments
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Session 2
• Click on elements in course menu:
–Discussion board
–Tools
–Etc.
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Session 2
• Look at “bread crumbs”
• Rename couple of links:
–Orientation
–External Links
• Add a content area and move it up
• Add a divider and move it up
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Session 2
• Look at work area/content frame
• Click on announcements in left
menu
–Look at option(s) across top bar of
work area
–Create an announcement
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Session 2
• Look at course-management area
• Click on help—notice manual
• Change something in style
–Change text to buttons
–Change buttons back to text
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Session 2
• Go back to the content area you
added earlier; name it “Pretend
Folder Area”
–Click on it; look at work area options
–Click “Build”; “Create Folder”
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Session 2
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Name it“Pretend Folder 1”
Write a description in the box
Click the submit button
Click on the name of the folder
Click “Create Item” at top
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Session 2
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Name it “Pretend File”
Write a description in the box
Click “Choose File”
Select one; click “Open”
Name the link
Click the “Submit” button
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Session 2
• Go back to the content area you
added earlier
–Click on it; look at work area options
–Click “Build”; “Create Syllabus”; Enter
name “Pretend Syllabus”; “Use
Existing File”
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Session 2
–Browse for local file; select; click
“Open”
–Click “Submit” button
–Use right-context icon to edit the
name to “Course Syllabus”
–In left menu, make the content area
visible to students (“Show Link”)
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Session 2
–Turn edit mode off to see what
students see
• Look at options across top of screen
• Click “Help”; “Media and Academic
Computing”; Bb icon; notice
tutorials
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Session 3
• Practice in Practice Course or
Development Course
• Logout
• Resources for you in Getting
Started course
• What kind of follow-up training
would you like?
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