For those completely new to Blackboard, learn how to upload files, communicate with students, collect assignments, use discussion boards, and the basics of grading.

More: Self-Paced Training Course | Start of Semester Checklist

Grade tests, assignments, etc. Manually create grade columns. Use total and weighted total columns to maintain a running final score.

More: Weighted Total Column | Comment on Assignment Submissions

• Grading various types of assessments: tests, assignment submissions, discussion boards
• Extra Credit
• Reviewing issues with student assignments and test submissions
• Questions from participants

Create groups for students to work together, group assignments, adaptive release. Also, see an introduction to using Microsoft Teams along with Blackboard courses.

A desktop Mac and PC application to record audio, video, PowerPoint, and screen capture. Capture is a great way to create high-quality lectures and post to Blackboard.

More: Step by Step Guide | Additional Kaltura Help

Learn how to create tests and set options. LockDown Browser is an optional tool to help ensure test integrity.

More: Lockdown Browser Guide | Convert a paper test

Inline, assignment markup, audio and video feedback, rubrics, etc.

Learn how to use Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate Ultra), the live virtual classroom environment designed for teaching and learning and real-time collaboration. Use audio and video, share your screen, upload files. You can record everything in Collaborate. Also great for virtual office hours.

More: Breakout Groups Overview | Breakout Groups Creation | Security & Guest Access | What's New in Collaborate | Instructor FAQs

Learn about different methods to view student activity and performance and how to contact specific students.

More: Tracking Student Participation and Performance in Blackboard

Ally suggests improvements to make your course content more accessible. It also automatically creates alternate versions (OCR, audio, etc.) of the content for students to access.

More: Blackboard Ally for Faculty & Staff

OneNote Class Notebooks create a collaborative space with a personal workspace for every student, a content library for handouts, and a shared space for lessons and creative activities. Learn how to create class notebooks within Blackboard so course rosters are automatically imported, as well as some OneNote basics.

Poll Everywhere is a dynamic web-based polling system that allows participants to engage within the classroom or online through web browsers, mobile applications, and SMS text messages.

More: Getting Started with Poll Everywhere

This training examines the differences between several online tools and highlight best practices to help you decide which one is best for you and your learners: featured tools include Class for Zoom, Zoom, Class Collaborate (formerly Blackboard Collaborate Ultra), and Teams.

The Qwickly Attendance tool allows for attendance tracking and grading in Blackboard.

Features:

• Student attendance can be marked manually, using a QR code check-in, or even based on student activity in Blackboard.
• Automatically create a graded column in Blackboard and keep a running grade for attendance.
• See a list of all students and work down the list or show one student at a time as the instructor calls names.
• Send an email to students when they are marked as absent for the day. Provide students with an acknowledgment that they were missed in class and a way to cross-reference with their attendance score.
• Export to CSV.