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Plug-Ins Emerging Technologies Tips & Tricks An Interactive Guide to Resources For Distance Learning Instructors Distance Learning Rehab Sessions	Some Tutorials require the Flash Plug-in or the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Blackboard Tutorials Blackboard 9.1 SP8 Known Issues Changes with SP8 - Tricia Woolard Content Area Creating Course Content Tutorials Blackboard 9.1 The following tutorials will allow faculty to familiarize themselves with the features and functionality of Blackboard Learn 9.1. The Blackboard manuals listed on this page contain a complete set of documentation for using the system while the Getting started guides focus on specific tasks. The Blackboard On-Demand Learning Center provides additional documentation (including videos) that will acclimate the instructor to the latest version of Blackboard. Known Issues What's New (PDF) On Demand Learning Center Tutorials Guides Instructors Guide 9.1 User Guide 9.1 Content Management Guide Safe Assign Instructors Guide (PDF) Course Environment Course Environment Tour Getting Started with Course Environment (PDF) Creating a Mashup Adding Textbook Information to your course Content Getting started with Course Content (PDF) Creating a Lesson Plan Assesments Getting started with Building a Test (PDF) Blackboard Test Creation Tips (PDF) Assignments Getting started with Assignments (PDF) Safe Assign Instructors Guide (PDF) Grade Center Getting started with the Grade Center (PDF) Handout (PDF) Adding Grades Showing, hiding, freezing and moving columns Weight grades Downloading from Grade Center Groups Getting started with Groups (PDF) Blackboard Learn 9 - video tutorial of new features Quick Tutorials New Features Getting Started Instructors Manual (PDF) BB9 Quick Start Quide (PDF) Understanding and Building Your Course Communicating And Collaborating Assessing Learners Basics Adding a File Customize Menu Adding and Modifying Groups Creating Blogs and Journals Archiving Your Course (PDF) Changing the Default Page - You can change the default entrance page by going to the Control Panel area and click on "Customizations", Styles, and scroll down to #4. Select from the dropdown box what you want the entry page to be. Assignments Adding an Assignment Creating a SafeAssignment Downloading an Assignment Entering a grade for an assignment Clearing an assignment attempt Assessment Tests Surveys and Pools (Scroll down page to see topic) Using Assessment Manager Assessments Creating test Making a test available Using the Pool Manager Create a test from a Pool Upload test questions Tools Creating a Blog Creating a Journal Emerging Technologies NCCCS Technology Center The purpose of the NCCCS Technology Center is to enhance and enrich the distance learning experience while engaging the distance learner. This is to be accomplished by exploring and collaborating on current and emerging technologies that impact distance learning. The consortium is responsible for identifying the technologies and sharing them in a manner that is understandable and accessible to all faculty and staff in the NCCCS. What is Web 2.0? The term WEB 2.0 is used to describe a web created by users themselves... where people contribute to blog websites, video websites, podcast websites, social websites, Wikipedia, and a number of different things. Creating a Blog Step-by-Step (PDF) Blog stands for "Web Log"...a web version of a personal journal or newsletter that is available to the public. It is essentially a series of chronological entries on a topic or various topics that is created by one or more contributors. There are many free blogging sites. The most popular is Blogger.com. Creating a Podcast Intro to Podcasting (PowerPoint) A Podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. A student or faculty member does not have to have an iPod or mp3 player to listen or view a podcast. Virtually any online capable computer will do. To make a podcast, all you really have to do is record an audio file and make it available for people to download or listen to online. Audacity Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. Used for converting podcast recordings. Camtasia Software which captures screen shots, video and audio, create tutorials etc. What is Camtasia? (PDF) How do I get my Camtasia Movies into Blackboard? (PDF) Elluminate Add the immediacy and interactivity of face-to-face teaching to your distance Learning. Engage more students in more ways with Elluminate. Record course lectures for playback. Blackboard Course Management Software (CMS) - BCCC uses this software for online course delivery. Moodle* Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. itunesU - an educational repository of lectures specific to your school. Users can easily search, download, and play course content that instructors have posted in Blackboard. Smart Board Basics Smart Board Interactive Basics (PDF) Online Tools Web 2.0* 50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch The Best New Free Ipod Apps 8 Must-Have Education Apps for the iphone Already in place or accessible from campus. For more training contact Tricia Woolard. General Information* * Creating a successful Blackboard course (PDF) * Library services for e-learning (PDF) * Tips on Teaching with Blackboard (PDF) * Developing an online course (PDF) * Important Check List for Instructors (PDF) * Copyright Fair Use Information (PDF) * HTML Basics (PDF) * Learning Outcomes & Assessments (PDF) * Introduction to Teaching and Learning with technology (PDF) Top 10 Free Tools that you can Integrate into Blackboard Top 10 technology tools Discussion Board 8 ways to get students engaged in online discussion (PDF) PowerPoint Saving PowerPoint to outline view in Word (PDF) Saving PowerPoint as a website (PDF) Printing Prevent students from printing a test Orientation Orientation tips (PDF) Quiz Generators College of Southern Idaho Resource Sites Blackboard Connections \| back \|
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Plug-Ins Emerging Technologies Tips & Tricks An Interactive Guide to Resources For Distance Learning Instructors Distance Learning Rehab Sessions	Some Tutorials require the Flash Plug-in or the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Blackboard Tutorials Blackboard 9.1 SP8 Known Issues Changes with SP8 - Tricia Woolard Content Area Creating Course Content Tutorials Blackboard 9.1 The following tutorials will allow faculty to familiarize themselves with the features and functionality of Blackboard Learn 9.1. The Blackboard manuals listed on this page contain a complete set of documentation for using the system while the Getting started guides focus on specific tasks. The Blackboard On-Demand Learning Center provides additional documentation (including videos) that will acclimate the instructor to the latest version of Blackboard. Known Issues What's New (PDF) On Demand Learning Center Tutorials Guides Instructors Guide 9.1 User Guide 9.1 Content Management Guide Safe Assign Instructors Guide (PDF) Course Environment Course Environment Tour Getting Started with Course Environment (PDF) Creating a Mashup Adding Textbook Information to your course Content Getting started with Course Content (PDF) Creating a Lesson Plan Assesments Getting started with Building a Test (PDF) Blackboard Test Creation Tips (PDF) Assignments Getting started with Assignments (PDF) Safe Assign Instructors Guide (PDF) Grade Center Getting started with the Grade Center (PDF) Handout (PDF) Adding Grades Showing, hiding, freezing and moving columns Weight grades Downloading from Grade Center Groups Getting started with Groups (PDF) Blackboard Learn 9 - video tutorial of new features Quick Tutorials New Features Getting Started Instructors Manual (PDF) BB9 Quick Start Quide (PDF) Understanding and Building Your Course Communicating And Collaborating Assessing Learners Basics Adding a File Customize Menu Adding and Modifying Groups Creating Blogs and Journals Archiving Your Course (PDF) Changing the Default Page - You can change the default entrance page by going to the Control Panel area and click on "Customizations", Styles, and scroll down to #4. Select from the dropdown box what you want the entry page to be. Assignments Adding an Assignment Creating a SafeAssignment Downloading an Assignment Entering a grade for an assignment Clearing an assignment attempt Assessment Tests Surveys and Pools (Scroll down page to see topic) Using Assessment Manager Assessments Creating test Making a test available Using the Pool Manager Create a test from a Pool Upload test questions Tools Creating a Blog Creating a Journal Emerging Technologies NCCCS Technology Center The purpose of the NCCCS Technology Center is to enhance and enrich the distance learning experience while engaging the distance learner. This is to be accomplished by exploring and collaborating on current and emerging technologies that impact distance learning. The consortium is responsible for identifying the technologies and sharing them in a manner that is understandable and accessible to all faculty and staff in the NCCCS. What is Web 2.0? The term WEB 2.0 is used to describe a web created by users themselves... where people contribute to blog websites, video websites, podcast websites, social websites, Wikipedia, and a number of different things. Creating a Blog Step-by-Step (PDF) Blog stands for "Web Log"...a web version of a personal journal or newsletter that is available to the public. It is essentially a series of chronological entries on a topic or various topics that is created by one or more contributors. There are many free blogging sites. The most popular is Blogger.com. Creating a Podcast Intro to Podcasting (PowerPoint) A Podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. A student or faculty member does not have to have an iPod or mp3 player to listen or view a podcast. Virtually any online capable computer will do. To make a podcast, all you really have to do is record an audio file and make it available for people to download or listen to online. Audacity Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. Used for converting podcast recordings. Camtasia Software which captures screen shots, video and audio, create tutorials etc. What is Camtasia? (PDF) How do I get my Camtasia Movies into Blackboard? (PDF) Elluminate Add the immediacy and interactivity of face-to-face teaching to your distance Learning. Engage more students in more ways with Elluminate. Record course lectures for playback. Blackboard Course Management Software (CMS) - BCCC uses this software for online course delivery. Moodle* Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. itunesU - an educational repository of lectures specific to your school. Users can easily search, download, and play course content that instructors have posted in Blackboard. Smart Board Basics Smart Board Interactive Basics (PDF) Online Tools Web 2.0* 50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch The Best New Free Ipod Apps 8 Must-Have Education Apps for the iphone Already in place or accessible from campus. For more training contact Tricia Woolard. General Information* * Creating a successful Blackboard course (PDF) * Library services for e-learning (PDF) * Tips on Teaching with Blackboard (PDF) * Developing an online course (PDF) * Important Check List for Instructors (PDF) * Copyright Fair Use Information (PDF) * HTML Basics (PDF) * Learning Outcomes & Assessments (PDF) * Introduction to Teaching and Learning with technology (PDF) Top 10 Free Tools that you can Integrate into Blackboard Top 10 technology tools Discussion Board 8 ways to get students engaged in online discussion (PDF) PowerPoint Saving PowerPoint to outline view in Word (PDF) Saving PowerPoint as a website (PDF) Printing Prevent students from printing a test Orientation Orientation tips (PDF) Quiz Generators College of Southern Idaho Resource Sites Blackboard Connections \| back \|
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