Getting Started with Bb

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• Getting Started with Bb
• IDRC Lunch Sessions
• March 13, 14, 2003
• Constance Smith, Coordinator

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Getting Started withBlackboard -Bb
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Organization

• Gather your course materials and content in a
  central location
• Syllabus
• Handouts
• Slide Shows
• Lecture notes
• Quizzes
• Discussion Topics
• Assignments

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Determine

• Which files
• On screen
• (HTML)
• Downloaded

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• Determine Also
• What software apps youll be using
• Students must have a particular software in order
  to view your document
• UploadDownload
• Anticipate Software orders

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Information vs. Documents

• Course Information section
• Non-content
• Course Documents section
• Content

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Announcements

• Create an introductory announcement to describe
  the course set-up and to give weekly direction.
• Initiate this as the point of reference
• Cumulative

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File Management - 101

• Create and use folders within your course
  documents section
• Lecture notes
• Slides
• Graphs
• Do this through the page editor feature

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File Management - 102

• Break long documents into separate files.
• User friendliness
• students
• yourself for updating

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Staff Information

• Introduce yourself, assistant, guest speakers,
  authors
• Add photos
• Compress the size to 150x 150 pixels

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Discussion Boards

• A place to share ideas
• Builds on-line community
• Students seek help from others
• You learn more about the students
• Higher quality class participation

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External Links

• Virtual Field Trips
• i.e., MIDI
• Assignments to incorporate research/reporting

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• Strategies for Success
• Keep a notebook add and share
• Read handouts from todays session
• Attend training sessions
• 17 March
• 1100A Adding Content
• 200P Course Customization
• Partner with your colleagues

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• Handouts given in the session are available from
  the IDRC.
• Please contact Ms. Takisha Steede, Student Worker
  at the IDRC.