BLACKBOARD 8 – INSTRUCTOR TUTORIAL

Elissa Baker

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ƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒƒ BLACKBOARD 8 – INSTRUCTOR TUTORIAL Course Tools and Communication Course Tools are communication and collaboration tools that enhance interaction between users. You can access the various tools through the Control Panel, by selecting Course Tools or Communication from the course menu. Address Book — Users can store contact information in the Address Book. The Address Book is empty until the user enters contacts. Users must enter a profile for anyone they wish to add to their address book. Announcements — Announcements post timely information critical to Course success. See the tutorials on Announcements. Collaboration — The Collaboration Tools allow users to participate in real-time lessons and discussions. See the tutorials on Collaboration. Course Calendar — Instructors can use the Calendar to indicate important Course related events. Digital Dropbox — The Digital Drop Box enables Students to exchange files with the Instructor. Discussion Board — The Discussion Board is an outcomes-based learning tool that can be applied in a number of ways to enhance learning and measure performance. See the tutorials on Discussion Board. Glossary Manager — Each Course has its own Glossary of terms. See the tutorial on Glossary Manager. Groups — Allows users to access the start pages for any Groups that you have set up in your course. See the tutorials on Groups. Messages — The Messages feature gives each ...

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• Publié par: Urke
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English

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BLACKBOARD 8 – INSTRUCTOR TUTORIAL

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Last updated: 6/27/2008

Course Tools and Communication

Course Tools are communication and collaboration tools that enhance interaction

between users.

You can access the various tools through the Control Panel, by selecting Course Tools

or Communication from the course menu.

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Address Book

— Users can store contact information in the Address Book. The

Address Book is empty until the user enters contacts. Users must enter a profile

for anyone they wish to add to their address book.

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Announcements

— Announcements post timely information critical to Course

success.

See the tutorials on

Announcements

.

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Collaboration

— The Collaboration Tools allow users to participate in real-time

lessons and discussions.

See the tutorials on

Collaboration

.

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Course Calendar

— Instructors can use the Calendar to indicate important

Course related events.

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Digital Dropbox

— The Digital Drop Box enables Students to exchange files

with the Instructor.

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Discussion Board

— The Discussion Board is an outcomes-based learning tool

that can be applied in a number of ways to enhance learning and measure

performance.

See the tutorials on

Discussion Board

.

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Glossary Manager

— Each Course has its own Glossary of terms.

See the

tutorial on

Glossary Manager

.

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Groups

— Allows users to access the start pages for any Groups that you have

set up in your course.

See the tutorials on

Groups

.

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Messages

— The Messages feature gives each Course a private and secure

system for communication that functions similar to email.

See the tutorial on

Messages

.

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Homepage

— Currently Unavailable

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My Grades

— Allows students to see their grade report for a course. Instructors

must use the Grade Center to view a student grade report.

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Personal Information

— Users manage personal data and privacy settings from

the Personal Information page. Changes to Personal Information are reflected

system wide. The following functions are available to users: edit their account

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profile,

identify a CD-ROM drive, define privacy settings, or enable/disable the

Text Box Editor.

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Roster

— Enables users to list the names and HVCC email addresses of other

students enrolled in a course.

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SafeAssign

— Compares submitted assignments against a set of academic

papers to identify areas of overlap between the submitted assignment and

existing works.

See the tutorials on

SafeAssign

.

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Scholar

— Display customized Scholar resource collections as a new course

tool.

See the tutorial on

Scholar

.

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Send Email

— Instructors can send email to individuals who participate in the

Course from the Send Email page.

See the tutorials on

Email

.

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Staff Information

— The Staff Information page allows Instructors to post

information about themselves.

See the tutorial on

Staff Information

.

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Tasks

— The Tasks page organizes projects or activities (referred to as tasks)

by defining task priority and tracking task status.

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The Electronic Blackboard

— The Electric Blackboard® allows users to save

notes for a particular course or organization within the course or organization.

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Turnitin Assignments and Turnitin Assignemnts by Groups

—

Turnitin

provides plagiarism prevention services, class management tools, and paperless

digital grading products to educational institutions around the world.

See the

tutorial on

Turnitin

.

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Voice Announcements

— Voice Announcements post timely information critical

to Course success via recorded audio.

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Wimba Tools:

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Live Classroom

— Personalize your online courses by holding live,

online classes, office hours, guest lectures, webcasts, and meetings.

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Voice Boards

— Post and listen to voice messages within discussion

boards

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Wimba Podcaster

— Create or upload podcasts for user subscription

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Voice Email

— Send and listen to voice through email messages

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Voice Presentation

— Add web content alongside vocal messages

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Voice Direct

— Communicate with users in real-time, in a virtual room,

using voice and text

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Voice Recorder

— Record and listen to voice on a web page