Blackboard essentials for teachers [electronic resource] : build and deliver great courses using this popular learning management system / William Rice.

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ISBN:

9781849692939

9781849692922

Title:

Blackboard essentials for teachers [electronic resource] : build and deliver great courses using this popular learning management system / William Rice.

Author:

Rice, William.

Personal Author:

Rice, William.

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 235 pages :) : color illustrations.

Series:

Community experience distilled

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Blackboard Essentials for Teachers; Blackboard Essentials for Teachers; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. The Blackboard Experience; Home page; Announcements; Discussion Board; Gradebook; Content Page; Learning Module; Blog; Forum; Uploaded files; Video; Wiki; Assignment; Test; Groups; Summary.

2. Organizing a Course with Pages and Learning ModulesAdding Content Areas to hold and organize course content; What is Content Area?; How to add a Content Area; What's next?; Adding a Blank Page tool, which can hold any content or links that you want; What is a Blank Page?; How to add a Blank Page; What's next?; Adding a Blank Page to your course; Adding a Blank Page to the Content Area; Composing a page with the HTML editor; What's next?; Creating a sequential path for the student to work through, using a Learning Module; When to use a learning path; How to add a learning path.

Adding a Learning Module to a Content AreaWhat's next?; About the Availability and View settings; Keeping students informed with Course Tools; What are Course Tools?; How to add Course Tools; Adding a Course Tool to the Course Menu; Adding a Course Tool to the home page; Summary; 3. Adding Static Material to a Course; Adding a file for students to download; File versus item; Content Collections; How to add a file; Adding an item; What's next?; Adding a video to your course; Uploading a video in your course; Linking to a video that is on another site; Embedding a video on a Blank Page.

Embedding a video that is hosted on another siteWhat's next?; Adding a web link to your course; Adding a link to an external website; Adding a link to a Course Asset; Adding an image to your course; Adding an image to a Content Area; Summary; 4. Discussion Boards; About Discussion Boards; Creating forums with Discussion Board; Making Discussion Board available to students; Adding a link to Discussion Board on the Course Menu; Creating a link to a forum; Managing a forum; Collecting posts in a forum; Grading posts in a forum; Summary; 5. Blogs and Wikis; About blogs.

Individual versus class blogsBlogs Course Tool link; Creating a blog; Making blogs available to students; Managing a blog; Grading blogs; Deleting and editing entries and comments; Adding a link to the Blogs page; Creating a link to a blog; About wikis; Creating a wiki; Adding a link to the Wikis page; Summary; 6. Assignments; About assignments; Adding an assignment; Responding to an assignment; Summary; 7. Testing Students; Creating a test; Creating a blank test; Determining the behavior of questions by using Question Settings; Adding and creating questions on Test Canvas.

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Subject Term:

Blackboard systems (Computer programs)

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Birmingham : Packt Pub., 2012.

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Summary

You only need basic computer skills to follow this course on creating web pages and interactive features for your students using Blackboard. Building and managing powerful eLearning courses has never been simpler.

Key Features Learn to use the essential features of Blackboard to create and administer great courses Add interaction to your courses with discussion boards, blogs, and wikis Create meaningful tests and graded assignments Book Description Blackboard is the world's most popular commercial learning management system. With Blackboard you can construct and deliver professional quality elearning courses with ease. Its many features, which allow you to manage courses, grading and assessments, and social collaboration, are the standard against which other learning management systems are measured. Blackboard Essentials for Teachers shows you how to use Blackboard's most essential features by guiding you through the development of a demonstration course, built on Blackboard's free site for teachers, coursesites.com. You will also learn more about Blackboard's most important features, such as the gradebook, using clear instructions to guide you every step of the way. By following an example course, this book will guide you, step-by-step, through creating your own Blackboard course. Start by adding static material for students to view, such as pages, links, and media. Then, add interaction to your courses, with discussion boards, blogs, and wikis. Most importantly, engage your students in your course by communicating with them, assessing them, and putting them into groups. Blackboard Essentials for Teachers will enable you to take your elearning course from inception, to construction, to delivery. What you will learn Create web pages using Blackboard s editor Organize your course with pages and modules Add files and media for students to download Interact with students using discussion boards, blogs, and wikis Test your students by building and administering full-featured online tests Assess your students with submitted assignments Ease your workload by managing groups of students Communicate with your students using messages and announcements Who this book is for

If you are a teacher or course builder, you need only basic computer skills to get the most from this book. You don't need any background in online teaching or building Web pages.