what’s new and different – a faculty survival guide
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Blackboard 9:
What’s New and Different – A Faculty Survival Guide
A screen shot of the BB 9 opening screen
Course Layout in BB 8:
Course Navigation Menu
Course Name and ID #
Control Panel
Course Banner
Course Layout in BB 9:
Course Navigation Menu
Control Panel
Course Name and ID #Location for Course Banner
Course Management – BB8
Control Panel
Control Panel
Blackboard 9 Development Goal: Fewer Clicks to Access Course Tools.
Everything can be reached from the course home screen. In the Instructor View (what you see by default when you login), the Control Panel is displayed below the Course Toolbar on the left of your screen. There is no longer a separate control Panel.
Something new is the Edit Mode, indicated by a toggle switch in the upper right of your screen:
It is set to off when you enter your course but when you click it, it turns on. With the Edit Mode set to on, you can edit any of your course areas – Announcements, Contacts, etc. – right on the same screen. This saves some clicks.
In BB 8, Announcements was the Entry Point of your course.
In BB 9 it is a new screen called Home Page (although you can reset it to open at Announcements if you wish)
The Home Page has lots of modules in it that can be useful, especially if you use the Early Warning System or other tools such as the Course Calendar, Tasks, etc.
New View Choices in Blackboard 9:
Student View, BB 8:
Student View BB 9:
Customizing Your Site – BB8
Customizing Your Site – BB9
Customizing Your Site – BB9
Customizing the Style of Your Site – BB9
Customizing the Style of Your Site – BB9
Customizing the Style of Your Site – BB9
Browse to attach a local file for the banner.
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
Modifying the Course Menu – Bb9
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Adding Content: BB8
Adding Content: BB9
Creating an Assignment – Bb9
Creating an Assignment – Bb9
Creating an Assignment – Bb9
Modifying and Deleting Content – Bb8
Modifying and Deleting Content – Bb9
Modifying and Deleting Content – Bb9
Modifying and Deleting Tests – Bb8
Click Buttons
Modifying and Deleting Tests – Bb9
Course Tools and Assessment – Bb8
•Contains similar tools from BB8•Now contains Tests, Surveys, and Pools
Course Tools – Bb9
Tests, Surveys and Pools – Bb9
Evaluation – Bb9
Grade Center – Bb8
Grade Center – Bb9
Grade Center – Bb9
User Management – Bb8
User & Group Management – Bb9
Groups (Random Enroll) – Bb9
Course Options – Bb8
Packages and Utilities – Bb9
Summary
Relax…take deep breaths, and NO, you’re not allowed to RETIRE before Blackboard 9!