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UHV Faculty Blackboard Job Aides:




UHV faculty may also use the following Blackboard job aides that outline the step-by-step instructions for completing specific Blackboard tasks, for example, adding Blackboard Tools to your Home Page for students. Click on the links below for a specific PDF job aide to appear in a new browser tab.

Designing Courses in Blackboard (see list below) Teaching Courses in Blackboard (see list below)
Adding & Editing Headers & Footers Content Design Basics
Creating Web Links Creating Announcements
Customizing the Look of Folders Creating Columns in the Gradebook
Modifying Course Menus Entering Grades in the Gradebook
Selecting Course Colors Exploring the Gradebook
Selecting Course Icons How to View & Post Discussions
Setting Selective Release Criteria Setting Selective Release Criteria
Using the Selective Release Tool Teaching Your Course
Adding a Content Link to the Course Home Page Using the Selective Release Tool
Adding a File to the Course Home Page Creating a Syllabus
Applying a Selective Release by Date Creating Chat & Whiteboard Rooms
Building Learning Modules Entering Grades in the Gradebook
Creating Goals Managing Chat Sessions
Creating & Editing HTML Files Managing Grades
Creating a Syllabus Managing Members
Creating Discussion Topics Modifying Gradebook Columns
Creating Folders How to Selectively Release
Creating Manual Links Using the Selective Release Tool
Creating Media Library Collections Using the Calendar
Customizing the Action Menu How to Post Discussion Messages
Modifying Course Tools Sample Rubrics
Organizing Learning Modules How to Import Blackboard (.CSV) Gradebook File into Excel to Preserve Leading-Zero Values
Managing Files Assessments & Assignments (see list below)
Managing Links How to Create Assessments & Add Questions
Navigating the File Manager How to Create Assignments
Setting the Selective Release Tool Inventory How to Create Grading Forms
Uploading Files How to Create Question Sets
Using Web Folders (WebDAV) to Upload Files How to Create Questions
  How to Edit Assessment Properties
  How to Edit Assignments
  How to Generate Overall Statistics for Assessments
  How to Grade Assessments
  How to Grade Assignments
  How to Review Assignments Offline
  How to Set Up a Question Database
  How to Create SafeAssignments (SafeAssign Tool)
  How to View & Grade SafeAssignments (SafeAssing Tool)