Welcome to Bb Buzz
Your source for news and tips on using Blackboard
Bb Buzz extreme makeover edition!
Freshen up the look of this semester's Blackboard
course with some helpful hints from this episode of Bb
Buzz.
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Deleting and Archiving Blackboard Courses
Now that your are done with your Bb course, what
happens to it? Learn how to hide your course from
view and even archive a copy to your computer.
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Giving your students extra credit in the
Blackboard Grade Center
Adding extra credit to the Grade Center can be
tricky. This short tutorial will help you make sure
your total column is adding up correctly.
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Creating Categories for Grade Center
Columns
Near the end of each semester, the Grade Center
can be increasingly complicated to move around in
and manage. One way to streamline your work-flow is
to categorize your columns. Watch this short
episode to learn how!
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Organizing Columns in the Grade Center
Let's face it, we all get a messy desk once in a
while. The same can happen with the Grade Center.
This short tutorial will give you a few ideas of
how to clean and organize the Grade Center into an
easier to manage tool.
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Using the Discussion Board/Basics
Using the discussion board in Bb 8 can give you
real insight about what your students are thinking
and learning. Start a forum and watch it grow! This
episode will give you the basics.
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Creating Reusable Content in Bb 8
As you create your courses, you may want to
explore a new feature in Bb 8 called Reusable
Content. With this new feature, you can build
content once, and reuse in all of your
courses.
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Blackboard 8 is coming! ITS plans to upgrade
Blackboard at NDSU to the newest version -
Blackboard 8 - between the fall and spring
semesters.
Learn about the exciting changes you will see in
this new version.
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Using the Course Create Utility
Tips and tricks on setting up a new course for your
students. Creating a new course area on Blackboard can
sound daunting. We'll walk you through this process and
help you set things set up so they work for you.
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Using the Discussion Board/Basics
Using the discussion board in Bb 8 can give you
real insight about what your students are thinking
and learning. Start a forum and watch it grow! This
episode will give you the basics.
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Using My Files
My File provides secure online document storage for your
students and for you as well. Learn how to access this
"viritual flashdrive."
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Creating a Midterm Survey
It's halfway through the semester, time to get a little
feedback from your students. Blackboard can make the
process painless.
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