Unit 1 - Blackboard Navigation
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Mini-Course Blackboard 9.1 Module Creation
Overview
This unit focuses navigating the BlackBoard environment, understanding the terminology, and creating a module.
Performance Objectives
- Identify Course Tools Menu
- Identify Course Content area
- Identify and distinguish Edit Mode On/Off
Course Menu
The course menu, outlined in red, above includes links to the content in the course. You can customize the order of the items in this menu for your own instructional purposes. You can also customize the names of the links to suit your preference of terminology.
Edit Mode
The Edit Mode button, outlined in red, above changes the view when turned on and off. When Edit Mode is on you can build, create, and edit. When Edit Mode is off you can view how the course will look to students.
Course Content
The course content area, outlined in red, above is where course content and tools are displayed for student use.
Create a Module
1. Turn Edit Mode on
2. Go to Build Content drop down arrow, choose Learning Module
3. Create Learning Module, choose name, choose options, and submit
View Instructional Video
Hands-on Activity and Self-Assessment
Go to BlackBoard, navigate through and remember where you have located the course menu, edit mode button, and course content area.
Then take the Self-Assessment File:Unit1-sa.pdf
Answer Key File:Unit1 answerkey.pdf
Resources
http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_your_course_environment.htm
http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_course_customization_entry_point.htm
http://library.blackboard.com/d/?5ba5f8c8-0840-46cd-9eb2-d48d1c00c401
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