Blackboard 9.1 Documentation

Instructors needing assistance with Blackboard 9 may contact the HelpDesk at 940-898-3971 or e-mail blackboard@twu.edu. Classes are available for those interested in a hands on overview of system changes and new features.

Blackboard 9.1 Guides

What's New	Communications
Adding Content	Discussion Forums
Course Management	Assignments
Managing and Organizing Content	Assessments
Customizing Course	Grade Center
	Campus Pack

What's New in Blackboard 9.1

Blackboard 9.1 Course Interface	10/11/2011
Blackboard 9.1 Changes	10/11/2011

Adding Content

Adding a Document	10/11/2011
Adding Items to Learning Units	10/11/2011
Copying Course Materials	10/11/2011
Copying Course Materials by Exporting and Importing	10/11/2011
Edit Mode	10/11/2011
Using the Visual Text Box Editor	10/11/2011

Course Management

Enrolling a Student	10/11/2011
Making the Course Available	10/11/2011
The Control Panel	10/11/2011
Viewing Course Roster	10/11/2011

Managing and Organizing Content

Adding Content Areas	10/11/2011
Merging Sections of a Course	10/11/2011
Statistics Tracking	10/11/2011

Customizing Course

Adding Tools to the Course Menu	10/11/2011
Changing the Course Entry Point	10/11/2011
Changing Tool Availability	10/11/2011
Customizing Course Design	10/11/2011
Editing Course Menu Links	10/11/2011

Communications

Creating a Course Calendar Event	10/12/2011
Creating Announcements	10/12/2011
Deleting a Course Event	10/12/2011
Editing a Course Event	10/12/2011
Modifying Announcements	10/12/2011
Removing Announcements	10/12/2011
Sending Email	10/12/2011

Discussion Forums

Adding a Thread to an Existing Forum	10/12/2011
Creating a Discussion Board Forum	10/12/2011
Discussion Boards	10/12/2011
How to Change the Order of Forums	10/12/2011
How to Copy Forums	10/12/2011
How to Delete Forums	10/12/2011
How to Edit Forums	10/12/2011
Managing Discussion Boards	10/12/2011
Replying to a Discussion Board Message	10/12/2011

Assignments

Creating Assignments

10/12/2011

Assessments

Adding Questions to a Pool	10/12/2011
Clearing a Test Attempt	10/12/2011
Creating Question Pools	10/12/2011
Creating Tests	10/12/2011
Creating Tests Using Pools	10/12/2011
Deploying Tests	10/12/2011
Question Types	10/12/2011
Test Generator	10/12/2011
Viewing and Grading Tests	10/12/2011

Grade Center

Changing the Grade Center Column Order	10/12/2011
Creating Grade Center Columns	10/12/2011
Creating Text Columns	10/12/2011
Deleting a Grade	10/12/2011
Downloading the Gradebook Spreadsheet	10/12/2011
Editing a Grade Column	10/12/2011
Entering Grades	10/12/2011
Excel and the Grade Center	10/12/2011
Exempting Grades	10/12/2011
Freezing and Unfreezing Columns	10/12/2011
Hiding a Grade Column From Students	10/12/2011
Hiding Grade Center Columns Within the Grade Center	10/12/2011
Managing Columns in the Grade Center	10/12/2011
Modifying Grade Center Columns	10/12/2011
Modifying Grades	10/12/2011
Overriding a Grade	10/12/2011
Reverting an Override Grade	10/12/2011
Uploading the Gradebook Spreadsheet	10/12/2011

Campus Pack

Wikis
Basic Campus Pack Wiki Troubleshooting	6/10/11
Creating Campus Pack Class Wikis This is the default wiki, and is used the majority of the time. Any user in the course can view this kind of wiki as long as they are given the permission.	6/28/11
Creating Campus Pack Group Wikis	7/14/11
Creating Campus Pack Individual Wikis	7/14/11
Wiki Permissions	6/10/11
Copying Campus Pack Wikis	6/21/11
Adding a Wiki to a Course Area	7/14/11
Blogs
Creating Campus Pack Class Blogs	7/15/11
Creating Campus Pack Group Blogs	7/15/11
Creating Campus Pack Individual Blogs	7/15/11
Adding a Blog to a Course Area	7/15/11
Journals
Creating Campus Pack Class Journals	7/15/11
Creating Campus Pack Group Journals	7/15/11
Creating Campus Pack Individual Journals	7/15/11
Adding a Journal to a Course Area	7/15/11