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Access BlackboardBlackboard is a Web-based course management system that contains information in the form of text, links, and

graphics that instructors post for their students to read. This document will provides information on what you need to

know in order to create a Blackboard course, post materials, and enable students to access your Blackboard course.

1. Open Internet Explorer, and in the address box type,

http:// blackboard.temple.edu

2. In the AccessNet Username: box, type your assigned

AccessNet username, in the AccessNet Password:

box, type your assigned AccessNet password , and

then click the Login button.

3. From My Courses, click your preferred course link

provided under Courses you are teaching or refer to

the instructions below, Create a Blackboard Course,

to create a new course.

Create a Blackboard CourseA Course Tools link is available at the top menu bar after you log into the TUportal and access Blackboard. Course

Tools provide commands to create your new Blackboard course in a matter of minutes as well as tools to be used at a

later time to automatically add students to your Blackboard course who have registered for your class.

1. Refer to the instructions above, Access

Blackboard , follow steps 1 through 3 to log into

Blackboard, and then click Course Tools from the

upper menu bar.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and then click the

Create New Course button.

In the Course Name box, type a name for your

course.Click the School or College arrow, and then select

your school or college.

3.

Click the Allow Guest Access arrow, and then

select either Yes or No, and then click the Next.

Creating Your Blackboard Course

A Quick Start Guide



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Post an AnnouncementThe Announcement feature provides a mechanism to notify your course participants of class news or an event.

Announcements are immediately viewed by course participants upon entry into your Blackboard course.

1. Refer to the instructions on page 1, Access

Blackboard , and follow steps 1 through 3 to log

into Blackboard and access your course.

2. From your Blackboard course, click Control

Panel located on the Course Menu.

3. From the Control Panel , select Announcements

located under the Course Tools heading.

4. From the Announcements page, click the Add

nnouncement button.

5. Under Section 1, Announcement Information ,

type a subject in the Subject: field, and then fromthe Message: field, type a message.

6. Click Submit, and then click OK .

7. Click OK to return to the Control Panel , and then

click the name of your Blackboard course from

the Navigation Bar to return to your Blackboardcourse to view the Announcements from the

perspective of your course participants.

Blackboard Best Practice: Provide ample notice to students when posting announcements and due dates so that

they will have the opportunity to respond on a timely basis. Take advantage of the Broadcast Announcements feature

that will broadcast postings to the announcements page directly to student Temple email accounts.



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Post Instructor and Staff InformationThe Staff Information area enables you to communicate your office location and hours, along with your phone number

and email address to your course participants with options to post your web site and photograph.

1. From your Blackboard course, click Control

Panel located on the Course menu.

2. From the Control Panel , select Staff Information

located under the Course Tools heading.

3. Click the Profile icon located in the Add toolbar.

4. In Section 1, type your information in the boxes

provided.

5. In Section 2, Options, select Yes to the right of Do

ou want to make the Profile visible?

6. Click the Browse button located to the right of the

Attach Image: box.

7. Click the Look in: arrow, select the drive/folder

holding the image file to be attached.

8. Double-click the image file and then click Submit.

9. Click OK to return to the Control Panel , and then

click the name of your Blackboard course from

the Navigation Bar to return to your Blackboard

course to view Staff Information from the

perspective of your course participants.



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Add a Course SyllabusInformation about your course, such as a course outline or syllabus is typically added to the Course Information area

of a Blackboard course.

1. Select a content area, such as Course

Information, from the Course Menu, and then

click the Edit View link.

2. Select Syllabus from the Select: window on theAction Bar, and then click the Go button.

3. From the Add Syllabus page, enter a name for

your syllabus in the Syllabus Name window.

4. Select the Use existing file radio button, and then

click the Browse button at the Attach local file

window.

5. Click the Look in: arrow, select the drive/folderholding the syllabus file to be attached, double-

click the syllabus file, and then click the Submit

button.

6. From the Modify Item page, enter instructions for

your syllabus in the text box provided, click the

Submit button, click OK , and then click OK .

7. Click the content area, such as Course

Information, from the Course Menu to view the

syllabus from the perspective of your students



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Syllabus Builder

A course syllabus can be quickly created by using the built-in syllabus creation tools to conveniently design

and develop a syllabus and lesson plans.

1. Read and complete steps 1 through 3 for the

activity titled Add a Syllabus on page 4 to return

to the Add Syllabus page.

2 Select the Create New Syllabus radio button to

open the Syllabus Builder page to enter

information into predefined fields.

3. In the Description text window, type a

description for the course syllabus.

4. In the Learning Objectives text window,ype the course learning objectives.

5. In the Required Materials text window, type

required materials for the class.

6. Under Section 2, Syllabus Design, select the

color and design of the syllabus from the pre-

defined styles presented.

7. Under Section 3, Build Lessons, select the

Create specified number of lesson shellsradio button.

Note: Lessons are a list of topics that you

will cover in your course that include

date/time, and a description.



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Create FoldersFolders provide an organized way to categorize and arrange your course content and can be created under any content

area of a Blackboard course.

1. Select a content area from the Course Menu

(such as Course Documents), and then click

he Edit View link.

2. Click the Folder icon located on the Action Bar.

3. Under Section 1, Folder Information, type a

escriptive name for the folder.

4. In the Text box, if necessary, type instructions.

5. Under Section 2, Options, select Yes to make

content available, select Yes to track number of

views, and then click Submit.

6. Click the Submit button, and then click OK until

ou return to the Control Panel .

Blackboard Best Practice: If you plan to reuse the same materials already posted to your Blackboard course foranother semester, access the content area of the course Control Panel that displays the materials. Under Section 2,

Options, select the Make the content available No radio button to make the information invisible. The content may

selectively be made available when you are ready for your students to access the materials.



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Post Course Material to a FolderMaterials may be easily added to a folder by accessing the folder under its content area of the Control Panel and then

clicking the Item icon to select and post your preferred content

1. Select the content area from the Course

Menu (such as Course Documents), that

holds the destination folder, and then click he Edit View link.

3. Click the folder title link to enter the folder

area.

4. Click the Item icon located in the Add toolbar.

5. Under Section 1, Content Information, type

the name of your content in the Name box such

as Lecture 1.

6. Under Section 2, Content, click the Browse

button located to the right of the Attach local

file box.

7. Click the Look in: arrow, select the

drive/folder holding the document to be

attached.

8. Double-click the document, in the Name of

Link to File field, type a name that will appear

as a link.

9. Click the Special Action: arrow, select create a

link to this file.

10. Under Section 3, Options, select Yes to make

content available, select Yes to Track number of

views, and then click Submit.

11. Click OK until you return to the Control Panel .



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Automatically Enroll Students into Your Blackboard CourseStudents who have registered for your class can be automatically added to your Blackboard course.

1. From the upper menu bar, of your Blackboard

course, click Course Tools.

2. From the Course List, identify the course for

Auto-Enrollment, and then click thecorresponding Set this course up for Auto-

Enrollment button.

3. From the Course Information page, type the six

digit course reference number (do not include a

dash) associated with the course, click the

Semester down arrow and select the appropriate

semester, and then click the Confirm Changes button.

Note: Click Search the Temple Course

Schedule for a CRN if you do not know theCRN.

Add UsersCourse participants may be manually added to your Blackboard course.

1. rom your Blackboard course, click Control

anel located on the Course Menu.

2. From the User Management area of the course

Control Panel, click Enroll User.

3. In the Search box, type the email user id, select

the User Name radio button, and then click

Search.

4. Click the Add box that corresponds to the

appropriate user name, and then click Submit



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Send E-mail to UsersInstructors may send an e-mail message to all or selected course participants.

1. From the Course Menu, click Communication,

and then click Send Email .

2. Click Send-Email , and then click All Users or

Select Users.

3. From the Send Email page, select your preferredrecipients such as All Student Users.

4. From the Email Information window, type a

subject in the Subject field, a message in the

Message field, and then click Submit to forward

the message to the recipients Temple Universityemail accounts.

Quick Tutorials

The Help area of the course Control Panel now includes

a link to Quick Tutorials, mini-movie (Flash) on-screen

narrations to guide instructors through the use of most

Blackboard activities.

The Instructional Support CenterThe Instructional Support Center (ISC) is a faculty-support center that provides consulting services, training, and

access to state-of-the-art computer equipment for use by Temple instructors who are interested in incorporating

technology into the teaching/learning process. The ISC has knowledgeable instructional designers who can

demonstrate the latest instructional technologies, assist you with using these technologies, and provide advice on how

to best meet your instructional goals. To schedule an appointment for one-on-one consultation, please contact an

Instructional Support Center at a location convenient from your office or home:

Main Campus

Tech CenterRoom 110

215-204-8529 / 1-8529

Health Science Campus

Medical Research BuildingSuite 112

215-707-7702 / 2-7702

Ambler Campus

Learning CenterRoom 111

267-468-8395/ 3-8395

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