1. Welcome to Blackboard CSU-Pueblo’s On-line Teaching and Learning Environment

2. Why Blackboard?  It’s the trend in education  Students expect it  Course information is more accessible  Provides experience in using technology – develops self-confidence

3. Why Blackboard?  Addresses different learning styles and provides alternative ways to learn: Visual-tactile-audible medium Access to world wide web  Instructor control in wysiwig environment

4. What Blackboard does  Access from anywhere  Class announcements  E-mail  Access class documents, learning tools  Student gradebook

5. Our Agenda

6. Access  Institution page – faculty & students  Class page during current semester  Course development pages are always available – request from ITC

7. The Instructional Technology Center Role  Training for instructors in technology and learning aids  Problem solving  One-on-one mentoring NOT!

8. The Instructional Technology Center Role Classes in  Bb, Bb Tools, MS FrontPage, MS PowerPoint, SmartBoard  Instructional Design  Digital AV Use and Applications  Creating a Hybrid Course  Learning Community Building  Just-in-Time Teaching

9. The Instructional Technology Center Role  Program development mentoring  Free loan of digital equipment  AV production, editing & CD creation Etc.

10. Entering Blackboard  http://blackboard.colostate-pueblo.edu http://blackboard.colostate-pueblo.edu  Or http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu and go tohttp://www.colostate-pueblo.edu T-WOLF portal

11. Login Instructors and students use same method. Type in  E-mail user id WITHOUT @colostate-pueblo.edu  Birthdate entered as mmdd19yy  Ex. 10121956 or 03151965

12. Tips for Bb Use  See notes  Click on In Blackboard  Go to Blackboard SupportBlackboard Support  See Blackboard FAQs at ITC Web Site http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/itc http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/itc  Login and access AITC 101 for pointers ?

13. Tips for Bb Use  Problems?  Instructors call the ITC, x-2024  Students call Help Desk @ x-2002

14. Now to Blackboard..... Click on your browser Access Login