1. Using Blackboard in the Middle and High School Classroom
Created by: Sherry Dattola
Oak Park Middle School

2. Please Self-Enroll in My Class
Life

3. Announcements Student Engagement Parent Communications
Directions/Task to complete or follow
Links to Files or websites
Parent Communications
Assignments
Due Dates
School Functions: Open house, Dances, Sports Events, Concerts, and Plays

4. Content Collection
Save your work and open it from anywhere.

5. Assessment Rubric Test
Types of Questions
Multiple Choice
True/False
Fill in the Blank
Multiple Answer
Matching
Grading
Ordering
Essay
Calculated Formula
Calculated Numeric Response
Lets Try a Sample Test: =_593137_1&course_id=_2343_1
Go to:
Flipped Classroom
Test
ILEAP Review
Click Begin

6. Grade Center

7. Setting up Smartview in Gradebook
First create groups
Then add users:
User and groups
Groups
Next to group name select the drop down arrow
Edit group
Membership
Add user
Select student
Submit
Finally:
GradeCenter
Full Grade Center
Manage
Smartview
Drop down button next to group you want
Edit
Click the box next to Custom
Type of view click Class group
Under Select group, pick your group
Submit

8. StudyMate
Use as a review

9. Ideas Add Embedded links
Files
Audio: directions, practice saying vocabulary
Video: Download video …then upload
Embedded links
Nearpod Homework
Classtool.net
ReCap
Flippity.net
Flipgrid
Discussion Boards, Journals, Peer Assessment, Blogs, Wikis , Assignments
Students post their Explorelearning.com assignments

10. Discussion Board Responsed to questions
Critique each others work by responding to their post
Take pictures and post
Drawings
Experiments
Projects: Tellagami creations, Videos

11. Journals Students are unable to see each others responses Uses:
Bellringer
Exit Ticket
Writing
Check Thought Process

12. BB Help
Provides step by step instructions