1.  Blackboard 9 What’s New Marly Miller BCT CST ACB 238 8/17/09

2. What’s New? Modern, USC-based interface New course home page Improved course management workflow: - Edit Mode - Web 2.0 “Action Links” – look here first! Folder markings – hidden + no content The Control Panel is always visible: work in the CP, not in the folders above

3. What’s New? New layout in content areas folders: TRIP UP: The button that makes the course menu disappear

4. What’s New? New collaborative tools: - Blog - Journal - Self & Peer Assessment Automatic update notification – changes emailed nightly courses tab > notifications dashboard The new “Grade Center” Suggested handout: “Significant Changes, Fixes, and Improvements in Blackboard 9” Suggested movie: “What's new and what's different in Blackboard 9”

5. Grade Center More about the Grade Center: a. Inputting grades b. Column Organization manage > column organization c. How to show and not show certain parts of the grade book hide columns deactivate “My Grades” d.TRIP UP: Fi xed column widths Shorten it: click column’s action link > edit column information Suggested handouts: Several from the “Posting Student Grades to Blackboard” section Suggested movies: 1. “Using the Grade Center”

6. Grade Center Collecting, reviewing, and returning assignments: a.Digital Drop Box Assignment Tool The drop box is now the assignment tool You can: 1) batch download papers 2) allow multiple attempts 3) review assignments offline & return them into Grade Center: grade center >>>view grade details > open attempt Suggested handouts: 1. “Using the Digital Drop Box” 2. “Creating Assignments” 3. “Entering Students’ Grades and Returning Students’ Graded Assignments”

7. Other Items Course set-up: a.Importing information from old class areas from the course to move: course copy > destination course ID copy everything! then delete items b.Adding names of instructors users & groups > users > 1. see roster: % 2. enroll users > browse Suggested handout: “Copying Course Content from One Course to Another”

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