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Blackboard Resources for Faculty, Staff, and Students

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Getting Started with Blackboard

Obtaining a Blackboard account Access to Blackboard demos and tutorials Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) suggested by the HSHSL Course Form for creating or deleting a course or organization Course Syllabus for DDS - cut and paste version, save a copy and revise yearly Course Syllabus for Dental Hygiene - cut and paste version, save a copy and revise yearly Changing Your Blackboard Password to protect your personal information (shock wave file format) Creating or Rolling Over a Blackboard Course use Course Form above (shock wave file format) Creating Consistency in the Course Content Menu (shock wave file format) Deleting a Blackboard Course use Course Form above (shock wave file format) Is your Blackboard Course in Compliance - what you need to do to keep your course in compliance Logon to Blackboard click on http://blackboard.umaryland.edu it is suggested that you save this site as a favorite on your computer
Content Areas

Using the Assignment Feature (shock wave file format)	How to submit and assignment using the Assignment Feature (shock wave file format. Text based directions for Assignment Feature
Course Tools

Creating Group for manageable size for Discussion Board, On-line chat, etc. (shock wave file format)
Course Options

Archiving Your Blackboard Course (shock wave file format) Making your Blackboard course available to students (shock wave file format)
User Management

Adding an Existing User to a Blackboard Course or Changing Enrollment Status (shock wave file format) Adding Users to group (shock wave file format) Selecting User Roles for Blackboard Course Access -differentiates between user rolls, e.g. Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Course Builder, Grader, Student or Guest.
Assessments
Adding an Item in the Gradebook Adding Grades to the Gradebook and Viewing Statistics Changing the Order in the Gradebook Adding Weights to Your Grades Downloading and Uploading Your Grades in the Gradebook Using Excel Downloading and Uploading Grades Your in Gradebook Using Excel - Written Instructions
SafeAssign
NOTE: Blackboard indicated that documents submitted using the Microsoft Office 2007 version using .docx will NOT WORK properly in SafeAssign. These documents can be processed by asking users to submit their papers as a Word 97-2003 document with the file extension .doc You will be advised when this issue is resolved. About SafeAssign Create SafeAssignments Direct submit Manage Submission SafeAssign reports - Interpret reports SafeAssign Wiki with comprehensive information on the use of this tool by students and faculty WATCH A WEBINAR on How to Use SafeAssign (actual demonstration begins at 12:00 minutes into the presentation)	NOTE: Submit all documents as Word 97-2003 files with the extension of .doc Files submitted using the .docx from Microsoft Office 2007 will not work at this time with SafeAssign. You will be advised when Blackboard resolves this issue. About SafeAssign Submit SafeAssignments View Submissions SafeAssign reports SafeAssign Wiki with comprehensive information on the use of this tool by students and faculty

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