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Blackboard 7.3 Documentation & Quick Start Guides

Faculty Release Notes
Instructor Manual

Quick Start - Collaboration
Quick Start - Creating Course Content
Quick Start - Early Warning System
Quick Start - Keeping Students Informed
Quick Start - Measuring Student Performance
Quick Start - Organizing Your Course
Quick Start - Presenting Content
Quick Start - Reusing and Reorganizing Courses
Quick Start - Reusing and Reorganizing Portfolios
Quick Start - Universal Design

User Manuals

Blackboard 6.3 Instructor's Manual
What's New and Different in Blackboard 6.3
Blackboard 6.3 Browser Requirements

Content System

User's Manual (Version 2.3)
Library Reserves Best Practices

Course Building

Course Setup Tool Help (NEW)
Saving PowerPoint Presentations as a Web Page
Importing a Website
Options for Using Offline Content
Using HTML in Blackboard
Building a Learning Unit*

Assignments

Working With Assignments
Creating An Assignment*
Grading Assignments*
Digital Dropbox vs. the Assignment Tool
Using the Digital Dropbox

Assessments

New Features of Assessments in Blackboard 7.3
Early Warning System (new to 7.3)
Uploading Questions for an Assessment
Gradebook Icons
Weighting Grades in Blackboard 6
Modifying Items for Grade Weighting

Announcements

Create an Announcement*

Communication Tools

Managing and Moderating Users(new to 7.3)
Rating and Grading Discussion Boards(new to 7.3)
An Overview of the Discussion Board(new to 7.3)
Creating a Discussion forum*
Engaging Students in Discussion Boards
Discussion Board Options*
Archiving Discussion Board Threads*

Course Design

Modifying Course Design*

User Management

Course Roles
Create Groups*

Special Topics

Making Content Available to Students with Disabilities
Blackboard Best Practices: Field Lengths

Podcasting through Blackboard

PodcastLX Tutorial
Managing a Podcast
Creating a Podcast Episode
Subscribing to a Podcast
Podcast LX Online Help

Blogging through Blackboard

JournalLX Tutorial
Creating a Private Journal
Creating an Individual or Group Blog
Contributing to a Blog
Viewing and Adding Comments to a Blog
Searching for Blog Entries
Journal LX Online Help

Building Wikis in Blackboard

TeamsLX Tutorial
Creating a Wiki
Contributing to a Wiki
Viewing and Adding Comments
Viewing Wiki History
Monitoring Participation
Teams LX Online Help