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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
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
User Management
Special Topics
Making Content Available to Students with Disabilities
Blackboard Best Practices: Field Lengths