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Getting Started:

1. Create a Blackboard account if you do not already have one. Create a New Bb Account
2. Request your course site be created on Blackboard by filling out the New Course Request Form.
3. Send an email to athelp@u.washington.edu to request training on using Blackboard at UWT.

Forms Faculty will Need:

• Create a New Bb Account For Faculty Use Only! Please only create one Blackboard Account. Use your UW email address when supplying the required information. If you think you already have an account but have forgotten your password visit the Lost Password page to reset it.
  
  
• New Course Request Form. : For Faculty Use Only! Use this when you need a NEW Blackboard course. Please be able to supply the Course ID and Section Number and the title (This should all match what is seen in the UWT registration guide).
  
  
• Course Copy Request: For Faculty Use Only! If you are teaching a course but the course ID has changed or there is a new section number for a new quarter, please email the existing course ID and Title to athelp@u.washington.edu .
  

Online Tutorials Bb 8.0

The tip sheets on this page are based off of original documentation created by Grand Rapids Community College Learning Academy. We would like to thank them for giving us permission to modify them for our needs.

Course Content

• Adding Files
• Adding Folders
• Adding Links
• Staff Contact Information
• Announcements
• Learning Units
• Add a Test
• Printing
• Saving Files
• Customizing the Course Menu

Building Assignments

• Adding Assignments
• Modifying & Deleting Assignments
• Grading Assignments

Communication Tools

• Sending Email
• Collaboration Tools - Overview
• Collaboration Tools - Using Virtual Classroom & the Lightweight Chat.
• Collaboration Tools - Creating Sessions
• Discussion Board Overview
  
• Discussion Board - Creating a Forum
  
• Discussion Board - Creating Threads and Reading Posts
  
• Discussion Board - Managing Postings
• Discussion Board - Blocking A Users Access
  
• Discussion Board - Hiding Discussion Board Forums
  

Blackboard 8 Grade Center Tip Sheets (.pdf)

• Getting Started with the new Grade Center
• Using Bb 8 Grade Center (created by C W U Multimedia Technology and Instructional Support)
  
• Adding Grade Center Items
  
• Enter Grades
• Remove Items
  
• Downloading Grades
  
• Modifying Items
  
• Uploading Items into the Grade Center
• View Grades
  
• Excluding Nulls in the Grade Center

Grade Center Additional Resources (videos)

• Blackboard V8 Overview of what's new! (College of DuPage)
• The New Blackboard Grade Center Is Here
  
• Grade Center: Manage Course Menu
  
• Grade Center: Smart Views
  
• Grade Center: Categories
  
• Grade Center: Reporting
  
• Grade Center: Grade Periods
  
• Grade Center: Grade History
  
  
  

This resource requires a valid UW NetID for full access. Catalyst is a resource provided by the University of Washington to its students and faculty as an aid in teaching, learning, researching, and working. In addition to providing various online computer-related tutorials and information, the people at Catalyst have developed a number of web-based tools. Here is a quick summary of what is available:

• Collect It: File dropboxes
• CommonView: Class or project workspaces
• File Manager: Web-based file management
• GoPost: Discussion boards
• Group Manager: Participant groups
• Peer Review: Collaborative forums
• Portfolio: Online portfolios
• Portfolio Project Builder: Portfolio template building
• QuickPoll: One-questions polls
• ShareSpaces: Spaces for file sharing
• SimpleSite: Web sites
• UMail: Web-based email forms
• WebQ: Surveys and quizzes

Catalyst Homepage
Catalyst How-To Guides
List of Catalyst Web Tools
Catalyst Tools Login Portal

These Frequently Asked Questions will answer general questions about BB.

Need Help?

Email athelp@u.washington.edu

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