101 ways to access Blackboard• Type http://blackboard.bethel.edu in your
browser window: the logical foolproof way• Find it in the quicklinks of:
– http://www.bethel.edu – http://bethelnet.bethel.edu/
• In the side menu of http://bethelnet.bethel.edu/cas-faculty/
• 96 other ways yet to be tabulated
The "My Blackboard Page"
• Shows all your activity in Blackboard: courses you teach, courses you are taking etc.
How to access the course creator tool• Go to
http://blackboard.bethel.edu/webapps/course-creator/index.jsp
• There is a link to the creator tool on the Bb entry page
• If you are inside Bb, click on the question mark in the top space, a link to the course creator is in the left margin of the page that opens.
How do I work in my course?
• In the "My Bb view", click on your course's title
• The page opens to the "Course view"
Content page format
• All pages to add content are formatted in the same way.
• To add a document you have saved, choose "add item"
Adding a document
• In the page that opens:
• After choosing name and color, adding notes or description as indicated
• Click on the "browse" button and find your file, name the link, and then
• Scroll all the way down and SUBMIT
How do I put students in my course?• Bethel's Grand Wizard does this for you
automatically as soon as the student– Is registered– Has created a Bethel account
• You can add students manually via the control panel also (should you want to add a colleague as a student.
NEVER
• Never make one of your students into a TA for that course
• It will immediately destroy all of the student's scores for the class