User Guide for Blackboard

Prepared By

Dr. Hoda Elebiary

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing

Dammam University

Blackboard

Getting Started

An instructor has two options for viewing a course. By default a course is set to Edit Mode:

Off. This is a student's view of a course. In this view an instructor will not see empty Content

Areas or any of the editing tools in the course menu. To start editing your site the Edit Mode

button must be switched to On. In this tutorial you will learn how to turn Edit Mode: On.

1. To start editing your

Blackboard site click

the Edit Mode: button.

Blackboard Control Panel

In this tutorial you will learn how to use the new Blackboard Control Panel.

The Control Panel is

located In the

navigation bar on the

left, below the course

menu buttons.

The Control Panel

consists of 6 sections.

Click the double down

arrow to open any of

the menu items.

Course Tools includes the communication tools, Faculty

Information section (Contacts), building blocks (Final Grade

Submission, DIIA Scanned Results), test manager, survey

manager, and pool manager.

Evaluation includes the Grade Center, Performance

Dashboard, tracking reports, and the Early Warning System.

Users and Groups includes the group tool, adding,

removing, and listing users.

Note: When listing students make sure to choose Not blank

in the Starts with pull down menu.

Customization includes the properties of your course site.

You can change the style of your course, guest access, or

remove any tools from student view.

Package and Utilities includes the course copy tool, import,

export, and archive tools.

Help includes the links and contact information for help.

Displaying courses on My Blackboard

In Blackboard, users may choose not to display courses from previous semesters on their My

Blackboard page. In this tutorial, you will learn how to navigate to the Customize My Courses

page and edit your display options.

The following tutorial begins on the My Blackboard page, which appears when you first log in

to Blackboard.

1. In the My Courses

section, click on the

Edit icon in the top

right corner.

2. On the Customize

My Courses page, in

the Display Course

column click on the

selection boxes to

choose which courses

will display on your My

Blackboard page. A

checked box means

the course will be

displayed. An

unchecked box means

the course will not be

displayed.

3. Click the Submit button to finish editing your displayed courses.

Course Management

Adding an item

Blackboard allows users to upload files to many different content areas. In this tutorial you'll

learn how to navigate to the content areas in Blackboard, and how to name, classify, and

upload your file. You can find more information about the variety of file types that are allowed

by clicking here.

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

select a Content Area.

(Assignments, Course

Documents, etc.)

2. Select the Create

Item button.

3. In the Content

Information section,

type a Name and list

any details/instructions

in the text box

provided.

4. To add a document

from your computer, in

the Attach Content

section, click on the

Browse button next to

Attach Local File.

5. In the browse dialog

box, select your file,

and click the Open

button.

6. In the Options

section select the

availability, tracking

option, and date/time

restrictions and click

Submit.

Customize Menu

When you enter your Blackboard course you are presented with a list of links in the navigation

menu on the left side of the page. Instructors can modify these links by changing the link

names or eliminating unused links. Instructors have the option to include up to 10 different

areas for each course.

The Course Menu may contain any of the following types of links:

Content Areas that hold course information such as Course Documents or

Assignments.

Tool Links which link to anyone of Blackboard tools such as the discussion board or

the chat tool.

External Links which link to URLs outside of the course.

Course Links which link to other areas within the course.

Sub Headers that allow you to catagorize the menu.

Dividers that allow you to divide your menu.

In this tutorial you will learn how to add, modify, and remove menu items.

Adding Menu Items

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

click the + button in the

top left corner of your

menu.

Modifying, Removing, and Hiding Menu Items

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

click the double down

arrows next to the

menu item. You have

the option of renaming,

hiding, or deleting the

item.

Note: If you remove a

Content Area all of its

contents are deleted.

Moving Menu Items

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

click and drag the

arrow icon to the left of

the menu item to the

desired location.

Copy Course

Using Blackboard at UT Austin, only instructors of record are able to copy materials from their

previous courses. Teaching Assistants are unable to perform this function. In this tutorial,

you will learn how to copy materials FROM a previous course INTO a new course. You must

have an Instructor role in both courses to use this feature.

1. In the Control Panel

area under the

Package and Utilities

section of the OLD

course, click on

Course Copy.

2. In the Select a

Course section, click

on the Browse button.

3. Scroll down the list

and select the course

to copy to. Click

Submit.

If you have many

courses, you can enter

the unique number of

the destination course

in the Search area and

click on the Search

button. When the

search results are

returned click on the

Select button and then

click Submit.

4. In the Select

Course Material

section, select the

course material you

want copied. DO NOT

select Enrollments.

5. Click the Submit

button to complete the

course copy.

6. You will receive a confirmation message by e-mail when the course copy is complete.

Combining Blackboard sites with CLIPS

The CLassroom Information PageS (CLIPS) have a tool that allows instructors to combine

individual course sections into a single Blackboard course. In this tutorial you will learn how to

access your course CLIPS site through UTDirect, and how to use the Class Set-Up tool to

combine your courses.

1. To begin, go to the

UT home page at

http://www.utexas.edu

. Click on the UTDirect

logo at the bottom of

the page.

2. Scroll down to

CLIPS Inline Menu

and verify that all

unique numbers to be

combined are

displayed. Note: If you

do not see your Inline

Menu, follow the steps

outlined in this FAQ. If

any unique numbers

are not listed, please

contact your

departmental

representative. If you

need further

assistance, contact Jim

Whitten at the Office of

the Registrar at 475-

7660, or by email at

ljw@mail.utexas.edu.

Click on the unique

number of the primary

course.

3. In the left-hand

navigation, scroll down

to Class Set-Up area

and then click on

Associated Classes.

4. In the Add/Remove

Associated Classes

area, select the

secondary courses to

be combined in

Blackboard and then

click Submit Changes.

5. The changes will be reflected in the next data feed, usually on the next business day.

Import Archive

If you have archived a previous course site and want to import this material into an existing

course, follow these steps. Do NOT unzip the downloaded file because you will be using the

.zip file during the import process.

1. In the Control Panel

area under the

Package and Utilities

section, click Import

Package/View Logs

and then click Import

Package button.

2. To add your archived

file from your computer,

in the Select a

Package section click

on the Browse button.

3. In the File Upload

dialog box, select your

.zip file and click the

Open button.

4. In the Select

Course Materials

section, select the

materials to include in

the import process.

5. Click the Submit button, at the lower right, to finish the import process.

User Management

In this tutorial you'll learn how to navigate to the Enroll User area, and how to search for and

add a specific user. Before attempting to add a user, confirm that the user is not already

enrolled in your class.

To list all users, from the Users page enter the symbol % into the search box and click Go.

This action will usually be performed when adding a teaching assistant, a course builder, a

grader, or a guest to the course. In these instances, after you have added the user, you will

also need to modify the role of the user. You can find instructions on how to do this in the

Modifying a User tutorial.

1. In the Control Panel

area select Users and

Groups and click

Users .

2. Select Enroll User.

3. Enter individual's

EID username, select a

role, and then click

Submit. You can enter

multiple users by

seperating the EID

usernames with a

comma (no spaces

between the username

and comma).

Note: Users are

enrolled with a Course

role of Student by

default.

In this tutorial you'll learn how to navigate to the List/Modify Users area, how to select the

user to be modified, and how to change the user's role .

1. In the Control Panel

area select Users and

Groups and click

Users .

2. Enter the individual's

username in the search

box and click Go.

Note: You can search

by Last name, First

name, or email address

using the Username

pull down menu. You

can also List All Users

by entering a % in the

search box and clicking

Go.

3. Click the double-

down arrows next to

the person's name and

select Change User's

Role in Course.

4. Select a role option

and click Submit.

Available roles are:

Student: User

is able to

access all

available

Course content

and will be

graded on

Assessments.

Instructor:

User is able to

control all

aspects of the

Course through

the Control

Panel.

Teaching

Assistant:

User is able to

control most

aspects of the

Course through

the Control

Panel.

Course

Builder: User

is able to add

content to the

Course through

the Control

Panel.

Grader: User

is able to

access all

areas under

Assessments.

Guest: Guests

are able to

view areas of

the Course, but

cannot

participate in

any way.

How do I access my CLIPs menu?

The CLIPs inline menu is usually located at the bottom of your UT Direct Home page. If you

can't locate it there follow these steps to access your menu.

Any questions regarding CLIPs should be sent to the Office of the Registrar.

1. To begin, go to the

UT home page at

http://www.utexas.edu.

Click on the UTDirect

logo at the bottom of

the page.

2. Scroll down to

CLIPS Inline Menu

and click on the unique

number of the primary

course.

Note: If you do not see

your Inline Menu, click

on Sitemap >

Academics >

Classroom

Information pages.

3. In the left-hand

navigation, scroll down

to the Instructor Info

area and then click on

the Authorize

Assistants link.

4. In the text box

provided, enter the

TA's EID username. If

you do not know your

TA's EID, you will first

need to click on the

EID Search Page link.

5. Click on the Update

Authorization button.

6. Assistants authorized through CLIPS will be listed as Teaching Assistants in Blackboard.

The changes will be reflected in the next data feed, usually on the next business day. If you

DO NOT want an individual to have TA access to your Blackboard course, you may give them

student access by using the Enrolling a user tutorial.

Communication tools

Using the Collaboration tool

Using Discussion Board

Using Blogs & Journal

Blogs and journals

Blogs and journals enable public reflection with peer review and private reflection with teacher

review.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to navigate to the Course Tools area, create a blog and

make it available to students.

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON.

2. Click Course Tools from the Tools area.

3. Click Blogs.

4. Click Create Blog.

5. Enter a Name for the blog.

6. Enter any specific Instructions in the text box.

7. Click Yes to make the blog available to users.

8. Use the Display After and Display Until date and time fields

to Limit Availability of the Blog. Click both the Display After

and Display Until checkboxes in order to enable the date and

time selections.

9. Determine the Blog Participation by clicking Individual to

All Students or Course.

10. Choose between Monthly or Weekly index entries.

11. Click the checkbox to Allow Users to Edit and Delete

Entries.

12. Click the checkbox to Allow Users to Delete Comments.

13. Click Submit.

Grade Center

Adding a column

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Grade Center and add a column.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Evaluation,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page, on the

top left, click on the

Create Column button.

4. In the Column

Information area,

enter a Column Name

in the text box

provided, and a Grade

Center Display Name

(This is optional and

will only display in the

Grade Center).

5. Select a Primary

Display (Grades must

be entered based on

this selection and will

display in this format in

the Grade Center and

My Grades) and a

Secondary Display

(optional). The

Secondary Display is

denoted by

parentheses. Choose a

Category, and assign

the number of Points

Possible.

6. In the Dates section,

set the due date.

7. Choose your

Options for this

column (Any options

referencing My Grades

is referring to the

student view), and click

Submit.

Adding Grades to the Grade Center

There are 2 options for entering grades in the Grade Center. Option A allows you to enter or

change a grade on the Grade Center spreadsheet. This option is recommended if you're

entering grades for an entire class. Option B allows you to enter a grade for one student and

view the Grade History.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Evaluation,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

Option A: Entering grades directly on the spreadsheet

1. On the Grade

Center page, click on

the first cell in the

column. Enter a new

grade or edit an

existing grade and

press Enter (Pressing

Enter saves the grade

and moves your cursor

to the cell below).

Note: Any changes

made to a grade is

recorded and shown in

the Grade History.

Options B: Entering grades using Grade

Details

1. On the Grade

Center page, mouse

over the grade cell to

view the double down

arrows.

2. Click the double

down arrows in the

grade cell and select

View Grade Details.

3. Click the double

down arrows under

Value and select Edit

Grade to enter a grade

and comments.

4. Enter a Value,

Feedback to User,

and click Save to post

the grade.

The Grade Center gives instructors more flexibility. Organizing the Grade Center allows you

to show/hide columns, re-order columns, and freeze columns. In this tutorial you will learn

how to organize the Grade Center.

Click here to learn how to enter grades into the Grade Center.

Showing and hiding columns in the Grade Center

1. On the Grade

Center page, mouse

over the Manage tool

and select Column

Organization.

2. On the Column

Organization page,

use the check box to

the left of the column

name to select the

column(s).

3. Mouse over the

Show/Hide tool and

select your desired

option. Click Submit to

view the changes in the

Grade Center.

Note: Hiding columns

on this page does not

hide it from the student

view. You must modify

the grade column and

select No for the Show

in My Grades option.

Moving columns in the Grade Center

1. On the Column

Organization page,

click and drag any part

of the row up or down

in the list. Click Submit

to view your changes in

the Grade Center.

Freezing columns in the Grade Center

1. On the Column

Organization page,

under Show in All

Grade Center Views,

click and drag the grey

bar below any columns

you want frozen. Click

Submit to view your

changes in the Grade

Center.

Weighting Grades

The Weighted Total column is a calculated column that can include columns or categories. (if

you've specified categories for your columns)

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a final grade based on the grades you've entered in

your gradebook.

1. On the Grade

Center page click the

double down arrows

next to the Weighted

Total column and

select Edit Column

Information.

2. Scroll down to the

Select Column

section, choose which

columns or categories

to include in the

weighted grade, and

click the > icon to move

it to the Selected

Columns: box.

Note: If you have more

than 1 column in a

category such as

multiple homework

assignments, we

recommend using

categories to weight

your grades.

3. Enter your percentages in the

boxes provided under the

Selected Columns: box. Total

weight must equal 100% for the

system to calculate correctly.

Note: Dropping the lowest

grade is only available when a

category is used.

"Equally"

means that

each item in the

category gets

the same

portion of that

category's

percentage, i.e.

if "Exams" is

worth 20% of

the final grade

and you have

two exams,

each is worth

10% of the final

grade, period.

"Proportionally

" means that

within the

category, items

that are worth

more points get

a bigger chunk

of the overall

percentage for

that category,

i.e. for the

situation above,

if one of the two

exams was

worth 30

possible points

and the other

was worth 10

possible points,

the 30-point

exam would be

worth 15% of

the final grade

and the 10-point

exam would be

worth 5%.

4. Select Yes or No for

the Calculate as

Running Total option.

If Yes is select, a - in

the gradebook is not

calculated. If No is

selected a - is

calculated as a 0.

5. Scroll to the bottom

of the page and click

Submit.

Download Grade Center Spreadsheet

In Blackboard, the grade book for each course can be downloaded, edited in a spreadsheet

program, and uploaded with the new information. Note: For best results, Instructors should

manipulate and upload a Gradebook that has been downloaded from the Blackboard

Learning System. It is not advised that Instructors create a new Gradebook from scratch then

upload it. You can find the tutorial for uploading a Blackboard Gradebook here.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Grade Center, and how to download a

Blackboard grade book spreadsheet.

1. In the Control Panel

area, click on

Evaluation and then

Grade Center.

2. On the View

Spreadsheet page,

click on the Offline

button on the far right

and then click on

Download.

3. On the Download

Grades page, click

Submit to download

the full Grade Center

spreadsheet as a tab-

delimited file.

4. Click the Download button. When the Save As dialogue box opens, name the file, and

click the Save button to finish downloading your grade book.

Upload Grade Center Spreadsheet

In Blackboard, the grade book for each course can be downloaded, edited in a spreadsheet

program, and uploaded with the new information. Note: For best results, Instructors should

manipulate and upload a Gradebook that has been downloaded from the Blackboard

Learning System. It is not advised that Instructors create a new Gradebook from scratch then

upload it. You can find the tutorial for downloading a Blackboard Gradebook here.

PC Users: The process works best if you save the file in Excel as .csv (comma-separated

values) and use Internet Explorer to upload the file.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Grade Center, and how to upload a

Blackboard grade book spreadsheet.

1. In the Control Panel

area, click on

Evaluation and then

Grade Center.

2. On the View

Spreadsheet page,

click on the Offline

button on the far right

and then click on

Upload.

3. On the Upload

Gradebook page, in the

Choose File section,

click the Browse

button.

4. In the File Upload

dialogue box select

your grade book file,

and click the Open

button. Then click the

Submit button.

5. On the Upload

Grades Confirmation

page, click on the radio

button to the left to

choose the grade

column you wish to

upload from the file.

6. Click Submit.

Assignment Tools

Adding an assignment

The Assignment Manager allows you to create an assignment that automatically becomes an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete this assignment in a separate file and

electronically send it back to you through the Course Menu. You may then download these

files from the Gradebook and review them, before assigning a grade. The Assignment

tutorials will guide you through this process.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Content Areas and add an Assignment to

your course.

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

select a Content Area.

(Assignments, Course

Documents, etc.)

2. Click the Evaluate

button and select

Create Assignment.

3. In the Assignment

Information section,

type a Name and list

any instructions in the

text box provided.

4. In the Assignment

Files section, use the

Browse button to attach

any files needed for the

assignment.

5. In the Grading

section, assign the

number of Points

Possible in the text box

provided.

6. In the Availability

section, set the

availability, Number of

Attempts, Availability

Dates, and tracking

options.

7. In the Due Dates

section, set the due

date. Note:

Submissions are

accepted after this

date, but are marked

Late.

8. In the Recipients

section, choose

whether this

assignment is assigned

to individual students or

groups of students.

You must have groups

created to use the

Groups of Students

option. Note: The group

option allows for one

user in the group to

submit the assignment.

It also allows the

instructor to enter 1

grade for the entire

group.

9. Click the Submit

button to finish adding

the assignment.

The Assignment Manager allows you to create an assignment that automatically becomes an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete this assignment in a separate file and

electronically send it back to you through the Course Menu. You may then download these

files from the Gradebook and review them, before assigning a grade. The Assignment

tutorials will guide you through this process.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Assessment area and access an

Assignment from the Gradebook.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click the Evaluate link,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page click the

double down arrows

next to the assignment

name.

4. In the pull down

menu select

Assignment File

Download.

5. On the Download

Assignment page,

select the files to

download by clicking

on the selection boxes

to the left of the student

names or by using the

Select All or Select

Ungraded options.

Then click the Submit

button.

6. On the Download

Assignment page, use

the download

assignments now link

to save the files to your

personal computer.

You may unzip the files

by using compression

software such as

WinZip, Stuffit, or

WinRar. You can

download Aladdin

StuffIt Expander from

the BevoWare site.

The Assignment Manager allows you to create an assignment that automatically becomes an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete this assignment in a separate file and

electronically send it back to you through the Course Menu. You may then download these

files from the Gradebook and review them, before assigning a grade. The Assignment

tutorials will guide you through this process.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Grade Center and enter grades for an

Assignment.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click the Evaluate link,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page, mouse

over the grade cell to

view the double down

arrows.

4. Click the double

down arrows and select

View Grade Details

from the drop down

menu.

5. On the Grade

Details page, under

the Attempts section,

click the Action Link

(double down arrows)

located next to the !,

and select Open

Attempt.

6. On the Grade

Assignment page, in

the Grade Current

Attempt section,

assign a Grade, enter

your feedback in the

Comments text box,

and use the Browse

button to attach

documents to be

returned to the

student. The

Instructor Notes

section can only be

used and viewed by

instructors, TA's, and

graders.

Click the Submit

button to assign the

grade.

7. Back on the Grade

Details page, use the

Jump to User: pull

down menu to move to

another student.

Clearing an attempt

The Assignment Manager allows you to create an assignment that automatically becomes an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete this assignment in a separate file and

electronically send it back to you through the Course Menu. You may then download these

files from the Gradebook and review them, before assigning a grade. The Assignment

tutorials will guide you through this process.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Assessment area and clear an attempt to

allow a student to resubmit an assignment.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click the Evaluate link,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page, mouse

over the grade cell to

view the double down

arrows.

4. Click the double

down arrows and select

View Grade Details

from the drop down

menu.

5. On the Grade

Details page, under

the Attempts section,

click the Action Link

(double down arrows)

located next to the !,

and select Clear

Attempt.

Note: You have the

choice of clearing the

student's attempt or

Allowing Additional

Attempts. If you allow

Addition Attempts, you

will have a record of all

submitted files.

Assessment Tools

An assessment is a series of questions an instructor presents to students. The purpose of the

assessment can be to evaluate concepts, provide drill and practice exercises, perform opinion

polls or administer course evaluations.

Types of Assessments

There are two assessment options to choose from:

Survey: The survey option creates assessments that record answers anonymously. Use this

when you want to perform opinion polls or course evaluations. Survey results are non-graded

and anonymous.

Quiz/Test: In the quiz/test option, you can assign point values to each question. Student

answers can be submitted for grading, and the results are recorded under each student entry

in the gradebook. The new version also has the option to randomize the answers in multiple

choice questions.

Types of Questions

There are seven basic types of questions you can use in assessments. These include:

Multiple Choice

True False

Fill in the Blank

Multiple Answer

Ordering

Matching

Essay

Samples of these question types are available.

In addition, there are ten new questions types:

Calculated Formula

Calculated Numeric Response

File Response

Hot Spot

Fill in Multiple Blank

Jumbled Sentence

Opinion Scale / Likert

Short Answer

Either / Or

Quiz Bowl

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically

become an item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and

submit them through Blackboard.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Test Manager area and create a

test.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Course Tools,

and select Test,

Surveys, and Pools.

2. On the Test,

Surveys, and Pools

page click Tests.

3. On the Tests page

click the Build Test

button.

4. On the Test

Information page,

enter a Name, a

Description, and

Instructions in the text

boxes provided. Click

Submit to continue

5. On the Test Canvas

page, mouse over

Create Question and

select a question. For

the purposes of this

tutorial, select Multiple

Choice.

6. On the Create/Edit

page, enter the

Question Text and a

Point Value in the text

boxes provided.

Note: If Extra Credit is

selected points are

added to the score if

the question is

answered correctly; no

points are taken away if

the questions are

answered incorrectly.

7. In the Answers

section, select the

Number of Answers

from the drop down

menu. Enter the text for

the Answer choices in

the text boxes

provided, and

designate the Correct

answer by clicking on

the radio button to the

left of the appropriate

Answer box.

8. In the Feedback

section, enter the text

for a Correct and

Incorrect Response.

Click the Submit button

to finish adding your

question.

9.Click the Submit

button to finish adding

your question.

10. You are returned to

the Test Canvas page.

You can add another

question, choose a

different question type,

modify or remove an

existing question, or

change the order in

which the questions are

presented. When you

have finished creating

your quiz, you can use

the next tutorial:

Making your test

available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to one of the Test area and make a test available.

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

select a Content Area.

(Assignments, Course

Documents, etc.)

2. Mouse over

Evaluate and select

Create Test.

3. On the Add Test

page, select the test

you want to make

available from the

existing test menu,

then click on the

Submit button.

4. On the Test Options

page, scroll down to

the Test Availability

section. On the first

option, "Make the link

available" select the

Yes radio button. We

strongly recommend

against checking the

Force Completion

box.

5. Choose from the

remaining options for

Test Availability, Self

Assessment, Test

Feedback, and Test

Presentation, then

click the Submit button

to finish making your

test available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Survey Manager area and create a survey.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Course Tools,

and select Test,

Surveys, and Pools.

2. On the Test,

Surveys, and Pools

page click Surveys.

3. On the Surveys

page click the Build

Survey button.

4. On the Survey

Information page,

enter a Name, a

Description, and

Instructions in the text

boxes provided. Click

Submit to continue

5. On the Survey

Canvas page, mouse

over Create Question

and select a question.

For the purposes of this

tutorial, select Multiple

Choice.

6. On the Create/Edit

page, enter the

Question Text for your

first survey question.

7. In the Answers

section, select the

Number of Answers

from the drop down

menu. Enter the text for

the Answer choices in

the text boxes

provided.

8. Click the Submit

button to finish adding

your question.

9. You are returned to

the Survey Canvas

page. You can add

another question,

choose a different

question type, modify

or remove an existing

question, or change the

order in which the

questions are

presented. When you

have finished creating

your survey, you can

use the next tutorial:

Making your survey

available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Survey Manager area and create a survey.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Course Tools,

and select Test,

Surveys, and Pools.

2. On the Test,

Surveys, and Pools

page click Surveys.

3. On the Surveys

page click the Build

Survey button.

4. On the Survey

Information page,

enter a Name, a

Description, and

Instructions in the text

boxes provided. Click

Submit to continue

5. On the Survey

Canvas page, mouse

over Create Question

and select a question.

For the purposes of this

tutorial, select Multiple

Choice.

6. On the Create/Edit

page, enter the

Question Text for your

first survey question.

7. In the Answers

section, select the

Number of Answers

from the drop down

menu. Enter the text for

the Answer choices in

the text boxes

provided.

8. Click the Submit

button to finish adding

your question.

9. You are returned to

the Survey Canvas

page. You can add

another question,

choose a different

question type, modify

or remove an existing

question, or change the

order in which the

questions are

presented. When you

have finished creating

your survey, you can

use the next tutorial:

Making your survey

available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to one of the content areas and make a survey

available.

1. Make sure your Edit

Mode: button is

switched to ON and

select a Content Area.

(Assignments, Course

Documents, etc.)

2. Mouse over

Evaluate and select

Create Survey.

3. On the Add Survey

page, select the survey

you want to make

available from the

existing survey menu,

then click on the

Submit button.

4. On the Survey

Options page, scroll

down to the Survey

Availability section.

On the first option,

"Make the link

available" select the

Yes radio button.

5. Choose from the

remaining options for

Survey Availability,

Survey Feedback, and

Survey Presentation,

then click the Submit

button to finish making

your survey available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard.

The Pool Manager allows instructors to store questions for repeated use. When building a

question pool, instructors can create new questions or they may add questions from existing

assessments or other question pools.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Pool Manager area and create a question

Pool.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Course Tools,

and select Test,

Surveys, and Pools.

2. On the Test,

Surveys, and Pools

page click Pools.

3. On the Pools page

click the Build Pool

button.

4. On the Pool

Information page,

enter a Name, a

Description, and

Instructions in the text

boxes provided. Click

Submit to continue

5. On the Pool Canvas

page, mouse over

Create Question and

select a question. For

the purposes of this

tutorial, select Multiple

Choice.

6. On the Create/Edit

page, enter the

Question Text and a

Point Value in the text

boxes provided.

Note: If Extra Credit is

selected points are

added to the score if

the question is

answered correctly; no

points are taken away if

the questions are

answered incorrectly.

7. In the Answers

section, select the

Number of Answers

from the drop down

menu. Enter the text for

the Answer choices in

the text boxes

provided, and

designate the Correct

answer by clicking on

the radio button to the

left of the appropriate

Answer box.

8. In the Feedback

section, enter the text

for a Correct and

Incorrect Response.

Click the Submit button

to finish adding your

question.

9.Click the Submit

button to finish adding

your question.

10. You are returned to the Pool Canvas page. You can add another question, choose a

different question type, modify or remove an existing question, or change the order in which

the questions are presented. When you have finished creating your quiz, you can use the

next tutorial: Making your test available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become items

in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard. Before using the following tutorial, you should first create a Question Pool

following the steps outlined in the Use the Pool Manager tutorial.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Test Manager area and create a test from

a question pool.

1. In the Control Panel area, on the right under Assessment, select the Test Manager link.

2. On the Test Manager page, click on the Add Test button.

3. In the Test Info section, type a Name, a Description, and list any Instructions for the test in

the text boxes provided.

4. Click the Submit button to continue.

5. On the Test Canvas page, use the drop-down menu to select the From a Question Pool or

Assessment option, then click the GO button.

6. On the Search Pools and Assessments page, in the Search window select from the list of

Pools. In the Question type area, use the selection boxes to select the question formats you

want to use, then click on the Search button.

7. When the Search results are returned, use the selection boxes to the left to choose which

questions will be added to your test.

8. Click the Submit button to finish adding your questions.

9. You are returned to the Test Canvas page. You can add more questions from different

pools, choose to create a new question, modify or remove an existing question, or change the

order in which the questions are presented. When you have finished creating your quiz, you

can use the tutorial: Making your test available.

The Assessment tools allow you to create tests and surveys that automatically become an

item in your Gradebook. Students complete these assessments and submit them through

Blackboard. Instructors can upload test questions into a Test using a document saved as a

Text file, (extension .txt). This document can contain multiple questions of different types in a

single file. Each question must be specifically formatted as explained in the Uploading test

questions FAQ.

In this tutorial you will learn how to navigate to the Test Manager area and upload test

questions using a text document.

1. In the Control Panel

area, on the right under

Assessment, select the

Test Manager link.

2. On the Test

Manager page, click on

the Add Test button.

3. In the Test Info

section, type a Name, a

Description, and list

any Instructions for the

test in the text boxes

provided.

4. Click the Submit

button to continue.

5. On the Test Canvas

page, use the drop-

down menu to select

the Upload Questions

option, then click the

GO button.

6. On the Upload

Questions page, click

on the Browse button.

7. In the File Upload

dialogue box select

your formatted text file,

and click the Open

button.

8. Enter a point value in

the text box provided,

then click the Submit

button to finish adding

your questions.

9. You are returned to the Test Canvas page. You can add more

questions from different pools, choose to create a new question,

modify or remove an existing question, or change the order in

which the questions are presented. When you have finished

creating your quiz, you can use the tutorial: Making your test

available.

After students have completed a test or survey in Blackboard the system allows an

instructor/TA to view detailed results of each question. The results are in the form of

percentages for all question types except for fill in the blank and essay questions which list

each response individually.

In this tutorial you will learn how to view the detailed results of a test or survey.

1. Scroll down to the

Control Panel section,

click on Evaluation,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page, click the

double down arrows

next to the Test/Survey

name, and select

Attempt Statistics.

4. On the Assessment

Statistics page you will

find percentages for

each answer

submitted.

After students have completed a test or survey in Blackboard the system allows an

instructor/TA to download the results into an Excel file. Question text and results can be

downloaded.

In this tutorial you will learn how to download the results of a test or survey.

1. Scroll down to the

Contol Panel section,

click on Evaluation,

and select Grade

Center.

2. Click the < to the

right of the course

menu to expand your

Grade Center page.

3. On the Grade

Center page, click the

double down arrows

next to the Test/Survey

name, and select

Download Results.

4. On the Download

Results page choose

the delimiter type and

download format

options and click the

Click to download

results link.

5. On the File

Download dialogue,

click the Save button.

When the Save

Asdialogue box opens,

name the file, and click

the Save button to

finish downloading your

Test/Survey results.

Articles in a Database or Online Journal – How to

Create a Link

You can create a link to many of the articles available through Library databases and online journals.

In order to create a link to an article, you need to use a persistent link. These are sometimes called persistent URLs, stable URLs or DOIs (digital object identifiers.)

Use Existing Persistent Links:

Some databases and online journals have persistent links to the article level. You can copy and paste these URLs into your course page.

Example from an EBSCO Database:

CAUTION: In order for your students to be able to access the articles from off campus, the persistent link needs to include the prefix for the Libraries’ proxy server. If the persistent URL does not have this prefix, you can easily just add it to the front of the link. The proxy server prefix is "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?url=". If you are adding the link to your Blackboard course, use this prefix instead - "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?auth=ezproxy&url=." By doing so, students will be passed directly to the resource without having to log in again with their UT EID.

Example from JSTOR:

Use the Stable URL in JSTOR but add "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?url=" before http://links.jstor.org… or, if you are using the link in a Blackboard course, add "http://ezproxy.lib.utexas.edu/login?auth=ezproxy&url=" before http://links.jstor.org...

Create a Persistent Link:

Not all databases and online journals provide persistent links to the articles contained in them. In these situations, you must create your own persistent link using citation information as follows:

1. Go to the Find an Article from a Citation page.

2. Fill in as much of the citation information as possible.

3. Click If the article is available online in another database, you will be taken to that database. Keep in mind that sometimes you will be taken to the article, and other times you will be taken to the journal, volume or issue level, or the search screen for the database. In these cases, you will want to provide your students with instructions on how to find the article from this point.

4. Click on "Other Options for the Resource."

5. You will be taken to the Find It @ UT menu. Click “More Options.”

6. Under How to Cite/Link, click “Save citation information.”

7. This will generate a citation and the persistent URL to use on your course page.

Usage Rights

Different online journal and database vendors provide different usage rights. There are 2 ways to find out whether you have the right to use a persistent link on your course page:

1. The A-Z journal title link . When you enter in a journal title, click “Go”, see the result set below, and choose the title that fits best. Then you will see a menu box. A Usage Rights link will appear in this menu box if the rights have been entered in for the title.

2. Use the Find an Article from a Citation form . When you enter in all the data you have and click on “Find it at UT,” you will see a list of results. Most likely the first item on the list is what you want and when you click the link, generally you will be taken directly to the article. But there will be a dark blue frame at the top of the article with text like this example:

You can click on “Other Options for this Resource” and get to a menu box. A

Usage Rights link will appear in this menu box if the rights have been entered in for the title.

If you cannot find information about usage rights, please contact Ronda Rowe (rrowe@austin.utexas.edu), University of Texas Libraries, for assistance.