Blackboard Learn is a course management application designed to enhance teaching and learning. The Blackboard course management e-learning system enables instructors to build and customize course offerings. In addition, students enrolled with Blackboard become engaged in an interactive learning environment.

Accessing Blackboard Learn

• Copy and paste the URL http://bblearn.astate.edu/ into your Browser.
• Login using your assigned ASU email address and password

Online Training

• Blackboard Learn Boot Camp
  All faculty have been enrolled in an online Boot Camp accessible in Blackboard Learn.

Inlab Training

• ITTC Institute
  This course takes you through a detailed view of developing courses and engaging students through the effective use of technology.
• Blackboard Learn Boot Camp
  Presented daily during the first two weeks of the Fall term; provides faculty who are new to Blackboard the basics of using the application.

Check the Schedular often for new class offerings throughout the semester.

**All new faculty are automatically set up with a Blackboard Learn account when they get an Astate email account. If you cannot access Blackboard Learn, contact the ITS Help Desk at (870) 972-3933.

The Course Environment Your Course Environment Select your Course Entry Point Adding a Banner to Your Course Entry Point Adding an Avatar to Personalize Your Course Environment Making Your Course Available to Students	Notifications and Announcements Sending Notifications Creating Announcements Creating a Course Task Creating a Course Contact Sending Email Sending Blackboard Messages
Build Content Using the Text Editor Editing the Course Home Page Building a Learning Module Creating a Lesson Plan Creating a Blank Page Adding a Blank Page to the Course Menu Adding NBC Archives Video Content Creating a Tool Link Adding a URL Creating a Mashup Attaching Course Files to a Content Item Create multiple rules for Adaptive Release (NEW)	The Discussion Board Creating a Discussion Board Forum Creating a Discussion Board Thread Replying to a Discussion Board Thread Moderating Discussion Board Forums Managing Discussion Board Roles Changing Discussion Board Forum Settings Searching the Discussion Board and Collecting Posts (NEW) Tagging Discussion Board Posts (NEW) Rating Discussion Board Threads
Blogs, Journals, and Wikis Creating a Journal Creating and Editing Journal Entries Commenting on a Journal Entry Creating a Blog Creating and Editing Blog Entries Commenting on a Blog Entry Creating a Wiki Adding Rich Content to a Wiki Editing a Wiki Page Linking Wiki Pages Viewing a Wiki Page History Grading a Wiki	Group Activities Creating a Group Creating Group Sets Assignments Using SafeAssign Downloading Assignments Clean Out Graded Assignment Files
Course Tools Turning Tool Availability On and Off Making Tools Available to Students Adding a Glossary Term	Rubrics – (NEW!) Creating a Grading Rubric (NEW) Associating a Rubric with a Gradable Item (NEW) Grading with Rubrics (NEW)
Tests, Surveys, and Pools Creating a Test Setting Test Options (including setting the test timer) (NEW) Export and Importing a Test or Survey Uploading Test Questions from Excel Tour the Question Finder Feature Adding an Existing Question to a Test Creating a Fill in the Blank Question Creating a Fill in Multiple Blanks Question Creating a Jumbled Question Creating a Short Answer Question Creating a Multiple Answer Question Creating a Multiple Choice Question Creating a Matching Question Creating a True or False Question Creating a Hot Spot Question Creating a Likert Question Creating a Calculated Numeric Question Creating an Ordering Question Creating a Quiz Bowl Question Creating an Essay Question Reading Survey Submissions Reading Survey Results Tagging Questions for Reuse Building a Pool Creating a Random Block and Adding it to a Test	Grade Center Customizing the Grade Center View Creating Smart Views Creating a Grade Rule Viewing Grade Details Creating a Grade Center Report Viewing and Downloading Grade History Color Code the Grade Center Working Offline with the Grade Center Student Performance and Reports Performance Dashboard Turning on Statistics Tracking for a Content Item Running a Report of All User Activity Running a Report of User Activity by Forum Running a Report of User Activity by Content Area Running a Report of User Activity by Group Saving a Course Report Exporting a Course Package Importing a Course Package