Blackboard Essentials for Teachers

Abstract

Blackboard Essentials for Teachers gives you all the information you need to build and deliver great courses. The book shows teachers how to construct and deliver a professional quality course using Blackboard's most essential features. The book begins with a tour of a completed Blackboard course. Then you will see, step by step, how to build the example course using Blackboard's free site for teachers—coursesites.com. As you work through the book, you will see exactly how the demonstration course is built. You will see how to add and use interactive activities, media, and other resources. You will also learn how to assess and communicate with students and manage them in groups. You will see how to add static material for the students to view, such as pages, links, and media. Then you will learn how to add interaction to your courses with discussion boards, blogs, and wikis. The book demonstrates how to assess your students with assignments and tests. You will also see how to manage students in groups, and how to communicate with them using messages and announcements. Finally, you will learn the basics of the Blackboard grade book.