Welcome to Bb Buzz
Your source for news and tips on using Blackboard
Bb Buzz extreme makeover edition!
Freshen up the look of this semester's Blackboard course with some helpful hints from this episode of Bb Buzz. | 
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Deleting and Archiving Blackboard Courses Now that your are done with your Bb course, what happens to it? Learn how to hide your course from view and even archive a copy to your computer. | Giving your students extra credit in the Blackboard Grade Center
Adding extra credit to the Grade Center can be tricky. This short tutorial will help you make sure your total column is adding up correctly. | Creating Categories for Grade Center Columns Near the end of each semester, the Grade Center can be increasingly complicated to move around in and manage. One way to streamline your work-flow is to categorize your columns. Watch this short episode to learn how! | Organizing Columns in the Grade Center
Let's face it, we all get a messy desk once in a while. The same can happen with the Grade Center. This short tutorial will give you a few ideas of how to clean and organize the Grade Center into an easier to manage tool. | Using the Discussion Board/Basics Using the discussion board in Bb 8 can give you real insight about what your students are thinking and learning. Start a forum and watch it grow! This episode will give you the basics. | Creating Reusable Content in Bb 8As you create your courses, you may want to explore a new feature in Bb 8 called Reusable Content. With this new feature, you can build content once, and reuse in all of your courses.
| Blackboard 8 is coming! ITS plans to upgrade Blackboard at NDSU to the newest version - Blackboard 8 - between the fall and spring semesters.
Learn about the exciting changes you will see in this new version. |
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Using the Course Create UtilityTips and tricks on setting up a new course for your students. Creating a new course area on Blackboard can sound daunting. We'll walk you through this process and help you set things set up so they work for you.
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Using the Discussion Board/Basics
Using the discussion board in Bb 8 can give you real insight about what your students are thinking and learning. Start a forum and watch it grow! This episode will give you the basics.
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Using My FilesMy File provides secure online document storage for your students and for you as well. Learn how to access this "viritual flashdrive." |
Creating a Midterm SurveyIt's halfway through the semester, time to get a little feedback from your students. Blackboard can make the process painless. |
