Blackboard
Getting Started with Blackboard
This is the first step to ensuring a smooth transition to online learning. Blackboard is your go-to for online learning. Chances are some of you haven’t had to utilize this software yet. No worries – we’ve got you covered!
Blackboard Basic Resources
Check Your Browser Settings
Minimum Requirements:
- Webcam
- Microphone or headset
- Stable Internet access
Supported Browsers
Enabling Javascript
All modern browsers enable Javascript by default. No action is necessary.
Instructions for all internet browsers
Enabling Cookies
All modern browsers enable cookies by default. No action necessary.
Instructions for all internet browsers
Enabling Pop-up Windows
All modern web browsers block pop-up windows by default, you'll need to allow pop-up windows in your web browser.
Plug-ins
You need to be able to view PDF files. You can download Adobe Reader.
How Banner and Blackboard Work Together
- Students' enrollment information will be typically loaded to Blackboard two weeks before the semester starts.
- Students who drop or withdraw from a course will be removed from your Blackboard courses automatically. Your Blackboard course rosters will now reflect your official Banner rosters. The process runs every three hours 24/7; however, changes in your Bb roster will not appear unless the change was officially made in Banner.
- If a student drops a course or is dropped, and is reinstated or re-registers, student work that had been completed will be restored.
- Instructors can still add students who are not officially enrolled in your course and faculty who are not officially assigned to the course in Banner. To be added, the user must have an existing Blackboard account.
- Instructors will no longer be able to delete students from courses.
- You must contact OLT if you need an instructor removed from your course.
Online Teaching Readiness
Learn how to get started teaching online, get certified and access the most common templates.
Logging Into Blackboard
Log into Blackboard from the ccri.edu Login>Blackboard menu at the top right of the screen.
Blackboard account usernames and passwords are the same as your MyCCRI username and password. If you have questions about your login, please read this page. Also, you can contact Help Desk at 401-825-1112, [email protected] or the Help Desk Portal.
Ultra Base Navigation
Navigating Blackboard
Navigating in a Course
Blackboard How-to Videos and Support Pages
Manage Your Blackboard Course
Manage the Content from Semester to Semester
Tools for Content Creation and Curation
Tools for Student Engagement
- Create an Announcement
- Creating a Discussion Board Forum
- Create a Journal
- Create a Blog
- Send Email
- Managing Groups
- How to Grade with the Inline Grader
- Discussions, Blogs, and Journals Webinar Recording
Grading Discussions
- You can grade a student's contribution by forum or all at once.
Building and Grading Assignments/SafeAssign
Creating Assignments
Grading Assignments
- Learn how to grade assignments using the Inline Grading Tool.
- Watch a video on how to grade assignments.
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Try using audio and video feedback to cut down your grading workload.
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Send a reminder to students who have not yet submitted their assignments.
Building and Grading Tests
Building Tests
- Create a Test
- Setting Test Options
- Test Availability Exceptions
- Building Pools for Tests
- Building Random Blocks in Tests
- How to Upload Test Questions from MS Excel
- Using Item Analysis
Grading Tests
- Send a reminder to students who have not yet submitted their tests.
- Grade tests from the Needs Grading page.
- Learn how to grade tests from the testing page.
Using Class Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is now Class Collaborate.
- Collaborate Webinar Recording
- Setting up your Mic and Camera in Collaborate
- Creating a Collaborate Session
- Navigating in a Collaborate Session
- Sharing Options in Collaborate
- Sharing a Collaborate Recording
- Turning on Collaborate Attendance
- Joining a Collaborate Session via a Guest Link
- Using your Phone for Audio in Collaborate
Using Reports and Statistics
Creating and Using Rubrics
The Grade Center
Once you begin collecting assignments, discussions, and quizzes in Blackboard, the Grade Center will actively track assessments from students, auto-grade some test questions and keep track of student contributions for you.
Watch the webinar Mastering the Grade Center.
- Clearing an Attempt for a Student
- Creating Audio and Video Feedback
- Add a Manual Column in Grade Center
- Hide/Show Columns in Grade Center
- Hide/Show Users in Grade Center
- Reorder Columns in Grade Center
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How to Use Grade Details to See Attempts and Assign Grades
- Creating Smart Views for the Grade Center
- Color Coding the Grade Center
- Work Offline with the Grade Center
Blackboard Mobile
Using the Blackboard Learn App
*Blackboard has discontinued the Blackboard Instructor app. Both students and faculty now use the Blackboard Learn app.*
The Blackboard Learn app provides an intuitive way to interact with different types of features, depending on your role, be it an instructor or a student.
For instance, if you’re an instructor, you’ll only be shown the courses where you're enrolled as an instructor, TA, course builder, or other custom roles. If you are a student, you’ll only be shown the courses where you're enrolled as a student.
Instructor
- Preview course items, assignments, and tests
- Create and upload course content
- Participate in discussions
- Send announcements
- Grade assignments and update assessment settings
- Change item settings for assessments and other content
Student
- View course items and course announcements
- Take assignments and tests
- Participate in discussions
- Check grades and feedback
Required Technology
Your device needs one of these operating systems to run the Blackboard Learn app.
- iOS 11+
Android 8+
From your tablet or phone, access the appropriate app store.