e-Resources Page

e-Resources

Blackboard Resources	e-Learning Resources
Syllabus/Preview Page/Orientation Templates	SoftChalk
Blackboard Tutorials for Instructors	Turnitin
Blackboard Tutorials for Students	Respondus
Grade Book Maintenance	Java Download
Using Office 2007 in Blackboard
Complete Blackboard Manual

SYLLABUS/PREVIEW PAGE/ORIENTATION TEMPLATES

If you are developing and/or teaching blended or fully online courses, please use the current BC Course Syllabus template, which includes the new attendance policy, the current Course Preview Page template, and the Student Orientation Templates. Here is how you can obtain and edit each template for your course:

Put your cursor on either template link, right click, and "Save Target As ..." to save the template (.html file) to your computer. Use any html/web page editor or the HTML Editor within your Blackboard course to edit it.

Syllabus Template

Course Preview Page Template

Student Orientation Templates
Student Online Orientation, Part I - Welcome Letter Template
Student Online Orientation, Part II - Course Navigation Template

BLACKBOARD TUTORIALS FOR STUDENTS
This link to Blackboard tutorials for students can also be found in the Student Resources section of this web site. Preview them yourself then have students view the ones for the tools you use in your course(s). They include the use of the Blackboard action menu, announcements, assessments, assignments, browser check & log in, calendar, course tools, discussions, mail and web links, and help desk.

Blackboard Tutorials for Students

BLACKBOARD TUTORIALS FOR INSTRUCTORS
These tutorials support BC faculty in using the Blackboard tools.
Blackboard Tutorials for Instructors

SOFTCHALK
SoftChalk is a web lesson editor that lets you create engaging, interactive lessons for your e-learning classroom. To obtain the latest version of SoftChalk use your BC Novel user name and password to log in to: http://www.broward.edu/securedocs/departments/itech/respondus.jsp

TURNITIN
Turitin defines itself as "a proprietary system that instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material and acts as a powerful deterrent to stop student plagiarism before it starts."
Click here for directions on integrating Turnitin with Blackboard (courtesy of Professor David Hennessy).
Click here to learn to use Turnitin
The Instructional Technology Department provides both face-to-face and fully online workshops for faculty wishing to learn Turnitin.
Click here to request an account via e-mail (BC faculty only).

RESPONDUS
Respondus is a tool for creating and managing exams that can either be printed from or published within Blackboard. To obtain the latest version of Respondus, or to locate the current password and renew an existing installation, use your BC Novel username and password to log in to http://www.broward.edu/securedocs/departments/itech/respondus.jsp.

Learn Respondus in no time flat with this brief online tutorial (courtesy of Professor Street).

DOWNLOAD JAVA
If you are receiving the Browser Check notice that your version of Java is not appropriate for Blackboard, please download and install the latest version.
Click here to download Java for Blackboard.

BLACKBOARD REFERENCE MANUAL
This document covers every aspect of using Blackboard. At over 750 pages, it should!
Download the Designer and Instructor Reference Manual.

BLACKBOARD GRADE BOOK MAINTENANCE
Directions on maintaining your Blackboard grade book during the term is available on this page.
Click here for solutions to all your grade book questions.

USING OFFICE 2007 DOCUMENTS IN BLACKBOARD
If your online syllabus permits students to submit assignments in Office 2007, or you are teaching online courses in Office 2007 products, please be aware that Blackboard will convert these files into .zip archives. To view these in either Office 2003 or Office 2007, please review the four simple steps.
Click here for illustrated directions on handling Office 2007 documents in Blackboard.