Welcome to the Blackboard Staff / Faculty Support page.  Here you will find a collection of useful resources on how to use Blackboard.  If you are new to Blackboard and want to learn how to get started using Blackboard, please read our Getting Started section, otherwise check out the How-To / Tutorials listed below.

WorldClient for MDaemon

The login window for Student Email (WorldClient)
Company / Developer	Alt-N Technologies
Version	9.6.3
Username	Same as Blackboard
Password	Same as Blackboard
Website	https://students.niagaracollege.ca/

Known Issues and Workarounds

If you are experiencing issues, you may want to check the Known issues and Workarounds page before proceeding.

Online Request Forms / Utilities

• Single Instructor Course Section Collapse Request
• Multi-Instructor Course Section Collapse Request
• Add Course Staff
• Program Homeroom Request
• Library Database Link Converter
• Niagara College Streaming Server
• Blackboard Grade Formatter / Printer
  

Other Blackboard Related Pages

• Clickers
• FAQs

New Tools Added in Blackboard 9.1

• Blackboard's new Wiki tool (replaces old Learning Objects Wiki Tool)
• Mashups (Flickr, SlideShare, YouTube)
• Blackboard Mobile Learn
• Learning Modules
• Lesson Plans
• Rubrics
• Course Files (Content Management)
• McGraw Hill Connect and Create

How-To / Tutorials

Getting Started in Blackboard

• Staff Quick Start Guide
• Getting Started in Blackboard Guide
• Changing Your Password
• Updating Your Account Information

Adding and Managing Course Material

• Organizing and Adding Content to your Blackboard Course
• Adding Content Cheat Sheet
• Viewing the CIS (Course Information Sheet)
• Learning Modules
• Lesson Plans
• Course Files (Content Management)
• Using the Glossary Manager
• Using the Text Editor

Customizing / Managing your Course

• Customizing the Course Menu
• Making a Course Available / Unavailable to Students
• Adding a Course Banner
• Backing Up Your Blackboard Courses (a.k.a. Archiving a Course)
• Backing Up Your Blackboard Courses (animated)
• Importing Archived Course Material
• To Collapse or Not Collapse - That is the Question

Communicating with Students

• Creating Course Announcements
• Using Course Calendar
• Adding Staff Information (Contacts)
• Creating Tasks
• Using the Discussion Board
• Sending Email
• Managing Collaboration Sessions
• Using Chat
• Creating and Managing Groups in Blackboard
• Early Warning System
• Using Wimba Voice Tools

Assessments

• Using the Assignment Manager
• Using SafeAssign
• Creating Online Tests
• Tips Sheet for students taking Online Tests in Blackboard

• Using Respondus to Create Online Tests
• Importing Questions into Respondus
• Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus (animated)
• Publishing an Assessment to Blackboard (animated)
• Downloading Publisher Test Banks (animated)
• Importing Questions with Respondus (animated)
• The Respondus Exam Wizard (animated)

Using the Grade Center

• Getting Started with the Grade Center
• Using the Grade Center
• Saving and Printing Grades
• Organizing your Grade Center into Sections
• Blackboard Grade Center - Tips and Tricks
• Submitting Official Grades in Blackboard
• Using the Rubric Tool
• Viewing Course Reports (formerly Tracking Reports)

Other Tutorials

• Creating Online Sign-up Lists in Blackboard
• Adding Additional Staff to Blackboard Courses
• Blackboard Mobile Learn

Working with Multimedia

• Converting Video files to Flash (.flv) for streaming
• How to Upload Flash Videos to the Streaming Server
• Mashups (Flickr, SlideShare, YouTube)

StudyMate

• Using StudyMate to Create Online Activities
• Introduction to StudyMate (animated)
• Importing Questions or Items into StudyMate (animated)
• Creating StudyMate Activities for use with iPods (animated)

Blogs, Wikis and Journals

• Creating and Managing Wikis

• Creating and Managing Blogs

• Creating and Managing Journals

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