Guides to Blackboard

• UNC's Blackboard Help for Instructors
• Blackboard's Instructor Documentation
• Blackboard Virtual Classroom -- An Instructor's Guide to using the Blackboard Virtual Classroom (PDF), developed by CITES.
• CITES Course Development Guide -- Tips, guidelines, specifications, and suggestions to consider when designing your course and setting it up in Blackboard.

Blackboard FAQ
Questions about Blackboard frequently asked by Nursing Faculty

1. What is Blackboard
2. How do I access Blackboard?
3. I'm unable to access Blackboard...
4. How do I copy over my course from last year?
5. How do I add other Instructors or Teaching Assistants?
6. How do I add a student to my course?
7. How do I make my course visible to students?
8. Blackboard is not coming up -- how do I check the status of Blackboard?
9. Where can I find examples of Blackboard sites?
10. How do I remove courses from my Blackboard list?
11. How do I set up discussion forums?
12. How do I email people within my Bb course?

Specific HOW TO's
Quick links to UNC's and CITES's documentation of specific tasks:

• Getting Started
• Customizing Your Site
• Adding materials to your course
• Copying or Moving course materialsl
  Note this differs from copying an entire course, described in item #4 below.
• Discussion Board
• Creating Groups
• Using the Gradebook
• Quizzes & Tests
• Communication & Collaboration Tools -- Help with posting Announcements, setting up Discussion boards, etc.
• Creating an Announcement -- CITES's Flash tutorial
  If you do not have Flash installed, download it free from Macromedia's website.

A page of student oriented Blackboard help also exists. Faculty may want to refer their students to it. Also the help.unc.edu provide a searchable database of a tremendous amount of technical help specific to resources at UNC, including Blackboard. It is also possible to submit a help request at this address if you have a problem that you are unable to figure out.

Faculty Positions Available

Faculty/Staff Directory Search

Faculty Handbook

Faculty/Staff Orientation

Faculty Development

Blackboard Resources for Facutly