Blackboard

Here are some Blackboard workshop ideas. Feel free to add more.

Outline for Workshop:
1. Give out handout. 2. Give presentation from student’s point of view, step by step (students will not have the laptops for them to follow me, they will watch me) 3. Show how to log into Portal 4. Log into Blackboard 5. Log into the class 6. Features, design, layout 7. Announcements 8. Using the Discussion Board 9. Sending an email 10. Test taking 11. Submitting an assignment 12. Say some of the FAQ's and answer them 13. 10-15 minutes for questions
 * What are a forum and a thread?
 * Posting
 * Replying
 * Instructors
 * Individual students
 * All users
 * Adding an attachment
 * Different location and style of test depending on teacher
 * Show how to save a test and open it back up to continue
 * Have a good environment-use Mozilla and a high speed connection
 * Submitting via the assignment manager
 * Save it and come back to it
 * Attach a file
 * Using the digital dropbox
 * Difference between Add File and Send File
 * Send a file to the instructor
 * How to attach the file
 * I can't log in. What's the problem?
 * Problems with correct username and password
 * Who do I contact if I have a problem?
 * Andy, Donna, Christopher
 * Presidium
 * I saved a discussion board post or an assignment, where is it and how do I get back to it?

Using the Discussion Board Sending E-mail Test taking procedures FAQ
 * Posting
 * Replying
 * Rating
 * Subscribing
 * All users
 * Students
 * Instructors
 * Individuals
 * Best Practices
 * Environment by browser and connection
 * I can't log in. What's the problem?
 * How do I get to my Blackboard class?
 * Where are my assignments?
 * Where is the discussion board and how do I use it?
 * Where is my __? (blank because students oftentimes can't find what they are looking for)
 * How do I attach a file to my assignment and/or email?
 * I saved a discussion board post or an assignment, where is it and how do I get back to it?