These are some simple features you can use to build blackboard course

Simple guide for Blackboard Learn

Created by Sally LoanNational Institute of Education

Centre for e-LearningSenior Educational Technologist

Build Content

Upload content to course

Create Folder

It’s a good practice to organize course material using meaningful folders

Create Folder

More options via the dropdown list is available beside the item

Copy / Move / Delete Folder

Add item into folder

name the file

Add item into folder

Browse for file to upload

Add item into folder

File is uploaded

Add item into folder

Document Package

Mass upload of files using zip format

Document Package

First, zip all your course material Browse for zip file to upload

Document Package

All files are unpacked and uploaded according to the structure set within the zip file

Document Package

Add audio file

Browse for audio file to upload Name the audio file

Add audio file

By default, Autostart is set to “No” so that audio will not play when the page is displayed

Add audio file

An audio file is added

A player bar is displayed

Add audio file

Add image

Browse for image file to upload Name the image file

Add image

Modify dimensions if necessary

Add image

An image is added

Add image

Add Flickr image

Browse Mashups for Flickr photo

Add Flickr image

Search Flickr photo repository

Add Flickr image

Search result displayed

Add Flickr image

Select the image to upload

Add Flickr image

Enter description if any

Add Flickr image

Image file is uploaded from Flickr

Add Flickr image

Upload video

Browse for video file to upload

Upload video

Add file from explorer

Upload video

Name the video file

Upload video

Modify the dimension if necessary

Upload video

Video is uploaded

Upload video

Embed YouTube video

Browse Mashups for YouTube video

Embed YouTube video

Search for Youtube video

Embed YouTube video

Search result displayed

Embed YouTube video

Select to embed video into course

Embed YouTube video

Add description if necessary

Embed YouTube video

Modify options if necessary

Embed YouTube video

YouTube video is embedded

Embed YouTube video

Create learning module

Name the learning module

Create learning module

Modify the options if necessary

Create learning module

Add desire content to the learning module

Create learning module

Create module within course

Name the module

Create module within course

Modify if necessary

Create module within course

Module content is added

Create module within course

Add course module

Create module within course

Choose from the module library

Create module within course

Add module

Create module within course

Click “OK” to add

Create module within course

Module panel is added

Create module within course

Embed SlideShare

Search for SlideShare presentation

Embed SlideShare

SlideShare search result displayed

Embed SlideShare

Select the SlideShare

Embed SlideShare

Add description if any

Embed SlideShare

Embed SlideShare

SlideShare presentation is added

Embed SlideShare