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Blackboard is a suite of learning tools which provides instructors a means to reach and gauge their students in a number of ways.

Instructors

Content Areas â€“ Add your syllabus, course documents such as readings, handouts, weblinks, and other materials.

• Using Blackboard for the first time? Here's how to navigate your Blackboard course ( and )

Course Tools â€“ Find tools such as announcements, discussion boards, Collaborate Ultra, and email to communicate with your students. Or, create assignments, online tests, and surveys to assess student learning.  To learn more about these tools, visit the Instructional Design Tools page.

Grade Center â€“ Manage student grades.  To learn more about grade center, visit the Instructional Design Tools page.

Evaluation â€“ View course statistics from tracking reports. To learn more about evaluation, visit the Instructional Design Tools page.

Students

Blackboard Basics

• Setting up Notifications ( and )

Viewing and Adding Course Content

Assignments

• Common Questions & Overview ( and )
• Submit Assignment ( and )
• Viewing Assignment Grades ( and )

Exams (Blackboard and Respondus Lockdown Browser)

• Overview ( and )
• Respondus Lockdown Browser (If enabled by your instructor in Bb)
  • LockDown Browser is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within a learning management system
  • Overview ( and )
  • Instructions for Installing Respondus Lockdown Browser
• Respondus Monitor (If enabled by your instructor in Bb)
  • Respondus Monitor, which works with Respondus LockDown Browser and your Blackboard exam, uses a student’s webcam and microphone, as well as analytics to help prevent cheating during non-proctored exam.  It records the student while they are taking the exam and provides the instructor access to the video recording and analytics to review. 
  • Overview ( and )
  • Instructions for Installing Respondus Lockdown Browser and Tips for Using Respondus Monitor

Grades

•  (video)

Bb Discussion Board

• Common Questions & Overview ( and )

Zoom 

• Using Zoom
  • How to update Zoom on your computer/mobile device ( and )
  • To create your Zoom account, goto the  .  Click Login and enter your Villanova credentials.  Once you complete this step, your Zoom Account will be created.
    
  • Student Guide
  • Additional Guides and Videos

Yellowdig

• Common Questions & Overview ( and )

VoiceThread

• Submitting a VoiceThread Assignment ()
  
• How to create a VoiceThread reply to another VT post ()