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Blackboard After-hours Support
Blackboard After-hours Support
Calling After Hours Blackboard Support
Calling After Hours Blackboard Support
Students and faculty with a pressing Blackboard question can now call Blackboard for assistance. This after-hours Blackboard support will be available by telephone:
weeknights – between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. the next morning
weekends – all day and night on Saturdays and Sunday
1-646-664-2024.
Access Your Blackboard Course
Access Your Blackboard Course
Did you know CUNY Central creates a Blackboard course for you every semester, whether you use it or not? Don't worry, the course is empty of content and students cannot access it. Watch this video to learn how to access it.
Did you know CUNY Central creates a Blackboard course for you every semester, whether you use it or not? Don't worry, the course is empty of content and students cannot access it. Watch this video to learn how to access it.
Make Your Course Available to Students
Make Your Course Available to Students
Now that you've created your Blackboard course, you are ready to make it available to students. Watch this video to learn how.
Now that you've created your Blackboard course, you are ready to make it available to students. Watch this video to learn how.
Make Announcements to Students
Make Announcements to Students
A Blackboard Announcement allows you to quickly reach all of your students. With the option to e-mail all students immediately, you can push time-sensitive information to the full class. The announcements are also prominently displayed on the course home page. Watch this video to learn more.
A Blackboard Announcement allows you to quickly reach all of your students. With the option to e-mail all students immediately, you can push time-sensitive information to the full class. The announcements are also prominently displayed on the course home page. Watch this video to learn more.
Upload the Syllabus
Upload the Syllabus
The syllabus is where your students will find the most important information about your course, including course assignments and schedule, instructor information, rules and guidelines, and lots of other pertinent information to help them succeed. Learn how simple and easy it is to upload a syllabus to Blackboard by watching this video.
The syllabus is where your students will find the most important information about your course, including course assignments and schedule, instructor information, rules and guidelines, and lots of other pertinent information to help them succeed. Learn how simple and easy it is to upload a syllabus to Blackboard by watching this video.
Create a Course Information Page
Create a Course Information Page
The simplest and most practical thing to create in Blackboard is a Course Information page for your students. You can post the most pertinent and basic information about your course, including course description, contact information, office hours and telephone number. Watch the following video to learn how.
The simplest and most practical thing to create in Blackboard is a Course Information page for your students. You can post the most pertinent and basic information about your course, including course description, contact information, office hours and telephone number. Watch the following video to learn how.
Create Weekly Folders in Course Materials
Create Weekly Folders in Course Materials
All of your weekly assignments will go in the Course Materials area. This includes assigned chapter readings, essays, quizzes, and tests ... pretty much everything. Watch the video to learn how to organize your weekly content in folders.
All of your weekly assignments will go in the Course Materials area. This includes assigned chapter readings, essays, quizzes, and tests ... pretty much everything. Watch the video to learn how to organize your weekly content in folders.
Add Instructions and Weekly Assignments
Add Instructions and Weekly Assignments
Watch this video to learn how to add instructions for your students inside the weekly folders.
Watch this video to learn how to add instructions for your students inside the weekly folders.
Attaching Documents or Readings
Attaching Documents or Readings
Learn how to attach documents and assign readings for your students to download or review.
Learn how to attach documents and assign readings for your students to download or review.
Assignments
Assignments
One of the advantages of using Blackboard is you can create assignments and have students submit them directly through the platform. Other advanced videos will show how you can also grade assignments and provide feedback to your students directly in Blackboard. For now, watch the video to learn the basics.
One of the advantages of using Blackboard is you can create assignments and have students submit them directly through the platform. Other advanced videos will show how you can also grade assignments and provide feedback to your students directly in Blackboard. For now, watch the video to learn the basics.
Discussions
Discussions
Online discussions are an easy way for the whole class to share information with one another. Start watching this video at minute 17:12 to learn all about how to set up and use discussion.
Online discussions are an easy way for the whole class to share information with one another. Start watching this video at minute 17:12 to learn all about how to set up and use discussion.
Adding a User to Your Course
Adding a User to Your Course
This video shows you how to add course observers, reviewers, or a colleague to your course.
This video shows you how to add course observers, reviewers, or a colleague to your course.
How to Create Blackboard Tests
How to Create Blackboard Tests
Blackboard Tests are fairly complex to set up, but they are a powerful tool for administering timed tests with a variety of question types. For multiple-choice, true-false, and matching questions, Blackboard will auto-grade student responses. Click here for detailed instructions for using a test generator to create questions.
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is a web conferencing/webinar platform designed for use in online teaching. Course rooms include a collaborative whiteboard tool that allows you to interact with peers and your instructor in real time, as well as file (for example, PowerPoint slides) and screen sharing. See this Blackboard Help page or our E-Learning Workshops for more.
How to record using Collaborate
How to record using Collaborate
Watch this video to learn the basics of recording with Collaborate.
Follow this link for step-by-step instructions on how to record using Blackboard's Collaborate Ultra or watch this excellent video.
Read the following web page for instructions how to download, add captions, and deleting recordings.
DIGITAL EDUCATION CENTER
DIGITAL EDUCATION CENTER
The best way to contact the Digital Education Center is via email:
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
For Email, CUNYfirst or BMCC Portal assistance contact the Service Desk:
(212) 220-8379
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