Presentation used during Bb9 training for the School of Languages, linguistics and Cultures.

1. Bb9 Build Workshop Languages, Linguistics and Cultures

2. House keeping Toilets Fire Structure and timings of session 90 minutes presentation and hands-on 30 minutes additional support time

3. Build Workshop Portals & Playgrounds The Bb9 Interface New Features & Content The Standard Course Structure (SCS) Self help options

4. Portals Accessing Bb9 courses through the Portal

5. Accessing Bb9 courses through the Portal The Staff Portal is the entrance way into Bb9 Access it from www.manchester.ac.uk/portal Click ‘Teaching and Research’tab In the ‘My Courses’portlet, you will see all your courses: Blackboard Vista 8 and/or Bb9: Current, Future and Ended Courses (Option to add ‘My Organisations’ portlet) Little person icon= Blackboard Vista 8 course Bb9 icon = Bb9 course

6. The Bb9 Interface The Blackboard Tab My Places, Help, Organisations Edit mode - replaces Build/Teach/Student tabs Modules on the Home Page Course Menu ACTIVITY 1: EXPLORING THE INTERFACE

7. Exploring the Blackboard tab

8. Using ‘My Places’

9. About Edit Mode

10. Exploring the Home Page

11. The Course Environment

12. The Course Menu

13. Course Menu Views

14. Building Content Create an Announcement Adding a Content Area Add an Item

15. New Features & Content Building content The Content Collection External Content Further Tools Learning modules Linking & Organising

16. Building Content Announcements Content Area Items

17. ACTIVITY 2: Create an Announcement

18. Create an Announcement (2)

19. ACTIVITY 3: Adding a Content Area

20. ACTIVITY 4: Adding Items to a Content Area

21. Adding Items to a Content Area (2)

22. Adding Items to a Content Area (3)

23. The Content Collection File Manager is now Content Collection Drag and Drop Files into Content Collection File management, adding subfolders Adding an Item with a File Attachment

24. ACTIVITY 5: Drag and drop practice files into Content Collection

25. ACTIVITY 6: Adding an Item with a file attachment

26. External Content Mashups Links

27. ACTIVITY 7: Adding a Mashup

28. ACTIVITY 7: Adding a Mashup (2)

29. ACTIVITY 7: Adding a Mashup (3)

30. ACTIVITY 8: Adding Links

31. Links for LLC staff Locate course unit descriptions so that they can insert these into BB9 sites, see: http://courses.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/undergraduate/#llc Insert a copy of the relevant feedback form for your unit too, so that students can see the criteria against which their work is being assessed. See: http://www.llc.manchester.ac.uk/intranet/staff/policies/teaching/Feedback/

32. Further Tools Email Adding Contacts

33. ACTIVITY 9: Adding a Contact

34. Add a Contact (2) Expand Tools area on the Control Panel Click the Contacts link Enter contact information Upload a picture Click Submit Check from the student view

35. Learning modules Learning modules can be used in Bb9 Are useful for sequencing learning See: How to Create a Learning Module pdf

36. Organizing the Course Menu Links Add Subheaders and Dividers

37. Linking & Organising Linking to Tools from within the content area Changing the landing page Re-organising the course menu via drag and drop

38. ACTIVITY 10: Add a link to a Course Tool

39. ACTIVITY 10: Add a link to a Course Tool (2)

40. ACTIVITY 10: Add a link to a Course Tool (3)

41. Activity 11: Changing a Landing Page

42. ACTIVITY 12: Changing the Order of Items

43. Self help Options Knowledge Base / Help Button www.manchester.ac.uk/servicedesk type ‘Bb9’ into the search field to get a full list of resources. On-Demand Learning Centerondemand.blackboard.com Ask Dr. C discussions.blackboard.com Blackboard Connections connections.blackboard.com/pages/home

44. eLearning Support Drop ins Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12-1pm in Room C1.44, Ellen Wilkinson School drop ins www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/tandl/elearning/bb9/ elearning@manchester.ac.uk