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While there are no upgrades currently scheduled, we thought you might be interested in checking out some of the new features that Blackboard 9 offers.

 

If you have any questions regarding Blackboard 9 or any educational technology, please contact Educational Technology and Design at 724-738-4220.


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Introduction to Blackboard 9

This video explains how Blackboard 9 differs from Blackboard 7.3 and displays some of BB9's new features.

Change Your Course Menu

New course shells are automatically created with basic folders and content areas that may not fit your vision for your course. This video explains how to add or remove content areas from your course menu, as well as how to add a banner to your course and to change your shell's colors.

Create an Item

 

This video explains how to create a basic item in Blackboard 9.

Create an Assignment

This video explains how to create an interactive assignment, which your students may complete and submit for a grade, in Blackboard 9.

Create a Test

This video explains the basic functions of the Blackboard 9 test builder, which allows you to create a variety of questions for your tests and have your students' answers digitally submitted to the gradebook.

Add New Announcements

This video explains how to add a new announcement in Blackboard 9.

Embedding YouTube Videos

YouTube is one of the most popular websites on the World Wide Web, and its wide variety of videos are a great resource for education. This video explains how to embed a YouTube video in to your course.