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Blackboard Faculty Resources @ NEIU

STUDENTS: The information and links below are directed to faculty. Click here for student information. For Student Technology help, contact Student Computing Services (SCS) at (773) 442-4390. SCS has created a student tutorial for Blackboard.

Students and faculty can now log into NEIUport (http://neiuport.neiu.edu) with their NetID and password and access Blackboard by clicking the Blackboard icon in the upper right corner (next to the e-mail icon).

Blackboard Policies and Procedures

Blackboard LMS Policies & Guidelines: The official university policy document.
Overview of the CSM Process: This document is intended to aid faculty
who are having difficulty accessing their courses through NEIUport and/or Blackboard.
Previous Blackboard updates can be found here.

"How To" Videos

Make course available

Remove old courses from the menu

Upload syllabus

Create assignment link

Grade assignments electronically

Creating discussion forums and discussion threads

Reading, replying to, and grading student discussion posts

Provide feedback on discussion grades using discussion grader

Helpful, time-saving discussion board tips

Blackboard tutorial for students

Upload the Blackboard tutorial for students to your course

Grade electronic copies of papers efficiently with Annotate for Word Pro

Track face to face class attendance through Blackboard

Add grades quickly to the gradebook for a face to face assignment

Set up and use student groups through Blackboard

Copy an entire past course into a current course (not students)

Move content or items from one course to another

Move content from one part of your course to another part of your course

Use dimdim.com to have real-time chat and virtual classroom with your students (free)

Create fun, engaging audio announcements using voki.com (free)

We are running Blackboard Learning System
Enterprise Version 7.3.159.29

Narrated Tutorials
	Export a Course (Flash) How to export content from your course to your computer.
	Import a Course (Flash) How to import content from a previous semester's course into a new course.
	Copy your Bb.Course Content (Flash) How to copy content from your previous semester's course to your new course.
	Manage Your Course Menu (Flash) How to customize your course menu by adding, removing or changing the names of menu items.
	Download your Bb Gradebook (Flash) How to download your course gradebook onto your computer as an Excel file

Bb Faculty FAQ

Why can I not log into Bb?

Why can I see my Bb course but my students cannot?

How do my students get enrolled into my Bb courses?

When will my Bb courses for next semester be available?

How do I copy content from my previous semester's course to my new course?

I am assigned to teach a course, but why can't I see it in Bb?

How do I combine the student enrollments of multiple sections into one Bb course?

What if my students have technology problems or questions that I cannot answer?

How do I learn more about Bb?

Other Bb Resources
	Log Into Blackboard Access your Bb account and courses (requires NetID & password). If you cannot log in, check your NetID & password at the NEIUport website.
	Blackboard 7.3 Instructor Manual Comprehensive Instructor manual from Bb
	Prevent Printing & Copying of Tests (PDF) How to disable printing and copying of Bb tests
	Copyright Basics for Instructors Using Bb Helpful guidelines from NEIU Librarian David Green
	Learning Object Library A space for sharing learning objects

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