This page contains introductory help on the basic elements of setting up a Blackboard course site. We will continue to add to it as we develop new items.
Copy Classic to Ultra
With the big move from Classic to Ultra, many of us will need to migrate our course content and activities from a classic-style course to the Ultra.
The following two videos should help guide you through the copy process.
In this first video, we look at how to copy from a classic-style course to Ultra. Because the format change is so significant, we recommend a couple additional steps that aren't as necessary when copying from one Ultra-style course to another.
Content Availability
Adjusting the visibility of This next video walks you through the second part of the process: using the Batch Edit tool to make content visible to students and adjust availability windows.
Item Availability Overview
In this short video, we look at the range of availability options available to you in Blackboard.
Gradebook Overview
In this 15-minute video, we take a quick but comprehensive look at Blackboard's gradebook, giving you an overview of how to navigate the tool and take advantage of its most important features.
Set Up an Overall Grade
This 7-minute video outlines how to set up a weighted overall grade in Blackboard. We also cover updating your Letter grade schema so that it matches the schema outlined in your syllabus. (Click on the video thumbnail or title below to watch the video.)