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Blackboard For Dummies

Howie Southworth (Author), Kemal Cakici (Author), Yianna Vovides (Author), Susan Zvacek (Author)

9780471798323, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 21 April 2006

384 pages
23.4 x 19.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.635 kg

"...the latest in a series of titles to explain the complexities of software applications to ordinary users..." (Times Higher Education Supplement, March 2006)

Use the quick-start guide to create your course in a flash


Post course materials, give quizzes, facilitate discussions, and handle grades

You're an educator, not a psychic, so how would you know how to use Blackboard with no instructions? These step-by-step examples show you how to set up a Blackboard classroom, put your materials on the Internet, communicate online with students, and even evaluate their performance.

Discover how to
* Navigate the Blackboard environment
* Customize your course menu
* Add and organize course materials
* Give online assignments
* Conduct online discussions and chat rooms
* Keep track of grades

Introduction.

Part I: What’s Blackboard All About?

Chapter 1: Your First Look at Blackboard.

Chapter 2: The Course-Development Process.

Part II: Easing into Blackboard.

Chapter 3: Got Learners? (Getting People into Your Course).

Chapter 4: Making the Course Your Own.

Chapter 5: Building Your Class Materials.

Chapter 6: Connecting with Learners.

Part III: Earning Your Blackboard Black Belt.

Chapter 7: Getting the Most from Blackboard.

Chapter 8: Assessing Learner Progress.

Chapter 9: Course Implementation.

Chapter 10: Course Management.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 11: Ten Superimportant “Think Abouts” for Building Your Course.

Chapter 12: Ten Strategies for Organizing an Outstanding Course in Blackboard.

Chapter 13: Ten Ways to Keep Learners Involved by Using Blackboard Communication Features.

Chapter 14: Ten Ways to Assess Learning.

Chapter 15: Ten Questions to Ask Your Blackboard System Administrator.

Chapter 16: Ten Things to Look Forward to in Blackboard Learning System 7.1.

Part V: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Real-Life Issues in Teaching with Technology.

Appendix B: An Overview of the Blackboard Content System.

Appendix C: A Blackboard Course-Building Checklist.

Appendix D: Additional Resources on the Web.

Glossary.

Index.

Subject Areas: Education [JN]

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