## Blackboard [ Course Management▾ ](#) [ Communication & Collaboration▾ ](#) [ Assignments, Test & Surveys▾ ](#) [ Grade Center▾ ](#) [ Managing Adaptive Release▾ ](#) Course Management These tutorials will show you how to access your Blackboard course sites, how to modify the course menu and how to customize your course. Here you will also learn how to add an item, folder, and external or EZProxy link to your Blackboard course site. We have also included two video tutorials that show you how to make your course site available or unavailable and how to add a user. ### PDF Tutorials 1. [Accessing Blackboard](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035312.pdf) 2. [Modifying the course menu ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035318.pdf) 3. [Customizing your course](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035317.pdf) 4. [Adding an item to a Blackboard course site ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035315.pdf) 5. [Adding a folder to a Blackboard course site ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035313.pdf) 6. [Adding an External Link ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035314.pdf) 7. [Adding a link to the NYU Library using EZProxy ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035316.pdf) ### Video Tutorials ![Small Video Icon](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035455.png) 1. [How do I make my Blackboard course Available or Unavailable to students?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/Making%20a%20Course%20Available_demo.swf) (47 secs) 2. [How do I add a user to my Blackboard course?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/add_users.swf) (80 secs) Communication and Collaboration This section covers announcements, sending email, the discussion board and the virtual classroom and chat tools. Additionally, there is a video tutorial that will show you how to create groups and enroll users. ### PDF Tutorials 1. [Announcements ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035296.pdf) 2. [Sending email to students ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035299.pdf) 3. [The Discussion Board ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035301.pdf) - [Setting up a Discussion Board Forum](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035309.pdf) - [Writing and Viewing Threads](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035303.pdf) - [Replying to a Message and Quoting Other Posts](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035298.pdf) - [Rating Posts](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035308.pdf) - [Tagging Posts](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035300.pdf) - [Collecting Posts and Printing Collections](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035297.pdf) - [Grading Posts](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035307.pdf) - [Subscribing to Forums](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035311.pdf) 4. [The Virtual Classroom & Chat tools](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035302.pdf) ### Video Tutorials ![Small Video Icon](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035455.png) 1. [ Creating Groups and Enrolling users in Blackboard. (26 secs) ](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/createBBGroup_demo.swf) Assignments, Test & Surveys Tutorials in this section cover tests, surveys, assignments self and peer assessments. You will also find nine video tutorials here, each under five minutes in length. These videos will take you through the process of creating a test, survey, assignment or Turnitin assignment. ### PDF Tutorials ([Click for full text](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035319.pdf)) 1. [Tests ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035322.pdf) 2. [Surveys](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035321.pdf) 3. [Self and Peer Assessment](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035320.pdf) 4. [The Assignment Tool](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035323.pdf) ### Video Tutorials ![Small Video Icon](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035455.png) 1. [How do I create an assignment in Blackboard?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/create_assignment_demo.swf) (2 mins) 2. [How do I create a Turnitin assignment?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/create_turnItIn.swf) (4 mins) 3. [How do I download student assignment submissions?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/download_assignment_demo.swf) (1 min 7 secs) 4. [How do I enter feedback for students?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/enter%20feedback%20for%20students_demo.swf) (1 min 57 secs) 5. [How do I view results for a survey deployed in Blackboard?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/view_survey_results_demo.swf) (46 secs) 6. [How do I deploy a test in Blackboard?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/deploy%20test_demo.swf) (56 secs) 7. [How do I modify the dates of a Turnitin Assignment?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/modifyDates_turnItIn_feb18.swf) (1 min 16 secs) 8. [How do I refresh a Turnitin Originality Report?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/refresh_Turnitin_orginalityReport.swf) (50 secs) 9. [How do I add a Mid-semester evaluation/review the results?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/activate_BBEvaluation.swf) (3 mins 3 secs) Grade Center This section surveys most Grade Center features; among other topics, you will learn how to enter grades, create a grading schema and download test and survey results. The Grade Center section also answers the question: What will my students see? ### PDF Tutorials 1. [Getting to know the Grade Center](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035324.pdf) 2. [How do I enter, delete or exempt grades?](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035327.pdf) 3. [How do I create a Grading Schema? ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035325.pdf) 4. [How do I download Assignment Submissions? ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035326.pdf) 5. [How do I download Test or Survey Results? ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035328.pdf) 6. [What will my students see? ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035329.pdf) ### Video Tutorials ![Small Video Icon](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035455.png) 1. [What do the Grade Center icons mean and where can I access this information?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/what_icons_mean_demo.swf) (13 secs) 2. [How do I add a Column in the Grade Center?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/how_to_add_a_column_demo.swf) (33 secs) 3. [How do I add a Calculated Column (Weighted, Total, Average, Min/Max)?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/add_calc_demo.swf) (61 secs) 4. [How do I view a Column Information (Name, Primary Display, Secondary Display, Points Possible and Due Date)?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/view_column_info2_demo.swf) (16 secs) 5. [How do I remove a column from the Grade Center?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/remove_column_demo.swf)(23 secs) 6. [How do I manually enter or override a grade?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/manually_change_grades_demo.swf)(37 secs) 7. [How do I change the primary display of a grade to a specified grading schema, percentage, number or complete/incomplete?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/change_primary_display_demo.swf) (44 secs) 8. [How do I email students directly from the Grade Center](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/email_from_gradebook_demo.swf) (37 secs) 9. [How do I exempt a grade?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/exempt_grade_demo.swf) (23 secs) 10. [How do I upload and download Grade Center information?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/upload_download_grades_demo.swf) (2 mins 27 secs) 11. [How do I download student assignment submissions?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/download_assignment_demo.swf) (1 min 7 secs) 12. [How do I enter feedback for students?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/enter%20feedback%20for%20students_demo.swf) (1 min 57 secs) 13. [How do I make a grade visible or not visible to students?](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/how_to_make_grade_visible_demo.swf) (1 min 16 secs) Managing Adaptive Release Adaptive release can help you control how students interact with content. In this section you will learn more about the power of adaptive release for groups or individuals. ### PDF Tutorials [(Click for Full Text)](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/emplibrary/Presenting_Content_All.pdf) 1. [Learning Units](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035332.pdf) 2. [Adaptive Release ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035330.pdf) 3. [Managing Adaptive Release for Groups](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035333.pdf) 4. [Performance Dashboard](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035334.pdf) 5. [Early Warning System ](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_035331.pdf) ### Video Tutorials ![Small Video Icon](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035455.png) 1. [ Managing Adaptive Release for Groups. (2 min 34 secs) ](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/citl/tutorials/Adaptive_Release_Tutorial.swf) ![CITLLogo](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_035402.jpg) Have a question about teaching, educational technology, or social media? [**Request a consultation**](https://docs.google.com/a/stern.nyu.edu/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHB5TFVZMzB5WEk5OXZ2czVIVi1GZVE6MQ)