Blackboard essentials for teachers [[electronic resource] ] : build and deliver great courses using this popular learning management system / / William Rice

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791909303321
• Autore: Rice William
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Birmingham, : Packt Pub., 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-51976-3; 9786613832214; 1-84969-293-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Collana: Community experience distilled
• Disciplina: 006.33
• Soggetti: Blackboard systems (Computer programs)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The Blackboard Experience; Home page; Announcements; Discussion Board; Gradebook; Content Page; Learning Module; Blog; Forum; Uploaded files; Video; Wiki; Assignment; Test; Groups; Summary; Chapter 2: Organizing a Course with Pages and Learning Modules; Adding Content Areas to hold and organize course content; What is Content Area?; How to add a Content Area; What's next?; Adding a Blank Page tool, which can hold any content or links that you want; What is a Blank Page?; How to add a Blank PageAdding a Blank Page to your course; Adding a Blank Page to the Content Area; What's next?; Composing a page with the HTML editor; What's next?; Creating a sequential path for the student to work through, using a Learning Module; When to use a learning path; How to add a learning path; Adding a Learning Module to a Content Area; What's next?; About the Availability and View settings; Keeping students informed with Course Tools; What are Course Tools?; How to add Course Tools; Adding a Course Tool to the Course Menu; Adding a Course Tool to the home page; Summary; Chapter 3: Adding Static Material to a CourseAdding a file for students to download; File versus item; Content Collections; How to add a file; Adding an item; What's next?; Adding a video to your course; Uploading ; a video in your course; Linking to a video that is on another site; Embedding a video on a Blank Page; Embedding a video that is hosted on another site; What's next?; Adding a web link to your course; Adding a link to an external website; Adding a link to a Course Asset; Adding an image to your course; Adding an image to a Content Area; Summary; Chapter 4: Discussion Boards; About Discussion BoardsCreating forums with Discussion Board; Making Discussion Board available to students; Adding a link to Discussion Board on the Course Menu; Creating a link to a forum; Managing a forum; Collecting posts in a forum; Grading posts in a forum; Summary; Chapter 5: Blogs and Wikis; About blogs; Individual versus class blogs; Blogs Course Tool link; Creating a blog; Making blogs available to students; Adding a link to the Blogs page; Creating a link to a blog; Managing a blog; Grading blogs; Deleting and editing entries and comments; About wikis; Creating a wiki; Adding a link to the Wikis pageSummary; Chapter 6: Assignments; About assignments; Adding an assignment; Responding to an assignment; Summary; Chapter 7: Testing Students; Creating a test; Creating a blank test; Determining the behavior of questions by using Question Settings; Adding and creating questions on Test Canvas; Adding the test to a page in your course; Setting the Test Options page; Creating questions; Navigating to the Test Canvas page; Enter the type, title, and question text; Adding answers and answer feedback; Adding categories, keywords, and notes; Other types of questions; Calculated formula questions
• Sommario/riassunto: Build and deliver great courses using this popular Learning Management System