An introduction to the new BlackBoard 8

1. Course Management System

2. Class Announcements

Tests

Grade Center

Faculty Information

Links to Web or Textbook Content

Assignments

Glossary


7. From the Control
Panel select
Send Email

8. Choose
the
Recipients

9. From the Control
Panel select
Announcements

10. Click
Add Announcement

11. From the Control
Panel select
Assignments

12. Choose
“Assignment” from
the drop down menu

13. 1. Name the
assignment & record
points possible
2. Upload files if
desired and set
availability
3. Submit

14. Assignments can be
removed or modified
at any time

15. Tests can be automatically graded (except for

essay answers)
Grades can be automatically added to the Grade

Center
Test questions can be randomly selected from a

pool
Practice tests can be provided with unlimited

attempts

16. Click
Test Manager

17. Click Add Test

18. Name the test & provide
a description and
instructions

19. Choose the type of
question to add, then click
Go

20. From the Assignments area, click
add test

21. Select the desired test and click submit

22. Whiteboard

Browser

Chat

Record chat sessions

Navigate the course inside the collaboration

area

23. In the
Communications
area, click
Collaboration

24. Choose a
Collaboration to
join

26. Select Glossary Manager Select Add Term

27. Select Tools Select Glossary

29. Set grading periods

Create reports

Leave feedback


30. View the CUA Blackboard 8 tutorials

Contact Dr. Saiid Ganjalizadeh

◦ ganjalizadeh@cua.edu
For more information contact Lisa Hawkins at hawkinsl@cua.edu