Blackboard Student Help
Blackboard provide a student manual on https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/StudentÂ
They also have useful videos on https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Watch_Videos
Help
This site provides step-by-step instructions for faculty and staff on how to use instructional technology such as Blackboard and NUI Galway digitally enhanced classrooms.
Topics
- Getting Started with Blackboard 9
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Manage Users
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- An overview of obtaining Instructor access to a course
- How do I get Blackboard access to a module I am teaching?
- How to enrol a teaching assistant or external user to my Blackboard course
- How to manage External Examiner access in Blackboard
- How to remove an Instructor
- How to enroll a Notetaker on my Blackboard course
- How Students are enrolled on my Blackboard courses?
- How can I use Guest access on a Blackboard course
- Why can't I add another user to my Blackboard course?
- How to enroll a Student on my Blackboard course
- Manage Groups 3
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Course Content
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- A Course Tour
- How to Upload Files to Course Files
- Adding Content
- Blackboard Ally at NUI Galway
- H5P at NUI Galway
- hypothes.is in Blackboard
- Adding LinkedIn Learning materials to Blackboard
- Ad Hoc Blackboard Courses
- Remove unintentional formatting
- Blackboard Learn File Naming Conventions
- How to create a OneNote Class notebook from Blackboard
- Embedding external websites using HTML embed code
- Reusing Content 4
- Customising Your Course 5
- Communication 3
- Discussions, blogs, journals and wikis 4
- Managing Captured/Self-Created Video Content 3
- Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) 4
- Calendar and Notifications 2
- Surveys 1
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Assessment
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- Choosing between Blackboard Assignments vs Turnitin Assignments
- Blackboard Assignments
- Clearing, Ignoring or Allowing an Additional Assignment Attempt
- Turnitin assignments - Video overview
- Use My Media (in Blackboard) to submit a student video assignment
- Blackboard Tests
- Blackboard Portfolios
- Self and Peer Assessments
- Timed Assignments 3
- Timed Scanned and Uploaded Exams 2
- Timed Tests 6
- Grade Centre 3
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Final Results Return
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- QA260 Returning Results in the Blackboard Grade Centre
- Overview of the Grade Centre
- Visibility of marks to students
- Enter and Return your Final Marks
- Return Marks for Visiting and 2nd Sitting Students
- Organising Your Grade Centre Columns
- Using Excel in the Grade Centre
- Importing to Excel with Student IDs Beginning in 0
- FAQ
- Known Issues 4
- Helping your students 2
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