Information and posts about using Blackboard
Blackboard is Fordham University’s course management platform, also referred to as a Learning Management System (LMS). It’s a one-stop-shop to manage and share course materials, meet synchronously with students, conduct…
Making a syllabus available to students is essential. Blackboard allows the instructor to: Upload an existing syllabus (word or PDF file), or Create a syllabus from scratch using a Blackboard…
Blackboard makes it easy to add and organize content in a course. LawIT recommends using the following content areas to organize and share course materials with the class: Assignments Slides…
To share a non-Echo360 video such as a Zoom recording or a YouTube video, select the Recording content area on the left to post and organize the links. Hover over…
Announcements are an alternative to emailing students instructions, notices, and updates. To create an announcement, go to the Control Panel > Course Tools> Announcements. Click on Create Announcement to start.…
Posting a Welcome Message LawIT recommends instructors post a welcome message to the class. Using the Law School’s Blackboard course template, instructors can add an item to the Course Home…
You can find the Blackboard email tool in these areas: From the course menu, click on Email. On the Control Panel, select Course Tools > Send Email On the My…
Discussions are a good way to encourage students to think critically about their coursework and interact with others’ ideas. For detailed information about discussions please review: Creating a Blackboard Discussion…
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is an alternative to Zoom. It allows instructors to meet synchronously with students at a set time and place. Like Zoom, BB Collaborate also allows hosts to…
To view which students attended a particular Blackboard meeting session: Open Blackboard, and click on the BB Collaborate link from the left. If the link isn’t visible, expand the Course…