General Resources and Questions
FAQs
Where are my courses? | Students gain access to their courses 3 days prior to the official start date of the course. Instructors gain access to their course shells 17 days prior to the official start date of the course. They both lose access 45 days after the official end date of the course.
When are final grades posted? | Final grades are due to be posted 10 business days after the course’s end date.
Blackboard Resources
- General Blackboard Help
- Blackboard Use Policy (Login Required)
- Check Your Browser
- Announcements (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Overview (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Profile/Avatar (PDF)
- Global Navigation (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Calendar
- Blackboard Alerts/Notifications (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Retention Center
- Email (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Bb Mobile App
- Blackboard Inc. Resources
- Assignments
- Blackboard Tools
- Discussion Board
- Collect Discussion Posts
- Edit a Discussion Board
- Create a Discussion Board
- Reply on a Discussion Board
- Discussion Views/Thread Actions
- Grade a Discussion Board
- Groups
- Group Discussion Boards
- Wikis
- Blackboard Annotate (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Student Preview (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Best Practices for Test
- Create a Test/Survey (Simplified)
- Create a Test/Survey (Comprehensive)
- Export a Test/Survey
- Import a Test/Survey
- Deploy a Test/Survey
- Journals
- Blogs
- Content Collection
- Grade Center
- Overview
- Set up and Manage Grading Alerts
- Grade Center Health Check
- Date Management
- Download Course Survey Results
- Manage Grade Center Columns (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Create a Column
- Create a Weighted Total
- Hide/Unhide Columns
- How to Ignore an Attempt (PDF) (VIDEO)
- How to Grade an Assignment
- Inline Grading (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Download Assignment In-line Feedback
- Assignment Feedback
- How to Grade a Discussion Forum
- Grade with a Rubric (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Give Audio or Video Feedback
- Grade with a Secondary Rubric
- Create & Add Rubric
- Import & Export a Rubric
- Downloading the Grade Center
- Creating a Smart View
- About the CityU Grading Schema
- Retention Center
- Course Content
- Course Preparation Checklist
- Shell Development Manual (Login Required)
- Course Delivery Manual (Login Required)
- Prepare your Faculty Contact Image
- Faculty Contact Information (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Faculty Contact Examples
- Copy Content (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Move Content (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Content Editor
- Add Files, Images, Audio and Video with Content Editor
- Working with Text in Content Editor
- Download, Edit, Replace Syllabus or Schedule (PDF)(VIDEO)
- Add a Course Link
- Add a Web Link
- Create a Folder
- Date Management
- Voiced over PowerPoint
- Course Files
- Accessibility
- Collaborate Ultra (Web Conferencing)
- Kaltura Video
- Introduction Webinar
- Overview
- Mashup Access Creation & Deletion
- My Media Module
- Media Gallery in Course
- Create Video Quiz
- Download Kaltura Personal Capture (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Use Kaltura Personal Capture
- Change Settings Kaltura Personal Capture
- Adding Collaborators on Kaltura Videos
- Presentation Recordings using Kaltura Personal Capture
- Best Practices for Sharing Video in a Course
- Best Practices for Recording a Video
- Caption Videos
- End of Course Evaluations
- Portfolios
- Best Practices
- Overview (PDF) (VIDEO)
- Sharing (PDF) (VIDEOS)
- Changing Directory Status
- Find Portfolios Shared with Me
- Comments (PDF) (VIDEO)
- OneDrive Upload & Share