Paul Addison Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems Ivy Tech Community College Region 4, Lafayette paddison@ivytech.edu 3 rd Annual Learning College Conference Northwest Region, Thursday, February 26, 2009 (note: some changes have been made since LCC 2009)
#1: Post an assignment link #2: Grade an assignment with a rubric #3: Take and post a picture to your Instructor page #4: Create and post an audio introduction to your Instructor page #5: Start a blog for your class #6: Start a wiki for your class #7: Start an IM for your class #8: Post an announcement and/or email to everyone #9: Create, post and schedule a quiz * #10: Create and post an audio podcast * * Each of these requires an additional 5-minute task
Go to the section where the assignment is to be posted Select Assignments and click Go Enter title, points and other info Browse to link to instruction document Schedule display time Click Submit Students submit via View/Complete link Icon is a green! icon in Grade Book
In Grade Center, click arrow by icon Click Grade Item and View Attempt Right-click file and save to your PC Suggest folders for each student Open a rubric and enter student s name Grade the file using the rubric, save Save in folder for that student Record grade, attach rubric to student
Take a picture of yourself with a digital camera Upload the picture to your PC Resize picture to about 300 pixels wide Use Photoshop, Paint or other image software Go to Instructor section, Add Picture Add Alternate Text Click Submit
Write out what you are going to say Connect a microphone to your PC Use Windows Sound Recorder Test the microphone level Record your introduction (wav file) In Instructor, Add Item Attach Audio Content Find file, add Alternate Text, Submit Plays with controls in Blackboard
There is a class-level blog, as well as a content-level blog Course-level: Enable in Tools/Building Block Create in Configure Blog Tool Access in Course Tools Content-level: Enable in Tools/Content Type Create in content area (Select Blog) Access in content area
There is a class-level wiki, as well as a content-level wiki Course-level: Enable in Tools/Building Block Create in Configure Wiki Tool Access in Course Tools Content-level: Enable in Tools/Content Type Create in content area (Select Wiki) Access in content area
This is not the Blackboard chat room feature This is a private instant messenger Go to Course Tools and Pronto You set up an account with your own username Activate by responding to email Run Pronto software installation Pronto runs separately from Blackboard You login and see all your classes and students
In Control Panel, go to Announcements Add Announcement and dates You may click Email announcement OR Go to Send Email Send to all students You get a copy Subject line has course/section number
* This requires ExamView software You can install ExamView in under 5 minutes! Use a 2008 or newer CD, Version 6.2.0 or later Create the quiz in ExamView Export it to Blackboard 7.1+ Create a name and graphics directory In Blackboard, import with Test Manager Earlier versions require you to use Pool Manager Create Tests & Quizzes content area Add Test, configure and schedule
On Instructor Resources CDs (Course) Use a 2008 or newer CD, Version 6.2.0 or later Click Test Bank and Test Engine Open, Extract All Files, Next Suggest saving to common folder: My Documents / ExamView / Banks In My Computer, run the Setup file, with the same ExamView folder as destination directory
* This requires audio recording and conversion software, or an MP3 recorder You can install Audacity and Lame in 5 minutes! You may have an MP3 recorder and connector Record your podcast using Audacity Convert the file to MP3 Log into Ivy Tech Media Server Click My Files, find and upload MP3 file Click My Handles, My Podcasts Copy Embed code In Blackboard Resources, Add Item In HTML mode, paste embed code
Audacity site: audacity.soundforge.net Download Audacity 1.2.6 (or latest) Suggest saving.exe file first in Desktop / Installs Go to Lame page, click on Zip link File name is like libmp3lame-3.98.2 Suggest saving file first in Desktop / Installs Right-click and UnZip Here (file lame_enc.dll) Creates folder with same name libmp3lame-3.98.2 Run Audacity and Export to MP3 It will ask for location of lame_enc.dll Browse to Desktop / Installs / libmp3lame-3.98.2 This is a one-time installation
Paul Addison Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems Ivy Tech Community College Region 4, Lafayette paddison@ivytech.edu 3 rd Annual Learning College Conference Northwest Region, Thursday, February 26, 2009 THANK YOU!