- From the portal sign-in page http://my.usf.edu
- View Announcements
- Course Information - See syllabus (MS Word.doc)
- Faculty Information - See instructor's webpage (in Frames!)
- Course Material - supplementary - See Comiks
- Assignments - See folder, see "Witze" assignment (bottom)
- Discussion Boards - See "Witze", "Sonst was"
- Communications
- Roster - "List All" tab - "List All" button
- Virtual Classroom - chat room, archive
- Websites - see folders
- Click on the small preview button
(bottom of screen).
Click the "courses" tab to display the search tool.
Type "German" in the search box
Scroll down to courses that provide a preview button at right
Now you can browse along as I guide you
through my blackboard pages
- Enter your portal (my.usf.edu)
and click on the "courses" tab.
- View the courses you are teaching.
Choose a course and click the link.
Click on the button at the bottom left marked "control panel".
View the six areas that you are
able to administer from the control panel:
- 1. Content areas
- Make
an announcement
Post your syllabus
Add course materials
- Discussion
forums
- Change
the look
Change the features
Allow guest previews
- Add a
user
- Monitor
student use
- Get help
- Click on the first link under "content area",
called "announcements".
Click on the "add announcement" button (upper left)
1. Type a general greeting and a subject title (in the language of your choice).
2. Choose your options
3. Click on "submit"
- From the control panel:
- Click on "course information" under "content
areas".
Click on the "add item" button (upper left).
- 1. Choose a name for your syllabus, e.g.,
Lehrplan (optional: choose a color for this link).
2. Click on the "Browse" button in section #2.
3. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Files of Type".
4. Choose "All Files (*.*).
5. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Look in".
6. Choose "3½ Floppy (A:)".
7. Find your syllabus from your floppy disk.
8. Click "open" or press "Enter" on the keyboard.
9. Click the "submit" button in section #4.
NOTE: Click on "reload" or "refresh"
at any time to return to the course homepage.
- From the control panel:
- Click on "course material" under "content
areas".
Click on the "add item" button (upper left).
- 1. Choose a name for your item, e.g., "Comic"
(optional: choose a color for this link).
2. Click on the "Browse" button in section #2.
3. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Files of Type".
4. Choose "All Files (*.*).
5. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Look in".
6. Choose "3½ Floppy (A:)".
7. Find your item from your floppy disc.
8. Click "open" or press "Enter" on the keyboard.
9. Click the "submit" button in section #4.
- From the control panel:
- Click on "Discussion Board" under "Course
Tools".
Click on the "Add Forum" button (upper left).
- 1. Choose a title for your forum, e.g.,
"Website Suggestions".
2. Write a description, e.g., "Post your suggested websites here."
3. Select your forum settings (the default settings do not allow message authors to remove or edit their own postings).
4. Scroll to bottom of the page and click the "submit" button.
From the control panel:
- Click on "Add User" under "User management".
1. Click on the link "Enroll Existing User".
- 2. Type the new user's name into the search
box.
3. Click the small box to the left of the user's name to 'check' the ADD command.
4. Scroll to bottom of the page and click the "submit" button.
- From the control panel:
Click on "Course Images" under "Course Options".
Button Style
- 1. Click on the link "Button Style".
2. Choose the button shape from one of the three options. (Button shown will display the 3 styles.)
3. Click on the link "Gallery of Buttons" to see the choices all at once.
4. Choose a button style for your course page, by typing its name in the box at the top of the gallery page, or by selecting its name from the drop down box on the submit page.
5. Click the "submit" button in section #2.
Banner Art
- 1. Choose a name for your item, e.g., "Comic"
(optional: choose a color for this link).
2. Click on the "Browse" button in section #1.
3. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Files of Type".
4. Choose "All Files (*.*).
5. Click the down arrow of the drop-down box labeled "Look in".
6. Choose "3½ Floppy (A:)".
7. Find your item from your floppy disk.
8. Click "open" or press "Enter" on the keyboard.
9. Click the "submit" button in section #2.
- This changes the names and number
of buttons on your menu bar at left.
From the control panel:
Click on "Course Settings" under "Course Options".
- 1. Click the link to "area availability".
2. In the second drop-down box, select the term "syllabus" instead of "course information".
3. Disable areas #6 and #10
4. Scroll to bottom of the page and click the "submit" button.
- From the control panel:
Click on "Course Settings" under "Course Options".
- 1. Click the link to "guest access".
2. Select "Yes" to the option "allow guests"
3. Click the "submit" button in section #2.
- From the control panel:
Click on "Assignments" under "Content Areas".
- 1. Choose an assignment and click the "modify"
button at right.
2. Scroll down to "Options" in section #3.
3. Select "Yes" to the question: "Do you want to track number of views?"
4. Scroll to bottom of the page and click the "submit" button.
5. Click on the "Tracking" button to view user access records for each activity.
Click on "Course Statistics" under "Assessment"
to view access records for the entire website.
- 1. Choose option "Yes" to the question,
"Do you wish to refresh the dataset?" in section #3.
2. Scroll to bottom of the page and click the "submit" button.
- From the control panel:
Click on "Online Manual" under "Assistance".
- 1. Click on "Content Areas/Course Content/Add
or Modify Content".
2. Scroll down to see the detailed description of how to add course material.
3. Please read the section titled "Item Attachments" to find out more about the types of material to post.
