Blackboard is the course management system used campus-wide at NIU. Faculty and TAs may post course materials, deliver tests and surveys, hold online discussions, and facilitate many other course-related functions. As a TA, your responsibilities in Blackboard will be determined by the faculty member you work with.
As you build your Blackboard course, you can use the Student Preview mode to use the course as a student. This allows you to check that everything is working correctly.
Note: Data created in preview mode, like assignment or test submissions, can be kept or deleted when you leave preview mode.
Announcements are an ideal tool for communicating time- sensitive material to students, such as reminders about upcoming due dates or changes to the syllabus.
There are many ways for you to store and deploy course content in Blackboard. Content Areas exist in the Course Menu by default, but you can create additional content areas.
Blackboard email is a tool designed to help you communicate with students, fellow staff members and TAs. Email can be sent to select students, TAs, or an entire class.
The Blackboard Grade Center allows you to record grades for various assessments, keep track of grading history, and generate reports that can be shared with students.
The Assignment tool in Blackboard allows electronic assignment submission, collection, and grading. Once the Assignment is created, Blackboard automatically adds a column to the Grade Center where all of the submissions are collected and later graded.
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