Who do I contact about personalized BlackBoard consultations? Start with the folks in Instructional Technology http://www.lakelandcc.edu/dl/ How do I turn on my course so that my students are able to enter it when I'm ready for them to? BlackboardInstructorFAQ01.png When are students batch enrolled? We usually begin enrolling students a week before classes start. For terms where there is only a week between classes (for example, between spring and summer I), it may be three days before the term starts. Check with Instructional Technology for the exact dates What do I need to do to get my students enrolled? If you already have a Blackboard course site, email to BBSupport@mail.lakelandcc.edu containing the Banner Course ID (i.e. ENGL2263) - the CRN/Section # - and the Blackboard Course ID you can locate using the MyCourses tab within Blackboard. Are students who drop the course automatically dropped from Blackboard? What do I do at the end of the term to clean up my site? There are several things you need to do: How do I change the color of my main navigation links? Go to the Control Panel Once you’re finished choosing your color options, click Submit at the bottom of the page How do I add a banner to my course? We are assuming you have already created your banner artwork (a gif, jpg or png file about 640 x 100 pixels in size). How do I set up a content folder? The instructions for this task may vary depending on how you rename your main navigation buttons/links; however, starting from your default settings, you would Give your folder a description (this is optional), by typing text into the large textbox beneath the field for your folder's name Click the OK button How do I put an item inside a content folder? Again, the instructions for this task may vary depending on how you rename your main navigation buttons/links; however, starting from your default settings, you would Now locate the folder to which you want to add content. Click on the name of the folder in order to get inside the folder. Give your item a description (this is optional), by typing text into the large textbox beneath the field for your item's name Scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit the Submit button Click the "OK" button You should see your newly created item before you on the page; keep clicking on the OK button at the bottom of the screen until you return to the control panel. How do I copy a small piece of content (e.g., one item, one link, one folder, etc.) from one part of my course to another part of that same course? Start by going to the Control Panel How do I copy a small piece of content (e.g., one item, one link, one folder, etc.) from Course A to Course B? What is a group, and how do I set one up? Blackboard allows you to create student groups of any size. These student groups can have access to their own discussion board, collaborate tools, file sharing options, and group email listservs. To create a group from within your Blackboard course Where do I go to access a student roster for my course? How do I custom name a main navigation link? Like so: How do I add an INTERNAL LINK to the main navigation panel of my course? To add an internal link to the main navigation panel of your course (that is, a main navigation link that will connect directly to a specific place within your course, like, say, a particular folder or a learning unit) Where did these questions come from? Some questions & answers were taken from the University of Alaska http://technology.uaa.alaska.edu/kb/Computer/Blackboard/Blackboard_Instructor_FAQ.cfm