Ultra Course View

Navigating the Blackboard Ultra Environment

• Getting to Know Blackboard Ultra (Video Guide)
• Managing Course Access and visibility
• Managing your Blackboard profile
• Editing Notifications (emails and activity stream)
• Sandbox/Master (Video Guide)
• Using the Blackboard Ultra mobile app
• Student Preview Mode
• Terms, elements, and icons helping in navigating Blackboard Ultra
• Accessibility features are available in Blackboard Ultra
• Designing for inclusion in my Blackboard Ultra course
• Interactive tools in Blackboard Ultra course

Designing and Building your Course

• Course settings
• Managing Content in Blackboard Ultra
• Adding Media in Blackboard Ultra
• Adding other teaching tools & Publisher Resources (Content Market)

Communicating with Students in Blackboard Ultra

• Introduction to communication tools in Blackboard Ultra
• Finding student email addresses
• Course messages in Blackboard Ultra
• Course Announcements
• Using Zoom in a Blackboard Ultra course
• Using the Class Conversation tool in Blackboard Ultra

Assessing Learning

• Creating and grading assessments (Video Guide)
• General Assessment Information
• Assignments
• Tests/Quizzes
• Discussions and Journals
• Grading & Feedback
• Managing your Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra

Group Work

• Creating Groups in Blackboard Ultra
• Group assignments in Blackboard Ultra
• Grading group assignments

Student resources

• Instructions for students: How to take a test using Respondus LockDown Browser in Blackboard Ultra
• Instructions for students: submitting assignments
• Instructions for students: Submitting group assignments