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Blackboard Simulation Videos

Using the Text Editor (3 min)

Create Contact Information (2 min)

Getting Started with Course Collection (6 min)

Create MashUps

Search and Add A YouTube Video in Blackboard Course (3 min)

Create Tests

Create a Test (3 min)
Export / Import Test, Survey or Pool (2min)

Setting Test Options (3 min)

Build a Test Pool (3 min)

Create Random Blocks in Tests (3 min)

Grade Center

Customize Grade Center View (2 min)

View Grade Details (2 min)

Working Offline with Grade Center (3 min)

Download Assignments/Grading (1 Min)

Create Rubric (3 min)

Groups

Create a Group (3 min)

Create a Group Set (3 min)

Evaluation

Run a Report of User Activity (3 min)

Use Excel to Create an Exam or Test

How Do You Do This?

Create questions in Excel

Open a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
Format and enter each question in a unique row/cell
Save the worksheet as a Text; Tab Delimited file

Create test in Blackboard

Access Control Panel; Course Tools, Test Surveys and Pools, Tests; Build Test
Type in name for the test and any description and/or instructions
Click Submit
On the Test Canvas page, select Upload Questions
Select Browse to the locate the Excel file (text, tab delimited format) you saved above
Enter the points to be assigned to each question and click Submit

You should now see your test questions reformatted for Blackboard; click OK to accept

For printed, detailed instructions and examples of formatted questions/answers view (or print) the below PDF instructions

Create Tests in Excel

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