PDC Blackboard Resource Page

The College of Lake County has moved to Blackboard 8. Blackboard 8 is very similar to our previous version of Blackboard with one important exception, the Grade Center. The Professional Development Center has created this resource page to allow for easy access to training materials and additional resources. You may need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to access some of these materials.

Learn about the NEW Blackboard 8 Grade Center in general.

Training Materials | Video Tutorials

Training Materials All materials are in PDF format.

• Blackboard 8 Instructor Manual

Grade Center Materials:

• Getting Started with Grade Center
• Exploring the Grade Center
• Customizing the Grade Center
• Grades in the Grade Center
• Grade Center Categories
• Adding and Modifying Grade Columns to the Grade Center
• Calculated Columns and Weighted Grades
• Viewing Grade Center Statistics
• Sharing Grade Center Data
• Sending E-Mail from the Grade Center
• Creating Smart Views in the Grade Center
• Creating Reports in the Grade Center
• Creating Grading Schemas
• Creating Grading Periods

Video Tutorials

The online tutorials are movies that walk through some of the concepts and features of the Blackboard course management system. Try one of the links below to view an online tutorial.

• Making Your CLC Blackboard Course Available to Students
  Blackboard courses are created each semester as "unavailable" meaning the students do not see the course when they login to Blackboard until the faculty member decides the course is ready and makes that course "Available". This tutorial will walk you through the steps necessary to make your course available to your students.
  
  
• Blackboard's Grade Center Tutorials:
  • Customizing the Grade Center
  • Determining Grades and Exemptions
  • Analyzing Grades
    
    
• Bowling Green State University's Grade Center Videos