We have added two new components to Blackboard this year—Community and Content. Having Community allows us to set up clubs, organizations, and sports teams within Blackboard. Organizations function much like a classroom. They provide a place for you to:

Post announcements Add dates to a calendar Send e-mails to members Share pictures Have virtual discussions Post minutes Record attendance

You can personalize your organization’s site. Notice Katy’s banner above for the French National Honor Society.

You can set your club to be self-enroll or manual enroll. Another option is to allow enrollment with a code you have provided.

To request an organization set-up, click here. Need more help? Click here.

Sept. 29, 2015 Volume 4, Issue 5

Webinars: Universal Design for Learning (Oct. 1, 6pm) hosted by Discovery Education (select date on calendar and register here.)

BL’s Web-based Work-shops and Software Train-ing (ongoing) for BL em-ployees on Blackboard In-structors Course.

Next Tuesday (Oct. 6) is Na-tional Flipped Day! Check out more info and how to participate here. If you plan to participate, let us know.

This week's challenge is all about Blackboard Community, specifically, Organizations. If you have a club set up, simply snip it and upload it to the assignment. If not, request using the link above and get started!

What? You don't moderate a club or organiza-tion? Well, we would hate for you to be left out of all the fun! Join the German Club and look around!

Click here and search….

Click here to enroll in the group!

Blackboard Survey, May 2015 (50 responses)

Q: Would you like to give a SHOUT OUT to a teacher who has particularly used technology effectively this year (2014-2015)?

A: They all did really well. Mrs. Lopez always posts our homework ahead of time on Blackboard which makes it really helpful because I [know] what's due. Mr. Inman has used BlackBoard quiz-zes, assignments, and posts effectively this year. Ms. Trejo who gives an outline of what we did in each class in case you miss it. Mr. Hester uses it every class for mostly everything. Mr. Norris posts all homework, lectures, and test reviews there.

Coach Taylor Dr. Morris Dr. Parnell Mlle. Crawford Mr. Fobes Frau Burau Mr. Kantor Mr. Morillo Mr. Searson Mr. Storey Mrs. Noonan Mrs. Osborne Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Sanders Mrs. Mehen Ms. Duke Ms. Hardey Ms. Lyday Ms. Rodriguez Ms. Wainwright and… more!

STUDENTS SAY... Challenge Corner

TECHNOLOGY for TEACHING

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