This course is for all Teachers and Administrators in grades K-12 and meets the following professional development criteria: Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Technology Education, Computer and Information Technology, Reading Comprehension and Teaching Skills. It is recommended that participants should be familiar with the Windows Operating System, Microsoft Office tools, such as WORD, EXCEL and PowerPoint, and have experience using the internet in order to complete the required course activities. Participants should bring one of their classroom textbooks to the Blackboard class to provide content for the hands-on demonstrations.
This course will provide entry level instruction on the Blackboard Academic Suite, an online learning platform used to create and teach online classes. The instructor will outline the tools and software options available in Blackboard and provide hands-on application of the tools by having participants create model lessons in their own online course. The first session will introduce the authoring tools and the technical process of writing lessons, tests, creating web links, embedded assessments, and creating digital assignments.
The second instructional day of instruction will focus on advanced tools in Blackboard and the software add-ons embedded in the Blendedschool.net membership package (the organization that provides the Blackboard Academic Suite to Intermediate Unit 1 and other educational programs in PA). They will learn how to facilitate a live classroom, use voice authoring tools, create differentiated instruction, manage the grade book and monitor student participation.
Required out of class work: The participants will use the tools and techniques demonstrated in this class to create their own online lessons in a Blackboard online class.
This course is a prerequisite for the course "Developing Online Courses in Blackboard"
