What is Blackboard?

• What is Blackboard? -- web presentation
• Getting Started with Blackboard at Algonquin -- RTF or PDF
• Blackboard Checklist -- a review of first steps and necessary skills for students, faculty and departments.
• A Blackboard course is created automatically for each daytime course section that you teach -- but if you want a continuing education course, a course to develop materials before making them available to students or to use as a meeting place, contact bbhelp@algonquincollege.com .  Here is an online form to request a Blackboard course.

• Tour of Blackboard Professional Development Session -- PPT
• Tour of Blackboard Handout and 20 Gotchas -- RTF or PDF
  Developed at Algonquin, this Professional Development Session provides a tour of Blackboard as it is implemented at the College and highlights 20 "Gotchas" that people beginning Blackboard should know.
• 20 Blackboard Gotchas -- RTF
• Where Do I Start? -- RTF or PDF
  Developed at Blackboard, this Quick Sheet provides a quick overview of getting started with an online course.