Welcome to the BbWorld 2010 page. I presented two break-out sessions in Orlando:

• How to Customize the Blackboard Learn, Release 9 Login Page
• Communicating the Arrival of Release 9.1 on Campus

The first was a regular break-out session with an audience of system administrators in view. The second was part of the Upgrade Center LIVE series and reached out to anyone responsible for announcing the upgrade to Blackboard 9.1 on their campus. Below you will find the associated slides as well as links to resources I hope you will find helpful.

PowerPoint Slides (PDF format):
How to Customize the Bb 9x Login Page

PowerPoint Slides (PPT format: 7.53 MB):
How to Customize the Bb 9x Login Page

NEW: How to Modify the Blackboard Learn 9x Login Page manual:
ModifyingBbLoginPage.pdf

Web Resources:

• NEW: A visual representation of the Blackboard Login Page template
• EduGarage: Custom Theme Tips, Tricks, and Tweaks
• Online Bb Learn Administrator Guide
  (Available online at Behind the Blackboard. In the TOC, go to Administering Blackboard, then Brands and Themes.)

PowerPoint Slides (PDF format):
Communicating the Arrival of Release 9.1

PowerPoint Slides (PPT format: 6.32 MB):
Communicating the Arrival of Release 9.1

Web Resources:

• Educause: 7 Things You Should Know
• Bb On Demand Learning Center
• Bb 9.1 Upgrade Center
• Bb Mobile
• Bb 9.1 Communication Toolkit

SWBTS Documents:

• Adding Documents to Bb 9.1
• How to Use the Bb Learn Mobile Apps
• New Tools to Consider in Bb 9.1
• The 5 Essential Skills You Will Need to Build Courses in Bb 9.1

At the Educause site, I found some very good documentation on the educational implications of online technologies. This helped the SWBTS Upgrade Team as we looked at the pedagogy behind some of the new Blackboard 9.1 tools. One of the documents ("7 Things You Should Know about Blogs") is pictured below.

Upgrade group members asked several questions concerning the "why" of tools. Many wanted to see as much of an emphasis on the "why" as there is on the "how-to" at the Blackboard web site.

In the table below, I mapped the Educause documents to the corresponding Blackboard tool.

I highly recommend visiting the Eli 7 Things You Should Know web site at: http://www.educause.edu/7Things

NOTE: There are two tools in the table that are not associated with Blackboard - i.e., Webex and Camtasia - but are heavily used in the SWBTS online learning environment.

BLACKBOARD 9.1 TOOL	"7 THINGS" DOC
Blogs	Blogs
Flickr	Flickr
Wimba Pronto	IM
Echo 360	Lecture Capture
Mobile Learn	Mobile Learning Apps
Webex, Camtasia, Echo360	Screencasting
Scholar	Social Bookmarking
Collaboration Tools (Lecture Hall, Office Hours)	Virtual Meetings
Wikis	Wikis
YouTube	YouTube