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Getting Started
Introduction to eCampus Vista (Flash) Introduction to eCampus Vista (PDF)- Introduction to Blackboard Vista

Building Templates
Teach tab (Flash) Adding course tools (PDF)- Creating Templates
Teach tab (Flash) Adding course tools (PDF)- Adding course tools
Course tools (Flash) Course tools (PDF)- Course tools
Course menu (Flash) Course menu (PDF)- Course menu
Customizing the look of the course (Flash) Customizing the look of page options (PDF)- Customizing page options
Build tab (Flash) Modifying icons (PDF)- Modifying icons
Teach tab (Flash) Selecting global colors (PDF)- Selecting global colors

Evaluating Students

Assignments
Introduction to assignments (Flash) Introduction to assignments (PDF)- Introduction to assignments
Creating Individual assignments (Flash) Creating Individual assignments (PDF)- Creating Individual assignments
Creating Groups assignments (Flash) Creating Groups assignments (PDF)- Introduction to Group assignments
Editing assignments (Flash) Editing assignments (PDF)- Custom Groups
Editing assignments (Flash) Editing assignments (PDF)- Multiple Groups
Editing assignments (Flash) Editing assignments (PDF)- Sign-Up Groups
Editing assignments (Flash) Editing assignments (PDF)- Editing assignments
Grading assignments (Flash) Grading assignments (PDF)- Grading assignments
Publishing submissions (Flash) Publishing submissions (PDF)- Publishing submissions

Templates
Teach tab (Flash) Course menu (PDF)- Moving, Associating and Assigning
Teach tab (Flash) Course menu (PDF)-Moving a Template to a Course
Teach tab (Flash) Course menu (PDF)- Associating a Template with a Course
Teach tab (Flash) Course menu (PDF)- Assigning a Template to a Section
Course menu (Flash)Course menu (PDF)- Promoting a Section to a Template
Course menu (Flash)Course menu (PDF)- Unsubscribing Subscribed Files

Creating Content

HTML Creator (Flash) HTML Creator (PDF) - HTML creator
Media Library - Collections (Flash) Media Library Collections (PDF) - Media library - creating collections
Media Library - Managing Links (Flash) Media Library - Managing Links (PDF) - Media library - managing links
Syllabus (Flash) Syllabus (PDF) - Syllabus
Syllabus (Flash) Syllabus (PDF) - Uploading Files
WebLinks (Flash) Weblinks (PDF) - WebLinks

Learning Module
Learning Module: Introduction (Flash) Learning Module: Introduction (PDF) - Introduction to the learning module
Learning Module: Creating a Learning Module (Flash) Learning Module: Creating a Learning Module (PDF) - Creating a learning module
Learning Module: Creating and Associating Goals (Flash) Learning Module: Creating and Associating Goals (PDF) - Creating and associating goals
Learning Module: Adding Content (Flash) Learning Module: Adding Content (PDF) - Action Menus in learning modules
Learning Module: Adding Content (Flash) Learning Module: Adding Content (PDF) - Adding content to a learning module

Assessments
Introduction to assessments (Flash) Introduction to assessments (PDF)- Introduction to assessments
Question database (Flash) Question database (PDF)- Adding Parts
Multiple choice (Flash) Multiple choice (PDF)- Multiple choice
True/False (Flash) True/False (PDF)- True/False
Fill in the blank (Flash) Fill in the blank (PDF)- Fill in the blank
Jumbled sentences (Flash) Jumbled sentences (PDF)- Jumbled sentences
Matching (Flash) Matching (PDF)- Matching
Paragraph (Flash) Paragraph (PDF)- Paragraph
Short answer (Flash) Short answer (PDF)- Short answer
Calculated (Flash) Calculated (PDF)- Calculated
Creating questions (Flash) Assessment manager (PDF)- Assessment manager
Question database (Flash) Question database (PDF)- Question database
Creating questions (Flash) Creating Assessments and Adding Questions (PDF)- Creating assessments & adding
                 questions
Creating questions (Flash) Creating question sets (PDF)- Creating question sets
Assigning points (Flash) Assigning points (PDF)- Assigning points
Quiz properties (Flash) Quiz properties (PDF)- Quiz properties
Quiz properties (Flash) Grading Forms (PDF)- Grading Forms
Creating questions (Flash) Generating assessment reports (PDF)- Generating assessment reports
Creating questions (Flash) Viewing survey submissions (PDF)- Viewing survey submissions


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Communication Tools

Announcements
Announcements (Flash) Announcements (PDF) -Announcements

Discussions
Interactive presentation - Flash Player Required Discussions: Introduction (PDF) -Introduction to discussions
Discussions: Categories (Flash) Discussions: Categories (PDF) - Categories
Discussions - Topics (Flash) Discussions - Topics (PDF) - Topics
Discussions - Availability, Selective Release (Flash) Discussions - Availability, Selective Release (PDF) - Selective release / availability
Discussions - Locking Topics (Flash) Discussions - Locking Topics (PDF) - Locking topics
Discussions - Grading (Flash) Discussions - Grading (PDF) - Grading

Calendar
Calendar (Flash) Calendar (PDF) - Calendar

Chat/Whiteboard
Chat (Flash) Chat (PDF) - Chat/Whiteboard

Email
eMail Interface (Flash) eMail Interface (PDF) - Email interface
eMail: Messages (Flash) eMail: Messages (PDF) - Messages

Who's Online
Who's Online (Flash) Who's Online (PDF) -Who's online tool

Gradebook

Gradebook: The interface and setup (Flash) Gradebook: The interface and setup (PDF)- The interface and setup
Gradbook: Creating column (Flash) Gradbook: Defaults (PDF)- Grade book defaults
Gradbook: Creating column (Flash) Gradbook: Creating column (PDF)- Creating column
Gradebook: Editing columns (Flash) Gradebook: Editing columns (PDF)- Editing selection list terms
Gradebook: Letter grade schemes (Flash) Gradebook: Letter grade schemes (PDF)- Letter grade schemes
Gradebook: Calculated column formulas (Flash) Gradebook: Calculated column formulas (PDF)- Calculated column formulas
Gradebook: Modifying column settings (Flash) Gradebook: Modifying column settings (PDF)- Modifying column settings
Gradebook: Modifying the grade book screen (Flash) Gradebook: Modifying the grade book screen (PDF)- Modifying the grade book screen
Gradebook: Managing grades (Flash) Gradebook: Managing grades (PDF)- Managing grades

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Course Management

Adjusting all dates (Flash) Adjusting all dates (PDF) - Adjusting all dates
Backing up your course (Flash) Backing up your course (PDF) - Backing up your course
File manager (Flash) File manager (PDF) - File manager
File manager (Flash) File manager (PDF) - Section Checklist

Selective Release
Selective release (Flash) Selective release (PDF) - Selective release

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 Additional Tutorials

Additional Topics of Interest

Who's Online (Flash)Adding Sound to an Online Course- Adding Sound to an Online Course
Who's Online (Flash)Addressing Multiple Learning Styles through Multimedia- Addressing Multiple Learning Styles
                through Multimedia
Who's Online (Flash)Camtasia- Camtasia
Who's Online (Flash)Converting Files for Online Teaching- Converting Files for Online Teaching
Who's Online (Flash)eCampus Resources and Services - LSC-Online Resources and Services
Who's Online (Flash)Effective Online Teaching Strategies and Resources - Effective Online Teaching Strategies and
                 Resources
Who's Online (Flash)ExamView - ExamView
Who's Online (Flash)Preparing Content for Online Delivery - Preparing Content for Online Delivery

Who's Online (Flash)Preparing Online Assessments - Preparing Online Assessments
Who's Online (Flash)Utilizing an Effective Web Presence - Utilizing an Effective Web Presence

Respondus
Who's Online (Flash)Using Respondus for Online Assessments- Using Respondus for Online Assessment

Respondus Lockdown Browser
Who's Online (Flash)Respondus Lockdown Browser- Introducing the Lockdown Browser

StudyMate
Who's Online (Flash)StudyMate for Online Interactivity- Creating Interactive Content Activities

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  Acrobat Reader - Free Download- Printable using Adobe Acrobat Reader   Flash Player - Free Download- Interactive using the Flash Player