Blackboard Support For Faculty
How to Create an Announcement on Blackboard?
- After logging in to Blackboard, click on the “Announcements” link in the course menu.
- Then, click on “Create Announcement."
- After clicking on “Create Announcement,” fill in the “Subject” and “Message”.
- Select “Submit.”


* Please check out this video to learn how to view your grades on myCommNet.
How to turn on SafeAssign?
- When creating an assignment, scroll down to the bottom of the page and expand “Submission Details”.
- Select “Check submissions for plagiarism using SafeAssign.”
- Select “Submit.”

* Please check out this video to learn turn on/off the SafeAssign option on Blackboard.
How to Create/ Add an Existing Test on Blackboard?
- In your course shell, click on the “Course Content” link found in the course menu.
- Use the drop down arrow for “Assessments,” and click on “Test.”
- You can either “Create” a new test or add an existing test.
- Following that, click on “Submit”

* Please check out this video to learn how to create/add an existing test on Blackboard.
How can I Copy My Course Over to the Next Semester?

- In the course menu, click on “Packages and Utilities” under Course Management.
- Then, click on “Course Copy.”
- Next, you’ll have to select “Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course.”
- In Destination ID, use the Browse button to find the CRN/course you’d like to copy over to next semester.
- Choose what you’d liked copy over.
Note: Please keep in mind that if you do choose to copy over Announcements, please update the dates. Along with any other files, that may contain old dates. - After selecting which course you’d like to copy, click “Submit.”

* Please check out this video to learn how to do a course copy on blackboard.
How do I Add a Syllabus on Blackboard?

- Click on the “Syllabus” button on the course menu.
- Click on the Build Content button.
- Click on the File link.
- Then, give the syllabus a “Name.”
- Click on “Browse my computer” and attach your file (syllabus.)
- Finally, click “Submit.”
- After selecting which course you’d like to copy, click “Submit.”


* Please check out this video to learn how add a syllabus on blackboard.
How to Create a Rubric on Blackboard?
Please watch this video on Blackboard to learn how to create a rubric. See link below:
See photo below for an example of how a rubric should look like:

Please note: If interested, please contact us at 203-332-5206 or by email at hc-edtech.commnet.edu and we can either create a rubric for you or we can assist you in creating a rubric for your course.