{"id":61284,"date":"2012-12-10T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T21:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=61284"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T14:00:39","slug":"instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"For Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Get Started<\/h3>\n<p>Blackboard Learn is accessed with your BU Kerberos login at <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.bu.edu\">learn.bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Get Help<\/h3>\n<p>Browse <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/?lang=en\">Blackboard&#8217;s Help Center<\/a> and use the search function to find specific help documents on their site.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><b>If you have any questions about Blackboard, submit a support ticket by clicking the &#8220;Get Help&#8221; button at the top right of any page here on TechWeb.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Learn More on TechWeb<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Common Questions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/original-courses-vs-ultra-courses\/\">Courses: Ultra vs. Original<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/blackboard-from-start-to-finish\/\">Blackboard from Start to Finish &#8211; Initializing a Blackboard site for your course and applying an optional layout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/select-blackboard-courses-in-mybu\/\">Select Blackboard Courses in MyBU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/copying-original-courses\/\">Blackboard Course Copy Tool (IS&amp;T Service)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/copying-a-blackboard-ultra-course\/\">Copying Content in Ultra (Self-Service)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/course_content_mgmt\/\"><strong>Course and Content Management<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Set up &amp; navigate your course, add content, manage and sort content, set visibility and release conditions.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/interact_with_students\/\"><strong>Interact with Students<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Communicate with students using Announcements, Discussions, Messages, Journals, Audio\/Video, and Groups. Manage students with the Roster.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/assessments\/\"><strong>Assessments (Assignments and Tests)<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Create and manage Assignments and Tests, choose from question types, download and print assessments.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/grading\/\"><strong>Grading<\/strong><\/a><strong>: <\/strong>Gradebook features and navigation, Attendance, Accommodations, Rubrics, Annotations, grade posting and export.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility and Technology Integrations<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-instructors\/\">Blackboard Ally for Instructors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-students\/\">Blackboard Ally For Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/blackboard-integrations\/\">Blackboard Tech Integrations (LTIs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"2\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Archiving your course<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nOlder Blackboard course sites will be archived after 5 years in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/policies\/learning-management-system\/#Availability\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Archive &amp; Retention Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After archiving, the courses will be stored for an additional 2 years. For longer retention, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/archiving-your-blackboard-course-site\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this guide<\/a> on how you can save your Blackboard Learn Original course site.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Started Blackboard Learn is accessed with your BU Kerberos login at learn.bu.edu. Get Help Browse Blackboard&#8217;s Help Center and use the search function to find specific help documents on their site. 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