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What is Blackboard ?

- It is our course web site -. What is Blackboard ?. www.pharmacy.ac.uk. blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk. Blackboard is a (VLE) program that controls part of the SoP web site. Others: WebCt – Moodle - Sakai. What can we do with Blackboard ?. http://blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk. Send messages

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What is Blackboard ?

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  1. - It is our course web site - What is Blackboard ? www.pharmacy.ac.uk blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk Blackboard is a (VLE) program that controls part of the SoP web site Others: WebCt – Moodle - Sakai

  2. What can we do with Blackboard ? http://blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk Send messages Timetables Aims and objectives Policy documents Official forms Course notes Tutorials Animations Podcasts – audio files Video files Email users Quizes and tests Surveys Work submission Have discussions

  3. Files and users are grouped into ‘courses’ – organisation. • Loading files is made simple – ease of use. What makes Blackboard special ? • The user logs on – Blackboard knows who they are. • File organisation is appropriate to the user • Communication can be facilitated • Loading of files is simplified Blackboard Course Instructors All of Blackboard Site Email Files Announcements Students

  4. What does it look like ?

  5. What does a course look like ? http://blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk

  6. Title Text Title Text Text lines Link Text lines Link Title Text Title Text Title Text Link Link Link Text lines More text Text lines More text Text lines More text Link Link Link http://blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk The browser and the world wide web <h1>Title</h1> <p>Lines of text</p> <img picture > <a http:www.website.com>Link</a> www.website.com IE 6,7 – Firefox - Netscape - Opera - Safari User -- > Browser < -- > window < -- > WWW

  7. How does the web work with Blackboard ? HTTP Server gets request --- delivers file to browser • Server = blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk - has a store of files • Browser (IE) controls all interactions • Requests the file. • Interprets the file and makes up the page • Text + Images • Links (more file requests). Browser can only interpret HTML text files and images - gif, jpeg, png. * Calls local program for other types: .pdf, .doc, .ppt, .swf….. *

  8. User clicks Link = web page Address Server finds file Getting documents: What does the browser do ? HTML Browser displays page Sends the file BB: Interpret link -> Request file -> Receive file -> Then what ?? Decide .htm .txt .doc .rtf .wpd .ppt .pdf .swf ? Don’t Know ? Save Use Acrobat Open Word Open Powerpoint Flash Player Normal Display

  9. Saving files from blackboard Use the mouse to save the file directly

  10. Rich text files .rtf = a wordprocessor file type that is application independent can contain text, images, tables, formatting To make: Write the document as normal in any word processor Use:File->Save As: (rtf) The ending rtf is added automatically • Advantages: • Can be opened or saved with any wordprocessor or version. • Cannot contain virus code. • Files are ASCII text – easier management and editing.

  11. Using computers is all about files Special: .zip, .pdf, .exe, .dll, .ini, .eps Text Document: .txt, .doc, .rtf, .wpd Application: .ppt, .xls, qpw, .odt, Graphic and Image: Vector: .drw, ai, .cgm .wmf, .tiff Bit map: .gif, .jpg, .png, .cpx, .bmp Web: htm, .asp, .php, .swf, .css, . js, .vbs Other Media: .cpa, wav, .wmf, .mp3, .mp4

  12. Knowing about your files View Details Title Ext

  13. e-Learning -- What it is Electronic support for conventional teaching Electronic teaching • Management Function • Course enrolment • Communication • Announcements Email • General Information • Aims, Sylabus • Teaching Material • Notes, PowerPoint • Assessment • Tests, Essay submission • Structured • Guided • Interactive • Discussions • Standalone Blackboard PowerPoint HTML, Flash

  14. Login to Blackboard: http://www.pharmacy.ac.uk http://blackboard.pharmacy.ac.uk

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