Technology Reference List
Embedded throughout the Online Pedagogy Toolkit are links to technology tutorials via PDF, web, and video. We've curated a list of some of the most useful guides for your course. Guides are provided by ITS, Cyberlearning, the Institute for Teaching and Learning, and product/platform support (Blackboard, WebEx, Microsoft, etc).
How to Identify if your Course is Blackboard Ultra or Blackboard Original (PDF)
How to access your course shells in Blackboard (PDF)
Blackboard ULTRA
- Course Content Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Creating Assignments in Ultra (PDF)
- Grading Assignments in Ultra (PDF)
- Inserting Video Links into Content (PDF); Video Tutorial from Blackboard
- Guide to Creating, Editing and Deleting Announcements in Blackboard (PDF)
- Discussion Board Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Creating a Test (PDF)
- Importing a Test (PDF)
- Managing Your Gradebook (Web Tutorial)
- Adding a Teaching/Graduate Assistant to Your Course (Web Tutorial)
- How to Help Your Students if They Aren't Receiving Your Blackboard Emails (PDF Tutorial)
- Checking Your Students' Activity (PDF Tutorial)
- Blackboard Ultra: Discussions and Messages
- Blackboard Ultra: Assessments/Grading
BLACKBOARD ORIGINAL
- Getting Started Guide (PDF)
- Creating Course Announcements (Web Tutorial)
- Creating Effective Discussions (Web Tutorial)
- Utilizing Group Discussion Boards (Web Tutorial)
- Organizing Discussion Boards (Web Tutorial)
- Creating/Adding Course Content (Web Tutorial)
- Creating Assignments (Web Tutorial)
- Creating a Test (PDF)
- Importing a Test (PDF)
- Using Question Pools for a Test (Web Tutorial)
- Managing Your Gradebook (Web Tutorial)
- Adding a TA/GA: Creating Users (Web Tutorial) and Assigning Roles in Original Blackboard (Web Tutorial)
- How to Help Your Students if They Aren't Receiving Your Blackboard Emails (PDF Tutorial)
Blackboard Collaborate
- Ultra Experience User Interface Tour (Video)
- Blackboard Collaborate Sessions (Web Tutorial)
- Setting up Audio for Collaborate Sessions (Video Tutorial)
- Creating Breakout Groups (Web Tutorial)
- Blackboard Collaborate Getting Started Guide - Original (PDF)
- Blackboard Collaborate Getting Started Guide - Ultra (PDF)
WebEx MEETINGS & TEAMS
Accessibility
- Creating Accessible Microsoft Documents (PDF)
- Making PowerPoint Accessible (PDF)
- Creating Accessible PDFs (PDF)
- Creating Accessible Content Color Choices (PDF)
- Converting Scanned Documents (Video Tutorial)
YSU App Cloud & Remote Work
Remote Work & IT Tutorial Videos
- Tips for Improving your Home Internet Connection (Web Tutorial)
- How to Access the YSU App Cloud (Web Tutorial)
- Software Available for Students Personal Computers (Web Tutorial)
- How to Remotely Access Your YSU PC from Off-Campus (Web Tutorial)
- How to Use the Penguin Connect VPN (Web Tutorial)
office 365 & Office Suite Applications
- Downloading Office Applications to your Computer for free using your YSU Login (Video Tutorial, Web Tutorial)
- Overview of Using the Apps in Office 365 (PDF Tutorial, Web Tutorial)
- Office 365 for Educators (Linkedin Learning, Access with your YSU Credentials)
- Creating & Sharing Onedrive Folders (PDF)
- Using Office 365 Word for Sharing & Collaboration (PDF)
- Using Office 365 Excel for Sharing & Collaboration (PDF)
- Using Office 365 PowerPoint for Sharing & Collaboration (PDF)
- Emailing Videos through Outlook (PDF)
- How to Help Your Students if They Aren't Receiving Your Blackboard Emails (PDF Tutorial)
Microsoft stream
Microsoft Teams for Education (Linkedin Learning, Access with your YSU Credentials)
- Using Microsoft Stream (PDF)
Screencast-o-MAtic
Linked-In Learning
Campus Content Mapping Guide - Created by Linkedin Learning (PDF)
LinkedIn Learning Tutorial Videos
Microsoft Forms
- Microsoft Forms Overview (PDF)
Microsoft WHITEBOARD
OFFICE LENS
Test Proctoring: Respondus & EXAMITY
- Respondus Overview Video (Weblink)
- Respondus Webinars (Weblink)
- Respondus LockDown Browser Instructor Quick Start Guide for Blackboard Ultra (Weblink)
- Respondus LockDown Browser Instructor Quick Start Guide for Blackboard Original (Weblink)
- Respondus Student Guide for Blackboard Ultra (PDF)
- Respondus Student Guide for Blackboard Original (PDF)
- Examity Test-Taker Guide for Proctored Tests to Share with Students (PDF)
- Examity Automated Proctoring Troubleshooting (PDF)
POWERPOINT
- Adding voice recordings to a Presentation (PDF)
- How to Reduce Your Presentation File Size (Web Tutorial)
Phone & Voicemail
- Checking YSU Voicemail from Home (PDF)
- Using Google Voice for Phone Calls and Texts (Web Tutorial)