Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra

Prepare

Prepare for your journey to Ultra. Learn about Ultra and explore its features using a practice course and self-paced learning guides.

• What tools are available in an Ultra course?

• Are there Original features that are unavailable in Ultra?

• Copy content to an Ultra course

• Ultra Course Creation Workbook

• Try it Out In Blackboard Ultra Checklist

• More articles to prepare for Ultra…

Navigate

• Accessing your Blackboard courses

• Combine Blackboard sections

• Using the calendar and notifications

• Download the Blackboard mobile app

• More articles for course settings and navigation…

Create

Learn how to create new content, copy content from other courses, and add content from external sources, such as academic publishers.

• Add files to a Blackboard Ultra course

• Blackboard course menu overview

• Add a tool link in Ultra

• More articles for creating content…

Interact

Learn how to use Announcements, Messages, Discussions, and email to communicate with students.

• Announcements in Ultra

• Discussions in Ultra

• Messages in Ultra

• More articles for communicating with students…

Assess

Learn how to create and evaluate Assignments and Tests. Use grades and feedback, rubrics, and accommodations to assess your students.

• Create a Blackboard Ultra assignment

• Create a Turnitin assignment in Ultra

• Create a Blackboard Ultra test

• Add Respondus Lockdown Browser to a test

• Add Respondus Monitor to a test

• Grading and Gradebook

• More articles for assessing student knowledge…

Engage

Learn how to use Groups, Release Conditions, Progress Tracking, and other features to engage students in active learning though customized learning paths and group activities.

• Groups

• Content Availability/Release Conditions in Ultra

• Progress Tracking in Ultra

• More articles for student engagement…

Enable

• Accessibility features in Blackboard

• Blackboard Ally for Instructors