Blackboard for Instructors

Access Blackboard resources and support materials for course creation and instruction.

Topics marked with an asterisk (*) contain more resources than are listed on this page. Select the topic and use the left side navigation panel in the Blackboard Help Center to view all related resources.

Blackboard Ultra Training Session Recordings - The IDC has multiple Blackboard Ultra training sessions available on YouTube. This document serves as a helpful guide to navigating these sessions.

Blackboard Playlist by Categories (Coming Soon) 

Blackboard Ultra Resources for Instructors

Getting Started

Course and Content Management

Assessment 

Add the Bison Ready Course Materials Link to Your Bb Ultra Course - textbook materials

Adding Users to Blackboard

Blackboard Manager - merging courses

Blackboard Ultra - Create Groups in Merged Course

Find Your Courses

Navigate Inside a Course

Navigate Outside a Course

Quick Start Checklist: Course Setup

Set Up Your Account

Supported Browsers

*Add Content (Files, Documents, Links, External Sources)

AI Design Assistant

Batch Edit

Content Collection

Content Release Conditions

Copy Content from Other Courses

Course Banner

Course Settings

Create an Introduction Video

Create Learning Modules

Edit and Manage Content

Import Course Packages 

Student Preview

Types of Course Content

Accommodations, Exceptions, and Exemptions in Ultra

*Assessment Settings (Prohibit Late, Details, Grading, Results, Time Limit)

Create Assignments

Create Tests

Download Assessments

Extra Credit Assessments

Formative Assessments

Forms

*Group Assignments (Create, Manage, Assign)

Manage Tests

Offline Submission Assessments

Peer Review for Qualitative Peer

Assessments

Print Assessments

Question Analysis

Question Types

*Reuse Questions (Banks, Pools, Tests)

Interact with Students  

Grading 

Analytics

Announcements

Automations

Conversations

*Discussions (Create, Manage)

*Groups (Create, Enroll)

Journals

Messages

Record Audio and Video

Roster

Sending Messages in Blackboard

Student Overview

*Attendance (Setup, Manage, View)

Blackboard - Final Grade Integration to Campus Connection

Gradebook

*Grading Assessments (Grading, Posting)

*Grading Setup (Rubrics, Schemas, Categories, Accommodations)

*Work Offline with Grade Data (Download Grades and/or History)

Plagiarism Tools

Accessibility Overview

Blackboard LMS App

DirectSubmit

SafeAssign FAQs

SafeAssign in Your Course

SafeAssign Originality Report

Accessibility Checker (Powered by Ally)

Accessibility Overview

Ally Help Center

Inclusive Learning Experiences

Related resources



Keywords:
ultra, Ultra, Blackboard, instructors, ultra course view, resource, resources, preview user 
Doc ID:
153675
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2025-07-22
Updated:
2026-06-26
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base