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  • How to Embed YouTube Videos in Blackboard
    Here is a quick and easy tutorial video and "How to" document to help you successfully embed YouTube videos...
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  • Quick Links: Course Building Tutorials and Guides
    Understand Blackboard Blackboard Comprehensive Step -by-Step Instructions (PDF) Global Navigation (Video) Inside your BB Course (Video) Course Menu (Video) Understanding Edit Mode (Video) Control Panel...
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  • Video Tutorial: Creating Customized PowerPoint Templates
    Have you ever wanted to create your own personalized PowerPoint templates instead of using the standard MS Office templates?...
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  • Design Principles for Content Materials
    Did you know that the way your lesson or lecture looks, where and how you place things on screen...
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    New to eLearning at UM?
    Browse useful information for instructors who are just getting started. Blackboard Tutorial Videos Active Learning Strategies in an Online Environment...
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    Creating Accessible Course Materials
    Course materials used in your online course must be accessible according to the university's policy.  Accessibility & Technology Solutions...
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