1. bartow.blackboard.com a. username: firstname.lastname password: BartowBb 2.

Change password-> under Tools, Personal Information-> Change Password-> write and verify new password and click Submit 3. Under My Classes, click on BCSS_sandbox 4. Find Side Menu on left-> using the down arrow, rename and delete the following: a. Delete: Syllabus; Tools b. Rename: Your Instructor->Course Information; Course Materials-> Units and Activities Move bars and tabs as needed to match the example on the board 5. Scroll down and find Customization on Side Menu->Teaching Style a. Make sure the Class Entry Point is the Home Page b. Select a Class Theme c. Change the Text Color of your Menu if youd like d. Go to www.cooltext.com-> click on a font to personalize-> write the title of your class in the box for Logo Text-> change text size or color if needed-> Create Logo->Download Image-> underneath Select Banner (in Blackboard), Browse My Computer and find file in your downloads-> Click Submit 6. Click on Course Information Page to create a teacher bio section and add your syllabus. a. Build Content-> Create Item-> under Content Information give the section a name (ex. Meet Mrs. Hansard)-> fill the text box with a short introduction of yourself Attachments->Browse My Computer-> find the picture you want to use; under File Action choose Display Media File within the page-> Choose the Alignment and Placement of the picture-> click Submit b. Build Content-> Create File-> Name the file Syllabus-> Browse My Computer->find syllabus you want to use and click Choose->Click Submit *Make sure through all of these changes that the Edit Mode button is on. If you would like to see what your page looks like when your students look at your page, turn the Edit Mode off. If a tab on your menu disappears during this setting it is because you havent put anything in that section yet. Students cannot see empty sections.