Getting Started with BeachBoard 2.0 for Instructors

To use BeachBoard 2.0 in your course,

1. Login to BeachBoard 2.0 at https://csulb.angellearning.com with your MyCSULB campus ID and password.
2. Under My Courses, select the hyperlink for the course you wish to access.
3. Review your course's basic template which includes places for your Course Materials, Communicate, Resources, Control Panel, Report, and Automate.
4. Post your course content [such as your syllabus, course documents/handouts, assignments, and announcements] in your BeachBoard 2.0 course.
5. Make your course available to your students.

There are  additional options and tools available that will let you post interactive quizzes and surveys, create custom learning paths, teach with online discussion boards, and more. eLearning consultants are experienced with web-based teaching and can assist instructors learn more about BeachBoard 2.0. Feel free to contact any consultant for a private consultation. BeachBoard Services also offers free, one-on-one online training by appointment, one-on-one training by drop-in or appointment, face-to-face training workshops, and online training videos. For more information, please visit the BeachBoard 2.0 training page.

Login and setup

• BeachBoard 2.0's login page is https://csulb.angellearning.com/
  • In the Campus ID box, enter your nine digit campus ID.
  • In the Password box, enter your MyCSULB password.
• Set up a New BeachBoard Account and Password
• Recover a Lost or Forgotten BeachBoard Password
• Change Your Password
• Change Your Email Address
• Remove Courses from the Course List View
  
• Show Disabled courses

Post and share content

• Add a Syllabus
• Add Course Documents/Handouts
• How to Release Content to Students
• How to Organize Content
• Link to an Internet Resource
• Use Copy Course Wizard to Copy One Course to Another within BB 2.0
• Share a Portfolio with a Course
• Copy Course Material Content Items from One Course to Another within BB 2.0
  
• Upload Images in a Content Item
• Create an RSS Feed

Assess Student Performance

• Use the Gradebook
• Set up the Gradebook: Preferences and Grading Scale
• Set up the Gradebook: Categories and Assignments
• Rearrange Categories and Assignments in the Gradebook
• How to Grade an Essay or Short Answer Question
• Adding a "Digital Drop Box" Assignment
  • Part one: Add an Assignment
  • Part two:
    
    • How to Grade a Drop Box Assignment
    • How to Grade Drop Box Submissions Offline
• Add a Turnitin [plagiarism prevention] Assignment
• Understanding the Difference Between Assessments and Quizzes
• Assessments: Understanding Options and Settings; Creating an Assessment's Content, Access, and Interaction Settings
• Assessments: Understanding Options and Settings; Review and Assignment Settings
• Create a Pass/Fail Exam
• Create a Secure Assessment
• How Students Can Reenter an Exam
• Create an Extra Credit Assignment
• Create a Survey
• How to Use Question Sets
• How to Use Question Banks: Definition of Question Bank and Creating a Question Bank
• How to Use Question Banks: Creating an Assessment from a Question Bank
• How to Use Questions Banks: Creating an Assessment with Question Pools
• Set Team Access Rights for Course Materials Content

Communicate

• Add an Announcement
• Send Emails
• Set Mail Privileges Within a Course
• Use the Discussion Board
  
  • Creating a Discussion Forum
  • Using Discussion Forums
  • Posting and Replying to Messages
  • Viewing Discussion Messages
  • Navigating Messages
  • Managing Messages
  • Setting Up a Scoring Rubric
  • Scoring and Grading Messages
• Create Teams
• Rebalance Teams
• Set Up Team Projects
• Set Up Teams with a Single Discussion Forum

Automate Agent

• Automate Sending an Email to Students Who Have Not Logged onto a Course Within a Specified Time Period
• Release Content Conditionally by Using an Agent
• Post a Grade for a Survey by Using an Automated Agent

Learning Object Repository (LOR)

• Share Content Within a Learning Object Repository with Other Courses and Users
• Link or Copy Content from a Learning Object Repository into a Course
• Make a LOR Assessment a Gradebook Assignment Within a Course

Change the Course Options

• Make a BeachBoard Course Available to Students
• Change the Default Language
• How to Customize the Course Page

Enroll Users

• Enrolling Students
• Enrolling instructors and TAs
• Enrolling Non-CSULB Guests
• Course Roles
• Removing Users

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