Requesting+and+Creating+a+Blackboard+Page


 * Request for Blackboard Page **
 * Example for AE 431/531 Fall 2012 **

1. Go to **iastate.edu** 2. Click on **Blackboard** at the top of the page. 3. Click on **Help** in the grey menu at the top of the page. 4. Click on **Request a Blackboard Course** 5.Click on **Create a Copy of an Existing Blackboard Learn Couse** 6. Login: 7. Fill in the Blanks of the Request Page
 * Username: eolbb Password: (same as EOL BB Page)
 * Create a Copy of: **EOL Template One**
 * To Be Used in: (Select the Current Term) Fall 2012
 * Section(s) that will be enrolled in this Bb Learn Course: Select -> **ALL Registrar Sections of this Course**
 * Click on: **Change course's existing department identifier or course number**
 * **Don't change the Previous department identifier or previous course number**
 * Choose New Department: (Select the department) Agricultural Engineering
 * New Course Number: 431 (If the class is for example **BRT 515X**, type **515X** in the course number)
 * Additional Users to be Added to My Course
 * NetID: **eolbb -> (**Select **Instructor)**
 * NetID: **vani** (this might change depending on the current supervisor) -> (Select **Instructor**)
 * Special Instructions, Questions, or Comments: "**Please use CE/Ensci 420/520 as the course name**" (**Write this only if the class has two course numbers,** in the case that it does not, **don't write anything**)
 * Click **Submit.**

If you are doing many classes at once, after you click submit it will take you to another page. Follow these instructions to continue:

1. Click on **Request new BbLearn Course** 2. Select: **a Course listed in the ISU Schedule of Classes.** 3. Click **Next** 4. Select: **a Copy of the content and design of a previous BbLearn course.** 5. Click **Next** 6. Repeat step **7. Fill in the Blanks of the Request Page** 7. Continue the loop until you are done with the classes you need to request Bb page.


 * Creating/Editing the New Blackboard Page **
 * Example for EE456 Fall 2012 **

1. Once the Blackboard Page has been requested and created from a copy of the **EOL Template One,** which is derived from a previous CprE/InfAS 530 XE course page, there is some editing that needs to be done. 2. Log into Blackboard: 3. Go into the class you want to edit, in this case we will use: EE456 Fall 2012 2. First of all we will edit the Course Information (since it will have the templates' course info)
 * Username: eolbb Password: (same as EOL BB Page)
 * The edit mode should be on
 * The page will look like this:


 * On the left side you will see the **correct** name and term of the course
 * In the middle you can see that the name, term, Instructor and EOL Contact information are **incorrect** or do not belong to this course.
 * Go to the **Course Information** and click on the **Edit** option on the dropdown menu for the underlined **Course Information** word.
 * The **text editor** should be **off**and this text will appear:
 *  ** CprE/InfAs 530 XE Advanced Protocols and Network Security **
 * Summer 2011 **

>> 
 * **Change**the colored text to the following:
 * ** EE 456 Power System Analysis I **
 * ** Fall 2012 **
 * ** Professor's Name **
 * ** Professor's E-mail **
 * ** ELO, elo **
 * Click **Submit**