The
Cobb County School District utilizes the Blackboard Learning
Management System to deliver whole course instruction as
well as provide blended learning course shells to
interested teachers.
A course shell is a blank course that you can
populate with your own material. A template is copied
to create individual course shells (Algebra I, English Literature,
etc.) Every course shell includes
embedded information including basic
"getting-started" information for the instructor and a
basic orientation to assist students navigating the online
learning space .
Ready to Use Blackboard with
Students
If you are familiar with Blackboard and wish to receive a
course shell:
1. Send an email to
cobbvirtualacademy@cobbk12.org requesting
a Blackboard course be created for your class.. In the body of the e-mail include
teacher name, school, course title, request to create a
course, and a summary of where you have used Blackboard
previously.
2.
Cobb Virtual Academy will create a course, enroll
you as instructor, and notify you via e-mail.
You can now customize your online course.
3. Once you
are ready to enroll students in the course, open the
Student Information spreadsheet
and complete the student enrollment
information. All
information must be filled out on this form. Email the
form to
cobbvirtualacademy@cobbk12.org.
4. Once we receive the completed spreadsheet,
Cobb Virtual Academy will add the students to Blackboard and enroll them in
your class. We will send you an e-mail notifying you when
the process is complete. 5. You are ready to engage your students using blended
learning.
Want to Know More about
Blended Learning
Email
cobbvirtualacademy@cobbk12.org. An experienced online
specialist will contact you.
Resources
Available to assist Blended Learning Teachers
1. Blending with Blackboard - Professional Learning
course available for PLUs.
2. Online Learning Update Newsletter - monthly
publication highlighting best practices for using Blackboard
as an online learning tool in the classroom.
3. Cobb Virtual Academy staff and local school teachers
ALREADY using Blackboard in their classrooms.
