The launch date of Blackboard 9 is rapidly approaching.  You may be interested in the quick video tutorials Blackboard has developed to help get instructors familiar with Blackboard 9.  There are 3 different parts: Understanding  & Building your Course, Communicating & Collaborating, and Assessing Learners.

Communicating & Collaborating

Using the Discussion Board

1. Grading a Discussion Board Forum!
2. Grading a Discussion Board Thread!

Managing Group Work

1. Creating a Group!
2. Creating Group Sets!
3. Getting Started with Groups Read It!

Blogs and Journals

1. Creating a Journal!
2. Commenting on a Journal Entry!
3. Creating a Blog!
4. Creating and Editing Blog Entries!
5. Commenting on a Blog Entry!

Wikis

1. Creating a Wiki!
2. Editing a Wiki Page!
3. Viewing a Wiki Page History – New!!
4. Grading a Wiki!

Announcements and Scheduling

1. Creating Announcements!
2. Creating a Course Task!
3. Creating a Course Contact!
4. Sending Email!
5. Sending Blackboard Messages!