New Alta User Interface Objective: Simple and easy to learn, yet still functional Updated 3/15/06.

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Updated 3/15/06

The main functions

with text – so it’s easy to figure out

The note-taking functions grouped logically – Used everywhere

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Search –Expose this

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Replacement for the Replacement for the toolbar areatoolbar areaLooks a little bit like iTunesLooks a little bit like iTunes

The note-taking functions could The note-taking functions could use be logically organized use be logically organized

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Now with some of our pages inserted 1.New Welcome Page

2.New Today Page

3.Calendar

4.Calendar with Daily Notes

5.Daily Notes

6.Appointment Detail

7.Task Detail

8.Contacts

9.Contact Detail

10.Course Tab

11. Note Tab

12.New Search Page

13. What’s New?

14. Goals

15. Trash Bin

1. DOWNLOAD1. DOWNLOAD

With Blackboard Backpack, you can do the following: Download your course

content from Blackboard so you can view it offline

Capture other learning content into Course and Note tabs

Take your own digital notes

Search on everything

Manage your time and assignments

A.A. Configure Your Configure Your Blackboard Blackboard ConnectionConnection

The first thing you want to do is set up and download your Blackboard content

2. PERSONALIZE2. PERSONALIZE Once you download your Blackboard content, you need to personalize it, add to it, search it.

E.E. Drag-and-Drop Drag-and-Drop Content into Content into Backpack Backpack

F.F. Importing Importing Documents, Documents, PowerPoints & PDFs PowerPoints & PDFs

G.G. Store Your Web Store Your Web Research In Research In Backpack Backpack

H.H. Share Your Learning Share Your Learning Content With Others Content With Others

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B.B. Print Capture Your Print Capture Your Blackboard Blackboard Documents Documents

C.C. Get Familiar with the Get Familiar with the Course TabCourse Tab

D.D. When to use the When to use the What’s New? view What’s New? view

A.A. Search Your Search Your Learning ContentLearning Content

B.B. When to Use Note When to Use Note Tabs & FoldersTabs & Folders

C.C. Taking Your Own Taking Your Own Digital NotesDigital Notes

D.D. Print Capturing Your Print Capturing Your Own Documents Own Documents

Welcome to Blackboard Backpack!


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3. ORGANIZE3. ORGANIZE

A.A. Appointments and Appointments and RemindersReminders

Backpack also helps you stay organized and on top of your assignments.

4. XTRAS4. XTRAS Some more things you can do with Backpack.

E.E. How to Salvage How to Salvage Items You Items You Accidentally Delete Accidentally Delete

F.F. Backing Up Your Backing Up Your Backpack Database Backpack Database

G.G. Archiving Your Archiving Your Classes From Last Classes From Last Semester Semester

C.C. Managing Your Managing Your Contacts Contacts

B.B. Tasks and Tasks and Assignments Assignments

D.D. Synching with Synching with Microsoft OutlookMicrosoft Outlook

E.E. Synching with Your Synching with Your Palm Handheld Palm Handheld

A.A. Customize Backpack Customize Backpack to Your Preference!to Your Preference!

B.B. Add Extra Space in Add Extra Space in Your NotesYour Notes

C.C. Cool Drawing Tools Cool Drawing Tools in Backpack in Backpack

D.D. Importing and Importing and Exporting Exporting

Blackboard Backpack can give you the edge you need to accelerate your learning.

And when you’re done, you can take it with you!

H.H. Adding Plug-ins to Adding Plug-ins to Backpack Backpack

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Welcome to Blackboard Backpack!


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Location: Biology 101\Contents\Study Guide Type: Note Date: Feb 22, 2006



Location: Biology\My Notes Type: Note Date: Feb 15, 2006


Location: Biology 101\Contents\Study Guide Type: Note Date: Jan 22, 2006

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SummarySummary• Keep the UI as simple as possible

• Eliminate some “power user” features

• Buttons logically grouped, so it’s easier to figure out

• Can still get to everything with drop-downs

• Search always available

• Print Capture exposed

New Alta User Interface Objective: Simple and easy to learn, yet still functional Updated 3/15/06.

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