So after setting up and creating the questions as pointed out in the first part of this series of tutorials, the next step is making the "Test" available to students.

After you are done adding questions to the test, they become available as an item in the Test Menu.

Now go to the control panel→Assignments. The test you created is not on the Assignments menu right now.

At this point the Test is not yet available to the students. Your students will not be able to access the test until you release it from the Assignments tab. Click on the "Test" icon located on the toolbar on top as highlighted in the picture above.

A drop down menu with a list of tests you created should appear. Select the test you want to make available and click "submit" to make it appear as an item in the Assignments menu.

You can now make further modifications and then make the test available for the students. Just clicking on your test (For example - Physics Quiz) from the Assignments menu will allow you to preview the test. You will see the test as your students will when they take the test.

In order to make the test available to your students, select the "modify" tab located to the right as shown below and just follow the instructions.

(The general process is: Go to Control Panel-->Assignments-->"Test"-->select a test and the test now appears on the Assignments menu-->Click on the "modify" tab-->Follow instructions and release the test.)

A very handy feature on Blackboard is the ability to create tests and set them up so that the students in your class can take these tests. You have the ability to create a wide variety of tests consisting of different kinds of questions (True/false, Multiple Choice, Essays, etc).
Follow the following steps to go to the Test setup page:
Now, after filling in the Test information and clicking on "submit", you will be taken to the "Test Canvas" that allows you to create your questions. It is highly recommended that you have at least a rough idea of the kind of questions you might want to include in the test.
Just follow the instructions, insert any necessary information and proceed towards creating your question.

The most convenient way to add videos and post links to Youtube videos is by adding them to the course documents section. Your students can then easily view clips, short videos or even entire movies by simply logging onto Blackboard and selecting the video files posted.
The standard procedure to adding videos and posting Youtube links are quite similar.

• Log onto your own Blackboard account.
• Select the course for which you wish to add the video files/Youtube links
• Go to the control panel.
• Then select course documents

To add the link to youtube, click (+link).
Now add the name you want to give to the youtube link. After that, copy and paste the URL (address) of the youtube video clip. Fill in the other details as per your wish.
Click on the add (+items) to add a movie/video clip