Blackboard 7
Student Tutorial Series
How to Use the Task Feature
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Two Kinds of Tasks
Course tasks : these are
created by an instructor. You
can report on your progress
and your instructor can view
the status of your tasks.
Personal tasks : You can
create, modify, update the
progress of, and remove your
own tasks. Instructors cannot
see your personal tasks.
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myLTU
•The Blackboard Tools
menu is available on the left
side of myLTU (the personal
page you see when you log
into Blackboard).
In myLTU, you can use
Blackboard Tools to
update your personal
online Tasks list.
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Add Task
Template
Click Tasks on the
Blackboard Tools
menu.
Click the
button.
The Add Task
template will
appear.
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Creating a Personal Task
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Add a title for your task.
Enter more details in the description field.
Set a Due Date.
Choose high, normal, or low priority.
Choose status: Not Started, In Progress, or
Completed.
Click Submit, the Task will be added to your
list.
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Sorting Multiple Tasks
You can sort multiple tasks by priority, date,
or status.
In the task view, there are four column
headings: Priority, Subject, Status, and
Date. For example:
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Click on Due Date to sort by due date.
Click on Priority to sort tasks by priority.
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Viewing Tasks in your
Blackboard Course.
The Tasks feature in the
Tools
area
of your Course Site
displays any Tasks your
instructor has set within
the course.
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