There are a variety of useful and interesting resources, mostly pdf's, at ths site including an Ideas for Using Blackboard document.  

Even though the resources available at the following link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts. 

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

This site provide an excellent set of text-based tutorials that document how to use various key features of Bb R9. They are very clear and cover a wide range of topics.

Even though the resources available at this link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts. 

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

This site provide an excellent set of text-based tutorials that document how to use various key features of Bb R9. They are very clear and cover a wide range of topics.

Even though the resources available at this link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts.

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

This site provides a set of well developed video Quick Tutorials with sound that demonstrate how to use various key features of Bb R9.  Some are quite short and straightforward like Creating a Discussion Board Forum, while Managing Blogs provides a longer and more in-depth overview of the new blog capability.

Even though the resources available at this link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts.

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

The site contains detailed Instructor Manuals for faculty, a Student Handbook, and some Web Tutorial.

Even though the resources available at this link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts. 

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

There are a wide variety of R9 handouts and web tutorials for teachers and students available on this site.  There are also Faculty and Student QuickStart Guides.

Even though the resources available at this link are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed and I have not had an opportunity to review all of them, the ones I have had a chance to review lead me to believe that they could support your training efforts. 

Since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.

At this URL, you will find a large numb er of videos that USC has created for teachers using Blackboard R9.

Even though the resources available at the following links are neither Bb created nor Bb endorsed, some of these could support your training efforts. Please keep in mind since these are non-Bb created resources, the links and the resources provided at them could be removed at any time by the individuals who created them.