Blackboard Course Purge – Summer and Fall 2012 Course Sites
Every year we purge old Blackboard courses. We do so to stay within our storage goals and business policy of keeping only two years of Blackboard sites in our production system. In a few short weeks,...
View ArticleSpring Semester 2015 Start Dates
Reminders Spring Semester for ECU students starts January 12, 2015. Brody School of Medicine Spring Semester schedule: Classes for M1, M2, M3 begin January 5th. Classes for M4 begin January 12th. Note...
View ArticleBlackboard Planned Downtime 12/29/14 – 1/2/15
If you have been redirected to this blog post that means that Bb is in the middle of a planned downtime for system maintenance. The scheduled downtime is from 12/29/14 am thru 1/2 /15 8am. If you...
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Summer Semester 2015 – List of Things to Do
Summer Semester 2015 will be here shortly! Here are some Blackboard things that are helpful to know as you prepare for the start of the semester. You probably have a long list of things to do, so this...
View ArticleRespondus Lockdown Browser update (students)
Student Auto Update for the Respondus Lockdown Browser. All students running the LockDown Browser Student Edition for Windows are alreadyon version 1.0.7.08 through the automatic managed updates. To...
View ArticleMay 2015 Upgrade Features
Instructor New Features Summer 2015 Upgrade Student View – As an instructor, you want to be confident that your course is well designed and functions as intended—before your students see it. Use...
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Planned Bb Maintenance downtime 5/11 – 5/15
System/Service: Blackboard Downtime When: May 11th at 9:00am to May 15th at 5:00pm Description: Blackboard will be unavailable Monday, May 11th from 9:00am to Friday, May 15th at 5:00pm for planned...
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Full Student View, SafeAssign Update in Bb!
One long-awaited instructor feature and one often-used tool are the topics of this post. A full and complete student view in your course, including a view of the gradebook, is now available. At last!...
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YouTube Mashup
5/18/15 The YouTube Mashup Tool does not work properly in Blackboard. Following are some options for adding a YouTube video to a Blackboard course: Add a YouTube URL to a content area: 1) Copy the link...
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Timer Bar on Timed Quizzes
FIXED 5/22/15 ISSUE: We have discovered the Question Completion Status/Timer Bar floats on the bottom of the page for students taking timed exams. It may cover parts of the question, radio buttons,...
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Test Availability Exceptions
Test Availability Exceptions with Date/Time Availability Settings 7.14.2015 We’ve noticed something that might confuse instructors when using Test Availability Exceptions in the Test Options in...
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Top Bb FAQ’s for Instructors Fall 2015
Prepping for Fall 2015 How do I make my course available? Control Panel > Customization > Properties > Set Availability > Yes How do I log into Blackboard? I get a message that my...
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Top FAQ’s for Students Fall 2015
Blackboard FAQ’s for Students When will my course show up? I do not see my course (or courses). It is up to the instructor when to make the course available. Some instructors make the courses available...
View ArticleRoles in Blackboard
Now and then we get asked about the roles in ECU’s Blackboard and the permissions that go along with the roles. Here is a list to provide an explanation: Instructor Instructors have access to all areas...
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Spring Semester 2016 Things to Do
Instructors: Prepping for Spring 2016 The 6 Most Commonly Asked Questions from Instructors > Pre-Semester How do I make my course available to students? Control Panel > Customization >...
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Spring 2016 Extra Things
INSTRUCTORS As you prepare for the start of the semester, we have some helpful info about the Section Merge Tool, adding a TA to your course, FYI’s about Course Copy and Section Merge, and making your...
View ArticleEmail Sent From Blackboard
If you are a student who thinks you do not receive all emails from instructors, sent from Blackboard, OR if you are an instructor who hears from a student who says she/he does not receive all of your...
View ArticleKnown Issue: Needs Grading
Instructors: The Needs Grading feature in Blackboard is not working as designed or expected. Behavior: From Needs Grading, you may be returned back to the Full Grade Center after posting a grade,...
View ArticleBlackboard Grade Center Best Practices
Summary The Grade Center in Blackboard is an online grading tool. Instructors can record grade data, track student work, create reports, and add private comments and feedback with students throughout...
View ArticleBlackboard – Summer 2016 New Features
New Features: Announcement Date Restriction Default – When creating an announcement, “Not Date Restricted” is now selected by default. Escaping Special Characters – When a user uploads a file to Learn...
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