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  • Course Tools: Messages

    (The Messages tool is not automatically turned on. To use it follow the instructions linked below for Making Tools Available.) Messages are text-based communications that are private and secure

  • Assistive Technology: High Contrast Vision Settings

    Make sure the high contrast settings are enabled on your computer. Blackboard will allow you to use those when viewing courses. To active High Contrast Vision Settings when logged into Blackboard:

  • Grading: Tests

    Test questions automatically graded by Blackboard: Calculated Formula Questions Calculated Numeric Questions Either/Or Questions File Response Questions Fill in Multiple Blanks Questions Fill in the

  • Course Tools: Manage Announcements

    Manage Announcements is a current tool allowing users to delete multiple Blackboard Announcements in one action. Due to Blackboard’s elimination of “building block” integrations in its system, this

  • Respondus: Error Accessing Course List

    In February 2020, Blackboard made slight changes that Respondus was unaware of. Respondus developers are investigating the issue. In the meantime, there is a workaround to publishing tests: Go to

  • Multimedia: How to Add Audio or Video Files to My Media

    Media files should not be directly uploaded into Blackboard because it will cause the entire Blackboard system to slow down. Upload your media files into Kaltura (My Media) before adding them to

  • Basics: The Faculty Assistance Center (FAC)

    FACULTY & STAFF contact the Faculty Assistance Center with any questions or requests for assistance with Blackboard. Make an appointment to have one on one support for a personalized review of your

  • Basics: The Text Box Editor

    Throughout Blackboard, the Text Box Editor allows users to add content. Icons defined: Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikeout Paragraph - dropdown menu allows selection of headings Arial - dropdown menu

  • Basics: Creating Content Areas and Tool Links in a Course Menu

    A Content Area is where students locate course materials. Commonly used Content Areas are Course Materials, Course Information, and Tests. Before adding items to Blackboard, a Content Area needs to

  • Basics: 2. Getting Started: Standard Course Navigation Environment

    A Blackboard course shell is created for every course at CSCC. Blackboard is used to provide content and options that affect how the students interact with the course. Students are automatically

  • Grade Center: An Introduction to Grade Center

    Using the Blackboard Grade Center for all courses is mandatory. Instructors record grades and monitor student progress so they can make informed decisions to improve learning. By default, there are

  • Grading: Rubrics

    A Quick Guide to Blackboard Rubrics

  • Ultra - Attendance Tracking

    This tutorial demonstrates how to track student attendance in Blackboard Ultra.

  • Ultra - Add Content Wherever You Want

    Quickly add files, links, assignments, and other content and assessments wherever you want! Learn more about creating content in Blackboard Ultra

  • Ultra - Messages

    This tutorial introduces Messages in Blackboard Ultra. As an instructor, you can quickly send messages to all students about important deadlines and schedule changes.

  • Ultra - Grade Using a Rubric

    After you create a rubric and associate it with an item, you can use it for grading. This tutorial demonstrates how to grade using a rubric in Blackboard Ultra.

  • Basics: Check to Assure Edit Mode is On

    Within the Blackboard course, check the top right corner and ensure that Edit Mode is set to On. If set to Off this will prevent the ability to make content changes.

  • Ultra - Create a Test

    You can use tests measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information from students. You can create tests alongside the other content students need as they prepare. This tutorial

  • Ultra - Add Files via Drag and Drop

    Quickly add files to your course by dragging them to the content panel of your course. You can drag one or multiple files, or even a folder (in some browsers). Learn more about creating content in

  • Course Tools: Retention Center

    The Retention Center is a tool located in the Course Management menu under the Evaluation heading. It can be customized to monitor students for at risk or exemplary factors. Retention Center Overview

  • Basics: Manage Courses Access

    Manage Courses allows deans, chairpersons, lead faculty, office associates, and others to have Quick Enroll privileges to courses they are not teaching. Once enrolled, these users will have a full

  • Content Area: Tabbed Content

    An option for displaying content in Blackboard is to create tabs for the content. From the student view, it appears like this: To use this view go to the Content Area. Select Build Content. Under New

  • Ultra - Accommodations

    This tutorial demonstrates how to use grant student accommodations in the Blackboard Ultra course view. You can set accommodations for individual students. You can exempt students from assessment due

  • Ultra - Create an Assignment

    Assignments allow students to apply course concepts and demonstrate their knowledge in tangible ways. Instructors can create assignments within the course alongside other content. Students access

  • Set Up Overall Grade Calculation Early

    Set up the Overall Grade calculation early in the semester. This helps you and your students monitor their progress. Blackboard provides a report for you to view student activity compared to their

  • Ultra - Learning Modules

    This tutorial introduces Learning Modules in Blackboard Ultra. You can use learning modules in your course as a container for organized collections of content. Modules let students navigate from one

  • Course Tools: Making Tools Available

    If a tool that was previously available is missing from the options (examples: Turnitin Direct Assignment, StudyMate, publisher tools, etc.), it is likely they have been disabled by a Blackboard updat

  • Ultra - Create Announcements

    This tutorial demonstrates how to create announcements in Blackboard Ultra. Announcements help you share important information with others in your course. Unlike messages, announcements appear

  • Include an Introduction Discussion in the First Module

    An Introductions discussion is a great way to engage students early during your course, even if the course meets in person. Having students post a short introduction starts to build connectedness and

  • Assistive Technology: Downloading a Kaltura Video Transcript

    Log into Blackboard and open the My Media. Locate the video. Click on the Edit icon. At the bottom of the video player, locate the Show Transcript option in the lower right corner. A text box will

  • Modify Grade Schema to Account for Rounding

    Blackboard does not round when applying a Grade Schema, so if the cut off for an A- is 90%, 89.99% would be considered a B+. To apply rounding, you can either override the overall grade calculation

  • Zoom: Adding an Alternative Host

    Access the meeting via the Blackboard link or by logging into https://cscc-edu.zoom.us Select the meeting the alternative host needs to be added to. When the meeting set up opens, select the Edit

  • Ultra - Providing Assignment Feedback with Annotate

    Inline Assignment Grading enhances the grading experience for faculty and teachers in Blackboard Learn. Instead of downloading student-submitted files to view or edit those submissions, you can view

  • Troubleshooting: Google Chromebooks – Submit Assignment Issue

    Issue Description: Students are not able to submit Assignments with Chromebooks. When submitting the Assignment, the file does not upload, and a message is displayed: "No File Chosen." No document is

  • Grade Center: The Manage>Column Organization View

    The "Manage>Column Organization view" of the Blackboard Grade Center displays as a list of all the columns in the Grade Center. • Go to Grade Center • Select “Manage” • Select “Column Organization”

  • Ultra - Gradebook

    This tutorial introduces the Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra. See what you need to grade in all your courses, or drill right into a course and get started. From the base navigation, you have immediate

  • Third Party Publishers: Contact Cengage

    Cengage The Faculty Assistance Center does not have access to publisher materials. Below are contact resources to search for solutions. Remember, if SAM is being used, all of the support materials are

  • Basics: Adding a Tool Link to a Content Area

    Tools may be added to Content Areas to give students quick access. Go to the Content area and select Tools: Tools area in a Blackboard Content Area. Select the tool by clicking on it. The Create Link

  • Ultra - Create a Rubric

    This tutorial demonstrates how to create a rubric in Blackboard Ultra. A rubric is a scoring tool that you can use to evaluate graded work. When you create a rubric, you divide the assigned work into

  • Assistive Technology: Alternative Text for Images

    Alternative Text (a.k.a. Alt Text) is used to provide a description and function of an image on a web page. People using screen readers will be read a description of the image. Also, if an image will

  • Basics: Creating an Export Package of a Course

    A course export file contains all the files and design of a course. The export file is a zipped file that can only be restored in Blackboard. To Create the Export Package: Go to Course

  • Personalization - Profile Image and Course Banner

    Add a profile image for yourself in your Blackboard Profile so that students feel more connected to you. Your profile image appears in the Instructor list to the right of your course in the Ultra

  • Ultra - Adding Content to Your Course

    This tutorial demonstrates how to add content to a course in Blackboard that is using the Ultra Course View. When transitioning from the Original Course View to the Ultra Course View, you will always

  • StudyMate: How to Create a StudyMate Project

    Within a content area of your Blackboard course, go to the Tools menu, then More Tools and select "Studymate Campus". Add or update the title and description as needed and click submit. This creates

  • Course Tools: Creating Groups

    Locate the Users and Groups>Groups tool in the Course Management menu and select Groups Select Create and choose the type of group needed: Self-Enroll - students add themselves to a group of their

  • Discussion Boards: Setting Up a Forum

    Locate Discussion Board in the Blackboard Course Management menu: Select Create Forum Text boxes will appear requiring a Title and Description for the Forum. Next are options to set Forum

  • Assistive Technology: Adding Collaborators to Assist with Video Captioning and Reviewing Videos

    Open My Media in the Blackboard Locate the video Select the Pencil icon (Edit) on the right (yellow highlight): View of a video in a My Media listing. From the submenu under the video player, select

  • Basics: Adding an Item (Document File) to the Course

    Before adding items to Blackboard, a Content Area needs to be created. See Related Articles for directions. Hover over Build Content and select Item. On the Create Item page, type a Name.

  • Basics: Requesting a Course Copy

    Past semester Blackboard content or shell content can be copied into next semester’s course. To make a request, email teaching@cscc.edu and provide your complete course section information, including

  • Basics: Student Preview

    As of August 15, 2023: Student View will be removed and replaced with Student Preview. This link will display a comparison chart of the Student View and Student Preview features. To Enter the student