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• Basics: Blackboard Assignment Feature

  *For instructions on using Turnitin Direct Assignment, see Related Articles. Go to Content Area (for example, Our Classroom)>Assessments>Assignment. Add a name for the Assignment. Add instructions

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #8 Blackboard Reports

  Issue 8

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #14 Blackboard Base Navigation

  Issue 14

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #4 Changing Availability of Blackboard Items

  Issue 4

• Grading: Blackboard Annotate

  Blackboard Annotate is an inline grading tool that allows instructors to comment on student work directly in Bb, without having to download and upload attachments. It offers a variety of markup

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #5 Creating Assignments and Quizzes in Blackboard

  Issue 5

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #3 How to Download Your Blackboard Grade Center

  Issue 3

• Multimedia: Ebooks and Blackboard

  Unless the publisher provides an “embed code,” it is unlikely an ebook can be loaded into Blackboard.  Provide students with a link to the book and they will each need to download the publication to t

• Basics: Student Blackboard Support

  STUDENTS contact the IT Support Center (ITSC) for help with Blackboard. The IT Support Center will attempt to troubleshoot the students' issues. If the representative decides it is a Blackboard matter

• Basics: Blackboard Generated Reports

  Blackboard Reports found under Course Management>Control Panel>Evaluation Course Reports All User Activity Inside Content Areas –Used to determine which students are active in your course and the

• Basics: Blackboard Course Maintenance Timeline

  A handy, downloadable guide to preparing courses for students from semester to semester.

• Basics: Online Blackboard Training Resources

  CSCC’s DEIS online Bb training http://teaching.cscc.edu/training/online

• Basics: Blackboard Announcements Best Practices

  Announcements is a tool in Blackboard for posting quick, timely messages with an email option built in. Welcome your students to the first day of class. Inform them of upcoming due dates and tests.

• Basics: 1. Blackboard Base Navigation

  Base Navigation is the landing page you’ll see after you log into Blackboard. The Base Navigation landing page will have a new menu of items – with some additions and just a few changes from the

• Multimedia: Using Images in Blackboard

  *Be sure to include a description for your images to assure ADA compliance. Flickr Mashup tool provides a search and seamless way to add images. Access it by going to a content area and selecting

• Respondus: Extracting a Test from Blackboard

  The Testing Center and sometimes Disability Services require a paper copy of online tests. Step 1 Open Respondus. Select Retrieval and Reports. Select Retrieve Questions. Choose a Blackboard server

• Tests: Deploying a Test in Blackboard

  A test must be deployed in Blackboard in order for students to access it. Go to the content area where the students are to locate the test. (Tests = content area in this example.) Select

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #11 Zoom

  Zoom

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #12 ALLY

  Issue 12

• Assistive Technology: Blackboard Screen Reader Tutorial

  Blackboard Learn Screen Reader Tutorial Acknowledgements Blackboard would like to thank George Washington University for the use of their facilities for testing and meeting to complete this tutorial.

• Tests: Exporting and Importing Tests in Blackboard

  Tests created in Blackboard copy over in a course copy, but there are times when a test needs to be added to existing courses. Exporting and Importing are the functions that make it possible to add

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #6 Alternative Assessments

  Issue Six

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletters Archive: #2 Date Management

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• Basics: Embedding a Research Guide in Blackboard

  Embedding a Research Guide Video:4 minutes, 58 seconds Library Research Guide - Helps students with research and citations. To begin - go to library.cscc.edu Select Research Help>Research Guides

• Basics: Ways to Save Your Blackboard Materials

  Development Shells are not to be used to store course materials. Blackboard courses and materials can be downloaded as package files. To save files: Go to the Course Management menu and select Files.

• Multimedia: Adding YouTube Videos to Blackboard Content

  For the best results, use this method of directly linking YouTube videos to Blackboard Content.

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #9 Bookings and Teams

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• Tests: Creating a Test (or Survey) in Blackboard

  Test Creation Basics

• Basics: Adding an Instructor to a Blackboard Course

  A Chairperson adds an instructor to the course via Colleague. Course appears on instructor’s Blackboard portal the next day. Default menu items in the new course: Announcements My Grades The Faculty

• Third Party Publishers: Pearson With Blackboard LTI Advantage

  How to Set Up Your Pearson Course with Blackboard LTI Advantage The link above will open the instructions. As of February 28, 2023, there is a new way to integrate Pearson’s MyLab and Revel content

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #7 Saving Collaborate Recordings

  Issue 7 Collaborate is no longer used at CSCC.

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #16 Grade Center Checkups

  Issue 16

• Zoom: Creating and Publishing Zoom Cloud Recordings in Blackboard

  Creating and Publishing Zoom Cloud Recordings NOTE: This is one of two methods to share Zoom meeting recordings with students. This method works ONLY with meetings scheduled in Blackboard’s Zoom

• Basics: How to Add Content to a Blackboard Course

  Instructors populate Blackboard courses with materials in one of three ways: Course Copy Request: Instructor emails Faculty Assistance Center (FAC) a course copy request to copy content from a

• Basics: Setting Up a Blackboard Profile with an Avatar

  In the upper right corner of the Blackboard portal (welcome) page, locate your name and click on it. From the dropdown menu that appears, select Personal Information. Select Personalize My Settings

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletters Archive: #1 Grade Center-Manage Column Organization

  Issue 1

• SoftChalk: How to Add a Scored SoftChalk Lesson to Blackboard

  To add the lesson to Blackboard, use a LTI link of the SoftChalk lesson. This will link the lesson to the grade center. Be sure the tools "LTI” and “LTI Link” are turned on under Customization > Tool

• SoftChalk: How to Add a Non-Scored SoftChalk Lesson to Blackboard

  To add the lesson to Blackboard, use a hyperlink of the SoftChalk lesson. Follow these steps: Login to SoftChalk Cloud https://softchalkcloud.com/ Navigate to My Content > Lessons. Click on the name

• Basics: Blackboard Tools and Publishers - Where to Find Support

  Blackboard Tools and Publishers Support links

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #13 Using Ally to Improve Accessibility

  Issue 13

• Mulitmedia: Sharing My Media Videos Outside of Blackboard (May 2023 version)

  Log into Blackboard—select Tools>My Media. Select the pencil icon to access the editor. Example B The lower text box is an HTML iframe code that embeds the media player into a webpage. The "Secure

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #15 Know What Shell You're Talking About!

  Issue 15

• Multimedia: Adding Audio or Video Files to Blackboard (May 2023 version)

  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

• Tests: Assisting Students with Accomodations - Extending Test Time on Blackboard Tests

  Locate the test in the course From the dropdown menu, select Edit the Test options: Scroll to the Test Availability Exceptions heading: Select the Add User or Group option. A pop up window will

• Blackboard TIPS Newsletter Archive: #10 Editing Kaltura Capture Videos in My Media

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• Best Practices: Standard Course Navigation - the Primary Tool for Blackboard Course Design

  Columbus State mandates the use of the Standard Course Navigation as the starting point in course design. It is based in best practices for online learning pedagogy. Learn all about it by watching

• Zoom: Linking a Regular Meeting from a Blackboard Class Using the Zoom Meeting Tool Link

  Activate the Tool 1. Go to Course Management>Customization>Tool Availability 2. Locate Zoom Meeting in the alphabetized listing 3. Check the box and select the submit button in the lower right corner

• Basics: Fixing the Scroll Bars Affected by Firefox 100/Windows 11 (Blackboard Grade Center & Student Views)

  (Thanks to the Help Desk, extension 5050, for this information.) When using Windows 11 and Firefox 100, users will encounter minor issues with the scrollbars. In the Blackboard Grade Center, these

• 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: