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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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Content Area: RedShelf

    INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN BLACKBOARD If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to our RedShelf Representative, Mason Weakley. He can help you with any question around your course

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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”

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Grading: Submission Receipts- Verifying a Student Submitted an Assignment

    Occasionally a student will claim to have turned in an assignment via Blackboard's Assignment feature that the instructor cannot locate. There are several ways to check this claim.1) When a student

  • Basics: Student View for the Instructor

    Please see the linked article "Basics: Student Preview." Student View allows instructors to navigate their course as if they were a student. Instructors can take tests, submit assignments, and check

  • 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

  • Tools: SafeAssign (Plagiarism Checker)

    SafeAssign is a plagiarism tool that checks submissions against other works in a database of other submitted assignments. It is comparable to Turnitin. To engage the SafeAssign tool, use the

  • Grade Center: Navigating the Full Grade Center

    The Grade Center is accessed from the Control Panel in any Blackboard course. Click the action link to the right of the Grade Center menu link to access the full Grade Center. Action Bar: Create Colum

  • Calendar and Date Management: Date Management Tool

    The Date Management tool is used to adjust all content dates and tool dates in the course. Dates can be adjusted all at once or individually from one convenient location. Supported items: Content,

  • Discussion Boards: Using Them Effectively

    Online discussion boards are often considered more effective for learning than in-class discussion because: Every student is required to participate Every student is required to interact with a

  • Tests: Show Test Results and Feedback Options

    1. When - From the dropdown menu, select from: After Submission One Time View On Specific Date After Due Date After Availability End Date After All Attempts are Graded (If After All Attempt are

  • Basics: Linking a File in a Course

    Set up a Content area to host your items and files before uploading materials to Blackboard. Follow the instructions below to upload. Adding content using the Text Box Editor: 1. Select the circle

  • Assistive Technology: Captioning Videos

    This two-step process is the only way to ensure ADA-compliant closed captioning. After you have uploaded a video file to My Media, a request for closed captioning needs to be submitted. Captions can

  • Discussion Boards: Example Assignments

    The Discussion Board is a Blackboard Tool allowing for asynchronous conversation and sharing. Example Discussion Board Assignments: “Introduce Yourself” Often the first discussion board in a course

  • Turnitin: Creating Assignments

    To create new Turnitin assignments: 1. Go to your course > Control Panel > Customization > Tool Availability 2. Scroll down to “Turnitin Feedback Studio”-check the empty box > SUBMIT 3. Go to the

  • Turnitin: Student Help Page

    https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/blackboard/direct/student/student-category.htm This link can be shared with students who are having issues understanding how to use Turnitin. A Turnitin

  • Multimedia: Installing Kaltura Capture Screen Recording Software & First Use Note

    Log into Blackboard—select Tools>My Media. Download for Windows -The file type .msi. Locate the downloaded file on your computer. (If unsure, check the Downloads folder first.) Open/run it. (You may