blackboard configuration

by Junior Flatley 9 min read

The System Configuration menu includes information about your Blackboard Learn environment. Visit Administrator Panel > Tools and Utilities > System Configuration to view the options. Edit registration information Administrators view and edit the registration information provided at installation through the Registration Information page.

PURPOSE: The Blackboard Configuration is a visual illustration of the teacher's commitment to instruction. It reflects the teacher's plan for a lesson with a coherent beginning, middle and end. The configuration allows students to know what they will learn in each class.

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How do you use blackboard in the classroom?

Some Chalkboard Tips:Write large.Don't write below line of sight for the student in the back row.Write from right to left if you are right-handed, so view isn't blocked.To make a point, stop writing, let students catch up, then discuss.Erase only when you have run out of space to write.

What are the major uses of Blackboard?

Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS), which is used not only as a repository of information, i.e. course materials and course information but also used as a tool for communication through emails, announcements, discussion boards and podcasts etc.

What are the four types of blackboard?

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Why is blackboard color green?

The color change came in the 1960s, when companies sold steel plates coated with green porcelain-based enamel instead of the traditional dark slate. The new material was lighter and less fragile than the first blackboards, so they were cheaper to ship and more likely to survive the journey.Nov 24, 2017

Identification and Authentication

  • Harden system accounts
    1. Ensure the default "administrator" account password is complex and rotated regularly per your organization's Access Management policies. 2. Change the default "root_admin" account password. Ensure it is complex and rotated regularly per your organization's Access Manageme…
  • Privileges review
    1. Review default privileges assigned to each System Role and Course Role.
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Audit and Accountability

  • Ensure security logging is enabled for load-balanced configurations
    1. Ensure Client IP Address appears in all logs. Verify this immediately. Otherwise, security logs will all indicate the load balancer IP address, limiting security forensics capabilities. Review information on X-Forwarded-For in Load Balancing - Configuration and Best Practices.
  • Grade history
    1. Enable Grade History. 2. Do not allow Instructors/Assistants to change auditing status. 3. Do not allow Instructors/Assistants to clear grade history.
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System and Communications Protection

  • Use TLS system-wide
    1. Enable TLS system-wide. More on TLS If you are receiving mixed content warnings, tell users to upload the files into Learn.
  • Web servers
    1. Ensure high strength ciphers (TLSv1). SSLProtocol -ALL +TLSv1 SSLCipherSuite ALL:!aNULL:!ADH:!eNULL:!LOW:!EXP:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:!MEDIUM:!SSLv2 2. Use minimum 2048-bit key TLS certificates. 3. For Apache Web Server configurations, set quieter headers. Set OnServer…
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System and Information Integrity

  • Configure alternate domain for serving content
    1. Not a default setting because it requires certificates 2. See Alternate Domain for Serving Content.
  • Tailor Safe HTML policy to your needs
    1. See Security Management - Safe HTML.
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