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by Prof. Veda Boyer 5 min read

How do I get on Blackboard?

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How do I log into Blackboard?

Blackboard has announced the following, regarding their Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing product. Contingency plan to temporarily disable specific Blackboard Collaborate features to sustain unprecedented global adoption As the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) global pandemic continues to unfold, many institutions around the world are leveraging Blackboard …

Why to use blackboard?

Blackboard Learning System and Blackboard Learning System–Basic Edition include two common tabs for users: TAB DESCRIPTION My Institution The My Institution tab contains tools and information specific to each user’s preferences. Tools and information are contained in modules. Users can add and remove modules from their My

What are the uses of Blackboard?

Blackboard IM user account (not the same as your ATU Blackboard account). This page also allows you to download and install the software necessary to access Blackboard IM. Once you download and install the Bb IM program you can logout of ATU’s Blackboard site; you do not need to be logged into Blackboard to use Bb IM.

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What is Blackboard Learn 9.1?

With free access to partner technologies, expanded content partnerships and hundreds of building block extensions to choose from in Release 9.1, Blackboard Learn’s open platform is designed to meet the learning needs of an institution at enterprise scale with an open architecture that supports agility and extensibility.

What is Blackboard Upgrade Center?

This site is designed for Blackboard administrators, system administrators or anyone involved in the process of upgrading Blackboard from a technical or procedural standpoint.

What is a rubric in grading?

Instructors can create a Rubric to provide guidelines for grading an item. Instructors can associate the Rubric to a grading column and view the Rubric while assigning a grade. The Rubric needs to include how many entries will be required, the minimum length of entries, and the grading criteria.

What is a course file?

For clients who have licensed the content management capabilities, Course Files fully integrates individual Course content with the Content Collection. Course Files encourages the sharing and reuse of content by allowing users to access and manage all of their files in the Content Collection from within a Course and across Courses. The additional features available include:

What is on demand learning center?

The On-Demand Learning Center provides access to Quick Start Guides and Video Tutorials for many features in Release 9.1. In addition to accessing the site directly, users with the appropriate roles can access the site from the My Institution tab, the Course Panel, and the Administrator Panel.

What is a view thumbnail in a course file?

In Course Files (and the Content Collection if the content management capabilities have been licensed), users can switch between View List, which lists the files in a directory, and the new View Thumbnails, which shows a resizable thumbnail of image files . All non-image files will display the appropriate icon for the file type.

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