Tech Tips for Faculty

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Listed below are some technical tips resulting from faculty inquiries. These quick references can be used to further assist you in understanding some features in Blackboard that may not be explained in any Blackboard documentation.

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• A Handy Tip for the Course Announcements

 

 

ASSESSMENT

• Blackboard Recommendations for Tests in Blackboard
• Create a Blackboard Test from a Word Document
• Protect your Test Integrity
• Strategies for Successful Online Testing

 

 

BLACKBOARD DOCUMENTS

• Error When Trying to Open Files
• How to Open a Document in a New Window
• Special Characters in Blackboard filenames cause lots of problems!

 

 

CONTENT AREA

• Problem with "Staff Info" Area

 

 

COURSE NAVIGATION BUTTONS

• All Courses Must Have a "Tools" Button
• Have Your Course Buttons Mysteriously Disappeared?

 

 

DIGITAL DROPBOX

• Digital Dropbox Gone - Now What?

 

 

DISCUSSION BOARD

• Important Information About Grading Discussion Board Posts

 

 

GRADE CENTER

• Grade Center: Be sure to "Enter" when Entering Grades
• Grade Center: How to Remove the Decimal Point
• New Grade Center Procedure

 

 

INTERNET BROWSER

• Blackboard 9.1 Best Viewed With Mozilla Firefox

 

 

NEW FEATURES

• Context Menus Reduce Clicking
• Drag & Drop: A Great New Feature!
• What are Mashups?

 

 

ONLINE TEACHING

• Online Teaching Tip

 

 

PRIVACY SETTINGS

• Student Privacy Setting Can Result in Missing Students

 

 

TURNITIN

• Can Students Trick Turnitin?