Category Archives: For Faculty

Students not able to talk or use chat in your Collaborate session?

Blackboard Collaborate is an excellent tool for facilitating live online communication with and between students using voice and text. To communicate using voice, students (and/or faculty) need to click the TALK button in the AUDIO & VIDEO module that appears in the upper left corner of the Collaborate window. Students who do not have access to a microphone can communicate with the rest of the class through the text chat. The chat module appears in the bottom left of the...

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Bb Collaborate , , , , Updated: January 10, 2013

Is your Java up to date?

Blackboard Collaborate runs best when a current version of Java is installed. If you’re not sure whether your Java is up to date, the process for checking this (and installing a current version if you’re out of date) is pretty simple: 1. Go to the verify Java page either by clicking this link or by going to http://www.java.com and clicking “Do I have Java?” 2. Click the big red VERIFY JAVA VERSION button. (Note, if you’re on Windows 8, you’ll...

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Bb Collaborate, Bb Collaborate, FAQ , Updated: February 4, 2014

Setting up a course calendar

Knowledge now provides a simple course calendar that is easy for both students and faculty to use. This calendar can not only be viewed inside Knowledge, but it can also be viewed on mobile devices (such as iPhones) and in other 3rd party calendaring systems such as Google Calendar. To view the calendar inside Knowledge, click your name in the upper right corner of the screen then click the calendar icon – – or select TOOLS from a course menu,...

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Content Area , , , Updated: January 2, 2013

Add color to your course site

Changes made to Knowledge for the start of Term 2 2012-2013 academic year make it possible to easily add some color to your course site. To the left of the EDIT MODE switch, you should see a quarter-circle composed of colored wedges. To change the color scheme for your course site, select an option from the sizeable list that appears. If you’d like to revert to the original scheme, just select Default....

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Customization , , , , Updated: January 2, 2013

Paste from Microsoft Word Tool

Using text pasted from Microsoft Word can produce inconsistent formatting of your in Blackboard materials. These inconsistencies can appear as misalignment, different fonts, or general unwanted visual results. This new option available in Blackboard will correct this issue allowing you to safely copy and paste from Word. The tool attempts to maintain your formatting that the applied in Word but you may see slight differences as it translates the formatted text to an Internet friendly format. Instructions 1. From any...

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Course Tools , , Updated: February 20, 2012
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