Category Archives: For Faculty

Using web folders in Blackboard

When a web folder is set up, all of your course files can be managed from your desktop, dragging in content from multiple drives or folders and organizing it as needed. Also, files can often be edited directly in the web folder, without downloading them, editing them, and uploading them again. The Following set of instructions were written for a computer running Windows 10 operating system. If you have a different operating system other than Windows 10, please refer to...

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Computer Tips, Files, For Faculty , Updated: April 8, 2016

Changing the External Grade column in the Grade Center

One column in the Grade Center is always marked as the External Grade. This column cannot be deleted and is used as the primary grade displayed in each student’s My Grades list. By default, the Total column is designated as the External Grade. You may want to move it to another column, such as Weighted Total, so that grade appears as the primary grade for the course in the My Grades list. To change the External Grade from Total to...

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Control Panel, For Faculty, Grade Center Updated: April 7, 2016

Permanently removing files from the file library

When content is added to your course, those files & documents are kept in the Files Library. Sometimes you need to remove old versions of said documents, or maybe you deleted the item from your course menu. Although you may have deleted the document from your course menu, some of those items still reside in the Files Library. To access this section, click on “Files” in the Control Panel, then the ID of the course. By default, Blackboard will display...

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Files Updated: April 6, 2016

Bulk deleting course content

Deleting content from your course can be a quick process relative to deleting one item at a time. This can be useful if you accidentally import the incorrect course content into your upcoming course. Or maybe you wish to clear out a specific section of your course to revamp it’s contents. PLEASE NOTE: This action can not be undone. Once content is deleted, there’s no getting it back! So please be sure you want to remove the content you’ve selected....

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Packages and Utilities , Updated: April 6, 2016

Adding a Wiki to your Blackboard course

Wikis are used to create a collaborative space within the Course where all Students can view, contribute, and edit content. Wikis can also be used as a resource for Students to view information and content relevant to their Courses. Creating Wiki’s for your students to develop is a two step process. In this walk through we’ll cover how to create a space for the new Wiki with your settings, then create a Wiki page for your students to work with...

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Wikis Updated: April 26, 2016
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