Category Archives: For Students

Subscribe to a Discussion Board Forum

Want to be notified whenever someone posts to a discussion board forum? If the option has been enabled by the instructor, you can subscribe to a forum. When you’ve subscribed to a forum you’ll get an email (in your UDM inbox) whenever someone posts on the forum. Depending on how the forum is set up, you may receive an email alert containing a link to the new forum post, or you may receive an email that includes the link as...

Add an Image

If you’d like to add an image into an item, discussion board post, announcement, or any other space where the toolbar is available, click the INSERT / EDIT IMAGE button on the bottom row of the toolbar. Browse your computer for the image file you’d like to add to the page. We recommend adding a brief description of the image in the IMAGE DESCRIPTION box. If the image is very large, you can edit the size in the add image...

Finding My Grades

Everyone always wants to know how well they performed on the test or the assignment they’ve just submitted. Once your professor has graded your work, you can check it in the My Grades section of the course. To access My Grades, click on “Tools” in the left navigation menu,   then find “My Grades”. On the My Grades page, you will see a list of all the items either graded or upcoming. Items that are graded will have a score...

Zipping/Unzipping files & folders

Zipping files can be a useful way to send multiple files to someone as one attachment. Sometimes companies or institutions may even require it when sending multiple files depending on their workflow. There are many software companies you can use to zip/unzip files, but your computer has the function built into the operating system. Zipping files is a quick process. First, create a folder and name it to describe it’s contents. Next with your mouse, right-click on the file, put...

Responding to a Piazza Post

To respond to a question or discussion prompt, simply click in the Students’ Answer space and type your response. Where Piazza becomes interesting, and different from Blackboard’s discussion board, is when an initial response has been posted, and another member of the class has an addition or clarification. While a traditional discussion board is geared toward students individually responding to a discussion prompt, Piazza is unique in that it encourages students to respond to a discussion prompt collaboratively, editing a...

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