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How do I return a marked or annotated assignment via Blackboard?

Friday, 10 July 2009 11:32 A GMT
 1.  Click on Control Panel  2.  Click on Gradebook  3.  Find the individual, under the appropriate assignment title and click in the ! mark.  4.  Click on view  5.  Scroll down to the Student Feedbac

How do I add a folder to my Blackboard course?

Friday, 10 July 2009 11:28 A GMT
Click on Control PanelAccess the content area where you wish to add the folderClick on Add FolderComplete the formClick on SubmitOther faq's are available from the Blackboard Service Blog - simply go to http://www.blackboard.blog-city.com, and se

Can I stop student email via Blackboard?

Friday, 10 July 2009 11:27 A GMT
There are ways that you can stop students emailing from Blackboard. At the course level you can disable the email tool (access Manage Tools) in the course control panel. the problem is, if you disable the course email then instructors etc., will also

How can I set a pass mark, say 80%, for an online assessment

Friday, 10 July 2009 11:27 A GMT
There is nothing "out of the box" for this within the online assessment engine in our current version. However, some people have approached this via different routes, for instance, either let them take the test as many times as they like an

How do I set my Blackboard course for self enrol?

Thursday, 9 July 2009 9:36 A GMT
Click on Control PanelClick on Settings (Course Options)Click on Enrollment OptionsComplete the form, and click on SubmitOther faq's are available from the Blackboard Service Blog - simply go to http://www.blackboard.blog-city.com, and select FAQ

Is there a file size limit for TurnItIn assignments through Blackboard?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:33 A GMT
Yes, it is 10MB The acceptable file size is 10MB or approximately one million characters. Submissions must be more than 100 “actual” characters AND 20 words in total. There is a minimum character limit but not a maximum character limi

What is Blackboard?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:32 A GMT
Blackboard is the centrally supported institutional online learning environment of the University of Bristol. All students and staff of the university have access to Blackboard. Blackboard provides a range of tools to support teaching and learning. I

I've "a year" course for student to submit work, how do I manage the sub groups of students?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:31 A GMT
In other words, the school has created a course on Blackboard where 6 different units in the year will submit their work for plagiarism checking using the TurnItIn UK building block. You have a folder for each unit, and within this folder is the subm

How do I create a JISC TurnItIn Submission point?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:28 A GMT
 1.  Click on Control PaneAccess the content area where you want the submission point to be located.  2.  From the drop down menu on the right hand side, select TurnItInUK Assignments.  3.  Click on Go  4.  Com

How do I make my course available?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:19 A GMT
To make your course available:Open the Control PanelClick SettingsSelect Course availabilitySelect YesSubmit

How do I add my staff information to my Blackboard course?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 9:06 A GMT
Click on Control PanelClick on Staff Information (Course Tools)Click on ProfileComplete the formClick on SubmitOther faq's are available from the Blackboard Service Blog - simply go to http://www.blackboard.blog-city.com, and select FAQ from the

How do I create an assignment submission point in Blackboard using the Assignment Manager?

Wednesday, 8 July 2009 8:49 A GMT
Click on Control PanelAccess the content area where you want the submission point to be located.From the drop down menu on the right hand side, select Assignment.Click on GoComplete the required detailsClick on submit. To see what it will look like.

How do I download my students' assignments from the Blackboard Assignment Manager?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:28 P GMT
There are different ways of downloading the student assignments depending if you have software to open zip files. You can either download all of them as a zip file, or save each one individually. If you download them all together then you'll need

How can I stay informed of what's happening on a forum?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:24 P GMT
Blackboard discussion boards now allow you to subscribe to a thread and receive email notification of any updates or changes to it.Open the forumEnter the threadClick Subscribe 

I don't appear to be enrolled on the correct course, what should I do?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:22 P GMT
Currently, there are many different ways to be enrolled on a Blackboard course, so the answer is not simple. You will need to work through the following decision tree to identify the likely problem and the person who can help.Please note that the lin

Podcasting material from your Blackboard course

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:18 P GMT
I'm glad to announce that we have just released the podcast content building block, so students can know subscribe to your content (assuming you let them) through their version of iTunes, Juice and other software, qand all you need to do is add your

What is the sign-up list?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:15 P GMT
This is a tool developed at the University of Durham and we think would be add significant value at the University of Bristol.It is a tool which you make available through a content area in your course so that students can enrol themselves (sign up)

How do I recycle my Blackboard course?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 3:14 P GMT
To recycle a course simply <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Access the Control PanelSelect Recycle (bottom left area)Follow the onscreen instructions <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Wa

How do I create a sign up sheet?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 2:57 P GMT
There are two ways, either as an individual list or batch creating a number of lists that have similar settings but different names.Creating an individual listTo create a sign up sheet then you need to access the appropriate content area. Then,•

Thread, forum, discussion board - what's the difference?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 1:59 P GMT
Discussion board: each Blackboard course contains a Discussion board area.It lists all the discussions or fora. It can be accessed from Communications / Discussion Board Forum: a forum is just an area that has been set up to house a set of discu

How do I view aTurnItIn Originality Report?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 9:07 A GMT
1.  Click on Control Panel2.  Click on the TurnItIn Assignments link in the tools area of the Control Panel.3.  Click on view for the appropriate assignment title.4.  This will give you an overview of all reports. For an individua

As an instructor can I add students to a specific list?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 8:48 A GMT
Yes you can. You need to access the point in Blackboard and it will display the number of places filled and the people who have signed up. As an instructor you will also have an Add button and a Modify button. To manually add people then click on Add

How do I use the sign up lists to drive group membership in Blackboard, for adaptive release etc.,?

Tuesday, 7 July 2009 8:41 A GMT
Once the groups are full, or the sign period has ended then you can transfer the membership if the sign up list to a specific Blackboard group. This will allow you to use other group functions, in particular adaptive release.To do this, simply access

How do I connect my checklist/quiz with my submission point?

Friday, 21 November 2008 1:28 P GMT
If you don't want your student to submit an assignment until they have completed a checklist or evaluation you can use adaptive release to stop the submission point showing until the task has been completed.<!--[if gte mso 9]> <w:WordDo

How do I batch upload student submissions to TurnItIn?

Friday, 4 May 2007 9:07 A GMT
1.  Find the submission point on the course2.  Click on view/complete for the appropriate assignment title.3.  From the drop down of submit a paper by: choose zip file4.  Click on the browse button to locate the zip file5.  C


 

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