http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin Bb Administration Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:09:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you having difficulty downloading documents?  The problem is the MS Internet Explorer web browser.  Download the free Mozilla Firefox browser instead: http://mozilla.com http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2009/09/03/mozilla-firefox/ See documentation on the Bb Support tab, to the right of the WPUNJ tab after you've logged in to Bb. Standard Practices Get started Frequently asked questions Activate course shells Combine course shells Transfer course content Hide ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2009/09/03/documentation-read-your-way-to-freedom/ In the Fall of 2009 we'll debut the next version of Bb, called Next Generation or NG for short.  BbNG marks a significant step forward in that it combines the best of WebCT (the former chief rival of Blackboard that was purchased, captured, taken hostage etc. by Bb a few ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2009/05/28/were-upgrading/ Have you seen the Blackboard help videos on YouTube's BlackboardTV channel?  The address is: http://www.youtube.com/BlackboardTV The site features videos appropriate to students and faculty alike, made by Bb users from all over the world. Learn about the new gradebook, see what's coming in Blackboard 9, and more! http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2009/03/09/blacckboardtv-channel-on-youtubecom/ Do you have course content from a previous semester that you'd like to transfer into the upcoming (or ongoing) semester? No problem! Simply go to Bb Home, http://bb.wpunj.edu, and click "Transfer course content" in the Faculty area. The direct link is: http://euphrates.wpunj.edu/bb/. http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/12/01/transferring-course-content-between-semesters/ Blackboard automatically loads one instructor for each course, but balks at adding more. But if are team-teaching you'll need both instructors loaded, and that is something the Bb administrator can do for you. Simply use the Bb Support Center -- see the link in red at the top ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/12/01/multiple-instructors-in-one-course/ Do you log in regularly but suddenly find yourself without access? Perhaps the problem isn't with Blackboard but with the technology that links Bb to the portal (WPConnect). The resolution is easy: avoid the portal altogether and access Bb directly. Point your browser to Blackboard Home, http://bb.wpunj.edu Other ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/11/17/trouble-accessing-bb/ Do you have three pages of Bb courses going back two years? Do you find yourself scrolling up and down your roster of courses just to find a specific section? You can eliminate this problem by using the Edit Course List tool. On the top page of your blackboard site click ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/10/13/41/ Known issues are little jinks in the system which we can not correct but for which we have work-arounds.  See the Known Issues document by clicking the red link in the center-bottom of Bb Home, http://bb.wpunj.edu Issues currently covered include Assessments Browsers Digital Drop Box Filenames Word 2007 http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/10/10/known-issues/ Keynote:  Michael Chason This will comprise an introduction to v9, dubbed Next Generation (and always referred to as NG). A recurring theme throughout the talk was a spoof on the MS/Mac commercials where a  button down guy plays Microsoft and a with-it dude plays Macintosh.  In this case the button–down dude is ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/28/keynote-ng/ Addressing diverse needs through online orientation experiences Weds. 8:30 See Handout.  They’re from Excelsior College, formerly Regents College in Albany NY.  They were an entity of the state but no longer.  They have 33,000 students but no buildings, classes, faculty offices.  The whole deal is at a distance.  They are ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/28/online-orientation/ . . . in large, lecture only courses. Patricia Dinneen – Inst. Designer First let me suggest that this is the last session on the last day and there was nothing else available. The speaker works at George Washington University in DC. They have lecture-based classes with sections. In addition to ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/28/online-discussions-%e2%80%93-in-large-lecture-only-courses/ Shea Ramquist The browser locks students out of browsing, copy-and-paste.  Full screen, so it can’t be minimized.  Students can’t open up any other file on their computer.  The right-click is locked down, and the control and function tools don’t work.  Screen copy is turned off. This would work in a lab, but ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/28/respondus-lockdown-browser/ StudyMate: Class Server Demonstration Shea Ramquist Will start with a live demonstration. “Ultimate study group,” that will allow students and faculty to create and share flash projects. Engaging and fun, he promises. Works in the “Classic” environment. Students will see View and Edit tabs. User goes to Flash cards and can create questions ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/22/studymate/ Erin ----, head of instructional design. Exemplary course design winner. University of North FL – Jackonsonville. 16,000 students, 500+ faculty. 1200 instructors on Bb, 1900+ active users They create Bb templates that can be used across multiple courses. Any Bb course can be used as a template for another. They have a Bb orientation ... http://blog.wpunj.edu/bbadmin/2008/07/22/15/