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Audio/Video Blackboard Recomendations:

  • No more than 40 MB total of audio/video on any one Blackboard course
  • Media up to 1 MB: Completely fine (still subject the 40 MB rule)
  • Media of 1.1 MB to 9.9 MB: Use judiciously
  • Media of 10 MB and over: Upload to Streaming Media server

Microsoft Office File Extention Recommendations:

 

Blackboard does not currently support Office 2007 documents. Office 2007 documents (PowerPoint, Word, etc) with an x on the extension (.pptx, .docx, .etcx) are labeled .zip files in Blackboard. If a user downloads the files and changes the .zip to the correct extension, the file will open properly. However, we recommend both instructors and students to save their files as a 97-2003 compatible file types, rather than the 2007 format.

 

Spreadsheets and Calculated Columns:

 

Importing a calculated column from a spreadsheet will override the column's formula with a hard number since spreadsheets do not recognize column formulas used in Blackboard. To ensure your calculated columns work, do not import those specific columns into Blackboard. The upload process is the same, except choose "Ignore" for those specific columns.

 

Faculty

Initial Setup | Design Options| Add/Edit Content | Using the Course

General
Squibble Browser Check / How to Log In (PDF Version)
Squibble Configure IE7 Settings for Blackboard (PDF Version)
Squibble Add Blackboard as a Trusted Site for IE6 (PDF Version)
Squibble Allow Pop-Ups in Firefox (PDF Version)
Squibble Customize the Look of Blackboard (PDF Version)
Squibble Use the Discussion Board (PDF Version)
Squibble Create an Account in Open Blackboard (PDF Version)
Squibble Dowload and Install the Lockdown Browser (PDF Version)
Squibble Customize the Course List (Hide/Show or Move Courses) (PDF Version)
   
Students
Squibble Attach files in Blackboard (PDF Version)
Squibble View Your Grades (PDF Version)
Squibble Self-Enroll in Open Blackboard (PDF Version)
 
  Faculty
 
  Initial Setup
Squibble Set Up Banner Created Sections by Copying from Development Course (PDF Version)
Squibble Create a AU Access Blackboard Development Course (PDF Version)
Squibble Migrate a WebCT CE Course to AU Access Blackboard Development Course (PDF Version)
Squibble Import Content from Another Blackboard Course (PDF Version)
Squibble Add a Teaching Assistant and/or Section Designer (PDF Version)
Squibble Save Course Content in Blackboard (PDF Version)
 
  Design Options
Squibble Customize the Course Menu (PDF Version)
Squibble Customize Your Blackboard Course (PDF Version)
Squibble Customize Your Icons (PDF Version)
Squibble Add Headers and/or Footers (PDF Version)
Squibble Use Basic Selective Release Criteria (PDF Version)
Squibble Use Advance Selective Release Criteria (PDF Version)
 
  Create / Add Content
Squibble Add Files into Blackboard (PDF Version)
Squibble Add a Group (PDF Version)
Squibble Create an Assessment
Squibble Add an Assignment (PDF Version)
Squibble Add Files Via WebDAV (PDF Version)
Squibble Add Announcements (PDF Version)
Squibble Add a Learning Module (PDF Version)
Squibble Add a Calendar Entry (PDF Version)
Squibble Create a Media Library (PDF Version)
Squibble Add a Blog to the Discussion Board (PDF Version)
Squibble Subscribe to File from a Template (PDF Version)
Squibble Import/Export Assessments or Learning Modules
 
  Using the Course
Squibble Enter Grades into the Grade Book (PDF Version)
Squibble Manage the Grade Book (PDF Version)
Squibble Create a Grading Form and Link the Form (PDF Version)
Squibble Use a Grading Form to Assign Grades (PDF Version)
Squibble View Survey Results (Online and in a Spreadsheet) (PDF Version)
Squibble Download Assignments as a ZIP file (PDF Version)
Squibble Import / Export Grades Using Spreadsheets (PDF Version)
Squibble Require the Lockdown Browser for a Quiz (PDF Version)
Squibble Using Respondus to Migrate Your Quiz from WebCT CE to Blackboard (PDF Version)