Supported Technology

Supported Software & Tools

IMPORTANT BLACKBOARD INFORMATION
Updated May 13, 2013

Service Pack 10 Upgrade Information

Our Blackboard upgrade to SP 10 is scheduled for December 20 and 21.  Here are some helpful resources for information on this upgrade:

• SP 10 Highlights
• What's New in Service Pack 10 Webinar
• Global Navigation in SP 10
• Using the Content Editor (New for SP 10)
• Comparing the new Content Editor with the Legacy Text Editor
• Attaching Course Files to a Content Item (Updated for SP 10)
• Test Item Analysis (New for SP 10)
• Creating a Fill in the Blank Question (Updated for SP 10)
• Creating Fill in Multiple Blanks Question (Updated for SP 10)
• My Blackboard Profile in SP 10
• My Blackboard FAQ for Educators (SP 10)
• Video Everywhere in SP 10
• Accessibility in Blackboard Learn 9.1 SP 10

Blackboard Manuals & Resources:

Blackboard Learn 9.1 is our online course management systems which provides a set of tools that facilitate a web-based learning environment.

• Blackboard Learn 9.1 Help for Instructors Manual
• Blackboard Learn 9.1 Release Notes for SP 10
• Blackboard Help for Instructors (FAQ)
• Blackboard Community Programs
• Universal Design and Accessibility

Blackboard Learn 9.1 On Demand Learning Center

Blackboard provides short, on-demand videos and resources for building content, communication,  collaboration, and assessment.  Each of the links below provides several helpful videos and documents.

• Understanding & Building Your Course
• Communicating & Collaborating
• Assessing Learners
• Blackboard Innovative Teaching Series (Webinars)

Publisher Content Assistance

• Cengage Learning MindLinks Instructor Quick Start Guide
• McGraw-Hill Connect Instructor Quick Tips
• MyLab Mastering for Blackboard Learn
• WileyPLUS Quick Start Guide for Instructors

Blackboard Learn 9.1 Tutorials

Building Content:

• Add Test Student
• Copying Content
• Copying Items Between Courses
• Creating & Editing Learning Modules
• Creating a Syllabus in Bb Learn 9.1
  • Additional Syllabus Information
• Getting Started with Course Content
• Getting Started with the Course Environment
• Getting Started with a Course Moved From Vista 8
• Helpful Links
• "Hidden Links" Solution for Unavailable Content error message
• Integrating Web 2.0 Tools
• Printing from a Learning Module Using Firefox
• Printing from a Learning Module Using Internet Explorer
• Rebuilding the Orientation Module
• Uploading a File
• Using the "Paste from Word" Tool
• Vista to Learn Comparison

Collaboration:

• Collaboration Tools - Chat and Virtual Classroom
• Getting Started with Groups
• Getting Started with Interactive Tools
• Getting Started with Journal Prompts

Assessments:

• Evaluation Tools
• Exporting and Importing Tests, Surveys & Pools
• Getting Started with Assignments
• Getting Started Building a Test
• Grading a Test with Multiple Attempts

Grade Center

• Calculating Weighted Grades Using Categories
• Calculating Weighted Grades Using Total Columns
• Getting Started with Auto Regrading
• Getting Started with the Grade Center
• Getting Started with Needs Grading
• Grading a Test with Multiple Attempts

For additional information regarding  Blackboard Learn 9.1, click here.

Wimba develops collaborative software for online education. Live Classroom is available in all Blackboard Learn 9.1 courses.

• Wimba Support
• Wimba User Guide
• Wimba Classroom for Meetings
• Creating a Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
• Accessing a Wimba Classroom in Blackboard
• Wimba Classroom Remote Access by Phone
• Using WimbaMedia Audio
• Using WimbaMedia Video
• Wimba Classroom Text Chat
• Wimba Classroom Interactive Polling
• Importing PowerPoints into Wimba Classroom
• Wimba Classroom AppShare
• Archiving Wimba Classroom Presentations
• Wimba Classroom Breakout Rooms

StudyMate Class, a companion tool to Respondus, is a tool which can be used to create learning objects, practice quizzes and unscored exams.

• Download StudyMate Author (.exe file)
• StudyMate Installation Instructions
• StudyMate Author Quick Start Guide
• StudyMate Author Full User Guide
• StudyMate Class Instructor Quick Start Guide
• StudyMate Class Full User Guide

StudyMate Class Demo Video (requires Adobe Flash Player)

• Introduction to StudyMate class

Respondus LockDown Browser

Respondus is a software tool which can be used to create quizzes and exams offline in the Windows environment and then be printed or published directly to Blackboard Vista.

• Download Respondus (.exe file 8mb)
• Download Installation Instructions
• Importing Exams to Blackboard
• Instructor Quick Start Guide
• Test Bank Network Instructions
• Respondus Update Patch instructions - Please install this patch to resolve performance issues with Bb Learn 9.1

Respondus 4.0 Demo Videos (require Adobe Flash Player)

• Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus
• Publishing an Assessment to Blackboard
• Using Publisher Test Banks with Respondus
• The Respondus Exam Wizard
• Randomizing Exam Questions

Respondus LockDown Browser™ is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Blackboard. When students use Respondus LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading.

• Download Respondus LockDown Browser
• Instructor Quick Start Guide
• Using Passwords with LockDown Browser

LockDown Browser Demo Video (requires Adobe Flash Player)

• Introduction to Respondus LockDown Browser

Student Response System (Clickers)

The Safe Assign plagiarism tool makes it easy to identify students who submit unoriginal work, and also acts as a powerful deterrent to stop plagiarism before it starts.

SafeAssign by Blackboard

Student response technology is an effective tool that helps facilitate pedagogical best practices and enhance student learning.

• Download Turning Technologies software

This guide was designed to help with the formatting of syllabuses, course descriptions, outlines, etc., for Blackboard documents. These are basic HTML codes that will allow you to easily format a document to be viewed over the Internet

• View HTML Basics Guide