Monthly Archives: September 2014

Tip of the Week – Stop requesting RTF files…Save yourself a lot of time!

When we were using ANGEL it was required that students submit files in a RTF format in order for faculty to download and grade written assignments.   In Blackboard it is recommended that you have your students submit their work using … Continue reading

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Giving Student’s Access to Blackboard Discussions

Here are some common problems with discussions in Blackboard and how they can be avoided. In both of the issues below I would recommend just setting availability dates in the “Discussion board” not in the content areas. How to restrict … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week – Taking Attendance in Blackboard

Blackboard has not created an attendance feature at this time.   You have the choice to use the traditional gold roster to keep attendance or you can use an Excel spreadsheet or Google spreadsheet to keep attendance. I have created a … Continue reading

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