[BB] Blackboard use during storm

Blackboard Users,

 

Blackboard will be up and running during closure of the university.  The Blackboard server is hosted in Washington, DC and is accessible at all times.  Take advantage of the email capabilities incase you would like to contact your students via Blackboard and also the announcements area if you need to post messages for them as well.

 

This video shows how to use the email function within your course site: http://www6.miami.edu/bb/demos/fac/emailall.html

 

We have also placed a link on the login page of Blackboard to the university’s storm advisory page under Special Notice for up-to-date information.

 

Please let us know if you have any questions regarding Blackboard.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Janet De La Rosa

 

Bb Help Desk

http://umblackboardhelp.helpdeskconnect.com/

 

 

[BB] Enrollments

Your class rolls on Blackboard may not agree with your official MyUM class rolls.  The enrollment process on Blackboard had a major problem that we have identified and are correcting.  We will be updating the system with corrected data later today.  We will let you know when everything is corrected.

 

 

Bb Help Desk

 

 

[BB] First year students added

First year students were added to their course sites on Blackboard as of 5:00 AM today (Wednesday).  Have a great semester!

 

Bill Vilberg

[BB] Spring 2006 Courses

Hello Blackboard Users,

 

The spring 2006 courses have been moved from the “My Current Courses” listing. They are currently listed under the “All Courses Tab” when you log into Blackboard. 

 

Please let us know if you have any questions or need assistance. Visit us at http://umblackboardhelp.helpdeskconnect.com and click on the “Contact Customer Service” link for any requests you may have.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Janet De La Rosa and the Bb Help Desk

305.284.3949

 

 

[BB] Blackboard setup help

Blackboard users,

 

The clock is ticketing and the campus is about to burst into life again.  If you are setting up your course sites for the fall, here are some reminders.

 

1. Remember that new UM students are not enrolled in Blackboard until courses begin.  Students new to UM should appear in your course web site sometime Wednesday morning. (To see who is in your course web site, go to Control Panel > List / Modify Users > Submit button.)

 

2. If you need multiple sites combined into one site (what we refer to as a Course Merge) fill out the "Course Merge" form at http://snipurl.com/bbforms

 

3. If you want to copy an old site into your new site, you can do it yourself.  The video "How do I copy an old site into a new site?", which can be found at http://snipurl.com/bbinstructors, shows you how to do it. (Be sure to enter the course number when searching for the destination site.)

 

4. You can copy individual folders or items from one course site to another.  If you have seen the Modify and Remove buttons for items, note that there is a Copy item there, as well.  It allows you to copy the item either within the course or to another course.

 

5. If you use the Digital Dropbox, please contact us.  This feature is being phased out in favor of the Assignment feature.  We recommend that you switch, since Assignments is much more powerful and easier to use.  Dropbox will continue to be available until we upgrade to Blackboard version 7, and we will certainly not do that during this semester.

 

6. We are using a new ticketing system.  If you need help you can create a ticket by clicking on the Help button on Blackboard or going to http://umblackboardhelp.helpdeskconnect.com and click on the "Contact customer service" link.  We will handle messages sent to blackboard@miami.edu by manually entering them into the ticketing system.

 

Bill Vilberg

Assoc. Dir. of Instructional Advancement