Thursday, January 07, 2010

[BB] Updated Blog, Wiki, Search Tools

Bb Users,

 

Happy New Year! I have updated the Blog and Wiki tools. The improvements are small and mostly performance-based, but they include a better spell checker.

 

Also, if you haven’t used it, the Search tool (which may have been malfunctioning for a while) is now operational. The Search tool is on the right navigation column in any blog or wiki you create on your Bb course site, but it also works to search your whole course. If you are not familiar with the Search tool, or how to make it available to students, please see the instructions below.

 

If you have any problems with the newly updated wiki/blog/search tools, please let me know: jclister@miami.edu

 

 

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Using the Search Tool:

 

  1. Make sure Tools are enabled in your left navigation area:
    Control Panel > Manage Course Menu

  2. Click the Modify button next to Tools
     

  3. Check the box next to “Available,” and click Submit


  4. The tools button will appear in your left navigation area, and Search should be available
     

  5. Enter a Search term. The results will reflect occurrences of that term in your Bb course site.

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Welcome back, and best wishes for a great new decade!

 

Jennifer

 

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JENNIFER CLISTER
Blackboard System Manager
University of Miami IAC
305-284-3949