End of Spring Semester 2011 Blackboard Procedures:
Spring 2011 courses in Blackboard will become unavailable to students on Friday, May 20 at 11:59 p.m. A banner has been posted in Blackboard to let students know last access date.
The Distance and Online Learning Help Desk will have extended hours during final exams. Someone will be available in the evening from 5 to 9 p.m. via e-mail or by phone.
Important! Due to the transition from Bb 8 to Bb 9.1, Incompletes will be handled differently than usual.
If you have any students from the Spring 2011 semester who will need access to Bb 9.1 to finish their coursework in Blackboard, please contact the Distance and Online Learning Office at (518) 629-7070 or Dlhelp@hvcc.edu for assistance in this process. Your Spring 2011 course will need to be archived and restored in to Bb 9.1 for the student to have access.
Grade Center Grading Tips
As you prepare for final grading, we would like to share some time saver tips about the Grade Center. This brief, three-minute, Flash video will point out how to quickly enter manual grades, grade assessments and grade assignments. Use the following link to access the video, https://www.hvcc.edu/deptweb-dlweb/bb8tutorials/GradeCenterTips/GradeCenterTips.htm.
Archive Your Old Course
It is recommended that you archive your course. It can serve as your historical record of course work. The archived course contains the course material with the student course submissions (discussion, Bb quizzes/tests and assignments). It is recommended that you archive at the end of each term, once you’ve submitted student grades.
–In your course, select Control Panel.
–Select Archive Course under Course Options.
–Select Archive from the tool menu.
–Select Submit and then select OK on the next screen.
You will receive an e-mail from Blackboard when the Archive is complete on the system.
From the Control Panel in the course you are archiving, select Archive Course again. Note: Yes, you do have to enter the Archive Course area for a second time.
–Select the link for the most recent archive file.
–Select Save and choose a location to save the archive file to (i.e. your desktop or your H: drive). The archived file will be saved as a compressed file (.zip format).
Please contact the Distance and Online Learning Help Desk if you have any questions or concerns at (518) 629-7070 or Dlhelp@hvcc.edu.
Published: Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000 by s.gallagher