{"id":2827,"date":"2012-01-16T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/are-you-ready-for-the-spring-2012-semester-in-blackboard\/"},"modified":"2012-01-16T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T17:44:03","slug":"are-you-ready-for-the-spring-2012-semester-in-blackboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/are-you-ready-for-the-spring-2012-semester-in-blackboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you Ready for the Spring 2012 Semester in Blackboard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Are you ready for the Spring 2012 semester in Blackboard?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">In preparation for the Spring 2012 semester p<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">lease review the <strong>Prepare Your Course for the Semester<\/strong> info which can be found at:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/deptweb-dlweb\/preSemesterPrep.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/deptweb-dlweb\/preSemesterPrep.html<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Publisher material<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you USE PUBLISHER CARTRIDGE MATERIAL (such as McGraw-Hill Connect), you may need to follow DIFFERENT STEPS to prepare your course, please contact the Distance and Online Learning Help Desk for further assistance, <a href=\"mailto:dlhelp@hvcc.edu\"><span style=\"color: #00008b;\">dlhelp@hvcc.edu<\/span><\/a> or 518-629-7070. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Training<br \/>\n<\/strong>If you have not yet exported and imported your courses from Blackboard 8 to Blackboard 9.1, training will be available the entire week before the semester starts. Please call <a href=\"+1629-7070\"><span style=\"color: #00008b;\">629-7070<\/span><\/a> or email <a href=\"mailto:DLHelp@hvcc.edu\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #00008b;\">DLHelp@hvcc.edu<\/span><\/a> for assistance or to set up an appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #990000; font-size: medium;\"><strong>Spring 2012 courses will become available to students on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 if you have set your course to be &#8220;available&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Don\u2019t Forget to Make Your Course Available<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><br \/>\nOnce the semester begins, students will only have access to a course that has been made available by the course instructor.\u00a0 You must set the availability of your course\/s in Blackboard.\u00a0 To set the course availability, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">From the <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> of your course<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Select <strong>Customization<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Select <strong>Properties<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Locate <strong><em>Step 3: Set Availability<\/em><\/strong> and select <strong>Yes<\/strong>, &#8220;<em>Make Course Available<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Select <strong>Submit<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">A green confirmation bar will appear indicating that the properties have been updated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:44:03 +0000 by\u00a0s.gallagher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Are you ready for the Spring 2012 semester in Blackboard? 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