Bb Links & Information
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Bb Best Practices
- Test Taking Basics
- Use Firefox
- Edge (Internet Explorer)
- may display ONLY the first and last test questions, hiding all others
- may not allow viewing Instructor Feedback
- may corrupt an Assignment submission, making it blank - Use a computer with a wired connection
- High-Speed recommended
- Avoid mobile devices and WiFi - Click only Bb navigation buttons and links
- Click links or buttons once and wait
- Read the complete Test Taking Tips
- Problem? Take Screen Shots
- Contact your instructor immediately
- Instructor may contact OIT
- Submitting, Attaching, Uploading
- Close the file and quit the file's application before uploading
- open files may not upload correctly, invalidating your work - File Name - use only letters, numerals, hyphens, and underscores
- Other characters or spaces may corrupt the file and make it unusable - Limit File Name to a maximum of 64 characters
- Manage My Courses Module
- Students - Hide old courses on My Courses module
- Faculty - Manage your My Courses module
- If you are near the 99 course display limit, contact BbSupport
- Media Files
- Use a Stan State Communication and Collaboration Tool
- Link to YouTube or other streaming media
- Share from your cloud storage
- Upload only small (< 50 MB) video files
- use MP4 (H.264) video, MP3 or M4A audio files
- Portfolios
- Students: Save your work in a Bb Portfolio
- Create artifacts
- Create, Share and Manage Comments on your portfolio - Instructors: Assign Bb Portfolios
- See - Portfolium
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Quick Links
Browser Information
Blackboard Browser Checker
- We recommend Firefox for Blackboard
- Alternate browser: Google Chrome
- We recommend not using MS Edge (Internet Explorer) for Bb
- Bb, Inc., browser support
- some browsers work better than others for different Bb activities
- your experience depends on your personal settings
- if you encounter issues, use a different browser - Clear your browser's cache
- Keep browser, plugins, and related software up to date
- use automatic updates or check regularly and run updates - Click Accept or Continue to update certificate information
- Avoid using custom browsers from Internet Service Providers
(e.g., AOL, Charter, Comcast) - For best results, use a wired, High-Speed Internet connection
(e.g., Cable, DSL) - Avoid wireless (WiFi) connections and mobile devices for tests and uploads
Stan State Communication and Collaboration Tools
- Camtasia - screen recording with editing
- Collaborate - Bb web conferencing
- Mediasite - lecture capture and content streaming
- VoiceThread - voice and video collaboration, lecture recording
Use Firefox or Google Chrome.
- SnagIt - screen shot program to capture and edit images and video
With Grab Text, to capture text from PDF and other files
- YouTube Mashup - add your own video to a Bb page
- Zoom - online meetings and presentations, virtual office hours
OneDrive for Stan State
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Bb Spell Check - Firefox -macOS/OSx
- Issue: Users can't select the correctly spelled word.
This is a Known Issue that Bb plans to fix. No release date.
Use Safari or Chrome for Bb spell check
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Bb 9/19