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Note: During 2020-2021 Stan State is transitioning to a new primary LMS called Canvas. Blackboard will be unavailable after May 31, 2021. Please visit the Canvas Support [1] page for more information.

 

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General Help

Students

Warning:  Edge/Internet Explorer - Not Recommended
  - may display ONLY the first and last test questions,
  - may not allow viewing instructor Feedback,
  - may corrupt an Assignment submission, making it blank and useless.
TurnItIn submissions using Edge or Safari can result in an error.
   - Before uploading a file to TII, close the file and quit the application. 
   - For best results, use Firefox [2] 

File Extensions 

 - When you change a file name, keep the extension (e.g., .docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .pdf, .txt)
 - Without that extension, the file may become unusable.
 - Avoid uploading executable files (e.g., .exe, .bat, .jar).  Zip/Compress them if they must be submitted through Bb.
 - Submit file types that open on all computers. Avoid proprietary files (e.g., .pages, .key, .numbers).  Convert/export those files to plain text, PDF, or MS formats (.docx, .pptx., .xlsx).
 - Do not upload a Google Doc.  Link to it or convert it to MS format.

Everyone

  • Bb Browser Support [3] 
    Bb Browser Checker [4]
       We recommend Firefox [2].
          Compare Computer and Mobile Device Browser Functions [5] 
  • Netiquette [6]
  • Plug-Ins & Readers [7] 
  • Stan State Wireless Network Setup Instructions  [8]

Known Issues

  • My Courses and Courses modules display only your first 99 courses in alpha-numeric order, oldest ones first, hiding newer courses.
     - Faculty, contact BbSupport to delete older and unused courses.
  • Blackboard logs users out at the 90-minute inactive time limit.  This ends a student assessment (quiz, test, survey).
     - Clicking a Blackboard link or button begins a new timed session.
     - Typing in a text box does not keep Bb active.  Click Save (when available) to keep your session active.

Portfolium

  • Stan State Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff [9]
  • Alumni Relations [10]​ 

Faculty Tutorials [11] - 3 Pages of Links, Videos, and Documents

Quick Links:

Stan State 

  • Creating Accessible Materials [12]
  • Add or Delete Roster Names Manually [13] PDF icon 
  • Course Availability [14] 
  •  - Manually Show/Hide course link to students
       - - Term courses are usually made Available 2 days before the first day of instruction.
       - - Term courses remain Available until Census Date of the following Fall or Spring term.
  • Digital Receipts [15] (Student Submissions for Bb & TII)
  • Fill in Multiple Blanks Test Question Error Message - Resolution [16]  
  • Remove a Previously Assigned Instructor's Name from the Blackboard Course Roster [17] PDF icon
  • Test Question Generators [18] (Third Party)
  • Using Publisher Material in Bb [19]

Bb Pages

  • Accessibility Features in Bb [20]
  • Instructor Help Pages [21] 
  • YouTube Videos for Instructors [22] 
  • YouTube On-Demand Tutorials [23] 
  • Innovative Teaching Series: 
     YouTube Videos by Instructors
    [24] 

​TII

  • Report TurnItIn Error 423 [25]
  • Instructor User Guide [26]
      (for our Bb  Basic)

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Faculty/Staff Workshops and Tutorials

Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning  [27]
   Click Events, then click Workshops.  Search for Bb.

MyCSUStan Faculty Documentation [28]

  - Post Grades Online - MyCSUStan [29] - during grading cycle
  - Bb does not transfer grades to PeopleSoft

Student FAQ, Videos, and Documents [30]

  • Blackboard Student Help Pages [31] 
  • Stan State Student Services Page [32] 

Thinking about taking an Online course?

Check to see if you're ready [33]

- - Read Me before taking a Bb test [34] 

- - More on Faculty [35] and Student [30] pages

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Links
[1] https://www.csustan.edu/office-academic-technology/canvas-support
[2] http://getfirefox.com
[3] https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Getting_Started/Browser_Support
[4] https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Getting_Started/Browser_Support/Browser_Checker
[5] https://www.csustan.edu/node/335066/
[6] https://www.csustan.edu/node/1322/
[7] https://www.csustan.edu/blackboard/StudentHelp/PluginsReaders.html
[8] https://www.csustan.edu/node/393916/
[9] https://www.csustan.edu/career/students/portfolium
[10] https://www.csustan.edu/node/2041/
[11] https://www.csustan.edu/faculty-blackboard-tutorials
[12] https://www.csustan.edu/accessible-technology-initiative/creating-accessible-materials
[13] https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/adddeletebbrosternames.pdf
[14] https://www.csustan.edu/node/709986/
[15] https://www.csustan.edu/node/795951/
[16] https://www.csustan.edu/node/402606/
[17] https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/removepreviousinstructorname-bbclassroster_1.pdf
[18] https://www.csustan.edu/node/534876/
[19] https://www.csustan.edu/using-publisher-material
[20] https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor/Accessibility/Accessibility_Features
[21] http://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Instructor
[22] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1tzu1T5gfiX-JQA5nBc3isN
[23] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1v1P4Nq1ilNGlkfDUNQDZVl
[24] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1uoeMMSjknbmpd1TFFLWcRK
[25] https://www.csustan.edu/blackboard/turnitin-feedback-studio#Error423
[26] https://help.turnitin.com/feedback-studio/blackboard/basic/instructor/instructor-category.htm
[27] https://www.csustan.edu/facultycenter
[28] https://www.csustan.edu/cms/Documentation-Faculty.html
[29] https://www.csustan.edu/sites/default/files/groups/Campus%20Training%20%26%20Professional%20Development/documents/onlinegraderoster_20160120.pdf
[30] https://www.csustan.edu/blackboard/StudentHelp/
[31] https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student
[32] https://www.csustan.edu/StudentServices
[33] https://www.csustan.edu/node/336066/
[34] https://www.csustan.edu/blackboard/StudentHelp/TestTakingTips.html
[35] http://dev.csustan.edu/faculty-blackboard-tutorials/