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 [1] 

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 [2] 
  Bb Browser Checker [3]
     We recommend Firefox [1].
        Compare Computer and Mobile Device Browser Functions [4] 
• Safe Way to Copy/Paste text into Bb [5]
• Netiquette [6]
• Plug-Ins & Readers [7] 
• Stan State Wireless Network Setup Instructions  [8]
• What's New in Bb - 2019 [9] 

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.
• Fix or Avoid a Broken Link in an Email message [10]

Portfolium

• Stan State Students, Alumni, Faculty, Staff [11]
• Alumni Relations [12]​ 

Faculty Tutorials [13] - 3 Pages of Links, Videos, and Documents

Quick Links:

Stan State  Creating Accessible Materials [14] Add or Delete Roster Names Manually [15]   Course Availability [16]   - 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 [17] (Student Submissions for Bb & TII) Fill in Multiple Blanks Test Question Error Message - Resolution [18]   Remove a Previously Assigned Instructor's Name from the Blackboard Course Roster [19]  Test Question Generators [20] (Third Party) Using Publisher Material in Bb [21]

Bb Pages Accessibility Features in Bb [22] Instructor Help Pages [23]  YouTube Videos for Instructors [24]  YouTube On-Demand Tutorials [25]  Innovative Teaching Series:   YouTube Videos by Instructors [26]  ​TII Report TurnItIn Error 423 [27] Instructor User Guide [28]   (for our Bb  Basic)

---

Faculty/Staff Workshops and Tutorials

Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning  [29]
   Click Events, then click Workshops.  Search for Bb.

MyCSUStan Faculty Documentation [30]

  - Post Grades Online - MyCSUStan [31] - during grading cycle
  - Bb does not transfer grades to PeopleSoft

Student FAQ, Videos, and Documents [32]

• Blackboard Student Help Pages [33] 
• Stan State Student Services Page [34] 

Thinking about taking an Online course?

Check to see if you're ready [35]

- - Read Me before taking a Bb test [36] 

- - More on Faculty [37] and Student [32] pages

Bb 11/19