UNMC Blackboard Users Group

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UNMC BlackboardUsers Group

• June 23, 2004

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Agenda

• Discuss the upcoming Blackboard training
  opportunities
• Demonstrate the enhanced Extron WYSIWYG,
  including easy upload of multimedia (large .ppt,
  .pdf, etc.)
• Discuss the new enhancements of Blackboard 6.1
• Discuss the new enhancements of Blackboard
  Application Pack One

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Upcoming Training OpportunitiesHands-on and
On-line Sessions

• Using Multimedia in BB
• Converting PowerPoint for BB
• Assessment in BB
• Gradebook in BB
• New Enhancements in BB

June 24, 2004 July 8, 2004 July 22, 2004 August
5, 2004 August 19, 2004
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To register

• Contact Faculty Development at
• 559-8923
• Or
• 559-5916

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WYSIWYG Editor

• Easily manipulate layout
• Easily insert multimedia
• Make a single copy of the media and save to a
  central repository (media server), giving you the
  ability to use the media files in different
  Blackboard courses without duplicating the file

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Where to Store Multimedia Files

• Assist in the effort to distribute the load on
  servers
• Blackboard 6 has a course size limitation

Media server
Streaming server
Blackboard server

• webmedia.unmc.edu

hog.unmc.edu
my.unmc.edu
Image, PowerPoint, Acrobat, Flash, audio video
files lt5MB
Streamed audio video files
Image files PowerPoint files gt5MB
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When to Use WYSIWYG Guidelines (.jpg, .gif,.pdf
and .ppt files)

• Optimize files image files should not exceed
  32K
• Can be saved as a streamed format
• Cumulative file size exceeds5 Megabytes save
  on media server
• Includes video, audio, .pdf and PowerPoint files

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Enhancements to BB 6.1

• Gradebook View
• The Gradebook View page includes links that show
  the Users in the Gradebook or the Items in the
  Gradebook. This is used for locating and
  modifying information in courses with a large
  number of users or a large number of Gradebook
  items.
• This is a tool for quick searching in the
  Gradebook.

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Enhancements to BB 6.1

• Assessment Workflow
• Force Completion. If the Force Completion option
  is selected by the Instructor, students must
  complete the Assessment the first time it is
  launched. The status of  multiple attempts (if
  allowed) is displayed to the student at the top
  of the Assessment.
• If the Submit button is selected and the student
  has left some questions blank, a warning message
  will appear stating which questions have not been
  answered.
• Navigational arrows appear for Assessments set to
  display questions one at a time, unless
  backtracking is prohibited.

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Enhancements to Application One
Messages Internal course communication tool with the functions of an email account. Messages may not be sent or received outside of the course.
Glossary Listing of important terms in a course and associated definitions.
Report Card module Portal module that displays the overall grade of each course to the user.