2016 Adaptive Release - Review Status You can use Adaptive Release to require students to review a content item before the remaining content becomes available to them. For example, you may want students to read the Student Code of Conduct on... Read More

2016 Adaptive Release Overview Adaptive release allows you to release course content based on rules that you create; in other words, you control what content is made available to which students and under what conditions they are allowed to... Read More

2016  Adding a Films on Demand Video as a Web Link in Blackboard   1. Log in to the College’s Library page.       2. Click Find Articles & More       3. Click Films on Demand       4. Locate the Films... Read More

2015   Adding a Profile Picture in Blackboard   1. Log into Blackboard.       2. Click the triangle next to your name in the upper right-hand corner of the window.       3. On the menu that drops down, click on the image... Read More

2017 Adding Comments to a Google Doc   This article will show you how to add comments to a Google Doc.   1. Navigate and open the Google Doc where you want to add comments.   2. Put your cursor anywhere on the document where you... Read More

2015 Blackboard — Adding Course Evaluations as a Tool Link to the Menu  1. Log into Blackboard and enter one of your courses. 2. To add Course Evaluations as a Tool Link, click the Plus sign in the top left of the course... Read More

2016 Blackboard - Can Students Outside of a Group See Group Assignments? There may come a time when an instructor wants or needs to create separate group assignments on Blackboard for the purpose of allowing group projects to be submitted.... Read More

2017 Blackboard —Edit Mode and Student Preview   You can turn the Edit Mode on and off to view your available/visible course content and you can use the Enter Student Preview button to review the course content and experience your... Read More

2017 How to Rearrange Menu Items, Course Content, Grade Center Columns In Blackboard, new content goes to the bottom of the screen and new Grade Center columns go to the far right of the screen. After you add your content, you can... Read More

2016 Blackboard Notifications   You can edit the way Blackboard notifies you about course activity   1. Click on your name in the upper right-hand corner 2. Choose Settings 3. Choose Edit Notification Settings 4. Choose�... Read More

2017 Blackboard - Qwickly Attendance - Setup and Take Attendance This course tool enables faculty to take attendance that is automatically graded in the Blackboard Grade Center. Faculty can take attendance using an attendance list on screen... Read More

2017 Blackboard Achievements - InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Blackboard Achievements.  http://stream.mc3.edu/lecture/Blackboard_Achievements_InTouch_Discussion_-_20170628_120244_26... Read More

2017 Blackboard Course Availability Fall, Spring, and Summer Blackboard courses are set to automatically open on the first day of the term and close one (1) week after the term end. Winter Session courses will be set to automatically open one... Read More

2017 Blackboard Groups - InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Blackboard Groups.  http://stream.mc3.edu/lecture/Blackboard_Groups_-_InTouch_Session_-_20170606_115257_26.html  (00:24:43) Read More

2017 Blackboard Navigation Basics - Video Click the link below to watch an overview of the Blackboard Basics. (Video length 00:04:06) http://stream.mc3.edu/lecture/Blackboard_Basics_-_20170426_141218_26.html Read More

Scroll down to the Associated Rubrics section of the page and click the Add Rubric button . 2015 Getting Ready for the Next Semester Checklist   This document is a checklist of items that the Training Team recommends faculty do each... Read More

2017 Blackboard Notifications - InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Blackboard Notifications.  http://stream.mc3.edu/lecture/Blackboard_Notifications_-_20170318_092522_26.html Read More

2017 Copy Readings inside Curriculum Builder to a New Curriculum Builder List   This article explains how you can copy and move the materials inside Curriculum Builder to a new Curriculum Builder reading list.  Note: If you have not... Read More

2018 Copying a Course with Curriculum Builder Readings Lists   If you copy a course that contains Curriculum Builder Reading Lists, you will need to take an extra step to ensure the readings in your reading list copy over successfully.... Read More

2016 Course Copy InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Blackboard Course Copy. This is a tool that you can use in Blackboard to copy your Blackboard course from one semester to the next. http:... Read More

2015 Creating a Learning Module in Blackboard A learning module is an organized collection of course material presented with a table of contents.   1. Select a content area (ex. Course Materials). 2. Click the Build Content�... Read More

2015 Creating Groups in Blackboard First determine where you want students to access the Groups i.e., content area. You can create a link from the left navigation, or you can place the link to the group (s) on an existing page, like Weekly... Read More

2017 Curriculum Builder   Curriculum Builder is a Blackboard add-in for the library’s licensed discovery service EDS (Ebsco Discovery Service).  It allows you to create reading lists using library subscriptions, open educational... Read More

2017 Embedding Office 365 Files in Blackboard   You can use the Share feature in Office 365 to get a link that can be embedded directly into Blackboard. Embedding Office 365 files is a great way to limit the number of places you need to... Read More

2016 Faculty - Accessing Blackboard This article explains how to access Blackboard.   1. Log into your MC3 account. 2. From the Portal page, click the Blackboard button (shown here) 3. Click the link for your course in the... Read More

2015 Faculty - Blackboard Modules   Blackboard has several modules you can add to a module page. This article lists and describes the modules you can add to your Blackboard course(s).   Module Name Module Description Academic... Read More

2017 Faculty - Blackboard Rubric Evaluation Report A Rubric Evaluation Report provides a comprehensive report of statistics for an assessment that was graded with a Rubric. If you want to evaluate a Rubric or its use in a course, you can... Read More

2017 Faculty - Blackboard with MindTap Integration This article gives you several different links to MindTap Support Information.   Faculty MindTap General - Resources for Faculty: https://www.cengage.com/services/product/mindtap... Read More

2015 Faculty - Creating Blackboard Rubrics   Rubrics provide a guide or checklist to students and teachers on how the assignment will be graded.  This helps set the standards of what is expected in order to receive a grade for the... Read More

2015 Faculty - Edit, Add, Remove, or Reorder Blackboard Modules   Modules give you and your students a quick way to see what is happening in your course. They also give you a way to access commonly used tools in your course. You, as the... Read More

2015 Faculty - Exporting and Importing Rubrics   A rubric is an assessment tool listing evaluation criteria for an assignment. Faculty members can create a rubric in one Blackboard course and then export and import the same rubric to a... Read More

2017 Faculty - Inline Grading - New Box View In Blackboard, you can grade and comment on uploaded papers using an inline grading tool. Recently, box.com purchased Crocodoc and created their own in-house tool called “New Box View.”... Read More

2017 Faculty - Making your Course Available or Unavailable  When a course is unavailable, it is visible to the Instructor, but hidden from all the students enrolled in the course. The Instructor can leave the course unavailable and work... Read More

2014 Faculty - Requesting observer access Do you need to request observer access for another instructor or administrator to have access to your Blackboard course?  We can add the observer in one of three roles: Guest - Gives the observer... Read More

2017 Faculty - View Submission Receipts     When students submit their assignments they receive a submission receipt that is visible in My Grades. Students are also emailed the submission receipts. Instructors have the ability to view... Read More

2016 Grade Center InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Blackboard Grade Center. This is a tool that you can use in Blackboard to track students' grades throughout the duration of the... Read More

2017 Hide and Unhide courses in Blackboard   This article will explain how to hide and unhide courses from the Course List on My Dashboard of Blackboard. It may be desired to hide a course that is no longer in session to keep the front... Read More

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2018 How to Delete an Attendance Column - Qwickly Attendance 1.  Go into Qwickly Attendance either via the Attendance tab on your course menu or via Control Panel > Course Tools > Qwickly Attendance. 2.  Click on the Attendance Record... Read More

2015 How to upload a zip file and/or SoftChalk content to Blackboard   Option 1: Upload a zipped file to Blackboard   Note:  The student does not have to download any content; rather, the content will automatically be viewable. This... Read More

2015 How to Use the Blackboard Calendar   You can use the Calendar to provide students with dates for course related events. Calendar events appear to all members of the course. Common entries include upcoming tests, due dates for... Read More

2017 In Touch Webinar - Goal Alignment in Blackboard In this video you will learn how to align the College's goals with gradable items in your Grade Center in Blackboard. You will also learn how to search for goals, align goals with... Read More

2017 In Touch Webinar - Open Educational Resources (OER) In this video you will learn about the Open Educational Resources (OER) services available through the library as well as the resources that are available. Additionally, learn to use... Read More

2017 InTouch - Qwickly In this video you will learn how to use the Qwickly Attendance and Qwickly Tool available in Blackboard. Qwickly Attendance allows you to take attendance for your class. You can link the attendance to your Grade Center.... Read More

2016 Snow Days Part 1 InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Snow Days. This video will show what you can do inside Blackboard to help prepare for snow days or days when class is cancelled.... Read More

2017 Snow Days Part 2 InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Snow Days Part 2. This video is a continuation of the Snow Days Part 1 InTouch Discussion and will show what you tools you can use�... Read More

2017 InTouch Webinar - Blackboard Instructor App In this video you will learn about the Blackboard Instructor app. You will learn how to download the app, what to do in the app, and information on the new Blackboard student app. Video length... Read More

2018 Making a Course Available to Individual Students   Instructors can make a previous course available to students either by making the course available to the entire class or for individual students. The steps below will show you how... Read More

2018 Making Curriculum Builder Readings Lists Public   In order to copy Curriculum Builder reading lists into another course, you must make your reading lists Public. Performing a Course Copy will only copy the Curriculum Builder shell,... Read More

2017   Blackboard - Managing the Menu   A standard menu is delivered with your Blackboard course but can be modified to meet your needs.    Adding a Course Menu Option 1. To add a menu item, put your mouse over the Plus sign... Read More

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2017 Problems Viewing NBC Learn Videos If you are having problems viewing NBC Learn videos, try the following steps:   Google Chrome: 1.  Click on Secure next to the URL address within your Blackboard course site as shown here. 2.  Ensure... Read More

2016 Qwickly Attendance - InTouch Discussion The following link is a video recording from the InTouch Discussion, Quickly Attendance. This is a tool that you can use in Blackboard to track attendance for your face-to-face courses. http:/... Read More

2016   Blackboard Notifications Set up Blackboard notifications to be notified when an assignment is graded, a new announcement is made, when an assignment is due, and more. You can be notified through SMS (text message), email, mobile ... Read More

2016 Posting to the Discussion Board Click on the Discussion Board link on the left-hand navigation. Click on the name of the discussion forum that you want to respond to. Note: In some forums... Read More

2014 Discussion Board - Reading Posts   Note: There are several options that you can use when viewing the discussion forum. List View Click on the Discussion Board link or button on the left-hand navigation. ... Read More

2014 Blackboard Calendar   Note: This document was adapted from the Blackboard Help “Calendar” resource at https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Student/030_Nav_My_Blackboard/Calendar.   The calendar displays a... Read More

2016 Blackboard Test Submission   Note: If your instructor requires you to use Respondus LockDown Browser and / or Monitor, then you will need to activate those tools prior to completing the steps below. Please see the Respondus... Read More

2017 Blackboard Test Submission Video   Click the following link to watch a video on how to submit your test in Blackboard. http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_student_taking_test_online.htm   Read More

2017 Discussion Board Video Tutorials   Video Link Length Creating a New Thread http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_student_creating_new_thread.htm 1m 52s Replying to a Thread http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies... Read More

2017 Students - Downloading a Google File to Upload in Blackboard   This article will show you how to download a Google file (Google Doc or Google Slide) to upload it in Blackboard.    1. Open the Google file you want to submit to... Read More

2015 For Students - Instructions on how to check grades, instructor comments, and score for tests and assignments.   Please review the following video for a detailed explanation. Video for students - Instructions on how to check grades,... Read More

2014 Inserting a Link to a website within a Blog   Note: You can add links to external websites within the blog. Highlight the text you would like to create a link for. Click the link icon. Copy and past the link to the external... Read More

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2015 My Grades   Accessing My Grades from your Course Click the My Grades link to see the status of gradable items, such as tests, assignments, wiki and blog entries, and discussion posts. Clicking the My Grades link in your course will... Read More

2016 Grade Symbols The following table describes the symbols appearing on the My Grades page.   Symbol    Description -   Item has not been completed. No information is available.   Item is completed, but will not have a... Read More

2014 My Grades Video Tutorial   Click below to watch a video tutorial on My Grades. http://ondemand.blackboard.com/r91/movies/bb91_student_checking_grades.htm Read More

2014 My Institution Tab   This document was adapted from https://help.blackboard.com   After logging in to Blackboard, you "land" on the My Institution tab. Across the top of that page, the Starfish tab is also available. Modules on the My... Read More

2016 Navigate a Course   Note: This document was adapted from the Blackboard Help “Navigate a Course” resource at https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Student/040_In_Your_Course/010_Navigate. Courses vary in design... Read More

2015 Reviewing Feedback on a Test with Respondus LockDown Browser   To review the feedback you receive on a test in Blackboard that requires you to use Respondus LockDown Browser, follow these steps: Be sure that you have closed all... Read More

2017 Students - Submission Receipts     Previously, when you submitted work in Blackboard, a message would appear at the top of you browser to verify that you have successfully submitted your assignment. Now, you will now receive a... Read More

2016 Students - Submitting Assignments in Blackboard   The following steps show you how to submit an assignment on Blackboard. Note: Be careful to only click Submit when you are completely done with your assignment.  Unless stated... Read More

2016 Submitting Assignments in Blackboard Video  The following is a video on how to submit your assignments in Blackboard.    Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI3X0XW-xkI  Read More

2017 Student - Submitting SafeAssign Assignment Your Instructor can use SafeAssign to check your submitted assignment for plagiarism. SafeAssign is a tool in Blackboard that compares your submitted assignment against a set of academic papers... Read More

2015 Using Blackboard Collaborate     Getting Ready for Blackboard Collaborate Your Instructor may have stated that an online session of your course will be done using web conferencing software called Blackboard Collaborate.  So,... Read More

2015 Using Blogs in your Class - Student   Add a New Blog Entry 1. Locate the blog within your course.   2. Under the blog name, click View 3. On the right of the page, click the Add New Entry button. 4. A new dialog box... Read More

2015 Viewing My Grades   You can view your Grades through the My Grades feature of Blackboard.In the course menu at the left, click My Grades. - OR - From the global navigation, select My Grades. The My Grades page appears. Click on... Read More

2017 Uploading and Opening a Word Document in Google Drive   This article will show you how to upload and open a Microsoft Word document in Google Drive.   1. Click the Microsoft Word document you want to open in your Blackboard... Read More

2016 Using the Remark Grade Import Building Block   1. After using Remark Office OMR/Remark Classic OMR to scan the assessments, grade them using either Quick Grade or Advanced Grade.       2. Once graded, go to File ->�... Read More

2017 IT Staff Access in Blackboard The Montgomery County Community College Information Technology (IT) staff provide Blackboard system support to College faculty and students. This support includes training on use of the system and... Read More

2016 Workaround for YouTube Mashup - Embed a YouTube Video in Blackboard If you embed the YouTube video mashup in an item within Blackboard, the YouTube video mashup will not display in full screen mode in the following browsers: Google... Read More