5 simple blackboard tips and tricks

5 SimpleBlackboard Tips and Tricks

…not as straightforward as you think

Pasting from Word…

Option #1

Make your Word document

an attachment

Screen shotClick on the Paperclip iconto add your attachment within the item

-OR-

Click on “Browse”insteadto attach your documentabove the item

Option #2

Copy from Word

into Notepad

Copy from Notepadinto Blackboard

Copy from Word into Notepad Copy from Notepadinto Blackboard

Start Accessories Notepad

Assignment Feature

Collecting Threads

1. Open Discussion Forum2. On the right side of the screen,

click “Show Options”3. Click with the mouse the boxes

of the threads you want to open at once4. Click the “Collect” Button

Embedding Video

1. Go to youtube.com and copy the “Embed Code” of the video you want to embed

2. Log into Blackboard and add an item in one of the content areas

3. Click the “<>” button on the toolbox editor 4. Paste the Embed Code of the youtube video5. Click the “<>” button to toggle back to the visual

editor

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