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Blackboard Upgrade for Spring 2021
The new version of Blackboard includes the following new features:
- No more outages for future Blackboard updates - Updates to the Blackboard software and servers will no longer require downtime.
- Enhanced Content Editor - When adding any item, file, or web link etc.
- Bb Annotate for grading student assignments will have access to the content library - You can create a bank of reusable comments. You can add, edit, delete, and search comments in the library.
- Course Availability icon in more places - The padlock icon now appears on tool pages in a course site. Additionally, if availability dates need adjustment, instructor is taken to the page to adjust them.
- Needs Grading Filter - Instructors can opt to exclude items that do not affect grades from appearing in the Needs Grading screen. Preference remembered.
- Announcement Emails - Now include the announcement title and course name in the email’s subject line.
Please contact the Service Desk (412.237.8700 or help@servicedesk.ccac.edu ) if you or your students require support or find a technical issue in the new update.
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Bb Annotate - Grading Student Assignments
Video (2 mins.) Annotation options when grading student Assignments in Bb Gradebook. New feature details: Content Library: Create a bank of reusable comments. You can add, edit, delete, and search comments in the library. You can also add a comment directly to the submission page from the menu. Select the plus sign to add a new comment to the Content Library. You can Place comment, Copy to Clipboard, Edit, or Delete content from the library. Type keywords or phrases to search for saved comments.
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Blackboard - Enhanced Content Editor
Enhanced Content Editor
- One menu for adding attachments from local computer, cloud, or another tool
- Responsive design for different screen sizes
- Improved accessibility and accessibility checker
- Pasting from Office now allows removing extra HTML while retaining basic formatting.
- Pasting URLs from YouTube and other video sites will automatically embed for inline playback
- Formatted computer code is now accepted
- Texting wrapping around an image for left/right justification
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Blackboard - Enhanced Content Editor
Video (3 mins.) The Update Content Editor in Blackboard
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