BLOG TRAINING

Ernest Yates from the Distance Education department will have Blog training on Friday August 20 from 10am-noon at AC 282.  Training that will help you make your blog even more useful, plus training on basic usage will be covered.

In this session you will be adding rich features to your blog like the ones listed below:

1. Google Analytics -  gives you rich insights into your website traffic and marketing effectiveness. Powerful, flexible and easy-to-use features now let you see and analyze your traffic data in an entirely new way.

2. Apture - gives readers the power to search and explore rich content and media from the web without even leaving the page.

3. Snapshots - is the world's most popular way to give your users a more fun and interactive experience on your site or blog.

If you want to learn more about Prezi (http://www.prezi.com) let Ernest know and  he is ready to give a separate training for that.
Training Location and time:

Classroom AC 282 has been reserved for Friday, August 20 from 10am-noon
 

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Blackboard Training Fall Semester 2010

Blackboard Tip: Begining of the Semester Checklist

Tip: Beginning of semester  you may want to 

  Improve course design and menu options

  Make the course available

Improve your course design:

         From within the course control panel Click on Customization and then select Style where you can:

                        Choose a course menu style

                       Manage how the menu is displayed

    Select Course Entry Point

    Add/change the course banner

    

                Note: On the Course Menu, you can:

            Re-arrange the order of menu items by clicking on the double-headed arrow to the left of the menu item then dragging and dropping the item to its new position on the Course Menu

            rename, show/hide, or delete a menu item by clicking on the action link (cheveron) next to the item

          Add a content area, a link to a course tool, a link to a course area, or an external link to the course menu by clicking on the Add (plus) symbol on the Course Menu

Rearrange

Chevron

Add Content

Make the course available:

       From within  the course shell On the Control Panel, click on Customization and then select Properties

         Under Set Availability, select Yes to Make Course Available

        Click Submit

Links:

Course Available Video

BBWorld 2010: Blackboard Dr. C

While having a free service from Blackboard is uncommon, during BBworld 2010 conferrence that took place from July 14 to 16, I stopped by Dr. C stand to learn more about this free question and answer service. Mike Zimmeran a system administrator at the University of Nebraska involved in this project explained to my shaking camera what this online community established by blackboard do. Simply, an end user group runs an online forum hosted on blackboard.com. DR C answers questions posted by students’ faculty and college staff. The service is moderated by a dedicated, international group of peers, fellow Blackboard clients as the site state. If you'd like to get involved in a blackboard online community or have a question you can ask Dr. You would need a blackboard passport to use the service. http://passport.blackboard.com/signup.aspx

BBworld 2010 : How to deal with Blackboard Problems?

An administrator from Texas Woman University talks about how her department deals with blackboard problems.
“DON’T WORRY IF IT IS GOING TO BREAK, JUST EXPECT IT!"

Blackboard Tip: Grade Center's Smart Views

Grade Center's Smart Views


In Blackboard , you can create smart views of your Grade Center which allow you to filter which students you view, the columns you view, or a combination of both.

Steps:

- From the course control panel click on the Evaluation - Grade Center

- On the Grade Center page, click on the Manage button and then select Smart Views from the dropdown menu.

- Click on the Add Smart View button.

- On the Create Smart View page, enter a name (required) and description (optional) then select a Type of View from one of the following:

* Group (select individual groups)

* Benchmark (select users based on performance criteria)

* Focus (select individual users)

* Investigate (a combination of the first three)

- Select the criteria you would like to use to limit users.

* NOTE: If you would like to create a view that only limits which columns you view but includes all students, select Benchmark for your view type and then make the criteria “Grade on Total Greater than or Equal to” 0.


- Use Filter Results to choose which columns you would like to view.

Click Submit then OK. Your new Smart View will now be an option on the Current View dropdown located on the yellow action bar.

- To edit the smart view created, from the smart view page click the chevron near the name and select edit .

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