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Setting Up Packback in Blackboard

Packback is compatible for integration with most Learning Management System (LMS) platforms, including Blackboard. This setup guide details how you can go about enabling Packback in Blackboard Ultra.

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Blackboard Ultra: How to Add Zoom (or other Tools) to Content Page

How to Add Zoom (or other Tools) to Course Content Page

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  1. Go to your Course Content Page
  2. On the right side, there is a Details & Actions Menu
  3. Under Books & Tools, click on View course & institution tools
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4. A new Books & Course Tools menu will pop up

5. Scroll down to the bottom of the menu to find Zoom Meeting

Purple arrow pointing to Zoom Meeting

6. Click on the plus sign next to Zoom Meeting to add it to your Course Content Page

7. Zoom Meeting will be added to very bottom of your Course Content Page. Click on the 6 dots to drag your new Zoom Meeting Link to where you want on your Course Content Page.

    You can follow the same process for any of the other Tools you’d like to add to your Course Content Page.

    You can read more about Adding Content from External Sources here.


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    Blackboard Ultra: How to Create Content

    Create content

    Your course’s landing page is the Content page.

    Course Content page. The plus sign menu is maximized to show all the options.

    Add content

    1. Select the purple plus sign wherever you want to add content.
      You can create new content, upload something you already have, or add content from external sources or another course.
    2. Create: Add learning modules, documents, links, folders, assignments, tests, discussions, and journals. A panel opens, and you can choose the content type you want to add.
    3. Auto-Generate Modules: You can also create learning modules with the AI Design Assistant.

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    Blackboard Ultra: How to Reorder Content

    Reorder Content on the Course Content page 

    Image of an item being moved with the six vertical dot move icon highlighted
    1. Click and hold down on the Content you want to move
    2. A purple border and background will appear around your Content
    3. Drag your mouse to the new location

    You can also move content into a folder. Expand the folder and drag the item to the area below the folder’s title.

    Ultra supports up to three levels of hierarchy for content nesting on the Course Content page. For example, a folder within a folder is two levels. A folder within a folder within a learning module is an example of three levels.

    You can move an item to a new location or into a folder with your keyboard.

    1. Tab to an item’s Move button (the button is two vertical arrows: one pointing up, one pointing down).
    2. Press Enter to activate move mode.
    3. Use the arrow keys to choose a location.
    4. Press Enter to drop the item in the new location.

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    Sharing Multiple Screens Simultaneously in Zoom

    How to enable simultaneous screen sharing prior to a meeting or webinar

    By enabling this setting in the Zoom web portal, hosts can pre-set this option before their meeting or webinar starts.

    To enable Multiple participants can share simultaneously for all users in the account:

    1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an admin with the privilege to edit account settings.
    2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.
    3. Click the Meeting tab.
    4. Under In Meeting (Basic), locate the Screen sharing setting and verify that it’s enabled.
    5. Under How many participants can share at the same time?, choose Multiple participants can share simultaneously (dual monitors recommended).
    6. (Optional) To prevent all users in your account from changing this setting, click the lock  icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

    To learn more about sharing multiple screen simultaneously, Click here

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    How to Include Audio from a Shared Video in Webex

     

    Include Audio from a Shared Video in Webex.    Go to Share content Share content and select Optimize for text and images or Optimize motion and video. 

    If you selected Optimize for motion and video and your content includes sound, check the Share your computer audio check box.

    We recommend this option if you’re sharing a video or animation that has sound. Everyone can hear what you’re sharing through the Webex Audio conference, whether they join from a phone, VoIP, or a video system.
    Stereo audio is output as mono.

    Mac users: The first time that you choose to share your computer audio, Webex prompts you to install audio drivers.

    Install Audio Drivers message.

    Select Install and follow the on-screen instructions, or select Cancel.

    Select the content that you want to share.

    You can change your optimization setting while you’re sharing content.  Select Share at the top of the screen, 

    and then select Share Content.    Share Content

    How to join a meeting in Zoom

    This article will show you a couple of ways to join a Zoom meeting 

    To Join Zoom Meeting via Email Invite

    Go to your email inbox and look for a Zoom invite from the meeting host. Click the Join Zoom Meeting link in the email.

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    The link then takes you to the Zoom client . Click Open Zoom Meeting to download the Zoom client if you do not have it on your device.

     

    Once the Zoom client is downloaded. Click Launch Meeting to join the meeting

     

    Click Join with Computer Audio to connect with computer audio.

    Click Test Speaker and Microphone to check audio

    Run Speaker audio check. Click Yes if sound is ok

     

    Speak into your microphone to check audio

    Once audio checks are done, click Join with Computer Audio to join meeting

    Open Zoom Meeting window to full screen

     

    You are now in the meeting

     

    To Join Meeting from Zoom Client

    Open Zoom client and click Join tab

    Click arrow to show meeting list

    Select the Zoom meeting you want to Join

    Click Join to enter meeting

    Note: A meeting must be in progress for an invitee to join.

    Qwickly Course Tools – Creating Calendar Event

    How to Create a Calendar Event in Qwickly Course Tools

    With Qwickly Course Tools, you can inform students of events across multiple courses like office hours or study sessions.  Using the calendar tool is one way to ensure increased student participation in scheduled events.

    1. From your Blackboard Ultra Navigation page, click Tools from the menu pane and select Qwickly Course Tools.Blackboard Ultra Navigation page with Tools menu link indicated by arrow and Qwickly Course Tools framed by outline box and arrow indicator.
    2. In Course Tools, scroll down and select Create Calendar Event.screenshot of create calendar event task in course tools
    3. Next, enter calendar event information such as Location, Date, Start and End time, then click Submit.screenshot of entering event details

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    Adding a New Contact in Zoom

    By default, your Zoom contacts directory contains all staff and faculty Zoom accounts from ACC in the All Contacts section.

    You can add any external Zoom user as a contact by specifying their email address. After they approve your contact request, you will be able to chat, share images and files, and meet instantly.

    To learn more, click Managing Contacts to read the article

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    How to Include Audio from a Shared Video in Zoom

    Zoom screen sharing allows you to share the desktop, window, application, or audio/video. Zoom allows you also to send computer audio to the remote attendees when sharing a video or audio clip.

    To learn more, click Sharing Computer Sound to read the article.

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