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Text Annotations (Tooltips)

Text annotations can be created using the Tooltips feature within the editing window of your browser.  Tooltips can be inserted in a image, hyperlink, or media. You can also copy and paste or cut and paste a Tooltip within the same lesson. The Tooltips can also be edited or removed once they have been created.

To learn more, view the document Creating Text Annotations. 

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Formatting Matching Questions/Answers in Respondus 4.0

The video below will demonstrate how to format an exam that features questions that are matching question/answer style and then uploading them to your Blackboard course via the Respondus 4.0 upload tool.

[ht_message mstyle=”info” title=”NOTE” show_icon=”true” id=”” class=”” style=”” ]The authoring tool is currently available to PC users only.  For Mac users, Respondus is accessible to faculty on the Virtual Desktop.[/ht_message]

 

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Create and Publish Tests

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Formatting Essay Questions in Respondus 4.0

The following video will demonstrate how to format an exam that features essay-style questions or short-answer style questions for uploading to your Blackboard course via the Respondus upload tool.

NOTE: The authoring tool is currently available to PC users only.  For Mac users, Respondus is accessible to faculty on the Virtual Desktop.

Companion PowerPoint Instructions

Create and Publish Tests

Additional Respondus Resources

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Formatting Questions with Images in Respondus 4.0

The video below demonstrates how to format an exam with questions that feature images for uploading to your Blackboard course via the Respondus  4.0 upload tool.

NOTE: The authoring tool is currently available to PC users only.  For Mac users, Respondus is accessible to faculty on the Virtual Desktop.

Companion PowerPoint Instructions

Create and Publish Tests

Additional Respondus Resources

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How to Navigate Within Google Docs

This video will show you how to navigate within Google Docs.

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How To Find Google Docs Through Your ACC Email

This video will show you how to find Google Docs through your ACC email.

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Adding Users to Your Blackboard Course

You can enroll instructors, students, teaching assistants, and other users individually into a course.

To learn more, view this Enroll Instructors, Students, and Other Users article.

Note: While you can’t delete an instructor from a course, you can change their role to “student” and then delete them. Be very wary of deleting any students from here because you will lose the ability to retrieve any of their information or associated files once you delete them from your course.

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Blackboard Overview: Tests, Assignments, and Grade Center

An overview of Tests, Assignments, and the Grade Center in Blackboard.

Tests and surveys measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information from students. Assignments create coursework and manage grades as well as feedback for each student. You may access the Grade Center from the Control Panel. The Grade Center can be expanded to display the links to the Needs Grading page, the Full Grade Center, and Smart views.

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Changing Course Entry Point in Blackboard

The course entry point is the first area users see when they enter your course. The default course entry point is the Home Page and contains modules that alert students to activity in your course.

To learn more, view this select the course entry point article.

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Show or Hide a Link in Menu – Blackboard

The course menu appears on the left side of your course window and is the cornerstone for the organization and navigation of your course. You create links on the course menu to present instructional materials and tools to users. You can customize its appearance and order the links.

To learn more, view the reorder and manage course menu links article.

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