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Using the Calendar

Find all important course dates in one place through Blackboard’s calendar. You can use the course calendar to provide students with dates for course-related events. Course calendar events appear to all members of the course. Common entries include upcoming tests, due dates for assignments, or special lectures. Course items with due dates appear automatically in the course calendar. Only instructors can create course calendar events.

To learn more, view Using the calendar article

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Creating Announcements in Blackboard

Announcements are a great way to communicate with your students. You can post updates, due dates, recaps, tips, corrections, and other relevant information for them to review. You can also send a copy of your announcements immediately to students as an email.

For additional information, view this Announcements article.

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Requesting a Blackboard Building Block

To request a third-party integration, please complete the Blackboard Building Block Request Form.

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Copying Course Content into Blackboard

Copying course materials into a new course creates a course in the system and populates it with content from an existing course in the system. The course menu specified in the source course will replace the default menu in the new course.

To learn more, view the Copy Courses article

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Viewing Student Data in the Retention Center

Check the overall academic health of your class in the main table and see who is struggling. With just a glance, find out who needs your help and drill in to see their specific areas of difficulty. You can contact at-risk students immediately and flag those you want to monitor closely. As you observe their progress and send emails, you can also keep track of this correspondence and make notes about each student in the Retention Center.

To learn more, view the The Retention Center article.

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Using the Blackboard Performance Dashboard

The Blackboard Performance Dashboard displays all types of user activity in your course or organization.  All users enrolled in your course are listed, including instructors, students, teaching assistants, graders, observers, and guests. Pertinent information about each user’s progress and activity appear.

For additional information, view the Performance Dashboard article.

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Editing Test Options and Test Exceptions in Blackboard

Test Options

When you deploy a test in a content area, you set the options for feedback, due date, restriction by location, timer, multiple attempts, and presentation.

To learn more, view this Test and Survey Options article.

Test Exceptions

For existing test availability settings, you can make exceptions for individual students or groups. You might use exceptions to provide an accommodation to a student who is disabled or for technology and language differences.

To learn more, view the Test Exceptions section.

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Importing/Exporting Blackboard Tests, Survey, and Pools

You can import and export Blackboard tests, surveys, and pools to use in other courses or share with other instructors.

For additional information, view Import or Export Tests, Surveys, and Pools article.

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Editing Test Questions and Point Values in Blackboard

You can edit test questions and point values in Blackboard.

To learn more, view this Edit Tests and Questions article.

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Creating Tests in Blackboard

You can use tests and surveys to measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information from students.

To learn more, view this Create Tests and Surveys article.

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