Is Blackboard Text Box Editor compatible with Internet Explorer 7?
The following information is available from Blackboard on using Internet Explorer 7
Follow these steps to add the Blackboard server to the list of trusted sites.
1. Login to the Blackboard server and navigate to a page that uses the Visual Text Box Editor.
2. Determine if the Blackboard server is in the list of Trusted Sites. When accessing Blackboard, a green check mark will appear in the Status Bar with the label, Trusted Sites. If Restricted Sites (a red circle icon) or Internet (a globe icon) appears instead, the Blackboard server must be added to the list of Trusted Sites.
3. Double-click the Status Bar where the Restricted Sites or the Internet icon appears. The Internet Security Properties box will open.
4. Click on the Trusted Sites icon under the Select a zone to view or change security settings heading. Click Sites to open the Trusted Sites box.
5. The URL for the Blackboard server should appear in the Add this website to the zone field. If not, enter the URL that is used to access in the field.
6. Check Require Server Verification (https:) for all sites in this zone option.
7. Click Add.
8. Click Close.
9. Click OK on the Internet Security Properties box.
10. Refresh the page.
11. A message will appear in the Internet Explorer Information Bar: "This website wants to run the following add-on: 'Microsoft (R) Dynamic HTML Editing Control' from 'Microsoft Corporation'. If you trust the website and the add-on and want to allow it to run, click here..."
12. Click the message and select Run ActiveX Control from the context menu.
13. Click Run in the Security Warning box.
14. The Visual Text Box Editor is now configured to operate correctly within this browser.
When I add grades or change a column, the Grade Center doesn't seem to save my changes. How do I correct this?
This problem is caused by Internet Explorer's cache setting.
Here is how to fix this issue in Internet Explorer (IE):
- Click the "Tools" menu and then "Internet Options"
- Then click on the "Settings" button for "Browsing History" or "Temporary Internet files".
- Next, make sure "Every time I visit the webpage" is selected for "Check for newer versions of stored pages".
Note: You may also want to switch to using Firefox as your preferred browser since the Grade Center loads faster and doesn't have the inherent problems that effect IE.
I can't see the scroll bar in the Grade Center with Firefox or IE.
The problem is related to the scroll bar setting in Windows XP.
This can be fixed by changing the Windows XP scroll bar size back to 20 or smaller.
Here is how to change the scroll bar setting in Windows XP:
- Open the Windows Control Panel, Display Properties
- Click the Appearance tab
- Click the Advanced button
- Select "Scrollbar" from the Item: drop-down list and change the size to < 20 (the default is 17)
Training Frequently Asked Questions FAQ's
Grade Center
General
How do I reset a student's quiz attempt?
To reset a student's quiz attempt, go to: Control Panel > Grade Center
Next, click on double arrow drop down menu and view the Grade Details. This will show you the all information on this student's grade and attempts.
From here you can override grades, view, modify and clear attempts, and give feedback to student.
To clear an assessment attempt, click the "Clear Attempt" button.
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How do I add and remove a grade column?
Add a grade column:
- Under Assessment > Select Grade Center>
- Add Grade Column. Click in the box to type information >
- Use pull-down menu to choose Display, Category and Dates
- Select Submit > Ok
This column can be removed by using the double arrow drop down menu in the column heading and selecting Remove Column. See Blackboard 3 for more Grade Center help.
Enter scores by selecting the appropriate cell and then using the Enter key.
Another option is to enter grades in an Excel spreadsheet and upload them to Blackboard.
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How do I print out a roster in Excel?
From the Grade Center>Manage double arrow drop down menu, select Download.
Select Data to Download
- Full Grade Center Contains all columns and associated data
- Selected Column Use the drop-down menu to select one column and its data.
Check the box to include comments for the column.
- User Information Only Columns containing student data such as User Name are included
- Select the file delimiter, Comma or Tab.
Save the tab-delimited file and open it from within Excel to see student names and print.
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How do I add another instructor / TA to my course?
To add another instructor to your course:
From the Control Panel of your course, select the Enroll User link located in the User Management area. Next, search for the user you wish to add to your course (searching by ACC e-mail address is recommended).
Once your search results have been returned, check the box next to the user you wish to enroll and click the Submit button. Next, click the OK button to return to the Control Panel.
All users are enrolled with student access by default. To allow the new user to have instructor access to your course, click the List / Modify Users link under the User Management area. Search for the user's account within your course site, and then click the Properties button next to their account.
Select the appropriate role for the new user under area 4, Role and Availability, and then click Submit.
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How do I set the availablility of a course?
The availability setting of your course determines whether or not students will be able to access your course site. A course listed as (unavailable) will not appear in student's My Courses menu, however, the instructor will still have full access to the course site.
You can set the availability of your course via:
Control Panel > Settings > Course Availability
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How do I customize my course menu?
You can add or remove items from your course menu by clicking the Manage Course Menu link located in the Control Panel area of your course.
There are four types of menu items that you can choose to add. The type of menu item you choose to add is important, as they will all serve a different purpose.
- Content Area - This is an area where you will place some kind of content. Content can be Word documents, PDFs, Web Pages, assessment links, anything really. The important part is that a content area is a place to put stuff (exactly like a folder).
- Tool Area - A tool area will link to a Blackboard feature that does something. Examples of Blackboard tools include grade checking, discussion boards, the virtual classroom (aka live chat room), e-mail, Calendar, etc. A tool area will link to a function within Blackboard.
- Course Link - A Course Link will link to a specific place within your Blackboard course. For instance, a course link can link directly to a specific discussion forum within your course, or it could also link directly to Unit 3 Homework (which is really in Course Documents > Unit 3 > Homework > Homework for Unit 3). You could consider a course link as, "creating a shortcut to something in my course."
- External Link - External links are simply links to web sites outside of Blackboard. For instance, you could add a link to the library's MLA documentation site, or your personal website, directly from your course menu.
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How do I stop old courses from displaying in the My Courses menu?
To stop an old course from displaying in your My Courses menu, click the pencil icon  located at the top of the My Courses module. To remove a course, simply uncheck the course's "Display Course" setting.
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How do I add images to an assessment?
Once you have created a new test in the Test Manager (Control Panel > Manage Tests > Add New Test), select the "Creation Settings" button next to the Question Type dropdown menu.
To enable images for test questions and answers, select the appropriate checkbox and then click Submit.
- Add images, files, and external links to answers.
- Add images, files, and external links to questions.
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How do I add a course banner?
If you already have a jpg image that is 450 x 90 pixels, you add it by doing the following.
Control Panel > Course Design > Course Banner
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How do I enable guest access?
Control Panel > Settings > Guest Access
Most users will want to allow guest access to various content areas. You can enable guest access to content areas via Control Panel > Manage Tools > Tool Availability
The Allow Guest checkbox should be checked.
Once you have enabled guest access, you will then need to configure the different course areas that you want to enable for guests.
Control Panel > Modify Course Menu
If you click the Modify button next to your course areas, you can choose to enable or disable guest access to the various course areas.
To access the course as a guest, a user can click the Preview button on Blackboard's login page. On the courses tab there is a course search box on the left hand side. Guests can search by synonym (preferred) or by title (may return many results).
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How do I import a course cartridge?
To import a course cartridge, go to: Control Panel > Import Course Cartridge
Next, simply enter the download key provided by the book publisher and then click submit. You will receive a confirmation e-mail once the cartridge import has completed.
If you are teaching multiple sections of the same course, we recommend importing the cartridge to ONE course site. You can then configure the cartridge material and course site to your liking, and then use the Course Copy feature to copy the configured course site to any additional sections.
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