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CPO 2208
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Office Hours:
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| Apr. 24 |
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Blackboard and Internet Explorer
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Microsoft recently released an update patch to Internet Explorer
in order to fix some known holes in the web browser and increase
security. This update will have some effect on Blackboard functionality.
When using Blackboard, you will have to hit the SPACEBAR (or
click within a text box) to:
- Activate textboxes (textbox or WYSIWIG
editors).
- Launch embedded content (Flash content, movies,
and sound files). You may be prompted by a window to activate
ActiveX; when prompted click "OK".
- Launch equations
created with Equation Editor.
- Activate Virtual Classroom
(Full Feature Chat) and Lightweight Chat.
Please contact Instructional Technology at 3807 or
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| Feb. 27 |
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Easier Blackboard Login |
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We have made logging into Blackboard even easier! You may now
visit the "Current Student" page or the "Faculty
and Staff" page located on www.berea.edu to access a login
button. This is addition to using blackboard.berea.edu.
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| Feb. 26 |
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Grade book Weight by Category |
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Thanks to Jan Pearce for contributing this: Even thought Blackboard
asks for the number of points possible for each item entered
into the grade book, Blackboard expects each of the items in
a certain category (e.g. assignments) to have the same weight
in the course. I found this out because I typically give assignments
which are assigned points based upon their difficulty, and I
was surprised to find that Blackboard was displaying both a 2
point assignment and a 10 point assignment as worth 10.7% of
the value in the course. (This grading problem can be corrected
by using the "Weight by Item" category, but use of
this category requires by-hand recomputation each time a new
item is entered.)
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| Feb. 17 |
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Web Browser Requirement |
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Internet Explorer is the only official supported web browser
for Blackboard. This means that if students chose to use any
other web browser (such as Netscape or Firefox) some features
of Blackboard may not work correctly or may not be available.
Also, online exams quizzes and exams may act quirky with other
browsers. If you or your student experiences problems with Blackboard
when using another browser, please log out of Blackboard, and
log in using Internet Explorer.
Mac users: There are some functions of Blackboard that may
not work correctly with any Mac web browser. This does not
mean that Blackboard will not work with a Mac, it only means
that some options may not be available or extra steps need
to be followed. An example of this is attachments, which may
first need to be downloaded to the desktop and then opened.
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| Jan. 31 |
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Respondus |
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Respondus does work with Blackboard Learning System 7 (basic).
For further information, please contact instructional support.
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