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Re: Weighted Column

I surely agree with Sondra, it's somehow confusing for some, but hopefully people here could help answer these questions.

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by karen sioco on 11 Jul 2010

Bb 9.1: iPad users cannot submit work (using Safari mobile)

Safari is one of the unsupported internet browsers for Bb. Thought I'd share some specifics so you can alert students who want to use an iPad with Bb 9.1 Here's what we've discovered so far: A user accessing Bb on an iPad (mobile Safari) can view the course and it looks really pretty, but...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Sharon Elin on 22 Jun 2010

Bb 9.1 -- images not showing up in assignments when they are launched

Images in assignments: When inserting an image into an assignment/assessment, there is no access to the "Content Collection" to retrieve images there. Also, images inserted into assignments do not get stored in the Content Collection automatically as they do from other content areas. This means...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Sharon Elin on 9 Jun 2010

9.1 - strange behavior when creating assignments: a duplicate assignment is created

When creating a new assignment, a duplicate assignment is created. The second one has broken links to the images and the first one has images intact. The duplicates show up in the students' view in their "My Grades" list, even if the assignment is deleted from the content area. The student...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Sharon Elin on 1 Jun 2010

Tests, Wiki and Discussions opening in a new window

I do not want my Tests, Wikis and Discussions to open in a new window, where do I find the setting for that.Even the new Wiki I created opens in a new window. My course was imported from Bb Vista, could that be the cause? Thank you

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Jill Golden on 27 May 2010

Comments or "Feedback to user" for assignment feedback?

Hi there Has anyone looked at pros and cons of using comments (in spreadsheet view) or "Feedback to user" in detailed view when providing feedback to students for assignments via the grade center (in BB8)? Thanks Roger

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Roger Gardner on 24 May 2010

Bb9 Archive - Does it include assignment submissions and/or graded returns?

On Blackboard 9 Learn, I just archived my course. The Bb9 documentation I have (Archive Administrator Manual v9.0, Publication Date: Dec 2008) states that "Archive Course creates a permanent record of a Course including all the content and user interactions." My question, generally, is what...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Daniel Burnside on 10 Apr 2010

assignment submission dates?

I like to grade assignments on a first in, first out basis. Is there some way I can see the date/time each assignment was submitted without opening up each submission individually? (Note that the last accessed date doesn't help very much because students may submit several assignments close together...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Ralph Westfall on 9 Apr 2010

Blackboard 9.0: Assessments and assignments inside a Learning Module

In a Bb9.0 Learning Module that contains an assignment or a test on a page in the middle (ex: page 5 out of 8), the student cannot return to the same page of the module after submitting the work. The student is taken back to Page 1 after submitting. This is different from the way Learning Units worked...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Sharon Elin on 24 Mar 2010

Download test results with file response question type

I have a test with some short answer and some file response question type. I'm trying to download all the submissions to all the questions at once. If I use the double-arrow menu in the column header for the test and select "Download Results", I can get the submissions to the short-answer...

Posted to Archived Blackboard Learning System (7 & 8) (Forum) by Matthew Leingang on 28 Jan 2010