By default, all new Blackboard courses are unavailable to students. Those listed as Instructor will see (unavailable) next to their course name when they log into Blackboard. That means that instructors can access their courses and upload content, but that they’re currently hidden to students.
It is the responsibility of the instructor to make their […]
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Activating your Fall 2008 courses
Workshops scheduled for August 2008!
Don’t wait until the last minute to get started with Blackboard! Teaching, Learning + Technology’s Instructional Technology Support Team has announced their Blackboard workshop schedule for August 2008.
Topics covered:
- Basic Blackboard use
- The Discussion Board and other tools
- Assignment collection tools
- Blogs and wikis
- Online tests and surveys
- Blackboard’s Gradebook
We will also be holding two […]
SafeAssign is back!
SafeAssign has returned to service. Many apologies for the inconvenience!
SafeAssign is down
SafeAssign is currently unavailable. We’ve submitted a help request to Blackboard and are awaiting a response. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Scheduled downtime Friday, 5/2/08 at 8AM
Blackboard will be undergoing routine maintenance Friday, May 2 at 8:00AM. We expect the maintenance to last about 30 minutes. Blackboard will be inaccessible during this time.
Workshops scheduled for Summer 2008!
Attention faculty, instructors, and staff!
TLT’s Blackboard Support Team has scheduled numerous workshops for the the months of May, June, and July. Please consider coming by to get a head start on your fall courses!
Workshop topics will include:
- Basics/Posting Content
- Tools
- Assignments
- Blogs & Wikis
- Tests & Surveys
- Gradebook
- Adaptive Release
For more information and to register, […]
Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Roster Deletions
If you used Blackboard during Fall 2007 and/or Winter 2008 — this announcement pertains to your course!
On Friday, March 21, 2008, we will be deleting all rosters from Fall 2007/Winter 2008 Blackboard courses. Course content will remain, but all students will be removed.
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IF YOU:
1. are teaching a class that does not follow the West Campus […]
Spring 2008 Workshops!
The Blackboard Support Team has scheduled numerous workshops for the Spring 2008 semester.
Topics include:
Blogs and Wikis
Assignments and SafeAssign
Blackboard Tools (including Discussion Board)
Gradebook
Tests and Surveys
Register today, space is limited! http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Ic/Classes
If you have any questions, contact us at blackboard@stonybrook.edu or 631-632-2777.
SafeAssign: Brief outage Friday, February 29, at 5:30PM
There will be a brief outage of the SafeAssign central service starting at 5:30pm ET on Friday, February 29. This outage is to allow the Blackboard Beyond Team to update the SafeAssign central service. The outage is expected to last only a few minutes. Users will not be able to submit to SafeAssign while the […]
SafeAssign: Brief outage Wednesday, January 30 at 5PM
There will be a brief outage of the SafeAssign central service starting at 5pm ET on Wednesday January 30. This outage is to allow the Blackboard Beyond Team to update the SafeAssign central service. The outage is expected to last only a few minutes. Users will not be able to submit to SafeAssign while the […]