Blackboard update

From Jenny Darrow, Academic Technology:

While your first inclination for the new Blackboard may be to jump right in, we encourage you to take a moment and look at our calendar of events designed to make your transition from 7.3 to 9.1 as simple as possible. If you cannot attend then you might want to look at our library of “how-to” located here http://keeneweb.org/at.

In the meantime, here are some items you might find useful:

• Student rosters will be loaded into Bb by the end of Monday, August 23, with student “adds” updated daily
• Be sure you make your course available to your students; otherwise they will not be able to access any content (directions for making your course available to students are here: http://bit.ly/aSAQ0m).

Our growing workshop/event schedule has already kicked off, but don’t worry; we have a number of upcoming opportunities. For a full schedule visit the CELT calendar, but here is a taste of what we will be offering:

1. Monday, 8/23, 45P.M.. Location: Rhodes S121 (CE Lab): Blackboard Basics. Registration is required: http://www.keene.edu/it/helpdesk/training
2. Tuesday, 8/24, 4– 5p.m.. Location: Rhodes S121 (CE Lab): Blackboard - No More Paper: Using the Assignment Tool. Registration is required: http://www.keene.edu/it/helpdesk/training
3. Wednesday, 8/25, 1:30-2:30PM. Huntress 012: Blackboard - Giving Feedback Using the Grade Center (half our drop-in from 1-1:30 for basic questions). Registration is required: http://www.keene.edu/it/helpdesk/training
4. Friday, 8/27, 23PM. Huntress 012: Blackboard Can Do THAT?! Registration is required: http://www.keene.edu/it/helpdesk/training

If you have any questions about Bb please do not hesitate to contact us at blackboard@keene.edu.