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What's New?

9/17/09: We have purchased Learning Objects' JournalLX and PodcastLX blog and podcast tools for our Blackboard system. Please click on Blog & Podcast Episode links for addtiional information about these tools.

3/27/09: Blackboard version 8 Upgrade. Tutorials for these new tools (Discussion Board, Grade Center, HTML editor, spell checker, and Announcement emails) will be available via this Cal Poly Blackboard Support Site after March 25.

Discussion Board:

  • forum or thread grading
  • view total posts
  • view post dates
  • average post length
  • minimum and maximum post lengths
  • average post position
  • RSS, subscribe to a forum. Emails are sent when new threads are created
  • peer rating
  • ability to copy forums
  • users can save posts as drafts
  • search threads
  • lock forums to prevent additional posts

Peer & Self Assessment:

  • peer & self assess images, text, and digital-based resources
  • create an excerise with questions for the assessor
  • varitey of grading criteria available, such as; rubrics, full points or partical credit
  • monitor the progress os the assessment, download the submissions/results, and apply to the Grade Center

Grade Center (Gradebook):
   Bb 6 Gradebook VS Bb 8 Grade Center

  • assessment, set number of multiple attempts
  • all attempts are viewable within the Grade Center
  • self assessment options (allow student and faculty to view grade or only allow the student to view grade) Grade not included in the final course grade
  • ability to import/export tests and survey’s within the Test and Survey Manager tool
  • extra credit, incorrect points are not counted against students
  • feedback has been organized to allow more options
  • assignment files now include student name, course name, username and date/time
  • comments can be added by the instructor for each graded item

HTML Editor: built-in WYSIWYG HTML editor for both Mac and PC and all browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari)

Spell Checker: added to email, glossary and the assignment tool

Announcement Emails: ability to send email to course users when announcements are created

6/24/08: We have purchased the teamsLX wiki tool for our Blackboard system. Please click on WIKI for addtiional information about this tool.