2. Known issuesKnown issues  Course copying  External links (new window)  HTML / Paste from Word  Markup validation  Elluminate  Re-submit file links

3. New FeaturesNew Features  Double-arrow button  Empty content area warning  Mobile app  iOS, Android, Blackberry  Content Collection  Content Types (…)

4. New Content TypesNew Content Types  Lesson Plan  Syllabus  Mashup  Pull content from YouTube, Flickr, etc.  IN THEORY…  Interactive Tool  Blog, Wiki, etc.

5. Small ChangesSmall Changes  Announcements – no e-mail sent  “Staff Information”  “Contacts”  Control Panel usage  Many things added right from folders  “Communication” vs. “Tools”  Changing course appearance  Control Panel  Customization  Style  Course Availability  Control Panel  Customization  Properties  Users / Groups  Control Panel  Users and Groups

6. Big Change #1: Digital DropboxBig Change #1: Digital Dropbox  Digital Dropbox has been discontinued  Online submission of work done through “Assignments”  Needs Grading area  Populates gradebook automatically

7. Big Change #2: Uploading FilesBig Change #2: Uploading Files  Content Collection  Many levels  Use course or user  Upload File or Upload Package (.zip)

8. Big Change #3: Online QuizzesBig Change #3: Online Quizzes  Much is the same  Control Panel  Course Tools  Tests, Surveys, and Pools  Now using “Pools” to help you more efficiently organize your test questions for re-use  Example – “Chapter 1”  Build pool first  Create exam second, pull from pools  Not mandatory, but helpful  Reminder: Create test first using Control Panel, then deploy it in your module

9. Tips  Adding media to your quiz questions  Done specifically for each test  Create test, then “Question Settings”  Renaming and Moving folders  Subheaders and Dividers in course menu  Tool Availability  Gradebook  Color coding for instructors  Smart Views

10. Getting Help / Learning MoreGetting Help / Learning More  TLC Workshops  https://utlc.uncg.edu/workshops/list_by_category.jsp?cat_id =77000294# https://utlc.uncg.edu/workshops/list_by_category.jsp?cat_id =77000294#  Official Blackboard site  http://ondemand.blackboard.com/ http://ondemand.blackboard.com/  Blackboard videos!  http://ondemand.blackboard.com/communicate.htm http://ondemand.blackboard.com/communicate.htm  Me!  mslibera@uncg.edu mslibera@uncg.edu  Office 234

11. Questions? Handouts available on the SoMTD website under Resources  Faculty & Staff  Music, Theatre, Dance mslibera@uncg.edu