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How to Check Student Activity on an Assignment
The first step is to go to the assignment itself. From there, you will need to click on the "Student Activity" option on the navigation bar. This sits right under the name of the assignment. Once you are in student activity, you can scroll down the ...
How to Change the Visibility of Many Assignments at Once
Click the ellipses in the top corner of the content area. Select Batch Edit from the drop-down menu. From here, you can check the items you want to release all at once or edit the visibility of all selected items.
Collect submissions offline and grade with rubrics
Sometimes an instructor wants to create a rubric to assess a student's performance in an offline or non-Ultra course context. For example, if a student is being assessed for a public speaking project, the instructor may want to convey instructions or ...
How to Upload a Question Bank to Blackboard Ultra
1- Starting from the course content page, look to the right of the page and there you will see a column. 2- At the bottom of the column you will see the option to "Manage Banks". Click on that link. It twill take you to the question banks area. 3- ...
How to copy course content from one Blackboard Ultra course to another Ultra course
From Ultra to Ultra: Starting in the course that you would like to copy into, click on the three horizontal black dots that are located near the top right side of the window, right underneath the course image. From the dropdown menu click on the ...
How to Copy Course Content from a Blackboard Original Course to a Blackboard Ultra Course
From Original to Ultra: From the Blackboard landing page, navigate to the course that you would like to copy. Within the course, scroll down the page until you reach the "Course Management" section. Within the "Course Management" you will need to ...
How do I exclude an attempt from a student on an assessment?
Allowing students to submit multiple attempts for an assessment can help them stay on track. It can improve the quality of the assessment and boost student success. However, there are some circumstances where an attempt doesn’t need to be graded. For ...
How to I record videos inside course documents?
Many instructors have already tried recording feedback for assignments and making video announcements, but now, until June 30, 2025, they can record videos directly inside of documents! (Note: At the end of 2025, All videos recorded will be ...
How do I add a knowledge check into a Blackboard document?
The Content Designer for Documents now includes a Knowledge Check block. The Knowledge Check enhances the learning experience. Knowledge checks allow students to engage with content and receive immediate feedback. Instructors are also empowered with ...
Safe Assign
Safe Assign You can use SafeAssign to prevent plagiarism and to create opportunities to help students identify how to properly attribute sources rather than paraphrase. SafeAssign is effective as both a deterrent and an educational tool. SafeAssign ...