Blackboard Student Help
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They also have useful videos on https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Student/Watch_Videos
Help
This site provides step-by-step instructions for staff on how to use instructional technologies such as Blackboard and University of Galway digitally enhanced classrooms.
Topics
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Getting Started with Blackboard 9
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Manage Users 10
- An overview of obtaining Instructor access to a course
- How do I get Blackboard access to a module I am teaching?
- How to enrol a teaching assistant or external user to my Blackboard course
- How to manage External Examiner access in Blackboard
- How to remove an Instructor
- How to enroll a Notetaker on my Blackboard course
- How Students are enrolled on my Blackboard courses?
- How can I use Guest access on a Blackboard course
- Why can't I add another user to my Blackboard course?
- How to enroll a Student on my Blackboard course
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Course Content 12
- A Course Tour
- How to Upload Files to Course Files
- Adding Content
- Blackboard Ally at NUI Galway
- H5P at NUI Galway
- hypothes.is in Blackboard
- Adding LinkedIn Learning materials to Blackboard
- Ad Hoc Blackboard Courses
- Remove unintentional formatting
- Blackboard Learn File Naming Conventions
- How to create a OneNote Class notebook from Blackboard
- Embedding external websites using HTML embed code
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Discussions, blogs, journals and wikis 4
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Managing Captured/Self-Created Video Content 3
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Synchronous Online Activities (Webinars, livestreaming, etc.) 5
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Calendar and Notifications 2
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Surveys 1
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Assessment 8
- Choosing between Blackboard Assignments vs Turnitin Assignments
- Blackboard Assignments
- Clearing, Ignoring or Allowing an Additional Assignment Attempt
- Turnitin assignments - Video overview
- Use My Media (in Blackboard) to submit a student video assignment
- Blackboard Tests
- Blackboard Portfolios
- Self and Peer Assessments
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Timed Tests 6
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Final Results Return 10
- QA260 Returning Results in the Blackboard Grade Centre
- Overview of the Grade Centre
- Visibility of marks to students
- Enter and Return your Final Marks
- Return Marks for Visiting and 2nd Sitting Students
- Email confirmation
- Organising Your Grade Centre Columns
- Using Excel in the Grade Centre
- Importing to Excel with Student IDs Beginning in 0
- FAQ
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Helping your students 2