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How to Interpret the Blackboard Ally Accessibility Score
Posted October 12, 2022
by IDLT
In last month's edition, we discussed how to run the Course Accessibility Report. This report gives you an overview of all the files in your course and how they score in terms of accessibility. It is extremely useful in helping you know where to start. You’ve run the report, but now what? We recommend staying on the Overview tab and clicking Start in the box containing Content with the easiest issues to fix. T...
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Recording a YuJa video directly from PowerPoint.
Posted October 12, 2022
by IDLT
YuJa has introduced a new feature for recording PowerPoint presentations. This plug-in allows for ease of recording a PowerPoint presentation which automatically uploads to your YuJa account.
If you have previously recorded audio in PowerPoint and uploaded it to Blackboard, be forewarned – your course will run out of space. The storage capacity of a Blackboard course is 2GB. Students struggle to download and playback large files, especially on mobile devices. Streaming ...
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Using the Retention Center to Help Your Students
Posted October 12, 2022
by IDLT
The Blackboard Retention Center is an unsung hero in monitoring and engaging students in your courses. Not only can you see which students are at-risk, you can track their level of engagement with the online course. Additionally, the Retention Center allows you to communicate quickly with students who are inactive or late in meeting assignment deadlines. Want to acknowledge students who are excelling? The Retention Center offers customization options to meet your teaching style.
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