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Dear Instructors using Blackboard,
Blackboard will be unavailable on Monday, May 26, from
8:00AM to 11:00AM for an upgrade from version 7.3 to version
8.
As explained in a previous message, the main difference
in version 8 is the Gradebook, which is now called the
Grade Center. There are several new enhancements including
the ability to:
- Add grades directly into the Grade Center page
- Send e-mail from the Grade Center page
- Add calculated columns within the Grade Center page
- View Grade Center data that matches defined criteria
such as group membership or performance
In addition, release 8 provides enhancements to:
- Self and Peer Assessments, which enable students to
review and grade their own work by following key criteria
set by their teacher
- SafeAssign, a tool to help students learn crucial citation
and rules while helping faculty members ensure originality
of work
- Blackboard Scholar, which enables faculty to find and
share education-related resources with peers
If you are interested in learning more about these new
features, online tutorials are available on Blackboard’s
Release 8 web site at http://www.blackboard.com/release8,
and an online recording of the "Preview of Blackboard
8" ITUG event is available at: http://isc.temple.edu/ITUG.
In addition, please contact or visit one of the Instructional
Support Centers if you would like to arrange a one-on-one
consultation or demonstration. The locations are listed
below.
- Ambler Campus
Room 111, Ambler
Learning Center, 267-468-8393
- Health Sciences Campus
Suite
112, Medical Research Building, 215-707-7702
- Main Campus
Room
110, TECH Center, 215-204-0789
Have a great summer.
Eileen
Eileen Aitken
Executive Director of Academic Computing
Computer Services Department
Temple University
215-204-5555
eileen.aitken@temple.edu
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