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Beyond Blackboard

Explore the new features of Blackboard 8.0, such as Announcement, Email, and Messages enhancements. Discover tools like Pronto, StudyMate, and Respondus. Utilize resources for faculty on Campus Connect and Faculty Web, including Media Server for distributing podcasts and upcoming video casts. Learn about Scholar for bookmarking, SafeAssign for originality reports, and Pronto for instant linking. Discover game-like learning objects and Test creation features. Prepare for the new releases of JournalLX and TeamsLX for course blogging and team-based wikis.

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Beyond Blackboard

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  1. Beyond Blackboard Technology to enhance any classroom Media

  2. The NEW Blackboard 8.0 • Blackboard will be down May 11 – May 18 • What’s New is back!! • New Announcement, Email, and Messages features • Tree View is back on the Discussion Board • The Grade Center • Adding new products – wikis, blogs, and scholar

  3. CLICK FOR HELP! • For Faculty • Quick Guides to: • Pronto • StudyMate • Respondus • Full info on Blackboard 8 • For Students • Quick Guide for Blackboard • Pronto • Hints and tips • FAQs

  4. Free Student Orientation to Online Learning • Plan when to work on your course and how to access • Adding information on proctors • Gather your materials • Learn to use Blackboard • Featuring the new Blackboard 8 • Prepare to communicate with your faculty • NEW – Faculty “requirements” • Check Click for Help after April 25 for more info

  5. Ivy Tech Tools • Virtual Library • For “distance learners” • For Faculty • Campus Connect • Faculty Web Available Now!

  6. Media Server • Distribute audio podcasts while protecting your intellectual property • Soon distribute video casts with the same ease Media Available Now! New features coming soon!

  7. Creating Podcasts is Easy • Use any tool you like that will create an MP3 file – we like Audacity • Record with an inexpensive microphone • Add to the media server and select your settings • Add a URL to Blackboard, iTunes, or any other feed reader

  8. SafeAssign • Provides an originality report to both the student and the faculty member • Builds an institutional database of previous work submitted by students Available Now!

  9. Scholar • Quickly add and categorize bookmarks to any Blackboard course • Share and have students share links in a “scholar”-ly search tool Available Now!

  10. Pronto • Instantly links students and faculty – no need to remember usernames/systems • Simple interface • Text and voice chat both individually and groups Available Now!

  11. Test creation and management. • Blackboard 7.x settings and ability to require Respondus LockDown Browser. • Options of retrieve tests that already exist in your Blackboard course. Available Now!

  12. Publishes game-like learning objects to flash output. • Publish directly to Blackboard. • Insert graphics or embed audio. Available Now!

  13. Respondus – Lock Down Browser • Prevent students from accessing other programs while they are taking an exam • Locks out more than 500 applications – and the number increases every day • Simple to install and use Available Now!

  14. LDB - Limitations • For exam to work with LDB, the faculty member MUST create the exam in Respondus • Windows - Works only with IE 5.5 and above • Macintosh – requires OSX 10.3.0 or higher Available Now!

  15. JournalLX • Course based blogging. • Able to share the blog with the whole course or just with the instructor. • Ability to generate RSS feeds of posts. Coming in the New Blackboard 8!

  16. TeamsLX • Team-based wiki for your Blackboard coursesite. • Tracks edits by contributor for easy grading of group projects. • Allows for group shared web authoring with a wsyiwyg interface. Coming in the new Blackboard 8!

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