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Does Design Science Inc. have anything to do with Blackboard?
Design Science Inc. is the company that created the WebEQ portion of the visual textbox editor of Blackboard, which is used to create mathematical & scientific symbols. Yo
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How can I add a student to my Blackboard course site?
The following information is for those who have Instructor or Teaching Assistant access to a Blackboard course. No officially registered/auditing students should be added man
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How can I combine multiple sections of one course in Blackboard?
To combine multiple sections of one course in Blackboard, you must send an e-mail request to bbadmin@wayne.edu including the following information: Course ID number and
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How can I find the AccessID for someone who has messages forwarded to another e-mail address?
Sometimes Blackboard e-mail messages sent to students are returned with a message stating that the e-mail ID does not exist or that the e-mail account is over quota and cannot
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How can I get a Blackboard site for training or department use?
To inquire about obtaining a Blackboard site for training, department, or organization/committee use, send a request to bbadmin@wayne.edu. Please note that only requests from
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How can I hide old or unwanted courses from my Blackboard list?
All Blackboard users can use the following instructions to hide old or unwanted courses from their Blackboard lists: From the My Blackboard page, locate the My Courses
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How can I restore courses that I hid from my Blackboard list?
To display courses previously hidden from the My Courses module, log in to Blackboard, then do the following: From the My Blackboard page, locate the My Courses module.
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How can I save my Blackboard Grade Center to a file on my hard drive?
Instructors can download their Blackboard Grade Center to a file on their hard drive as follows: Enter the course site. Under Control Panel, click Evaluation to ex
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How can I save time when inputting grades in the Blackboard Grade Center?
The following contains information for Instructors, Teaching Assistants, and Graders. Here are a few time saving tips when entering grades in Blackboard: Access the Grade Ce
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How can instructors change the title of a Blackboard course?
To change the title of a Blackboard course, do the following: Under Control Panel, click Customization to expand the menu options. Click Properties. Edit the
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How can instructors find the CourseID for a course in Blackboard?
Every Blackboard course site has a CourseID. This ID is formatted including the course subject code, course number, term code, and section number. For example, for English 101
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How can my students submit assignments using Blackboard?
This article pertains to instructors and teaching assistants only. Students cannot submit assignments via Blackboard unless the instructor enables them to do so. Using Blackb
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How can students find documents and assignments in Blackboard?
If the instructor has posted course materials on your Blackboard course site, they can be  accessed by clicking the buttons or text links located on the left-hand side of
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How do I add Blackboard to my list of Trusted Sites?
To add Blackboard to your of Trusted Sites on Windows (XP/Vista): Click the Start menu Go to the Control Panel and open Internet Options Click the Securit
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How do I allow guest users to view my Blackboard course?
An instructor can give guests view only access to a Blackboard course. This allows guests to view only those areas that are enabled. Guests cannot participate in discussion bo
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How do I clear my web browser's cache?
Each time you access a file through your web browser, the browser caches (stores) it. In this way, the files (including any images on the page) do not have to be retrieved ane
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How do I collect Discussion Board posts by author?
To collect Discussion Board posts by author Enter Course site. Click Tools. Click Discussion Board. Click Search to show the search box. Type the st
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How do I copy the content of one of my courses into the content collection area?
To copy course content into Content Collection, use the following instructions: Enter the course site. Under Control Panel, click Packages and Utilities to expand
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How do I display all posts of a thread in a Discussion Board?
To display all posts of a thread in a Discussion Board: Click Tools within your course site. Click Discussion Board. Click a desired forum title. Put
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How do I download multiple files from the Blackboard Digital Dropbox?
This article pertains to instructors and teaching assistants only. Instructors may use an add-on available for the Firefox browser to download multiple files at once from Blac
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How do I edit a saved reply/thread on the Discussion Board?
To edit a 'saved' reply/thread post: Enter course site. Click Tools. Click Discussion Board. Click the forum in which you saved your draft reply. S
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How do I enable Wimba Live Classroom?
To enable Wimba Live Classroom: Enter the desired course site. Under Control Panel, click Customization to expand the menu options. Click T
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How do I find a portfolio shared with the course?
To find a portfolio from the Content Collection shared with the course: Enter the course. Click Tools. Click Course Portfolios. To find a portfolio
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How do I log in to Blackboard?
There are two pathways on the Web for WSU students, faculty, and staff to access Blackboard: Directly through the Blackboard server (recommended): Go to
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How do I submit an assignment to my instructor through Blackboard?
There are several different methods instructors can use to collect assignments from students in Blackboard. Among these are the Assignments feature, and the SafeAssignment fea
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How do I upload graded assignments to each student on Blackboard?
The following are instructions on how to upload graded assignments that were submitted using the Assignment tool and/or the SafeAssign tool. Assignment tool: Enter t
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How do I view and/or print documents in Blackboard?
You can print your syllabus, course objectives and other materials by using the print feature on your web browser's toolbar. Note: If you are trying to print a PDF and it
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How do instructors add a non-WSU participant to a Blackboard course?
To have access to Blackboard, a person needs to have a WSU AccessID. Any person not affiliated with Wayne State needs to obtain a Guest AccessID. After the person gets the Gu
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How do instructors change how grades are displayed in the Blackboard Grade Center?
The Blackboard Grade Center can display grades to students in a variety of formats. Grades may be displayed as raw score, percentage, or as letter grades. To change the way gr
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How do instructors copy Blackboard course content between courses?
Using Course Copy, faculty can make an exact copy of a Blackboard course, and also can add all or selected materials to an existing course site. Instead of copying files one
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How do instructors make Blackboard courses available/unavailable to students?
The Enable link appended to the beginning of the course title is an indicator that the course is not available to the students.  To make the course available to stude
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I am seeing duplicate item numbers in a course I'm teaching, how can this be fixed?
This article pertains to instructors, teaching assistants, and graders only. This problem can occur in any content area, ordering of questions in pools, tests or surveys, g
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I can't view QuickTime videos in Safari, what could be the problem?
This article pertains to Macintosh users only. For Safari users, QuickTime videos may not display the video file. Instead, it shows the QuickTime icon with a large question
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I have questions about my clicker? Who or where should I go to for help?
Students are advised to contact their course instructors directly for questions regarding their clickers.
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I've created a test, but how do I put it in a Content Area?
To create a link to or "deploy" a test in a Blackboard Content Area, do the following: Enter the desired course site. Enter a content area of your course
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In Blackboard, how can an Instructor reset a test for a student?
If a student is locked out of the test, or an error happened while submitting the test, the instructor has the ability to clear the attempt so that the student can complete th
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In Blackboard, how can an instructor send e-mail to the class?
An instructor can send e-mail to his/her Blackboard class as follows: Enter the course site. Under Control Panel, click Course Tools to expand the menu optio
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Is there a cost to use Blackboard?
There is no extra cost for WSU students, faculty, or staff to use Blackboard. See the C&IT Web page for more Blackboard information. For help accessing Blackboard
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Is there a way to attach multiple files to one item in the Discussion Board?
Currently, there is no way to attach multiple files to one post in the Discussion Board, unless you attach a single zip file containing multiple files within it. Each time you
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Is there way to create assessments offline and then upload them to Blackboard?
Wayne State University has a campus-wide license for sofware called Respondus. There is only a Windows version of this software, but can be run on a Macintosh computer by usin
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What are some tips for students taking assessments using Blackboard?
Before taking an assessment in Blackboard: Ensure that the computer you’ll be using is stable, free of spyware, popups, and/or viruses. Well before you expe
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What are the Blackboard Collaboration Tools?
The Blackboard Collaboration Tools allow the Instructor and Students to participate in real time lessons and discussions and also view archives of previous Collaboration sessi
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What can a student do to learn more about Blackboard?
A very comprehensive Student Manual is available in Blackboard: Enter the course site. Click Tools . Click User Manual. Use the TOC (Table
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What can an instructor do if there are problems using Blackboard?
If you experience problems using Blackboard: Contact the C&IT Help Desk (313-577-4778 or helpdesk@wayne.edu). Blackboard system problems can be sent to bbadmin
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What can an instructor do to learn more about using Blackboard at Wayne State?
To learn more about using Blackboard at Wayne State, try the following: A very comprehensive Instructor Manual is available in Blackboard: Enter the cour
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What do I need to use Blackboard?
All courses in Blackboard are password protected. To use Blackboard, you need your WSU AccessID and password. The following hardware and software are minimum specifications f
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What do I need to use the Blackboard Collaboration Tools?
The Blackboard Collaboration Tools allow the Instructor and Students to participate in real time lessons and discussions and also view archives of previous Collaboration sessi
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What grading options are available when setting up Multiple attempt assessments?
The grading options available for a Gradebook Item include how the result is displayed and how the attempt is scored. The results can be displayed as Complete/Incomplete,
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What is a Blackboard access code?
Because it is generally unnecessary for students to enroll themselves in any course site, there is a default access code on the system so that students are not able to enroll
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What is Blackboard?
Blackboard is an online learning system that University faculty can use to deliver all or part of a regularly scheduled University course. If the instructor is using Blackboa
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What is my Blackboard CourseID?
The CourseID is a unique identifer for courses in Blackboard. To find your CourseID, click on the Control Panel. It is the code in the blue bar at the top of the page. It incl
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What password do I use to log in to Blackboard?
ALL WSU STUDENTS (including WSU Medical School students) log in with their WSU AccessID and password. This is the password used to log in to Pipeline, email, Library Sys
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When should instructors download Course Statistics?
In order to maintain good performance of the Blackboard system, course statistics that are older than 180 days are automatically deleted. This means that you will only see up
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Where can I get help with Blackboard?
If you need help with your Blackboard password or advice on using the system: WSU students, faculty, and staff Visit the Blackboard website Co
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Who can use Blackboard?
Blackboard is available for use by WSU students, faculty, and staff. Student use depends on how the instructor chooses to use it. Faculty can use Blackboard in any way that
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Who should I contact if I'm having problems accessing or using electronic reserves?
If you are experiencing technical difficulty accessing or using electronic reserves, please contact the Reserves Department at ereserves@wayne.edu or call (313) 577-3384
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Why are my students unable to access the Virtual Classroom?
The Virtual Classroom received updates as well as Blackboard, so some students may have trouble opening up the Virtual Classroom links within Blackboard sites. If a student ex
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Why can't I find my course in Blackboard?
There are a few reasons why you may not see your course listed in Blackboard.  By default classes that are not available for students to access will have the word "U
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Why can't I view the timer in my Blackboard Assessment in Internet Explorer?
You need to add blackboard.wayne.edu as a trusted site in Internet Explorer. Here's how: Open Internet Explorer. Click the Tools menu, and choose Internet Options.
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Why do hidden courses in Blackboard still show Announcements in My Courses?
When courses are hidden in Blackboard, both the Display Course and Display Announcements boxes must be unchecked. Click on the cog icon located in the upper right han
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Why do I get a Security Warning pop-up when I'm working in Blackboard?
A security warning may appear, asking you to accept or trust the certificate from Design Science, Inc.  Design Science, Inc. is the company that created the WebEQ portion
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Why does the Windows Installer pop up in Blackboard?
There is an incompatibility between Microsoft Internet Explorer, Office 2000,  and the new Visual Editor in Blackboard. If you are getting some kind of Windows Installer
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Why don't I get e-mail that my instructor sends to the class?
If you do not get the e-mail that your instructor is sending to the class, check with your instructor to see if Blackboard is used for your course this term. The WSU Access
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Why don't I have any scrollbars in the Grade Center when using Firefox?
When using the Grade Center, the horizontal or vertical scrollbars may not appear while in the Interactive View (the default view which allows inline editing). This problem oc
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