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ITS is pleased to announce the availability of Blackboard 8.0 for
Fall 2009 classes.
The primary new feature of this new version is a entirely redesigned
Grade Book -- now named the "Grade Center" -- with many new
capabilities.
Some of the new features or improvements include the following:
- A redesigned tool bar, titled the Action Bar, through which multiple
functions are possible
- The ability to create and print Reports, such as final grades, to
hand out to Students or other interested parties
- Inline editing: the ability to enter grades directly through the
Grade Center spreadsheet
- New grade calculations, Average grade and Minimum/Maximum grade, and
improvements to the creation of Weighted grades and Total points grade
- Smart Views -- the ability to categorize Students into groupings
based on selected criteria. These views can be displayed in the Grade
Center.
- A multitude of ways to customize the display of the Grade Center
- The ability to create Grading Schema: multiple grading scales that
match Assessment grades to chosen grade displays, such as text or
percent grades
The upgrade will take place starting Friday, August 14th. Blackboard
will be unavailable the entire weekend while we perform the upgrade.
The links listed below offer information about this new version of
Blackboard:
Individual PDF urls:
8.0 Faculty Release Notes:
8.0 Instructor Manual:
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