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Who’s counting?

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Yes there are less than 10 class days left of Spring Semester 2017 classes.  So I have some housekeeping items to share

Blackboard Downtime during break – Monday May 8 – Thursday May 11 click here for a list of upgrades.

Tuesday, April 25 is a Friday meeting day according to the academic calendar.

Wednesday, April 26 is Reading Day, time to catch up!

Summer Session starts May 15.

Grade Center – need assistance in weighting grades contact OET! Remember that anytime you download grades (work offline) you must save that file to a piratedrive location not your desktop, laptop,

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Tip on Grade Center and Mac’s

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On Mac OS X: Open System Preferences, either from the Dock or from the Apple menu. In the System Preferences, select the General preference pane. The middle section of the General preference pane controls when scroll bars appear. Select “Always” from the Show Scroll Bars options.

We have all heard

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What’s in your wallet? Advertisement – I am asking a similar question which is “What’s in your Classroom”?  Are you trying something new this semester or have you tweaked something old?  Any light bulb moments?  Is it working or have you tried something that just isn’t going right? Take a moment and share here or … Read more

Resources which may help you and your students!

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Student Blackboard Support Faculty Blackboard Start of Semester Tips Embedding Mediasite into Blackboard Video Release Form Requirements for Viewing a Mediasite Presentation DE Orientation SABA Web Conferencing Using Pirate Port Using VPN to Connect Remotely Using Online Tools Just to get you started! and here is the answer to one of many questions how to … Read more

Break in the heat, summer session has been put to rest and fall is just around the corner!

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A few years ago I did the countdown to fall semester.  I received various comments and some groans but in less than 3 weeks we have many new students and returning students headed into our classrooms so are a few resources to check out!  Some BB tips and some connecting with others in and around … Read more

I am stealing from Rutgers Office of Instructional & Research Technology

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But it says it all! From https://oirt.rutgers.edu/end-of-semester-tips-for-instructors-using-lmss-learning-management-systems/ There is a lot for instructors to keep track of at the end of the semester.  Here are some tips on how to avoid some of the common problems we see instructors run into at the end of the semester: Get your Gradebook in order. If you have any … Read more

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