Enroll a TA Manually

1. From the "Control Panel", select "Users and Groups" > "Users".
2. Click "Enroll User" > "Find Users to Enroll".
3. Enter the TA's Andrew ID under Username and change the role dropdown to "Teaching Assistant".
4. Click "Submit".

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See What's New to Blackboard

Drag & drop to rearrange items, control panel functions available from course pages, "Assignments" replaces "Dropbox".

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Make a Course Available

Students won't see a course until the instructor makes it available:

1. Within the course's Control Panel, select "Customization" > "Properties".
2. Select "Yes" under "Make Course Available".
3. Click "Submit".

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Dropbox is gone. Use the Assignment feature instead...

Instructors can download all assignments at once through the Grade Center spreadsheet.

How to use Assignments

Retrieve old Dropbox files

Export/Archive a Course

Instructors, save a copy of a course to a local machine by using the Export/Archive function in Blackboard.

Note: Contents of the course archive are only readable once imported back into Blackboard.

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Get a Blackboard Demo

The Office of Technology for Education schedules Blackboard demonstrations for instructors. This semester we have held Blackboard overview, gradebook, and collaboration tools demonstrations.

To request a demonstration, contact Blackboard support:

• Email — bb-help@andrew.cmu.edu
• Phone — 412-268-9090

Known Bugs & Workarounds

Current Issues:

• Blackboard is loading really slowly or not at all.
• An error occurs when logging in to Blackboard using Safari.

Resolved Issues:

• Error message appears when clicking "Users" in "Control Panel".
• Problem viewing/downloading PDF file.

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