Known issue: IE 10 and the Grade Center

Several instructors have reported that when using Internet Explorer 10, the Grade Center does not display properly.

IE 10 shows only the header row in the Grade Center and the student rows appear missing.

We have reported this bug to Blackboard. In the meantime, we suggest you try one of two possible workarounds:

1. Change the "Document Mode" in IE10. See How
2. Or, use a different browser; we suggest Firefox.

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