Blackboard Version 8 Upgrade

Your My.UNL team upgraded the Blackboard software over the Holiday Closedown. Faculty may notice these changes:

The Gradebook is different. The new Grade Center allows faculty to enter scores more efficiently, freeze names for easier scrolling, and drop lowest/highest scores. Please go to http://training.unl.edu and look in the What's New area for more information and training opportunities.

The Digital Drop Box is gone. The Blackboard Assignment Manager tool is an improvement on the Drop Box. Faculty post assignments, and students upload their completed assignment directly back into Blackboard. Faculty can download student work, provide feedback, and enter their grade in the Grade Center.

To learn more about the Assignment Manager, go to http://itg.unl.edu/myunl/index.shtml, click on the Faculty/TA tab, and look for the Using Assignments tutorial under Blackboard Assessments.

If you have any questions,please contact the Help Desk at 472-3970 (outside of Lincoln, toll free at 866-472-3970), or via email at helpdesk@unl.edu