BlackBoard Question of the Week

Q. My students will be using Turnitin this semester, and I am unclear about one thing: If students upload a paper, see that they have some originality issues, and then upload it again, is there a delay for that second or subsequent originality reports?

A. If you choose the “immediately (can overwrite reports until due date)” option then there will be a 24 hour delay for the second and subsequent Originality reports to begin processing.  Students would need to allot enough time before the due date for resubmission.

Q. How can I add members to my Blackboard organization?

A. Log into Blackboard and find the module for “My Organizations Plus” on your Login page. Then click Edit users next to the name of your organization to manage enrollment for the organization.  Note that only the leader of the organization can add members.

Visit this link for complete instructions Blackboard Organizations

Q. In my course, there are a number of links to websites that, when clicked, do not go to the website but give an error message. How can we fix this and allow the students to click on the links and go directly to the websites?

A. This is an issue for those who use the Internet Explorer 8 or 9 browser, but shouldn’t be a problem for those using Firefox 3.6 or above, or Chrome.

Please review the messages produced by IE8 and 9 under the “Common Browsers Issues” heading in our Browser Guide ; there are solutions for each version of the browser that will allow students and instructors to view the websites. That page also describes how users can determine which version of a browser they are using.

If the links are added individually as URLs you can also resolve this issue by editing the links in Blackboard so they open in a new window – this will allow students to open the links in any browser that is supported by Blackboard.