This Blackboard category covers everyday requests that could processed by the end user to update their own courses using a self-service approach.

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Pinned Article Extend the assignment submission deadline for a student?

This article will show you how to use extend an assignment submission due date for a particular student by using the Adaptive Release option.

Access student's test submission

This article will show you how to access your student's test submissions.

Add a Home Page Banner

This article will show you how you can place an image, such as an image of yourself, in the Home Page banner.

Add a Manual Column in Grade Center

This article will show you how to add a manual column in your Grade Center.

Add a User to Your Academic Course

This article will show you how you can add a user to your Blackboard course.

Add Audio and Video Recordings for Student Feedback

You now have the ability to provide audio and video recordings when you want to provide student feedback to Blackboard assignments, discussion forums or any assessments or tools that allows you to grade your students.

Add Audio Recording to Each of Your PowerPoint Slides

This article will show you how to add an audio recording to each of your slides, save your PowerPoint as a video and then upload it to your Kaltura My Media.

Blackboard Ally and Making your Documents Accessible

This article covers accessibility within Blackboard.

Blackboard: Student FAQs

This article will address common Blackboard student questions.

Changing the Course Entry Page

This article will show you how to change your course entry page.

Copy a rubric from one BB Course to another

This article will show you how you can migrate a rubric from course over to another course.

Create a Pool from an Existing Test

This article will show you how add questions from a Blackboard test into a new pool.

Create a Test with Random Blocks

This article will show you how to create a test and then setup a random block to randomly pull questions from an existing pool or pools)

Create and deploy a discussion board forum

This article will show you how to create and deploy a discussion board forum in your Blackboard course.

Create and deploy an assignment in Blackboard

This article will show you how create and deploy assignments in your Blackboard course.

Delete and Reorder Columns in Grade Center

This article will show you how to delete and reorder columns in Grade Center.

Embed a Video into a Blackboard Quiz Question

This article will show you how to embed your videos, that are stored in your My Media, into a Blackboard test/quiz question.

Export a Test from One Blackboard Course and Import it into Another Course

This article will show you how to export a Blackboard test from one course and then import that Blackboard test into another Blackboard course.

Getting Started with the Ultra Base Navigation for RIC Students

This video will show you how to move throughout the Ultra Base Navigation.

Grade Discussion Board Forums

This article will show how to grade discussion board forums in Blackboard.

Grade Submitted Assignment Work

This article will show you how to grade students' submitted work for a particular assignment in Blackboard.

Hide and Show Course and Favorite Course

This article will show you how to hide and show your course located on the Courses page along with adding your course(s) to the Favorite section.

Hide/Show Columns in Grade Center

This article will show you how you can hide and show columns in the Grade Center.

Hide/Show Users in Grade Center

This article will show you how to hide and show users in the Grade Center.

How students post threads in a discussion board forum and reply to a classmate’s thread and reply

This article will show students how post their threads and replies in a Blackboard discussion board forum.

How Students See Posted Grades in a Blackboard Course

This article will show students how to see posted grades in Blackboard.

How Students Submit to an Assignment

This article with video will show how students submit their work to a Blackboard assignment.

Linking your McGraw Hill Course with your Blackboard Course

Linking your McGraw Hill Course with your Blackboard Course

Login Procedures

This article will show you how to log into Blackboard.

Manually Post just the Student Letter Grade in Your Blackboard Course

This article will show you how you can manually input your students' final letter grade within your Blackboard course.

Missing macOS scroll bars in Blackboard Grade Center

Why are the scroll bars missing in the Blackboard Grade Center on macOS?

Preparing Students for Distance Learning

This article gives students access to training material on Blackboard and Zoom.

Publishing a Respondus Test into a Blackboard Course

This article will show you how to publish your Respondus test/quiz to your Blackboard course.

Setting up Pearson My Lab/Mastering LTI Integration within your Blackboard Course

Setting up Pearson My Lab/Mastering Integration within your Blackboard Course

Setting Up the Test Options

This article will go through in setting up your test options and going through the different options.

Solution to request access when sharing files from OneDrive

It seems like the default behavior is the below option. If you don’t change the setting and just place that link in your BB course, then students will receive the “Request Access” message when they click on the link. This article will show you how you can share a file in your OneDrive with you students, so they don't receive the "Request Access" message when clicking the web link within your Blackboard course.

Student Preview Mode

This article will show you how to turn on Student Preview mode and how to exit Student Preview mode.

Test Availability Exceptions

This article will show you how you can provide a student with more in taking a Blackboard test.

User Support Services Webinar Recordings

This article contains videos to all of the User Support Services webinar recordings.

Using Review Status to Track Student Progress

This article will show you how you can enable the review status option on videos, items and other Blackboard content to track students progress.

Using the Send Email Tool

This article will show you how you can email your students from within your Blackboard course using the Send Email tool.