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        • Add and Organize Content
          • Canva
            • Add a Basic Element to a Canva Design
            • Add Text to a Canva Design
            • Create Custom Size Design in Canva
            • Upload and Use an Image in Canva
          • Content Availability Options
            • Find Conditional Release Options
            • Group-Based Availability
            • Limit Availability to Individuals or Groups
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            • Time-Based Availability
          • Course Site Navigation
            • About the Course Menu (Classic)
            • Guidelines for Modifying the Course Menu (Classic)
            • Add a Menu Item (Classic)
            • Delete a Menu Item (Classic)
            • Move a Menu Item (Classic)
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          • Learning Modules
            • About Learning Modules
            • Student View of Learning Module
            • Work with Learning Modules
            • Add to Learning Module
            • Create a Learning Module
            • Edit Learning Module
            • Forced Sequence
          • Media Library [YuJa]
            • Edit Audio and Video
              • Edit Captions
              • Cut Media from Video
              • Edit Caption Text
              • Find and Replace Caption Text
              • Find the Caption Editor
              • Insert Slide or Image into Video
              • Launch YuJa Video Editor
              • Navigate Caption Editor
              • Navigate Media in Editor
              • Save Your Video Edits
              • Swap Primary and Secondary Video
            • Media Library Analytics
              • Find Student View Information
              • Find Media Library [YuJa] Analytics
              • Student View Information
            • Record Video
              • Desktop Recording
              • Desktop Software Capture Annotation Tools
              • Install YuJa Capture Software
              • Launch YuJa Capture Software
              • Publish Current Recording to Course Channel
              • Record Video in Browser
              • Select Desktop Software Capture Audio Source
              • Select Desktop Software Capture Screen Source
              • Select Desktop Software Capture Video Source
              • Start, Pause, and Stop Desktop Software Recording
              • Stream Desktop Software Capture
              • Title Your Recording
            • Video Quizzes
              • Find Student Responses to a Video Quiz
              • How to Sync Video & Playback Quiz Grades
              • Video Quiz Creation Overview
              • Add Video Quiz to Course Content
              • Create a Playback Quiz
              • Create a Video Quiz
              • Find the YuJa Grade Book
              • Find YuJa Quizzes Page
              • Set a Video Quiz Close Date
              • Sync YuJa Quiz Grades
              • View Video Quiz Responses
            • YuJa Video Mobile App
              • Add a Phone Recording to the YuJa Media Library
              • Download and Sign In to the YuJa Video App
              • Record Using YuJa Video App
            • About the Media Library [YuJa]
            • Channels in YuJa
            • YuJa Video Authentication Error
            • Post YuJa Video to a Blackboard Discussion
            • Add Direct Link to Media to Course Content
            • Embed a Video in a Textbox
            • Record and Publish Video with Yuja
            • View Media Library [Yuja] Videos on Mac
            • Work with Media Library (YuJa)
            • Add Media Library [YuJa] to Course Content
            • Allow Cookies and Cross-Site Tracking in Safari for Mac
            • Find Media Chooser [YuJa] Content Link
            • Find Media Chooser [YuJa] Textbox Link
            • Find Media Library [YuJa] Link
            • Insert Media From Media Chooser
            • Media Library [YuJa] Direct Login
            • Publish Pre-Recorded Media to Course Channel
            • Share a Link to a YuJa Video
            • Upload Media From Media Chooser
            • Upload Media to Media Library [YuJa]
          • Office 365
            • Microsoft Stream
              • Download a Stream Video
              • Find Microsoft Stream
              • Use Teams to Share a Video
            • OneDrive
              • About Sharing OneDrive Files
              • Upload and Share a File Using OneDrive
              • Add a File to OneDrive
              • Connect to Cloud Storage
              • Find OneDrive
              • Share a OneDrive File
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            • PowerPoint
              • Compress All Pictures in a PowerPoint Presentation
              • Export Your Narrated PowerPoint as a Video
            • Install Office 365 Apps
          • Text Box Tools
            • About Text Box Tools
            • Work with Text Box Tools
            • Add a Link to a Text Box
            • Insert Cloud Storage File in Text Box
            • Insert Image by URL in Text Box (Ultra)
            • Insert Local File in a Text Box
            • Insert Other Media in a Text Box (Ultra)
            • Remove a Link From a Text Box
          • Module vs. Folder
          • Guidelines for Lecturing Online
          • Guidelines for Organizing Your Course Site
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          • Using Section Groups in a Merged Course
          • Add a File to Content
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          • Connect to Cloud Storage
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          • Re-Order Content with Keyboard Arrow Keys (Ultra)
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        • Announcements, Notifications, Messages, and Email
          • Announcements
            • About Blackboard Announcements
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            • About Blackboard Send Email
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          • Class Conversations
            • About Class Conversations
            • Work with Class Conversations
            • Access Class Conversation
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            • Navigate Conversation
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          • Messages
            • About Blackboard Messages
            • Work with Messages
            • Access Messages
            • Add a Message
            • Add Someone to a Message (Ultra)
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            • Email a Message (Ultra)
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          • Notifications
            • About Blackboard Notifications
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          • Using Blackboard to Communicate
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        • Assessment Tools
          • Accommodations & Exceptions
            • Accommodations, Exceptions, Exemptions - What's the Difference
            • Add an Accommodation
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          • Assignments
            • Online Annotation and Commenting
              • About Online Annotation and Commenting
              • Annotation Basics
              • Annotation Comment Library
              • Download Annotated PDF
              • Drawing, Brush, Eraser Annotation Tools
              • Find the Annotation Tools
              • Highlight, Underline, Strikeout, Comment Annotations
              • Image and Stamp Annotations
              • Insert a Comment Annotation
              • Insert Shape Annotation
              • Insert Text Block Annotation
            • About Assignments
            • Due Dates, Durations, and Availability
            • Add an Assignment
            • Add an Availability Exception
            • Add General Feedback to Assignment Attempt
            • Collapse Assignment Details Panel
            • Download All Assignment Attempts
            • Download Individual Assignment Attempt
            • Score Assignment Attempt
            • View an Assignment Attempt
          • Engage Live Polling Tool
            • Run an Engage Activity
            • Set Up an Attendance Activity
            • Set Up an Engage Poll or Quiz
            • Add an Engage Activity to a Course
            • Copy an Engage Poll
            • Create an Attendance Activity
            • Create an Engage Poll
            • Create Preset Geofence Locations
            • Download the Engage App
            • Edit an Engage Poll
            • Find Engage - Create and Manage Polls Tool
            • Find the Engage Activities List
            • Find the Release Engage Activity Page
            • Get the Engage PowerPoint Add-In for PC
            • Give Participants Access to an Engage Activity
            • Release an Engage Activity
          • Plagiarism Detection
            • About SafeAssign
            • About SafeAssign DirectSubmit
            • Enable SafeAssign on an Assignment
            • Find SafeAssign DirectSubmit
            • Find the SafeAssign Originality Report
          • Remote Proctoring
            • About LockDown Browser
            • About Respondus Monitor
            • Fix LockDown Browser Errors
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            • Give a Test With LockDown Browser
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            • Download & Install LockDown Browser
            • Find the LockDown Browser Dashboard
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            • Using Respondus Monitor with Live Proctoring
          • Rubrics
            • About Rubrics
            • Types of Rubrics
            • Work with Rubrics
            • Access Rubrics
            • Assign or Change Rubric Type (Classic)
            • Associate a Rubric with a Gradable Item
            • Associate a Rubric with a Grade Column (Classic)
            • Associate a Rubric with a Test Question
            • Change Rubric Visibility
            • Create a Rubric
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            • Export Rubric
            • Get a Rubric Report
            • Give Written Feedback with a Rubric
            • Grade Assignment with a Rubric
            • Grade Test Question with a Rubric
            • Grade with a Rubric in a Grade Column
            • Import Rubric
            • Student View of a Rubric
            • View Associated Rubrics
          • Tests
            • Test Tool (Classic)
              • Create and Deploy a Test (Classic)
              • Add a Random Block of Questions (Classic)
              • Add an Availability Exception
              • Create a New Test
              • Create a Question Pool (Classic)
              • Deploy a Test (Classic)
              • Find Tests, Surveys, and Pools
            • Due Dates, Durations, and Availability
            • Students Always See Their (Classic) Test Score
            • Copy a Test
            • Import a Test (Classic to Ultra)
            • Add an Availability Exception
            • Export a Test
            • Find Assessment Activity Log
            • Find the Test Activity Log
            • Import a Test
            • Test Availability Options
            • Test Feedback Options
            • Word-to-Test Conversion Format
          • Drive In-Class Student Engagement with Top Hat Classroom Response System ("Clicker")
          • Make an Assessment Available to a Subset of Students in a Class
          • Adjust All Due Dates & Availability Windows
          • Find Student Assessment Submissions
        • Basics for Students
          • Lockdown Browser
            • About LockDown Browser
            • About Respondus Monitor
            • LockDown Browser Update Failed
            • Download & Install LockDown Browser
            • Uninstall LockDown Browser From Mac
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          • About LockDown Browser
          • About Perusall for Students
          • About Respondus Monitor
          • Student View of Learning Module
          • Who Has Access to Blackboard
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          • Blackboard Orientation
          • Add a Profile Image
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          • Assessment Details & Information
          • Assignment Information
          • Assignment Submission (Classic)
          • Blackboard - Logging in and Navigation
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          • Check Your Grades on Blackboard
          • Download & Install LockDown Browser
          • Find the Assignment Write Submission Box for Uploads
          • Install Office 365 Apps
          • Introduction to Classic Course Sites
          • Introduction to Ultra Course Sites
          • iPhone and Collaborate
          • Microsoft Authenticator App as Office 365 Verification Method
          • Supported Browsers
          • Troubleshoot Missing Blackboard Emails
          • View a Scored Rubric
          • View Video Quiz Scores & Responses
        • Blackboard Accounts
          • Course Roles
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          • Who Has Access to Blackboard
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          • Add a Profile Image
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          • Batch Add Accounts to Non-Course Sites
          • Blackboard Logins
          • Delete a Profile Image
          • Find the Class Roster
          • Microsoft Authenticator App as Office 365 Verification Method
        • Blackboard Course Sites
          • Student Preview
            • About Student Preview
            • Enter Student Preview
            • Exit Student Preview
          • Comparing Ultra-Style Course Sites to Classic
          • Course Size Limits
          • How Long Course Sites Stay on Blackboard
          • Merged Course Sites
          • Sharing Large Files Through Blackboard
          • Term Group Assignments
          • When Blackboard Course Lists Are Updated
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          • Ultra Transition Overview
          • Create a Course Banner with Canva
          • Find a Missing Course
          • Add a Course Banner
          • Batch Add Accounts to Non-Course Sites
          • Bulk Delete
          • Convert Your Course to Ultra
          • Find Blackboard Course Site ID
          • Find Courses by Term
          • Find Courses by Title or Number
          • Find Hidden Courses
          • List or Tile View on Courses Page
          • Open a Course Site
          • Make a Course Tool Available
          • Pin Course to Top of Courses Page
          • Recover an Old Course
          • Use Edit Mode
        • Collaboration, Discussion, and Interaction
          • Blackboard Groups
            • Create Groups
            • Add a Student to a Group
            • Add One or More Groups
            • Batch Assign Users to Groups
            • Create Group Assignment Batch File
            • Edit Group Name and Description
            • Export Groups
            • Find Course Groups (Instructor View)
            • Find Course Groups (Student View)
            • Group Properties
            • Manual Group Enrollment
            • Random Group Enrollment
            • Self-Enroll Group Enrollment
          • Collaborative Annotation
            • Perusall
              • About Perusall
              • About Perusall for Students
              • Establish Auto Scoring in Perusall
              • Initialize Perusall
              • Set Up Analytics in Perusall
          • Discussion Boards
            • About Discussion Boards
            • Create a Discussion Board Forum
            • Find Discussion Boards
          • Flip (Flipgrid)
          • Blogs, Discussion, Journals, Wikis … What’s the Difference? (And Which to Use When)
        • Grades and Grading
          • Attendance
            • Mark Past Attendance
            • Use the Attendance Tool
            • Add Attendance Meeting
            • Attendance Settings
            • Find Past Attendance
            • Find the Attendance Tool
            • Mark Attendance
          • Grade Center (Classic)
            • Column Management
              • Organize Columns
              • Review and Set Properties for Multiple Columns
            • Work with Grade Center Basics
            • Add a Grade Center Category
            • Add a Grade Center Column (Classic)
            • Assign a Grade Center Category
            • Check Your Grades on Blackboard
            • Collect Columns and Categories into a Total Column
            • Color-Code Grade Center Cells
            • Create a Weighted Total
            • Delete a Grade Center Column (Classic)
            • Display a Column as a Letter Grade
            • Download Grade Center as a Spreadsheet
            • Download Grade History
            • Edit the Letter Grade Scale
            • Find Grade Center Column Organization (Classic)
            • Hide Student Rows
            • Test Access Log
          • Gradebook (Ultra)
            • Work with Weighted Grades (Ultra)
            • Add a Grade Center Category
            • Add an Item to Gradebook (Ultra)
            • Check Your Grades on Blackboard
            • Create a Weighted Total
            • Download Grade Center as a Spreadsheet
            • Download Grade History
            • Edit the Letter Grade Scale
            • Filter Gradebook by Group
            • Find a Student's Assessment Submission Page
            • Gradebook Views
            • Set Up an Overall Grade
        • Reuse Content
          • Copy a Test
          • Import a Test (Classic to Ultra)
          • Adjust All Due Dates & Availability Windows
          • Bulk Delete
          • Course Copy
          • Download All Course Content Files
          • Import Course Content
          • Item Copy
        • Virtual Classrooms
          • Collaborate
            • Breakout Groups
              • Course Group Sets as Breakout Groups
              • End or Pause Breakout Group Activity
              • Find Breakout Groups
              • Manually Assign Collaborate Groups
              • Move a Participant to Another Group
              • Randomly Assign Collaborate Groups
              • Switch Groups
            • Collaborate Session Settings
            • Share Collaborate Recording Using Yuja
            • Work with Blackboard Collaborate
            • Collaborate Basics
            • Collaborate Guest Access
            • Download Collaborate Recording
            • Find Blackboard Collaborate
            • Find Collaborate Recordings
            • Find Collaborate Session Options
            • Find Collaborate Session Panel
            • iPhone and Collaborate
            • Join a Collaborate Session
            • Report Collaborate Issues to Blackboard
            • Start or Stop a Collaborate Recording
          • 360-Degree Camera, Microphone, and Speaker Setup for Blended Classes
          • Guidelines for Lecturing Online
          • Share Windows
        • Supported Tools for Online Education
      • University Standards
        • CETL Policies
          • Access to Learning Management System (LMS) Course Sites
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