Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Difference Between a Running Total and a Non-running Total in the Blackboard Grade Center

The difference between a "running" total and a non-running total is that a running total will not penalize students for ungraded items.

Here is a video showing the difference between a running a non-running Total column in the Blackboard Grade Center, with an example.

Link for full view: http://screencast.com/t/47uOrCzfpA
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How to Delete Extra Totals Columns from the Grade Center

You may have duplicate or redundant "Total" or "Weighted Total" columns in your Blackboard Grade Center.

Here is a short video explaining how to remove them.

Link for full view: http://screencast.com/t/gVWMp3HaM7N
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How to Post a Video in Blackboard Outside of Your Course

Here is a method that can be used to post content in Blackboard, such as a video file, outside of the context of a specific Blackboard course site.

Link to full view: http://screencast.com/t/wtyivHjj
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For this method we recommend using "web-optimized" .MP4 files so that they will playback smoothly.

To convert your video files to web-optimized .mp4 format, try the Handbrake video converter.  Here is a picture of the correct settings to use for Handbrake:  http://screencast.com/t/M9ukbpwo