• Blackboard: Reusable Objects

    Introduction Reusable Objects allow you to store in a central location (the Blackboard Content Collection) pieces of content which you regularly use on a variety of Blackboard  courses. Moreover, you can update the Reusable Object in the Content Collection and the content will be updated in every course where it…

  • Blackboard: Embed videos and other media from media hosting websites

    Introduction Where a media hosting website site provides Embed Code, usually for media (either video, image, sound and presentations), you can use this code to make the content display within Blackboard. For example a video from YouTube. Embed code for content is available on many social media sites such as…

  • Blackboard: Using the Blackboard Date Management tool

    Introduction The Date Management tool allows you to change all dates within your Blackboard course. It can be used to change: the date when a content folder or item becomes available, due dates for Blackboard assignments and tests.   Please be aware that the tool does NOT work with Turnitin…

  • Create a Mashup to show external web hosted content

    Using YouTube video, Flickr photos or SlideShare presentations What is a Mashup? Mashup is the name given to a tool that allows you to include external media content from the following media sharing websites: Flickr (Photographic images) SlideShare (Slide presentations) YouTube (Shared videos) Content from these sites can be easily…