{"id":7476,"date":"2020-11-02T17:48:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T17:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2020-11-03T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:21:46","slug":"updated-blackboard-content-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/2020\/11\/02\/updated-blackboard-content-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Blackboard Content Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqfyrKjHGaQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On 5<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0November,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/02\/blackboard-content-editor-2020-update\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blackboard&#8217;s Content Editor <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will be updated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You use the Blackboard Content Editor when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Writing announcements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Embedding video content, such as MS Stream or YouTube videos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creating items or folders, and attaching files or adding hyperlinks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adding instructions for assessments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creating and responding to Tests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using Wikis, Blogs, Journals, or Discussion Boards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Styling and formatting text.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inserting equations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Content Editor allows you to format and present content to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/sample-page\/blackboard-learn\/\">help students engage with your Blackboard module.<\/a>\u00a0This is important when students are relying on Blackboard to access and navigate their learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Creating well presented content can help to build\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/online-teaching-toolkits\/maintaining-contact-engagement\/\">a digital space that will foster a sense of cohesion and inclusion<\/a> for both off\u2013campus and on-campus students.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">What&#8217;s updated?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The main difference is the editor&#8217;s appearance. It has a <strong>clean design<\/strong>, with clear icons and <strong>adding content has been simplified,\u00a0<\/strong>making it <strong>quicker to work with<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The editor is also <strong>works better on different mobile devices and larger screens<\/strong>. There are <strong>no longer any pop-up windows<\/strong> when using the editor.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can still do everything you could before but there are <strong>some new features<\/strong> and <strong>improvements to existing options.\u00a0<\/strong>Some icons have changed and the options to do things are in different places, for example, inserting videos or files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improvements includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Quicker way to<strong> add content<\/strong> and <strong>embed videos<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\">An <strong>accessibility checker<\/strong> for your text and images.<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improved <strong>spell-checker<\/strong>, with suggestions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Cleaner <strong>copied and pasted text<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Ability to <strong>include code samples<\/strong> as text<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\">A better <strong>HTML editor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improved <strong>Find &amp; Replace.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Updated <strong>emojis<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">Adding Content<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The biggest change is the <strong>Add Content button<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7463 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/add-content-button-1024x315.png\" alt=\"add content button\" width=\"730\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/add-content-button-1024x315.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/add-content-button-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/add-content-button-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/add-content-button.png 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This replaces and consolidates the Attach File, Insert Image, Insert Embedded Media button, and Mashups buttons into one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Content can be added from a local device or the Blackboard Content Collection; Flickr, YouTube or\u00a0Slideshare.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">Embedding Video<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can still copy and paste embed code to insert your screencasts from Microsoft Stream. In the old editor this was done using the HTML button.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7464 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/oldhtml-1024x304.png\" alt=\"old HTML view\" width=\"730\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/oldhtml-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/oldhtml-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/oldhtml-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/oldhtml.png 1159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the new editor, to continue to <strong>embed videos from Stream<\/strong>, use the <strong>Source Code button<\/strong> (&lt;&gt;).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7465 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/source-code-button-1024x315.png\" alt=\"source code button\" width=\"730\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/source-code-button-1024x315.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/source-code-button-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/source-code-button-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/source-code-button.png 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Embedding videos from sites like YouTube or Vimeo has become much easier \u2013 you can now just paste the video&#8217;s URL directly into the editor and press Enter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Be aware that embedding from Stream still requires you to use an embed code.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7466\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Bb-Content-Editor-YT-Embed.gif\" alt=\"Bb Content Editor YouTube Embed\" width=\"650\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">What&#8217;s new?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to these updates, the editor has some new features, which improves the way you work with content:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">In-built accessibility checker<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new accessibility checker works alongside Blackboard Ally to help <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/accessibility-and-inclusive-practice\/accessible-blackboard\/accessible-blackboard-courses\/\">make your Blackboard course more accessible<\/a>. It will <strong>highlight issues and allow you to toggle through to correct them<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7467 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-checker-1024x315.png\" alt=\"accessibility checker\" width=\"730\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-checker-1024x315.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-checker-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-checker-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-checker.png 1533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The accessibility checker will highlight:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use of bold styling instead of headings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Insufficient colour contrast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alternative text for images.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Poorly formatted links.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ordered and u<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nordered list structure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Table captions, summary &amp;\u00a0mark-up.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7468 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-correct.png\" alt=\"accessibility checker highlighting issue with Header\" width=\"498\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-correct.png 498w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/accessibility-correct-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Be aware that you will still need to use Blackboard Ally to check the final accessibility of files that you attach using the editor.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">Better formatting on pasted Text<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the previous Content Editor, any pasted text would retain its formatting \u2013 causing Blackboard items with pasted content to look inconsistent with other course material.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new editor allows you to either:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Remove all formatting<\/strong> (such font, highlighting, background colours etc) when copy-pasting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>And choose to remove extra HTML when pasting text from other web sources but <strong>retain basic formatting<\/strong>, such as headings, links and bullet lists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Correctly formatted text copied from word processors such as MS Word, retain basic formatting and is converted into clean web formatted text.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">Formatted tags for HTML<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7469 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/HTML-e1604330159867-1024x155.png\" alt=\"Source Code editor view with colour co-ordinated tags\" width=\"730\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/HTML-e1604330159867-1024x155.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/HTML-e1604330159867-300x45.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/HTML-e1604330159867-768x116.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/HTML-e1604330159867.png 1249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For colleagues who like to customise HTML in their Blackboard courses, the Source Code Editor\u00a0<strong>colour codes HTML formatting to make editing easier<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\" data-contrast=\"none\">Code sample editor<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7471 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/code-sample-1024x307.png\" alt=\"code sample created using the code sample editor\" width=\"730\" height=\"219\" 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