Sharing Poll Everywhere Questions
|In this month’s Tech Tip, Jen Stewart writes about how to share or move your Poll Everywhere questions with other Poll Everywhere accounts. The tech tip can be found here.
Category: Tech Tips
Improve the Usability and Accessibility of Your Content in Blackboard Ultra with Ally
|Blackboard has a useful tool, Ally, that checks to make sure your course materials are accessible. For example, are your materials readable by a text reader? Are the fonts viewable by someone with color blindness? In addition, there is significant research that shows that assuring your course materials are accessible benefits all students. In… Read More
Blackboard Ultra Print Assessments
|If you’ve ever created an assessment in Blackboard and then wanted to print it (or save it as a PDF), you’ll love this month’s Tech Tip. Jen Stewart has created a guide to help you create a printable version of your quizzes. The tech tip can be found here.
Blackboard Ultra Student Accommodations
|In this month’s Tech Tip, Jennifer Stewart writes about how to configure Blackboard for students with approved accommodations from UT Health Science Center, including setting due dates and time limits. The tech tip can be found here.
Poll Everywhere AI-Generated Questions
|Poll Everywhere has introduced some (limited) AI functionality into its tool, allowing you to use it to create multiple-choice questions. In this month’s Tech Tip, Jennifer Stewart provides information about how to use this new feature. The tech tip can be found here.
Blackboard Ultra Batch Edit
|One of the most time-consuming parts of starting a new term is going into Blackboard and changing all of the dates such as when assignments are due or when content becomes visible. In this month’s Tech Tip, Jennifer Stewart describes the “Batch Edit” feature of Ultra that allows you to more easily access those dates… Read More
Blackboard Ultra Course End-of-the-Semester Tips
|Special thanks to all Blackboard Ultra course directors and instructors for your commendable instruction and leadership this semester. As the spring term draws to a close, please follow the steps below for a successful conclusion. If you need additional assistance, please submit a Tech Connect Ticket/Report an Issue at https://uthsc.edu/techconnect, and a member of our… Read More
Blackboard Ultra and My MediaSite Video Tool
|In this month’s tech tip, Jennifer Stewart writes about how to manage your MyMediasite videos from Blackboard. It’s a convenient way to add new content to MyMediasite as well as an alternative way to add video links to your Blackboard course. The TLC website has more information about MyMediasite. The tech tip can be… Read More
Poll Everywhere Account Check
|This month’s tech tip gives information about how to make sure you’re using UT Health Science Center’s enterprise version of Poll Everywhere, which gives you up to 1000 responses to your questions. If you’re interested in learning more about Poll Everywhere’s features, a workshop is scheduled for March 5 at 9am CST. More information… Read More
Blackboard Ultra Roster Tool
|Course Directors can use the Roster tab on the Course Content page to view your class list, connect with your students, and match faces to names. You can also send messages to anyone involved with your course. Find the tech tip here.