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Blackboard Help for Ultra Courses (Link)
Obtain debug code for Ultra course issue (PDF-225KB)
Navigation (Link)
Terminology (Link)
Course Banner Image (Link)
Step 1: Create your Getting Started Module (Link)
Step 3: Copy Content from Another Course (Link)
Create a Document (Link)
Organize an Ultra Document (Video)
Add Content to a Document (Link)
Add Knowledge Checks to a Document (Video)
Create a Test (Link)
Enable Respondus Lockdown Browser on a Test (Link)
Create an Assignment (Link)
Create a Journal (Link)
Create a Discussion (Link)
The Blackboard Artificial Intelligence (AI) uses Microsoft's Generative AI (GenAI) models. In accordance with Anthology's Trustworthy AI Principles, Blackboard will never use your data to train, retrain, or improve Microsoft's GenAI models. Data will be temporarily stored for up to 30 days. All Blackboard AI Tools require you to review the output before adding it to the course.
Create Learning Modules with AI (Link)
Modify Document Layout and include a Knowledge Check Question with AI (Link)
Create Discussions with AI (Link)
Create Rubrics with AI (Link)
Create Assignments with AI (Link)
Create Test Questions with AI (Link)
Create AI Conversations (Link)
Step 5: Setup Overall Grade (Link)
Step 6: Make your Course Available (Link)
Ultra to Ultra Full Course Copy (Link)
Not quite sure about copyright laws governing your online course information? Wondering what Winthrop University's copyright policy states? Visit the Copyright Information for Instructors page for more information.
Add a Link (Link)
Add a Course Link (Link)
Add a Panopto Video Inside a Document (Link)
Add a YouTube Video (Link)
Add an Image (Link)
Update Visibility and Dates on Multiple Items using Batch Edit (Link)
Use Forced Sequencing in a Module (Link)
Add a Collaborative Document (Link)
Create and Manage Groups (Link)
Create a Manual Column or Assignment without Online Submissions (Link)
Create a Rubric (Link)
Reorder Gradebook Columns (Link)
For assistance with generating closed captions or transcripts, please contact instructionaldesign@winthrop.edu.
Accessibility Guidelines and Ally (Link)
Accommodations (Link)
Exceptions and Exemptions (Link)
Accessibility Checklist (Link)
Improve Content Accessibility (Link)
Panopto Accessibility (Link)
Ally Quick Start (Link)
Design with UDL (Link)
Attendance (Link)
Calendar (Link)
Announcements (Link)
Messages (Link)
Navigate the Ultra Gradebook (Link)
Grade Tests Containing Manually Graded Question Types (Link)
Grade Assignments with Uploaded Submissions (Link)
Grade Journal Entries (Link)
Gradebook Views and Posting Grades (Link)
Grade Discussions (Link)
Grade with a Rubric (Link)
Accommodations (Link)
Exceptions and Exemptions (Link)
You can view our list of Blackboard Add-Ons currently available. If you would like to use an add-on that is not listed, please submit the Blackboard Add-On Request form.
Add Zoom to a Blackboard Course (Link)
Video Conferencing Platforms (Link)
Getting Started with Panopto (Link)
Editing Panopto Videos (Link)
Panopto Troubleshooting Guide (Link)
Panopto Support Site (Link)
Replacing Techsmith with Panopto in your Blackboard Ultra Course (PDF-602KB)
Create a Panopto Video Assignment Folder (Link)
Opt in to Zoom Recording Imports to Panopto (PDF - 205KB)
Opt in to Zoom Recording Imports to Panopto (Video)
Download images to use as a virtual background in your Panopto videos:
Aerial photo of campus (JPG-1.17MB)
Clouds and campus - horizon (JPG-550KB)
Eagle statue in sunlight (JPG-1MB)
Looking through trees at Tillman (JPG-619KB)
Trees with top of Withers (horizon) (JPG-682KB)
Create a Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook for Ultra Course (PDF-555KB)
Cengage (Link)
Hawkes Learning (Link)
Macmillan (Link)
McGraw-Hill (Link)
Norton (Link)
Pearson (Link)
SAGE Vantage (Link)
Vista Higher Learning (Link)
WebAssign (Link)
Zybooks (Link)
Library Electronic Reserves (Link)
Share a Digital Badge (Link)
