Bb test to Word conversion

Blackboard tests don't print well so we use Respondus, or more specifically email Chloe and she'll convert it.

First go into course tools, tests surveys and pools, tests, mouse over the test, export

In the Respondus_conversion Bb site, go to the same place but import

Then email and ask Chloe, she'll send back a Word doc.

The Word document will have asterixes that can be removed by Ctrl+H, replace All

if iOS8 made Google calendar entries not sync...

1. restart iPhone
2. settings
3. mail, contacts, calendar
4. Exchange account
5. turn off calendar
6. delete entries
7. turn calendar back on
8. enjoy

You can subscribe people to receive emails

In Word Press, add the Subscribe2 plugin (not available in courses.mtroyal.ca)

Then mouse over Subscribe2 (now in the menu), Subscribers

Then add email addresses galore

Then, spam 'em good with every new post!

Course duration makes it so students can't remove the course

If an instructor keeps a course available but sets the duration to a set date that has past

Then students can see the course in their list (but can't go into it), but not in the list of courses they can hide!

The only way they can get rid of it is for the instructor to make it unavailable (preferred), or to change the duration to continuous, which would make it available again.

You do not have permission to enroll user(s):

This is a misnomer, because you do have permission. What it "should" say is "Blackboard is so confused, could you try again without hitting Browse?"

The offending button is Browse. Don't hit it (or even think about hitting it) unless the username field is EMPTY. If you know the username, just type it in and hit Submit instead.

Make custom YouTube thumbnail image

By default YouTube just picks some random point in the video to be the thumbnail. You can change this in the video manager. Edit the video you want, then Info and Settings

Then just click Custom thumbnail. It accepts jpegs or pngs.

Putting a title slide on a YouTube video

If you go to www.youtube.com/editor

You can choose a title slide (click "a")

Type a title, double click the small thumbnail to get to the place to type text. You may have to add spaces before it and make multiple lines to fit in the cropped edges of many videos. Make it white text and Blue (RGB 51, 102, 255) background.

Type a name for the project, go back to videos () choose on, then create video. It takes a while.