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As of January 2025, the Medial building block integration in Blackboard has been officially retired as part of a mandatory system wide update initiated by Blackboard. Existing Medial videos added via the mashup tool are no longer functional and redirect users back to the course dashboard when clicked. To ensure your video content remains accessible, you will need to manually re-embed videos into your Blackboard courses using embed codes from the Medial platform.

Managing your course files in your Blackboard course

This article highlights the Student Preview feature in Blackboard, allowing instructors to experience the course as students. Instructors can use this feature for testing, grade center evaluation, previewing group activities, and checking content availability. The article provides step-by-step guidance on accessing, using, and exiting the Student Preview mode, offering flexibility in retaining or removing the preview account from the course.

Accommodations can include adjusting time limits, exempting students from time limits, and exempting students from due dates. In addition to the global accommodations, exceptions can also be granted on specific Assignments and Tests using Availability Exceptions.

Currently the integrated Starfish link in Blackboard is not functioning. A work-around to this is to use the Starfish link located on www.ccri.edu under Login OR Faculty can manually add the Starfish link to their Blackboard course.

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The release of Medial version 8.5 brings significant upgrades to the platform, focusing on user-friendly tools and enhanced functionalities, particularly with the introduction of MEDIALecture Web and substantial improvements across MEDIALibrary and MEDIALearning modules.

The integration of Blackboard with McGraw Hill Connect® and McGraw Hill GO has been updated to include a single access point. For the upcoming term, instructors will encounter a new landing page with various McGraw Hill platforms when course sections are created. It is advised to exclude previous McGraw Hill items during the course copy process for the new term. Instructors should contact their McGraw Hill representative to learn how to prevent copying old McGraw Hill items into the new course

Some students will require accommodations for extended time on Blackboard assessments. There are various ways to meet such accommodations in Blackboard assessments by configuring extra time in test option settings.

How to make your course available to students ?

Blackboard - Students FAQs Tests and Exams

How do I enable pop-up windows in my browser for Blackboard to work properly?

Navigating Your Blackboard Course

Student Preview Mode

Add a Tool Link to the Course Menu