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Regularly Scheduled Maintenance (Downtime) - Update for December 2007
PLEASE NOTE: The Blackboard system will be Unavailable on December 26, 2007 (ALL DAY -12:01am to 11:59pm)
The second and fourth Friday of the month of December 2007 will not be used:
Second Friday - December 14, 2007 - 4pm to midnight (Wiil Not be Used)
Fourth Friday - December 28, 2007 - 4pm to midnight (Will Not be used)
The Blackboard Maintenance Downtime started at 4pm and the system was back up by 10:35pm on Friday, 11/09/07.
The Blackboard Team
Topics covered in this blog entry:
• Blackboard Downtime Reminder – November 9, 2007
• Blackboard User’s Group – November 9 – noon to 1pm
Blackboard Downtime Reminder – November 9, 4pm to midnight
Blackboard Maintenance - Friday, November 9, 2007 – 4pm to midnight. Blackboard Maintenance is the second and fourth Friday of the month.
Blackboard User’s Group – “Not sure what the Scholar Tab does in Blackboard”• Date: Friday, November 9, 2007
• Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
• Topic: Not Sure What the Scholar Tab does in Blackboard?
• Location: Blackboard Webinar
• Presenter: John Morrison, Director Blackboard Beyond User Communities
To join the online meeting
1. Go to https://blackboard.webex.com/blackboard/j.php?ED=102529507&UID=0
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: scholar
4. Click "Join".
To join the teleconference Pls dial into (toll free), for the teleconference portion of the webinar, 866 825 2867 code 681102
Regards,
Blackboard Team
For further assistance contact:
Technology Services Help Desk Contact Information
Phone: 828-2227
Email: blackboard@vcu.edu
Help ticket: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/helpdesk/
Blackboard FAQ: http://faq.vcu.edu/ts/
Bb Training/Instructional Assistance
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp (enter Keyword: Blackboard)
Center for Teaching Excellence - http://www.vcu.edu/cte/
Topics in blog:
• Training related to Blackboard
• Blackboard User’s Group – “Not sure what the Scholar Tab does in Blackboard”
Training related to Blackboard
Please see VCU's Training website for the latest classes offered related to using Blackboard as a Teaching and Learning tool. Classes are taught by the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Go to: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp and enter Keyword: Blackboard.
Offerings for November:
11/2/07 Screen Recording to Support Teaching and Learning
11/6/07 Intro to Blackboard 7: Course Design and Delivery
11/7/07 Photoshop for the Creation of Instructional Images
11/12/07 LessonBuilder: Create Interactive Course Content
11/13/07 Blackboard Assessments, Respondus and StudyMate
11/14/07 Blackboard: Introduction to the Content Management System
11/19/07 Screen Recording to Support Teaching and Learning
11/26/07 Blackboard: Communications Tools
11/30/07 Blended/Hybrid Classes - The Third Format
To register and see complete offerings go to: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/it/search.asp , enter Keyword: Blackboard, click on the class title you are interested in attending, and click on Register.
Blackboard User’s Group – “Not sure what the Scholar Tab does in Blackboard”
• Date: Friday, November 9, 2007
• Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, Eastern Time
• Topic: Not Sure What the Scholar Tab does in Blackboard?
• Location: Blackboard Webinar
• Presenter: John Morrison, Director Blackboard Beyond User Communities
To join the online meeting
1. Go to https://blackboard.webex.com/blackboard/j.php?ED=102529507&UID=0
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: scholar
4. Click "Join".
To join the teleconference Pls dial into (toll free), for the teleconference portion of the webinar, 866 825 2867 code 681102
Regards,
The Blackboard Team
Help Desk: 828-2227
Help Ticket: http://supportcenter.vcu.edu
Help e-mail: blackboard@vcu.edu