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Edit Image File for Blackboard Course Tiles

In order to change your course image for the course tile look, instructors can click the pencil icon to set the image they want.

All users will see the same image for the course.

KNOWN ISSUE: Blackboard course tile image and course banner image resizing issues

EKU Tiles for Download

Edit Image File for Blackboard Course Tiles

Office365 Email Migration - Android Instructions for the Outlook Mail App

This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the Outlook email app

Why does EKU require employees to 2FA/MFA?

The Reality

Numerous attacks on institutions of higher education have resulted in the theft, alteration, or destruction of data.  EKU has been targeted by cybercriminals with similar capabilities. 

Office365 Email Migration - Android Instructions for Native Mail App

This will show you how to set up your new Office365 email on the native Android email app
 

New Blackboard Content Editor

Blackboard has rolled out a new Content Editor for their system that will dramatically update the way you write content on the system.  Please view the linked on this page for an explanation by one of the Blackboard designers.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO PREVIEW

Blackboard Tool Availability

Tool Availability in Blackboard Courses

To use any of the tools listed below in your Blackboard site, you must first enable the item(s) on your Tool Availability page. It’s easy: On your course menu, open Customization > Tool Availability. Scroll to the item and check the box(es). Click the Submit button to complete your work.

Employee Device Rollout, 2022-2023

What is the Refresh Program?

Google Workspace for Education Storage Limits

Effective January 2023, Google has implemented a paid Google Workspace subscription package for universities and will no longer be free, unlimited storage.  

This storage space covers both Google Drive and Google Photos.

Setting Up OneDrive - Mac

Installing the OneDrive app (if you already have this app, go to the next section)

  1. Open the App Store
  2. Search for OneDrive
  3. Install the OneDrive app from Microsoft

    Install the OneDrive app from Microsoft

Instructions for sharing videos in Blackboard through Teams

As a new offering for instructors, EKU IT has now started creating Microsoft Teams for every class in Blackboard.  These teams will automatically be populated with the students in your Blackboard courses, with enrollments that should update overnight.  This will let you easily use the wide set of tools available to Microsoft Teams for your classes, without having to manually handle enrollments.

Tool Availability in Blackboard Courses

Tool Availability in Blackboard Courses

To use any of the tools listed below in your Blackboard site, you must first enable the item(s) on your Tool Availability page. It’s easy: On your course menu, open Customization > Tool Availability. Scroll to the item and check the box(es). Click the Submit button to complete your work.

Copy Data to a Personal OneDrive Account

Students are eligible to copy their EKU data to a personal account.

Transfer OneDrive Data to Another Person or Group

The simplest method to copy your OneDrive data to one or many others is to create a team in Teams. Add each person who needs access as a member of the team  Then move the files to the new team.

Send automatic out of office replies from Outlook for Windows

Use automatic (Out of Office) replies from Outlook for Windows to tell people you won't be responding right away to their email messages.

New Outlook for Windows

  • On the View tab, select  View settings.

Set up auto-reply (out of office)

How to set up auto-reply (out of office)

  1. Select File > Automatic Replies.

OneDrive: Transfer To A Different Storage Service

If you want to move from OneDrive storage to another service (for example Google Drive) you will need to copy the data to the other service. Once you copy over the files, you can delete the content in OneDrive. 

Manage email messages by using rules

Rules allow you to move, flag, and respond to email messages automatically. You can also use rules to play sounds, move messages to folders, or display new item alerts.

The easiest and most common rule to create is one that allows you to move an item from a certain sender or with certain words in the subject line to another folder. You can create this rule directly from a message you've already received.

Pronouns in Blackboard

You can select your pronoun values on the pronoun page.  The Pronouns field is empty by default, and you can change that by clicking the Add Pronouns.  You can choose from the most commonly used list via our research on inclusive and LGBTQI+ resource pages.

 

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