Blackboard 9.1 SP7 Browser Compatibility

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Original Link to Browser Compatibility Chart for Blackboard 9.1 SP7

Blackboard Service Pack update 6/9/2012

We will be updating the Blackboard Learning Management system from 9.1 Service Pack 5 to 9.1 Service Pack 7 on Saturday, June 9 between midnight and 10AM. The Blackboard Learning System functions will be unavailable. Portal services including UR ePay, Student/Instructor/Advisor Access and email will be available.

Most of the changes are performance improvements and enabling some new data features.

• Performance Improvements
• SCORM Integration
• Browser Compatibility updates

Additionally, the Learning Objects Blog and Wiki tools will no longer be available. You can find out more about the Blackboard native Blog and Wiki tools and exporting your Learning Objects data before June 30, 2012.

If you have questions please contact Blackboard Support via phone at 275-6865 or via email at blackboard@urmc.rochester.edu.

Paste from Word Mashup – new tool

For anyone experiencing display issues when you paste content into Blackboard from Microsoft Word or other sources that include markup code, the new Paste from Word Mashup tool should help.

Wherever you see Blackboard’s Visual Text Box Editor (VTBE) you can now select the Add Mashup button.

Select the Paste from Word option.

Paste your text into the box and then submit. You will need to submit one more time to save the item.

You can use this Paste from Word Mashup option wherever the VTBE is displayed including the following places:

• Create Item from the Build content menu
• Create Announcement
• Discussion Forum Threads and messages
• Journal entries
• Blog posts
• Wiki posts
• Test questions and answers

Blackboard 9.1 SP 5 Browser Compatibility

Original link to Blackboard 9.1 SP 5 Compatibility Chart

Blackboard Learn | Release 9.1.50119.0

Blackboard Office Hours for your 9.1 Questions

We’ll be around to help you with any questions you have related to Blackboard 9.1.

When:

Wednesday, January 04, 2012 from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Friday, January 06, 2012 from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Where:

Miner Library, Computing Classroom

You can either drop by or sign up online.

More information on Blackboard 9.1 is available from our Tutorials page.

Custom Banners aligned to your Primary Role in Blackboard

On December 28, 2011 we are implementing a policy where your primary role will be aligned to your HR division. This means that if you are an employee you will always see the banner image for your home department/division rather than the school where you might be taking a class.

Example: you could work as a floor nurse in the hospital but also be taking a class in the School of Nursing. In this case you will see the URMC banner not the School of Nursing banner. None of the other tabs and modules you have access to will be affected by this change. All of your course information will still display just as it has in the past.

Older Courses no longer Displayed

Unavailable courses that are older than two years will no longer be displayed to faculty, instructors and course builders. We believe that this will cut down on the number of courses listed and make management of course materials easier. Faculty and instructors can request access to older courses (up to 5 years) by sending an email to Blackboard Support with the name of the course and the semester it was taught.

This currently applies to academic courses in the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine and Dentistry graduate programs.