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While linking to a Google Doc from within a Blackboard Ultra course is simply a matter of creating and populating new Link, if you have a Google doc that you wish to embed directly within a Blackboard Ultra course Content Document, there are a few steps that are needed. This article demonstrates how to perform this process.

In structuring a Blackboard course, due dates for assessments and visibility date ranges for folders, items, and other components, are a key part of ensuring proper deployment and notification to students. The "Batch Edit" tool allows Course Instructors and admins to view and alter these dates in a centralized area. This is especially useful in courses which contain many components containing visibility or due dates. This article documents both where to find and how to use this feature.

On May 18, 2024, Blackboard was updated from Learn Original to Ultra Base Navigation. The update significantly changed navigational components between courses and provides new consolidated areas for viewing and managing courses and grades, as well as an activity feed that provides updates. This article showcases what changed, and demonstrates several basic functions and actions. Note that this article does not cover the changeover to Blackboard Ultra Courses.

Faculty can determine whether their Blackboard courses is "Open" or "Closed" to their students, and may choose to close access to the course prior or following a term. When technical assistance such as a course copy is performed by IT, courses are set to be closed from student access to allow the requesting faculty to review/finalize their content before making the course available. This article for Instructors demonstrates how to set student visibility for an entire Blackboard Ultra course.

When grading assignments and discussions on Blackboard, rubrics can be incorporated and used to guide grading. This article guides an instructor on how to use a rubric when performing inline grading in Blackboard, and assumes that the instructor has already created a rubric on Blackboard to be used (for more information on this, please see "How to Create a Rubric on Blackboard").

Rubrics are a grid-based evaluation system that allows for more accurate assessment of pre-defined categories, associated with one or multiple point values. Many faculty use Rubrics in some form or another when assessing. This article shows how this valuable tool can be digitized and applied in the Learning management system to assessments.

One of the major changes between Blackboard Original and Blackboard Ultra is the Gradebook, replacing the Grade Center. This tool has become more robust, with more features for grading and tracking progress. In August 2026, additional elements of the Gradebook in Ultra have been updated, and new resources were developed to support faculty on how to use this area of their course. This article provides access to training and information on the Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra for faculty usage.

This article answers common technical questions received by IT Client Services at the start of each semester.

Blackboard Ultra has several reports that can be run, as well as many analytic options available for instructors to help keep track of student progress and assessment. This article covers how to access and run these reports/analytics.

Using Blackboard Tests, faculty can assess students by creating quizzes, exams or tests that can utilize a variety of question types, include a timer, allow visibility control options, and provide students with feedback and results in a manner that is controlled by the faculty member. This article includes resources that cover the steps for setting up, configuring, and deploying tests on Blackboard.

The default Course Entry point (where both students and instructors land after clicking on the course to access it) is "Announcements". The instructor or Course Admin can change the course entry point, and in some cases, may do this accidentally. This article discusses various ways that the course's entry point can be changed, and in case of an issue, how to reset it manually. Note that the entry point in Blackboard Ultra cannot be updated.

Blackboard's SafeAssign Plagiarism checker can be used to check for Plagiarism on student's assignment submissions, if enabled, and the student completes these submissions through the LMS. In cases where Plagiarism is suspected, and the SafeAssign service is not enabled in an assignment, or the student fails to use the LMS to submit a digital copy, the Instructing Faculty may use the DirectSubmit service to check the file for plagiarism. This checks only for possible Plagiarism, not AI misuse.

Blackboard Avatars allow you to share an image that will be visible to professors, students and classmates in your courses' discussion boards and other collaboration areas. This article will guide you through how to upload an avatar as a profile picture on Blackboard, as well other settings that can be explored in your Blackboard Profile.

Blackboard's Name Pronunciation feature allows all users (Students, faculty or staff) to type out and record audio of how they would prefer their displayed name to be pronounced, which appears alongside their Blackboard Avatar on Discussion postings, Groups, Class rosters, and in Grading areas. This article provides steps for users to enable this feature, and shows where it displays for both faculty and for students.

The McGraw-Hill Connect Building Block was discontinued as of December 30, 2021. In December 2021, a new connection was set up with McGraw-Hill to replace this using an LTIA tool. Following January 1, 2022, faculty who use McGraw-Hill Connect in their courses will access it from a different area of their blackboard course than they used to. This article includes step by step instructions on how to set up the new connection and how to contact McGraw-Hill.