Managing Archives
The Blackboard Enterprise Course Management System at Shippensburg University can enhance communication, organization and presentation. All course shells or "web sites" are automatically generated by the system and you and your students are automatically enrolled in your course.
Benefits of Blackboard
- Students are automatically enrolled in the Blackboard Course Shell
- Share class documents, such as a syllabus, handouts and lecture notes
- Conduct online discussions
- Post class announcements
- Enhance lessons with online videos, PowerPoint slides and more
- Collect and return assignments online
- Give tests that are automatically graded (except essays and short answer questions)
- Allow students to check their grades online
Location: Our Blackboard server can be accessed at http://blackboard.ship.edu OR click on the Distance Education link on the home page and then on the Blackboard icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
Getting Help - 24/7 Support Center
The 24/7 Support Center can help you and you students with many of your Blackboard needs, click on help icon.
Known Issues
Internet Explorer 7 - Two Work-Arounds
Java Plug-in in Blackboard 7.1
Blackboard recommends that version 1.5 of the Java 2 Runtime Environment is used when working with the Collaboration Tools and the Visual Text box Editor in Blackboard 7.0. Currently, version JRE 1.6 is not supported by Blackboard. For more information click here.
Blackboard Issues under Windows Vista
Currently, Blackboard has not certified Windows Vista. For more information, click here.
