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Full Credit for Blackboard Test Question

August 31, 2020 edtechAdmin Leave a comment Uncategorized

Credit can be provided for any type question item after students have participated in a test. This can be managed from the Test Canvas page for the test you want to edit.

Note: If you need to provide credit for an alternate MC question option. Click Here

  1. Locate the question that you want to provide credit and click the point value associated that is in the upper right of the question box on the test canvas.

2. Check the Full Credit option

3. Click Submit and Regrade

The grades will be updated in the Grade Center for all the students.

Alternant MC Answer – Provide Credit

August 31, 2020 edtechAdmin Leave a comment Blackboard, Grade Center, Online Testing

Multiple choice questions are limited to one single answer by definition and Blackboard questions can be changed to multiple question types.

To address your issue, assuming that providing full credit is not an option. There is a way (a work around) to provide credit to two answers for a multiple choice question. Allowing credit for one additional answer can be accomplished by using the Partial Credit option for the question item. Once that option is selected for the question, you are allowed to provide credit for the alternate answer.

Note: If you are providing full credit for a question item, use the scoring option on the Test Canvas. Click Here

1. Go to the Edit screen for the question item and check the Allow Partial Credit option

2. Then locate the alternate answer and enter 100 for the Partial Credit % box

3. Save/Submit the changes. The exam will be regraded and scores will be updated.

Knowmia: Adding YouTube Videos

June 15, 2020 edtechAdmin Leave a comment Content, Content, Lecture Capture

Locate your YouTube video

  1. Go to https://www.youtube.com/
  2. Locate to the video of your choice. Click on the thumbnail.
  3. Click on the Share button. A pop-up window will open.
  4. Click on the Copy button. This will copy the URL of the video to your clipboard.

Add the Video to Knowmia

  1. Log into Techsmith Knowmia. https://udmercy.techsmithrelay.com
  2. Navigate to your My Library, and if you want it in a specific folder/sub-folder navigate to that location prior to adding the video.
  3. Click on the Create button to expand the menu. Click on Import from YouTube. A screenshot of a cell phone Description automatically generated
  4. Paste the URL from YouTube in the pop-up window. Click Submit.A screenshot of a cell phone Description automatically generated
  5. When the media is processed, you will see the thumbnail of the video.
  6. Click on the thumbnail to add quiz questions, set privacy, etc.

Note: You cannot edit or add caption to YouTube videos 

Download TechSmith Knowmia Classic Recorder

March 23, 2020 edtechAdmin Leave a comment Content, Lecture Capture

If you would like to record in your office or from home you can download the TechSmith Knowmia Classic Recorder. The Relay Recorder will downloaded from this site will submit recorded media to your Knowmia Media Library when you Submit for publishing.

NOTE: You will need a microphone on your computer to record.

  1. Navigate to the Knowmia URL below to view/edit/manage your media library.
    https://udmercy.techsmithrelay.com
  2. Login using your Titan Pass information. 
  3. Then click the Gear icon in the upper right. (1 below)
  4. Click Download Classic Recorder. (2 below)
  5. Once downloaded, run the installer from your computer
  6. Locate the application and operate as you would in the classroom.

Optionally, you can you the Online recorder. The operation is different than the Classic Recorder and some of the features are different. The link below describes how to use the Knowmia Capture though inside your Knowmia Library site.

https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-knowmia-record-video.html