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Create a link to blackboard collaborate ultra in your course main page

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 How do you create a link to your online lecture on the main menu? See the following:  1. Click on the add link, the '+' icon, on the upper right side of your page 2. From the list click on 'Tool link' 3. Fill in the open window for name 'Online lecture', for type choose 'Blackboard Collaborate Ultra', then tick on 'available to users', and finally press submit 4. The new link 'Online lecture' will be added at the end, and you can drag it to place up first.  

Online teaching tips for teachers "Marking student papers"

 How to mark handwritten student papers? 1. Ask your students to submit a pdf file of their work. The mobile App "Tap Scanner" is easy to do that with. 2. Open the file in "Adobe Acrobat Reader DC" and click on "Comment" on the left side of the figure below. 3.  Click on 'Pen' and select the color and pen's sickness of preference (See 2 in Red)   4. Correct the exam using your mouse or a writing pad connected to your computer. Erase your written text if you like. Save the file (in Red) and send it back to your student for the feedback! 5. You can also type text by pressing the "T" on the menu.