{"id":7851,"date":"2015-08-17T10:10:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=7851"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:10:22","slug":"bb-tip-139-course-banners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-139-course-banners\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #139: Course Banners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can personalize your course by adding a banner to your course. A course banner is an image that appears at the top of the course entry point of your course. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><figure id=\"attachment_2686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2686\" style=\"width: 426px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hamline.edu\/assets\/0\/8589934598\/8589935432\/8589935372\/2147485895\/2147487170\/2147487697\/773408f2-3082-4281-91b9-ae41dcbdb425.jpg\" title=\"course banner example\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hamline.edu\/assets\/0\/8589934598\/8589935432\/8589935372\/2147485895\/2147487170\/2147487697\/773408f2-3082-4281-91b9-ae41dcbdb425.jpg?resize=440%2C110\" alt=\"Media in Global Perspectives course banner\" height=\"110\" width=\"440\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of a course banner image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Follow these steps to do it.<\/h3>\n<p>To add a banner:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on [Customization] in the Control Panel to expand it. <\/li>\n<li>Click on [Teaching Style].<\/li>\n<li>In the Select Banner options, click the [Browse My Computer] button and navigate to the desired image on your computer. Select the desired image file and click [Open]. <\/li>\n<li>Click [Submit].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>NOTE: The recommended size for course banner images is 480 X 80 pixels (8 inches X 1.25 inch). You can create a course banner using PowerPoint. Step-by-step instructions are available.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more information?<\/h3>\n<p>Step-by-step instructions are available [<a title=\"Course Banner\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/Course_Banner.pdf\" target=\"_self\">PDF<\/a>].<br \/>\n<a title=\"Create banner with PowerPoint\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-123-use-powerpoint-to-create-course-banner\/\">Use PowerPoint to create course banner<\/a>.<br \/>\nExplore Blackboard\u2019s <a title=\"On Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/\">On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Bb How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a title=\"Schedule 1-on-1\" href=\"http:\/\/jflorent.youcanbook.me\/\">schedule a one-on-one session<\/a>, <a title=\"Send email\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a>, or <br \/>call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can personalize your course by adding a banner to your course. A course banner is an image that appears at the top of the course entry point of your course. Follow these steps to do it. To add a banner: Click on [Customization] in the Control Panel to expand it. Click on [Teaching Style]. <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-139-course-banners\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #139: Course Banners\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[37,173],"class_list":{"0":"post-7851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-banner","8":"tag-image","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-22D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1051,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-45-add-a-course-banner\/","url_meta":{"origin":7851,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #45: Add a Course Banner","author":"Janice Florent","date":"September 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"You can personalize your course by adding a banner to your course. 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Using PowerPoint\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blackboard Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blackboard Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/blackboard\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":5172,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-122-design-your-course-entry-point\/","url_meta":{"origin":7851,"position":3},"title":"Bb Tip #122: Design Your Course Entry Point","author":"Janice Florent","date":"January 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The first page students see when they enter your course leaves a lasting impression. Use this first look to orient students and convey important information. In Blackboard, the course entry point is the first area users see upon entering your course. The default course entry point is the Home Page\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blackboard Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blackboard Bits, Bytes, and Nibbles","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/blackboard\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"course entry point","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/Course_Entry_Point.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5203,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-123-use-powerpoint-to-create-course-banner\/","url_meta":{"origin":7851,"position":4},"title":"Bb Tip #123: Use Powerpoint to Create Course Banner","author":"Janice Florent","date":"January 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"PowerPoint is generally used as a presentation program. However, it can also be used to design an eye-catching custom banner for your Blackboard course. Want more information? 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