{"id":9902,"date":"2016-08-15T14:29:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=9902"},"modified":"2019-11-09T07:30:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T13:30:41","slug":"bb-tip-161-are-you-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-161-are-you-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #161: Are You Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Threat of disasters is real\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catwiki.xula.edu\/images\/9\/91\/Example-of-an-Adaptation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/catwiki.xula.edu\/images\/9\/91\/Example-of-an-Adaptation.png?resize=624%2C468&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"image showing various disasters\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Course delivery is vulnerable to unplanned events. Potential interruptions to class activities include but are not limited to natural disasters, widespread illness, acts of violence, planned or unexpected construction-related closures, severe weather conditions, and medical emergencies. <\/p>\n<p>Here are a few things you can do in Blackboard to help you prepare should the need arise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understanding and Building Your Course\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.blackboard.com\/d\/?5ba5f8c8-0840-46cd-9eb2-d48d1c00c401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get Started with Course Environment (PDF)<\/a>  [<a href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/r91\/movies\/bb91_your_course_environment.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.blackboard.com\/d\/?0e1ceb49-f3fb-4745-9013-8011467ae0e1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Started with Course Content  (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilize Blackboard\u2019s Communication Tools\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en-us.help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Interact\/Announcements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create Announcements<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/r91\/movies\/bb91_tools_creating_announcements.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en-us.help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Instructor\/Interact\/Email\">Send Email<\/a> [<a href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/r91\/movies\/bb91_course_tools_sending_email.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">watch video<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Collecting Student Work\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.blackboard.com\/d\/?682bae28-9a44-40af-8fc8-3a1a01f41ae1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Started with Assignments (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-153-simplify-assignment-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Simplify Assignment Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilize Blackboard\u2019s Collaboration Tools\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlogsWikisJournalsTrainingDoc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blogs, Wikis, Journals, &amp; Discussion Boards Explained (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-157-voicethread\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VoiceThread<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Posting Grades\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/library.blackboard.com\/d\/?8c963d4d-becc-4303-aed7-e0eb1e9d8d05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Getting Started with the Grade Center (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, you should consider developing an instructional continuity plan to help you to be ready to continue teaching with minimal interruption. More information about instructional continuity plans can be found on our <a href=\"http:\/\/xulacat.wikispaces.com\/Instructional+Continuity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructional Continuity web page<\/a>. There you will find planning guides, resources, and a link to our September 2015 Instructional Continuity workshop presentation.<\/p>\n<h4>Want more information?<\/h4>\n<p>Get more information about <a href=\"http:\/\/xulacat.wikispaces.com\/Instructional+Continuity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instructional continuity plans<\/a>.<br \/>\nSign up for <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackboard workshops<\/a> or request <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one-on-one help<\/a>.<br \/>\nTry these <a title=\"Bb How-to\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackboard How-To documents<\/a>.<br \/>\nExplore Blackboard\u2019s <a title=\"On Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/ondemand.blackboard.com\/\">On Demand Learning Center<\/a>.<br \/>\nVisit our <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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<p><small>Image credit: \"<a href=\"https:\/\/catwiki.xula.edu\/File:Example-of-an-Adaptation.png\">The threat of disasters is real<\/a>\" by jflorent is licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Course delivery is vulnerable to unplanned events. Potential interruptions to class activities include but are not limited to natural disasters, widespread illness, acts of violence, planned or unexpected construction-related closures, severe weather conditions, and medical emergencies. Here are a few things you can do in Blackboard to help you prepare should the need arise. Understanding <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-161-are-you-ready\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #161: Are You Ready?\"<\/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":[106,176],"class_list":{"0":"post-9902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-disaster-planning","8":"tag-instructional-continuity","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-2zI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1575,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-68-beginning-of-semester-tasks\/","url_meta":{"origin":9902,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #68: Beginning of Semester Tasks","author":"Janice Florent","date":"January 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The beginning of the semester is a good time to get started using Blackboard. 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