It’s the start of the semester and every once in awhile Blackboard drops something you find very useful. Here’s how you can go find it and turn it back on. That is, unless it’s deprecated. Ouch.
Seven Year Journey
A friend has completed one leg of a long journey. Always amazed at what people can do! concīs is finished! We appreciate your time, attention and support. » https://t.co/qRQQ6CWlKz — concīs (@concismag) February 4, 2018
New Box View replaces Crocodoc for inline grading
As of this month when your students turn in programming code and graphics inside of Blackboard you can use the New Box View inline grading tool to view the code and add comments to the images. If you previously used Crocodoc to quickly view spreadsheets or papers inside of the …
Day 6: VLOOKUP & TRUE – oooh
Coming back to The Google Sheets course… Just loved seeing the “precedence” drag and drop in the conditional formatting rules. While I don’t imagine when I’ll use it, I have often used VLookup in the past. Having the resulting table also include visual queues? A recipe for greatness!
Core skills in Google Sheets
Going through the Advanced Formulas – 30 day challenge by Ben Collins. Day 1 “Core Skills” session had two great tips for me: using named ranges using shift/enter (the break function) to put LF into formula – LOVE THIS
Adding your flair to Blackboard
Responding to faculty is an everyday occurrence. Quick pictures and happy responses are part of the norm. Happy Monday!
I had to listen
I need you to soften my heartAnd break me apartI need you to open my eyesTo see that You’re shaping my lifeAll I am, I surrenderGive me faith to trust what you sayThat you’re good and your love is greatI’m broken inside, I give you my lifeI need you to …
Resume Resource
Where to find out more information about Janene McMahan on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and a recent resume.
And the award goes to…
The other day I mentioned php. Someone asked me what it stood for. I honestly didn’t know. ‘I just code or I just hack it’ wasn’t my best response! php (or PHP) stands for hypertext preprocessor. Correct. It’s like a fool’s errand. PHP actually is an acronym for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.” …
Updating my resume
Nothing to see here. That sure is a shame. 10/28 update: I don’t know when I stopped having my resume on my website. I know it’s in LinkedIn… but it is time to have it back here. For my coworkers, managers, and team: I don’t want to leave UAF eLearning. …
Time to unsubscribe (again)
Best response yet, that I’ve penned. “Life looms large. Time is limited. Love you and your site… but mommy-hood is an adventure best done with less clutter.”
Banners, graphics, editing, oh my!
Two PDFs for your perusal Handout – Canva PicMonkey Handout – header images Three videos to help you Adding your WordPress banner 4:30 (using free images and PicMonkey image editor) Creating a graphic pt.1 4:30 (Canva) Adding your Blackboard banner pt.2 1:45
CPR certification – yes!
Staff training day was today. We were surprised with art classes and CPR training. We also shot rifles.
Fun with banners
Joanne Healy, School of Education, likes the banners I make.
Here’s the latest batch… her requests are fairly open-ended, so I can find the right mood to fit the need.
Our department has access to a Shutterstock account. That and regular CC0 images make creating banners easier.
