A presentation delivered to instructors of pre-sessional students at the University of Southampton. This presentation covers the Blackboard VLE, printing and scanning, and using the lecture bench consoles.

1. Blackboard
Printing
Lecterns
For Presessional Instructors
Matthew Deeprose
June 2014

2. What is Blackboard?
• Online “Virtual Learning Environment”
• Course module based
• Allows you to place course materials, discussions, simple quizzes and
more online
• Accessed through a web browser over the Internet
• Extensive step by step guides on the iSolutions web site:
• http://go.soton.ac.uk/bbhelp

3. Accessing Blackboard
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4. Access Blackboard via a web browser
• https://blackboard.soton.ac.uk
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5. Access Blackboard via a web browser
• Use a web browser on a computer to use the full suite of
tools within Blackboard.
• Access from anywhere in the world, no need to use the
University VPN.
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6. Mobile App
• Apple and Android devices
supported.
• Aimed at primarily at students
for content delivery.
• Limited content creation features
for staff.
• http://go.soton.ac.uk/bbml
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8. Hints, Tips, and other Pointers

9. Tips: Navigating in Blackboard
Use Blackboard’s own
“breadcrumb trail”
Avoid browser ‘Back’ &
‘Forward’ Buttons

10. Tip: Working with Blackboard

11. Blackboard interface
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Action button
(shown whilst hovering
mouse pointer over
item)
Drag and drop
“handles”
(shown whilst hovering
mouse pointer over
item)
Control PanelEdit ModeGlobal Navigation
Logout

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Modify / Action button

13. Modify / Action button

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Drag and drop to re-order

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Drag and drop to re-order

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Edit MODE

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20. Global Navigation
• Accessed at top
of screen.
• The red number
shows how many
notifications you
have.
• Useful for an
overview but
does not replace
looking in detail
at your course.

21. Common Questions
• I can’t see my course!
• Primary cause:
– (Staff) not listed in Banner as teaching the course
• Course Coordinator should list staff member in
Banner as teaching course.
– (Student) not enrolled on module in Banner
• Course Coordinator to check that student is enrolled
on course in Banner.
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22. Common Questions (2)
• My course says “unavailable”
– Course has not been made available to students
– Resolution: Course Coordinator to make course
available to students. Guide on iSolutions web site.
– http://www.southampton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/
elearn/blackboard/avail.html
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23. Adding content to a Blackboard course
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25. Getting Help
• Guides are on our website:
– http://go.soton.ac.uk/bbhelp
• Help and support via ServiceLine
– www.soton.ac.uk/ithelp
– X25656
– ServiceLine@soton.ac.uk
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26. Faculty Staff to show EAP Toolkit
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27. Printing and Scanning
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28. Printing and Scanning
• All guides and videos can be found at:
• http://go.soton.ac.uk/5k5
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29. Printing documents from PC (staff)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEGprsrIpic
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30. Photocopying (staff)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtZktX5l-p0
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31. Scan to folder (staff)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbiCjk6VFOs
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32. Scan to email (staff)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz2q8xgzKSg
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33. Using Consoles and Equipment
• All guides are available at:
• http://go.soton.ac.uk/5yd
• Courseware at:
• http://go.soton.ac.uk/5y1
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34. Tip!
• Each room will have a folder containing information and
guides about how to use the facilities in each room.
• Room specifications vary, use the folder for precise
information.
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35. Tip!
• We are all human
• It’s easy to forget everything when in a lecture theatre and
100 pairs of eyes are focussed on us
• iSolutions understands!
• Don’t worry about contacting us even if you feel the query
may be trivial or silly.
• Common Learning Space rooms have priority and someone
will come to you within 15 minutes – usually much faster.
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36. Lectern PCs
• Usually these are asleep when you walk up to them
• “wake” them by touching the screen of the Control Unit
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Control Unit

37. Ready to use
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38. Using the Microphone
• Microphones are situated on the lectern benches of
larger rooms and theatres.
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39. The microphone is controlled from
the touch-screen controls:
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40. Operating the Lighting
• Lighting may be controlled by
1. Room lighting controls in the console
2. Light switches near the lectern
3. Wall switches near the entrance
This varies from room to room.
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41. • If the lighting controls are not on the console then the
console screen should tell you where they are.
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42. In the console
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Off Low Medium Full

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44. Lighting controls near the Lectern
• Controls can vary in appearance
• Usually 1 = brightest, 4 = lowest
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45. Standard Light Switches
• Usually near to
the entrance.
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46. Using a laptop
• Space to put
laptop
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47. Cables to plug in laptop
• Audio cable – plug
into headphone
socket
• One of the video
cables (HDMI/VGA)
will plug into the
monitor port of your
laptop
• Macbooks may
require a displayport
adapter (not
provided) 47

48. Network for laptops
• Plug a network cable (not
provided) into network socket.
• Or use Eduroam wifi. (make
sure you have this working
beforehand)
– http://www.southampton.
ac.uk/isolutions/services/e
duroam_wireless_network
/index.php
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49. • Select
laptop
input
• Hide/Show
laptop
screen
• Laptop
Audio
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50. Special note about Volume control
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• The volume indicator
is not set relative to
the actual sound
level.
• It could show 2/3 red
but still be very quiet.
• Keep pressing Up
arrow until volume is
suitable.

51. Special note about Volume control
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• The silence button
will mute the sound.
• iSolutions are often
called out due to no
sound, and it turns
out this mute button
was activated.

52. Press key combination to make your
laptop display via monitor-out port
• Usually a Function key (F) and a key with a picture of a
monitor on it e.g.
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53. Press key combination to make your
laptop display via monitor-out port
• Or if you are using Windows 7 or above
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P

54. Using the PC built into the lectern
• PC and keyboard
with built in
trackpad.
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55. Plugging in a USB stick etc
• The computers themselves are usually built within the
lectern or nearby
• Pictures on next slide.
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56. Plugging in a USB stick etc
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57. Is the PC turned on?
Power indicator
And on/off switch
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58. Logging onto PC
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61. Login
• Use your University username and password to login to the
PC.
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62. • Select
Bench PC
• Hide/Show
the picture
• PC Audio
controls
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63. Special note about Volume control
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• The volume indicator
is not set relative to
the actual sound
level.
• It could show 2/3 red
but still be very quiet.
• Keep pressing Up
arrow until volume is
suitable.

64. Special note about Volume control
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• The silence button
will mute the sound.
• iSolutions are often
called out due to no
sound, and it turns
out this mute button
was activated.

65. Tip
• Sometimes selecting a different input (e.g. DVD/PC) does
not work.
• Just select something else (e.g. Laptop) and then select the
one you wanted again.
• Keep changing until it starts working.
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66. To finish
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67. Control Units
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• Often found in smaller
rooms

68. • On / Off
• Select input (e.g.
PC/Laptop)
• Volume Control
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69. Another example
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70. Getting help
• An eLearning package to teach you use the Lecture Theatre
technologies:
– http://go.soton.ac.uk/5y1
• Set of guides in PDF format:
– http://go.soton.ac.uk/5yd
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71. Getting Help
• ServiceLine
– http://www.soton.ac.uk/ithelp
– X25656
– ServiceLine@soton.ac.uk
– Phone calls from Lecture Theatres to ServiceLine are
prioritised over any other calls!
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