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End of Semester Blackboard Checklist
Blackboard courses are removed from the server approximately one year after the end of the semester in which they are taught. Saving your Blackboard course materials on your computer allows you to reuse the materials by importing them to a new Blackboard course at a later date. If these records are stored on Blackboard, we strongly recommend that you retain a local copy. In addition, CUNY record keeping policies require that you retain certain class records for specified periods of time. To read more, please consult the CUNY Policies or to learn more about Hunter College Blackboard Policies.
This document contains information and recommendations that will assist you in wrapping up the semester and will help you prepare for using Blackboard in future semesters. These recommendations are outlined below:
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Export/archive your Blackboard course Exporting/archiving your course will create a compressed (.zip) file containing your course materials. If you wish to reuse all or some of your materials in a future semester, you can import this .zip file into a new course shell on Blackboard. You can also view this file on your computer by using a special free tool called bFree, which will extract most of the content from a Blackboard course "Export" or "Archive" zip file; however, some Blackboard content, such as full discussion board threads, cannot be viewed with bFree. To learn more about the uses and limitations of bFree, please see our document About bFree. NOTE: If you would like to have easy access to selected student work (e.g., blogs, wikis, discussion board postings, and other assignments) on your local computer, we recommend downloading it separately from the Blackboard export/archive file. For more information about downloading assignments, see Retrieving and Grading Assignments. To learn more about exporting wikis, see our animated tutorial. For further guidance, please consult with Blackboard Support. |
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Post end of the semester grades for students |
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Preserve and print your Grade Center spreadsheet |
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Print a copy of your final exam if it was given in Blackboard |
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Make "fair use" copyrighted course material unavailable |
