Wake Tech Course Entry Quiz

After logging into your Blackboard account, you will never be required to enter a separate password provided by your instructor to begin a test.

FALSE

Blackboard's Message tool sends notifications to student e-mail accounts.

FALSE

Students can see withdrawn courses in their Course List.

FALSE

Text that you submit on the Discussion Board can only be seen by the instructor

FALSE

True or False. Students cannot check their grades in Blackboard.

FALSE

If you use a wireless connection to take a test in blackboard, your connection may be interrupted by interference from any mobile device, cordless phone, or microwave.

TRUE

Prior to taking a test, reboot your computer particularly if it has been running for a while. This will free memory resources and provide a fresh connection to Blackboard.

TRUE

True or False. Students taking courses log into Blackboard with their "key account" username and password.

TRUE

True or False. The Send E-mail feature, listed under Tools, will allow you to send an e-mail to your instructor and to fellow students directly from your online course in Blackboard.

TRUE

In Blackboard, where should you look to make sure that your instructor has received an assignment that you have submitted with the Assignment tool?

BOTH ANSWERS ARE CORRECT

When naming a file to upload into an assignment in Blackboard, it is okay to use special characters (#, ~, @, $, %, &, *, ).

FALSE

You can always edit or delete your own Discussion Board threads.

FALSE

Your instructor has no way of knowing when you are working on your course in Blackboard.

FALSE

Email your instructor immediately if you are unable to complete an exam due to technical difficulties. In your e-mail, include as much information as possible (identify your browser, operating system, Internet Service Provider, time, date, circumstances, etc.). Also include the content of the error message that appeared when the problem occurred.

TRUE

Enter your course by clicking on the course name in your Course List that appears in the WTCC Blackboard Home page.

TRUE

Students may preview online courses in Blackboard.

TRUE

In Blackboard, you can do the following:

SEND EMAILS TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR OR TO STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASS

When you complete a test in Blackboard, how do you know that your test was submitted successfully?

THE TEST SUBMITTED WINDOW OPENS WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: YOUR NAME, THE TEST TITLE, COURSE TITLE, TEST START TIME, SUBMISSION CONFIRMATION, AND TIME USED

Never double-click to open an exam or quiz link.

TRUE

Online courses at Wake Tech:

have start dates, end dates, and periodic due dates.

True or False. Students should go to http://www.blackboard.com to log into Wake Tech's online courses.

FALSE

True or False. To read important announcements from your instructor or from the Blackboard system administrator, click on Collaboration.

FALSE

Blackboard's Assignment tool allows students to attach multiple files to one assignment.

TRUE

Blackboard's Discussion Board allows you to post responses to discussion topics any time within the limits set by your instructor. Other students may reply to your posts at various times during the day or night.

TRUE

If an assessment does not include questions that must be graded by your instructor, Blackboard will display your grade for the test after it has been submitted successfully.

TRUE

If you do not answer all of the questions on a test, a warning message will appear after you click the Submit button. Click Cancel to return to the test to complete unanswered questions if sufficient time remains on the test clock.

TRUE

In answering essay questions in Blackboard, students may type answers directly into the question's text field or copy and paste answers from a word processing program into the text field.

TRUE

Most exams and quizzes have a time limit set by the instructor. A running time clock for the test will appear below the instructions in the test window, and a warning message will pop up when one minute remains in the test period. The length of time that you take to complete the test is automatically recorded when you submit the exam. Tests in Blackboard may be set to close automatically when the time limit is reached. If not, be aware that exceeding the time limit may result in a grade of zero for the test.

TRUE

On Wake Tech's Blackboard login page, you will find a link to Blackboard's Browser Compatibility Chart, which can be used to determine which Web browser will work best with your computer for Wake Tech's online courses.

TRUE

True or False. After completing a test or quiz, students can view the submission details in My Grades.

TRUE

True or False. Students should regularly check an online course for new announcements, course materials, assignments, quizzes, or tests.

TRUE

True or False. Students taking courses are required to use Wake Tech e-mail accounts (@my.waketech.edu) to communicate with instructors.

TRUE

When you are in the middle of typing a response to a Discussion Board topic and are interrupted before you finish, you can save the thread as a draft.

TRUE