ASU updating Blackboard to version 9.1

<p>ASU is updating Blackboard from version 9.0 to 9.1. This update will provide a more stable environment, faster response times and enhanced functionality for the summer sessions and Fall 2011 semester.</p><separator></separator><p>To accomplish this update, Blackboard will be unavailable from 12 a.m., May 20 until 8 a.m., May 23.</p><separator></separator><p>When Blackboard return to service, courses will look and function the same way it does now, but there will be several enhancements. Some of the noticeable changes include:</p><separator></separator><p>• New content types including “mashups” that allow streamlined inclusion of video, photos and slide shows<br />• New and updated social media tools – graded blogs, journals and wikis<br />• A more powerful grade center, giving you easier access and more control over how you grade and view data<br />• Centralized file management<br />• Several minor improvements throughout the interface</p><separator></separator><p>For questions related to a course, walk-in support will be available 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, in Computing Commons room 202 on the Tempe campus, beginning May 23rd until June 3rd.</p><separator></separator><p>To learn more about what’s changing in Blackboard, visit <a href="http://www.asu.edu/bbwhatsnew">http://www.asu.edu/bbwhatsnew</a>.</p&gt;