System Announcements

• Blackboard Ally (Monday, January 3, 2022)
  

  Instructors and Students will notice a new feature that was added to Blackboard as part of the December 2021 upgrade.

  Ally for Instructors:  Ally helps instructors to make their course content accessible by providing detailed feedback and accessibility reports for each course. A Blackboard Ally Instructor Resource and Support package is available to help you learn more about Ally.  We will also be offering several Ally training sessions for instructors in January.

  Ally for Students: Have you ever found content in your course that was difficult to read, or you wish came in a different format? Now you can. With Blackboard Ally, you can download alternative formats of instructor content directly from your course. Learn more about how to access alternative formats.

• Blackboard Upgrade is Complete (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)
  

  The Blackboard upgrade has been completed and full service is restored.

• Allow Third Party Cookies (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)
  

  If you are being repeatedly asked to log in again when attempting to enter a Blackboard course or view a page in Blackboard, you need to allow Third Party Cookies in your web browser.

  Third party cookies are required in any web browser in order for Panopto videos to play properly.  When they are not allowed, you are prompted to log in again in order for the Panopto video to play. You can find instructions for allowing third party cookies for all web browsers at https://support.panopto.com/s/article/How-to-Enable-Third-Party-Cookies-in-Supported-Browsers.