To add a Mix to Blackboard, follow these steps:
- Add the Mix tool to a Content Folder or Learning Module.
- Set the options for the Mix.
- Connect the Mix Tool to the appropriate Mix.
- Set the Due Date.
Adding the Mix Tool
Mix is available as a Tool you can add to any Content Folder or Learning Module. It is available on the Tools menu at the top of the screen. To start adding your Mix, navigate to the area of the course where you want your Mix, and select Office Mix from the Tools Menu:
This will bring up the Create Office Mix page where you can set your options.
Setting Mix Options
Just like with everything else in Learn, you must enter a name for your object at the top of the. You can also add an optional description students will see before they launch their Mix. At the bottom, you can set your availability options, just like you can on any other object in Learn.Attachments
You can also add attachments to your Mix. You should print both your PowerPoint handout and the PowerPoint transcripts to PDF files and providing them to students, either as attachments or separate items in the Blackboard Learn Content Folder or Learning Module in which you deploy your Mix. If you use a worksheet to guide your learner through the leaning activity, you can attach that as well.To attach a file, click the Browse My Computer button to find the file on your computer, or the Browse Course button if you have already uploaded it to the My Files area of your course.
You can add multiple attachments to your Mix by simply browsing for another file after attaching the previous one.
Grading
If you want to enable grading of your Mix, you need to change the default No option to Yes. This will create a column in your Grade Center and open up the Grading options for you to set.You must set the total number of points the Mix is worth. This does not need to be equal to the number of questions in your Mix. Learn will calculate the appropriate score based on the percentage score Mix sends back for that student. This allows you to use the appropriate number of questions for your Mix while maintaining a standard number of points for the assignment in the Grade Center.
For example, if you have 12 questions in your Mix, and the student answers 10 correctly, Mix will send a score of 83.3% back for that student. If your Mix is worth 20 points, Learn will enter a score of 20 x 83.3% or 16.66 in the Grade Center.
While you can add a Due Date on the Mix options, for some reason, it does not always register with Learn. The last step in the Mix Process is to set the Due Date in the Grade Center to ensure that the Mix appears correctly in the Calendar and My Grades tools for students.
Connecting Your Mix
Once you click Submit on the Create Office Mix page, the tool is added to the bottom of your Content Folder or Learning Module. You can drag or reorder the tool into the correct position at this point.However, it is not yet connected to the Mix you want to display. To make that connection, click on the name of the Mix on the displayed tool.
You will have two options to Select a Mix, either by URL or from a list of your Mixes.
The URL is the link listed on the Details page for your Mix. If you set the Permissions level for your Mix to either Limited or Organization, you will need to enter a URL. However, this also requires students to sign in to Office Mix with an Office ID, so that is not a user-friendly option.
You will also need to enter a URL if your Mix is NOT listed in the first ten Mixes on your My Mixes page. If you create many mixes, your Mix may not display automatically when you select My Mixes, and you need to log into the Office Mix page separately, navigate to the Mix you want, and copy the URL from that Mix's Details page.
If you select My Mixes, Learn will Prompt you to log into Office Mix. After you log in, you will see a list of your most recent ten Mixes. To select a Mix, just click on its thumbnail. Again, if you do not see your Mix listed here, you will need to go to the Office Mix page itself and use the By URL option.
After you select your Mix, Learn will ask you to confirm your choice. Make sure you have the correct Mix selected, because once you make the connection, you cannot change it. You would need to delete the object completely and start over.
Learn will display the Mix just as students will see it. This is a good time to test your Mix again, running through the entire Mix to make sure everything works correctly.
Setting the Due Date
Unfortunately, it seems there is a bug in the due date for the Mix tool. Although you can set a due date on the Create Office Mix options page, it does not seem to "stick," and it will not appear in the Calendar or My Grades tool. To enter a Due Date for a Mix, navigate to the Full Grade Center, and click the Actions Link at the top of the column for the Mix, and select Edit Column Information.
You can change many options here, but to set the Due Date, scroll to the Dates section, and enter the Due Date as usual. Now your assignment will appear to students on the Calendar and with a due date in My Grades, increasing the likelihood that students will complete the work on time.
Student View
This is what students will see when they access your Mix. They can view and download any files you attached and read your description.
To access the Mix itself, students need to click the Click to Launch link. That will open up the Mix in Blackboard Learn for the students to complete. Once they are done, they click the Turn In button in the upper right corner to submit their Mix for grading. This sends their score from Mix to Learn, and immediately enters the grade in the Learn Grade Center.
It is important to note that students stay in Learn to complete their Mix. Unlike with most publisher web sites, they do NOT exit Learn to complete the activity. This means they do not need to register with the Mix page; all information is sent back and forth from Learn to Mix and back securely, with no further action on the part of you or the student.
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