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Making Collaborate Ultra Recordings Sharable
After recording a Blackboard Collaborate Ultra session, you have two ways of sharing the video: by sharing the direct video link to the Ultra recording, or by downloading the video and uploading it into another video hosting service such as Kaltura.

Collaborate Ultra settings have changed, so if you typically share the direct video link to an Ultra recording, you'll need to make sure you now allow for Public Access in your Ultra sessions.

If the Public Access option isn't shared, your Ultra session's URL won't load for anyone with a direct link to the video.

For step-by-step instructions on how to make your Ultra links are sharable, follow these instructions on the KnowledgeBase.
New "History" Button in Canvas
Canvas has added a History button to the black navigation bar under the Inbox tool.

This History button provides you with direct links to the pages you've visited most recently within Canvas, regardless of which course that page is tied to.

If you lose your place or want to revisit a page you've left recently, check the History button to get back to your content quickly without having to navigate back through your Dashboard.
Reminder: Canvas Tier 1 Support Available 24/7
Canvas offers Tier 1 Support for all faculty and students 24/7, 365 days a year. If you have a question about Canvas or need help finding something, please contact Tier 1 Support first as they are able to impersonate accounts and troubleshoot directly, something our admin team is unable to do.

You can access Tier 1 Support by logging in to Canvas and clicking on the Help button located at the bottom of the gray left hand navigation bar. You can search the Canvas Guides , chat online, email, or call. The phone number for student support is: 1 (833) 820-4070
Can I Use It In My Online Classroom? - Library Resource
One of the many challenges of teaching online is figuring out whether and how we can use third party copyrighted materials such as streaming media, scanned book chapters, Youtube videos, images and more in our online classrooms. Parkside Library’s Can I Use It? checklist incorporates copyright law, fair use, licensing and the TEACH act in 5 handy steps. Copyright can be confusing and overwhelming, however, using our checklist and documenting your actions shows a reasonable, good faith effort. Such an effort is important because the U.S. Copyright Act provides relief from monetary damages to employees of non-profit educational institutions, acting within the scope of their employment, who base their copyright decision on a reasonable, good-faith evaluation.

“So when you wonder why you can't perform or display the same works online to the same extent you could in the classroom, you may experience confusion, perhaps vertigo and even a little nauseous disorientation. Don't be alarmed - this is a normal response for logically-minded individuals. It will pass and you may even feel compelled to write a letter to your Congressional representative”. -LSU Libraries, https://www.lib.lsu.edu/services/copyright/resources/teachfaq
Help students find internship and job opportunities using Handshake!
Formerly known as Rangertrak, Handshake is the #1 way college students find employment opportunities. Over 400,000 employers representing organizations of all shapes and sizes use Handshake to recruit early talent. Hundreds of local and nationwide opportunities are posted and reviewed by our staff every day, providing students a legitimate collection of internship and job postings to explore. Our career team encourages all students to claim their Handshake account by simply logging in and completing their profile. It’s important that students take their time completing their profile so they can be accurately matched with employers and new postings.
 
Students can use this link to log in to Handshake. This platform is single sign-on so students will be able to log on with their Parkside email and password. Please encourage your students to claim their Handshake account, update their profile, and keep an eye out for future career events.

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