Blackboard Tip
By Ireta Ekstrom

A new feature in Blackboard has been added to enable faculty to monitor the size of their Blackboard shell. In the past one would not know the shell was reaching full capacity until items would not load. Now it is easy to check before uploading a large document or media.

To Access this tool,
Enter the course shell that is to be checked (Log in; Click on the course name)
Click Control Panel
Click Quota Usage (under Course Tools)
The following screen will show the percentage of space that is currently in use.

If the current quota is too high to allow large materials to be added you have two choices:

1. Contact the Help Desk (X3662) to have the quota enlarged (this request will be forwarded to the appropriate person)

Move some items from the shell onto your computer. Note: While you can move items away from the shell the quota will not change until after the next Blackboard update (usually every morning).