[nabs-l] blackboard administered quizzes

[Nathan Clark]

Dear Ashley,
I worked for my community college's Blackboard department for about
two semesters and you should be able to take quizzes online. Just
remember that you have to use the radio buttons to select your
answers.
Sincerely,
Nathan

On 1/12/13, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ashley,
>   I've had my fair share of issues with blackboard.  (I still cringe
> when I think about those stupid PDF image files that blackboard
> wouldn't let me save on my computer.)  That being said, I've never had
> a problem with any blackboard quizz being inaccessible, and I've taken
> my fair share.  I use jaws and I switch between IE and firefox,
> depending on what works best on the corner of the web I'm browsing.
>   HTH,
> Kirt
>
> On 1/11/13, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> My current campus uses Moodle instead of Blackboard, but I did use
>> Blackboard at another campus I took classes at, and I was able to take
>> quizzes without any trouble. Basically, there were questions, and then
>> after
>> each question, there were checkboxes with answer choices, and you just
>> check
>> the correct answer with the spacebar or enter. After you have answered
>> all
>> of the questions, there is usually a button for Submit or save or
>> whatever
>> the case may be. The only issue you may run into is that the quizzes may
>> be
>> timed depending on whether the instructor chose to time them, but usually
>> I
>> find that I am able to finish before time is up. Also, on Blackboard,
>> instructors can limit the number of attempts, so it is best to make sure
>> that you are definitely ready to take the quiz before entering it,
>> because
>> once you close the quiz window if the attempts are limited to just one,
>> then
>> it will lock you out of the quiz. I had this happen one time on
>> Blackboard
>> where I was new to it and hit the wrong button and accidentally closed
>> it,
>> but I explained what had happened to my professor, so he was able to
>> unlock
>> it for me to try once more because I closed it before I could answer any
>> of
>> the questions.
>> Anyway, this is my experience with Blackboard.
>> Hth,
>> Misty
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 12:00 AM
>> Subject: [nabs-l] blackboard administered quizzes
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Another quandary. Class will have quizzes online for homework.
>>> Are quizzes online accessible? I use jaws. Last time I heard quizzes
>>> were
>>> not accessible.
>>> Does jaws tell you what
>>> answer you selected as you review the question?
>>>
>>> The quizzes would be multiple choice and true/false.
>>> If I don’t take it online, what would I do? I’m thinking just take the
>>> quiz off line in a document and then email the professor.
>>> I’m sure with blackboard being so common, some of you have done it
>>> before.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Ashley
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