Required Update for Assignment Grader App

If you use the Assignment Grader app, you must upgrade your app to the latest version.
D2L identified a bug and has updated its software to resolve the problem. To ensure all Assignment Graders are using the version with the resolution, D2L is requiring an upgrade.
PLEASE NOTE: Feedback created in Assignment Grader and not submitted should still remain intact after the upgrade.

• iOS users are required to upgrade to v2.24 or higher.
• Android users are required to upgrade to v1.18 or higher.

Users with older versions installed on their devices will see a connection error that says "This application is not authorized on this LMS instance. Ask your administrator to authorize this application." To resolve this and use the app, you MUST install the latest version of the app.
You can use the links below to access the appropriate app store and update the app, or update the app using the process you normally use to update apps.

Android Users		iOS Users
Get it at Google Play Store		Get it at the App Store

2017 Fall: Courses Available in BOLT and Daylight Introduction

2017 Fall Courses Information

2017 Fall courses are now available for instructors in BOLT. Students will not load into courses until August 17, 2017.


If you use Pearson MyLabs, please make sure to request it at https://goo.gl/forms/BpuILeiwMVHdtDZT2. The deadline for Pearson requests for Fall is August 16, 2017.

Preview Daylight

Get ready for us to "Flip the Switch" to Daylight. We will be flipping the switch on August 17, 2017.


You can still develop your courses for Fall in BOLT. This change will not affect your course content in any way- it is a cosmetic change; BOLT will just look different.


Watch this video for a sneak peak at how things will look in BOLT:

Use this link if you don't see the video: https://youtu.be/0crTjUc4-3E?list=PLXjuCKxYK181ZeB98ljzcnDN-2CjzP5vf

Preview Daylight at https://bloomudev.desire2learn.com!

• Login using your BU credentials
• This site will only be available until August 17
• Send any feedback to imdc@bloomu.edu

Daylight is Coming August 2017

We are Flipping the Switch in BOLT to Daylight in August 2017. Keep watching our communications for more information.

Students Launch LockDown Browser in BOLT

If you have been following along in our BOLT Bulletins, you will know that students now need to launch Respondus LockDown Browser inside your BOLT course Quizzes area to take a quiz that requires using LockDown Browser.

Students taking a quiz that requires LockDown Browser (or LockDown Browser and Monitor) will:

1. Go to https://bolt.bloomu.edu.
2. Log in to BOLT.
3. Navigate to the course.
4. Go the Quizzes area, and click on the name of the quiz.
5. See a button to Launch the LockDown Browser and click it to Launch LockDown Browser and take the quiz in the LockDown Browser.

If students want more information on LockDown Browser, they should visit the quizzes page of our Student Support pages here: https://www.bloomu.edu/imdc-bolt-quizsurvey

If you want more information on LockDown Browser, you can find it in the BOLT Help Course in BOLT. To access the BOLT Help Course, click Help in BOLT and then click on “BOLT Help Course”. Click on Content in the course and use the Search bar to search for LockDown Browser.

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Maintenance Sunday June 4

Please note that Blackboard will be performing maintenance that affects Collaborate Ultra on Sunday June 4, 2017 at 12:00AM EST.

The maintenance is planned from 12AM to 4AM EST on Sunday. You may see intermittent availability of Ultra during the maintenance window.

You can check the status of Collaborate here:

http://status.blackboard.com/services/blackboard-collaborate---web-conferencing-us-hosted

You can access the Collaborate Support Portal here: https://blackboard.secure.force.com/btbb_publichome?dfprod=Collaborate

Changes to BOLT and Blackboard Collaborate Coming Tomorrow!

Are you ready for the changes to BOLT and Collaborate coming your way tomorrow, May 19th?

Here is what is changing:

• New navigation menus on BOLT My Home page and Course Home page
• Course Administration widget replaced with ‘Course Admin’ link on Course Home page
• Role Switch widget replaced with option to change role under your name at the top of the page

View our video for information about these changes: http://www.screencast.com/t/OhPogz5GH85Q

• Online Rooms Tool (OLD version of Collaborate) no longer available
• Replaced with Zoom (email us at imdc@bloomu.edu to request a Zoom account) and new version of Collaborate called Ultra

View our video for information about these changes: http://www.screencast.com/t/hcNAMKjh

You may want to know specifically how to make your course active or complete a course copy!

• Use the Course Admin link on the new navigation menu in your course
• Click Course Admin to access the Course Administration panel
• View the video tutorial on how to make your course active: http://www.screencast.com/t/EZrhMwGZ
• View the video tutorial on how to copy your course: http://www.screencast.com/t/Kt1L5h35joq

You can read more in-depth information about this in our PDF guide to BOLT Navigation Changes


Please reach out to imdc@bloomu.edu if you have any questions or if you want to request a Zoom account!

Changes Coming to BOLT on May 19, 2017

There will be two significant changes to BOLT on May 19, 2017. A new navigation scheme will be in place, and online rooms will be phased out.

New Navigation

To prepare for the Daylight Experience, there will be changes to the navigation bars in BOLT. New menus will be on the My Home page and course home page.




BOLT My Home Navigation Update May 19

BOLT Course Home Navigation Update May 19

Please note, this change will not affect your course materials or content! This is a cosmetic change only!

Online Rooms Phased Out

The Online Rooms tool is being phased out. If you want to save recordings from January 2015 through May 2017, you will need to fill out a form and return it to Julie Wolfe by May 5, 2017. Please see the Blackboard Collaborate module in the BOLT Help Course for more information.

What Synchronous Tools Are Available?

We have the new version of Collaborate, Ultra, available for instructors and students to use. You can add Ultra to your course content as an External Learning Tool. In the module you want to add it to, just click Existing Activities, select External Learning Tools, and select Ultra. This will add a link to Ultra. If you click through the link, you will be able to set up Ultra sessions.


We also have Virtual Classroom available in BOLT courses. The link to this tool will be moving from the Learning Tools menu to the Communication menu on May 19.


We have Zoom pro accounts for instructors available as well. If you want to try Zoom with BOLT, please email imdc@bloomu.edu.