Blackboard’s Activity Stream is a valuable, if often underutilized, feature. The Activity Stream is a link located in the left-hand menu when logging into Blackboard. Students and instructors can check the statuses of items in all of their courses from one place immediately after logging into Blackboard!
Student Activity Stream: Students can view upcoming assignments, tests, and other events, receive reminders for approaching deadlines, and check their grades. Clicking any item on the Activity Stream brings you directly to where that item is located within your course. As a current student, I love the Activity Stream feature; it is my favorite addition from Ultra Base Navigation. I can see assignments that will be due soon. Also, I can check my grade on any recently graded items right away!
Instructor Activity Stream: Instructors can see their students’ posts in graded discussions, their newly submitted assignments, and can view upcoming events and meetings. Clicking any link on the Activity Stream brings them directly to where that item is located within their course. This built-in tool is handy and can be used in place of old modules such as “To Do” or “Alerts” that previously resided within courses.
Important note from Blackboard: If you dismiss an item in the “Important” section of the Activity Stream, you will NOT be able to view it again even if you sign out and sign in again.
Notifications:
Students and instructors can customize the notifications they see on the activity stream, the email notifications they receive, and how often they receive email notifications by clicking on the “gear” icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.
Below are links to more information about the Activity Stream information for Students and Instructors from Blackboard’s help site:
As always, if you have any questions about the above information, please feel free to contact the Support Center at either 281-283-2828 or supportcenter@uhcl.edu, and a member of our team will be in touch to assist.
