JCCC has once again uploaded a new version of Blackboard (ver,. 6.2) that's supposed to solve the numerous bugs with the current system, but as always seems to be the case, old problems are replaced with new ones. Here's the most irritating one for me. The calendar no longer works when you enter new entries. When you click on a day, and enter your stuff, the date changes to the current day. So as a workaround, you manually have to change the date before posting the new entry. What a time waster! I could go on, but this page from the Ed Tech Ctr at JCCC does a great job of listing all the new bugs: http://ce-annotations.blogspot.com/

You know, I really used to like WebCT, but since Blackboard took it over, the software has created numerous problems, which is kind of a big deal since I've become reliant on CMS for all of my classes. Another example of how mergers that are great for the companies and the CEOs are awful for the consumers...

On a bright note, JCCC purchased a site license for SoftChalk, so I'm converting all my boring web pages into colorful templates with that software. It's really easy to copy and paste pages created using FrontPage into SoftChalk. Uploading to Blackboard is swift and easy. My one complaint: It doesn't let me look at the HTML code to change some problems (font size, formatting, etc.) quickly as does FrontPage.