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	<description>Information for Clark College Blackboard Users</description>
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		<title>Take a Drive into the Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2010/05/26/take-a-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of clever ways to keep from losing those little USB drives, but they invariably end up missing or damaged or you just have too many to keep track of them all.  Now you can forget about those flash or thumb drives and try a &#8220;cloud drive&#8221; instead, which you can access [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s the Ticket!</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2010/02/11/thats-the-ticket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although Smart Penguin provides the solutions to, or the prevention of, most technical issues that Clark College Blackboard users may experience, things may still go awry.  To help you get back to your online coursework more quickly, the tech support team in the eLearning Department now provides a new system, called Tech Ticket, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penguins Go Green with Gmail!</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2010/01/03/penguins-go-green-with-gmail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Clark College will no longer be communicating with students via paper mail, but will be using free Google Gmail for correspondence instead.  So that you don&#8217;t miss out on important registration notices and other information, be sure to activate your pre-assigned Clark student email account using the link below.  If you prefer to get your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Look for the New Year</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/12/28/new-look-for-the-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our returning visitors will notice that Smart Penguin has undergone a molt!  Take a look around and feel free to use our new feedback form to let us know if there are any changes you would like to see, as we continue to preen and tweak our new look&#8230; Happy New Year to all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing 1-2-3</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/11/23/testing-1-2-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/11/23/testing-1-2-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A low-tech penciled test can be stressful enough, but when you add technology to the mix, it&#8217;s even more important to be well prepared.  Check out our Blackboard Test Taking Tips page to make sure technology is a neutral force when you show what you know!
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		<title>What&#8217;s Up, .doc?</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/11/16/whats-up-doc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many students new to Blackboard who are augmenting their education by developing important computer skills.  Knowing how to open, create and submit appropriate file types for various documents can be a marketable asset worth learning.  Instructors will usually specify what file types they can accept, which you must adhere to when submitting your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word for Word</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/30/word-for-word/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/30/word-for-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blackboard Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Blackboard users have experienced problems when submitting and viewing text that has been pasted directly from Microsoft Word into Blackboard.  The cause of this issue is the accompanying word processor formatting code that is included when using the copy/paste feature.  These codes should be removed prior to pasting into a Blackboard text box.
One trick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change your P@$$w0rd!</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/24/change-your-pw0rd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/24/change-your-pw0rd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Login Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A very smart move is to change your Blackboard password from the default first assigned to you, to something more secure and that you&#8217;ll remember.  Also, when you&#8217;re using a public computer &#8211; such as in a campus computer lab or library, be sure to log yourself out of Blackboard, because it won&#8217;t do that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gee! Where&#8217;s my Mail?</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/22/gee-wheres-my-mail/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/22/gee-wheres-my-mail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/?p=115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Going through your &#8220;Personal Information&#8221; profile in Blackboard and making sure that your email address is correct, is an important early step as a student.  Even if you&#8217;re not signed up for an online course, that simple action will help you reset your Blackboard password if you forget it later.
For fully online classes, email can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Need for Speed</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/04/need-for-speed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/09/04/need-for-speed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blackboard Issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dial-up]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How would you like to give a test instead of taking one?  Even if you have blazing fast internet service, wouldn&#8217;t it be nice to know just how fast your connection is to our Blackboard servers in Washington, DC?  The truth is, Blackboard can be troublesome for users on dial-up and nearly impossible for those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Characters in Blackboard</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/08/02/special-characters-in-blackboard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/08/02/special-characters-in-blackboard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blackboard Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a problem with special characters&#8230; No, not your Uncle Floyd, but those unique characters that you might use in a file name (like # or &#38;, etc.).  In Blackboard, some of these special characters are reserved by the system as operator commands and are considered illegal characters for users.  If you attempt to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome eLearning Adventurers!</title>
		<link>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/02/10/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smartpenguin.org/smartpenguin/2009/02/10/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Clark College eLearning Systems Administrator, I often come across interesting and useful information, ideas, and resources that may assist you in your elearning endeavors. I will use this site to post my discoveries so check back now and then, feel free to comment or ask questions about Blackboard, and sign up for the rss [...]]]></description>
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