Using Qwickly in Blackboard

Question

How do I access and use Qwickly in Blackboard? 

 

Environment

• Blackboard
• Qwickly

 

Answer

Qwickly is a tool that helps instructors manage content and send announcements to multiple courses in one place

Access

1. Login to Blackboard.
2. Click Tools from the navigation menu to the left. 
3. If you are already in a course
   • Click Course Tools under Course Management in the bottom left corner.
   • Scroll down and click Qwickly. 
4. Click Qwickly directly from the main Tools menu. 
5. If you’ve never accessed Qwickly before, click Allow to authorize the use of the tool in your Blackboard account.

 

Using Qwickly

Create

Create and post assignments, content, events across courses. 

1. Click Create and select Assignments, Content, or Event. 
2. Select the courses you want to post it to from the left menu.   
3. Enter the content to be posted.
4. Click Submit. 

Manage

Create groups of students for study sessions and group projects.  

1. Click Manage and then Groups.
2. Choose which group set you want to create.
3. Import existing group set
   • Click Next.
   • Select the course with the group set you want to import.
   • Click Next.
   • Select the existing group sets you want to import.
   • Click Next.
   • Select the courses where you want the existing groups sets to be imported.
   •  Review the group set and click Submit.
4. Create new groups set
   • Click Next.
   • Course the course you want to create groups for.
   • Click Next.
   • Enter the information on the Create New Group Set page. 
   • Click Next.
   • Review the group set and click Submit.

Send

Post an announcement or email students. 

Announcement

1. Click Send and select Announcement.
2. Select the courses you want to post it to from the left menu.   
3. Enter a title and message.
4. Optional
   • Click Choose File to add an attachment. 
   • Choose a Display after and until date and time. 
   • Check Also send as email if you want to receive the announcement in their student emails. 
5. Click Submit. 

Email

1. Click Send and select Email.
2. Select the courses you want to post it to from the left menu.   
3. Locate Send To at the top and choose whether to send the email to Everyone or Specific Roles in the course. 
4. Choose Send myself a copy of this email for every course to receive a copy to your GRCC email. 
5. Enter a Subject and message. 
6. Optional
   • Click Choose File to add an attachment. 
7. Click Submit. 

Update

Change due dates, check for broken links, and control course availability.

Change Dates

1. Click Update and select Change Dates.
2. Select the courses you want to change dates for from the left menu.   
3. Locate the specific content you would like to update by adjusting the Due Date and Due Time. 
4. Scroll down and click Save. 

Check Links

1. Click Update and select Check Links.
2. Select the courses you want to check from the left menu.   
3. Locate the specific hyperlinks you need updating by clicking next to the web link. 
4. Enter the updated website address and click Update. 

Course Availability 

1. Click Update and select Course Availability.
2. specific course you would like to make available or unavailable. 

 

Learn more by watching this video. 

Contact the TLDE department for assistance using Qwickly. Additionally, reference the Qwickly Support page for a list of help content.