Support Information for PA Virtual Students and Families https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/ 2026-04-16T18:05:41+00:00 https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/ https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/lib/exe/fetch.php/wiki:logo.png text/html 2023-07-06T15:24:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:activity_stream Activity Stream The Activity Stream is a new, user focused, feature introduced with the Ultra experience. At first Glance, the activity stream is similar to the classic “Announcements” section, but is much more. Not only do you get the course & school announcements, but you can recieve a number of additional notifications: text/html 2023-08-10T14:10:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:bestpractice-test Best Practices - Taking Blackboard Test Preparing for the Test Your Network Connection: Make sure your connection is reliable. If you have trouble with your connection during a storm, don't take a test during a storm. If you are using dial-up, make sure you have turned off call waiting. If you have an option to use your wireless or wired connection, go with the wired connection. text/html 2023-07-06T17:16:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:calendar Calendar While Blackboard has had a calendar feature for a long time now, the new Ultra experience makes it easier to use and access. In the calendar you will find Office hours. These appointments appear automatically on the calendar when an instructor adds them to a course. Due dates. Assignment due dates appear automatically on your calendar. text/html 2023-09-06T20:21:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:learning_coach Learning Coach Access As the Learning Coach, you do have access to various information about your student(s) courses, as well as access to the course itself so that you can be an active partner in their education. To begin reviewing information about your student(s) you first need to enter the text/html 2023-07-06T13:53:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:navigation_compare Navigation Comparison The Blackboard Learn Base Navigation we have been using since 2006 has been retired by Anthology (Blackboard). PA Virtual has moved to the new “Blackboard Learn Ultra Base Navigation” this summer. “Ultra Base Navigation” brings an updated, easy to use and clean user focused interface to our existing Blackboard Learn system. Best of all, while the navigation has changed, the classes and tools you are used to did not change. text/html 2023-08-10T14:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:signin Sign Into Blackboard Learn Before using this method, it is highly suggested that you first sign into Chrome using your PA Virtual provided Google account (@pavcs.us). Sign Into Chrome Browser for step-by-step directions. * Go to <http://pavcs.blackboard.com> * Select the dropdown that says “Sign in with third-party account text/html 2023-08-10T18:12:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://help.pavcsk12.org/student/doku.php/kb:learn_un:start Blackboard Learn (w/ Ultra Base Nav) [Blackboard Learn with Ultra Base Navigation] In the summer of 2023, PA Virtual has begun the move to Blackboard Ultra, the new, clean and intuitive interface to the Blackboard Learn experience. We will be making that move in two steps: * Step 1 - Enable Ultra Base Navigation: