The up-to-the-minute activity page captures all the action in your courses.
You can see what's new in all your courses and jump directly into course activities from the list. You don't need to dig through the system or miss submissions from students. You see a prioritized list of what's relevant to you.
- Follow latest posts on graded discussions as they happen. Posts on discussions that aren't graded are not visible.
- Take note of how many submissions are ready to grade. You can also access new submissions from the stream.
- Receive reminders about personal events and meetings.
- Enjoy a bird's eye view of course activity and direct access to course items.
- Filter your view. Use the Filter menu and choose Show All, Assignments and Tests, or Grades and Feedback.
We've combined many notification features to help you find the targeted information you need.
Your institution controls the page you visit first after you log in.
Watch a video about the Activity Page
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Video: Activity Page in Blackboard with the Ultra Experience
Activity categories
Activity items are grouped into four categories to make the list easier to scan:
Important: Students see overdue assignments, tests, and graded discussions that need their immediate attention. The number of items in this section makes up the count shown by the Activity page in the base navigation. If you dismiss an item in this section, you won't be able to view it again even if you sign out and sign in again. When you dismiss a stream item, the original content isn't affected. You just remove the notification from the Activity page.
Upcoming: View your top five events that will happen in the next seven days. Select Show More for a complete list. This section doesn't appear if you don't have upcoming events.
Today: See everything happening and due in the next 24 hours, including institution-wide announcements about emergency notifications and updates. If you added course announcements, they appear here or in the Recent section for students.
Recent: If you haven't checked in for a bit, view activity items that were previously in the Today section over the last seven days. Students always see reminders about overdue work in the Important section.
Notification Settings panel
On your Activity page, select the Settings icon to open the Notification Settings panel. You can also access these settings from your profile page.
The notification system is always on in the Ultra experience. You can choose which notifications you receive about activity in all your Original and Ultra courses:
Activity page: Choose which activities appear on your Activity page.
- Stream notifications: Choose which activities appear on your Activity page.
- Email: If you want to receive email notifications, add an email address to your profile page. Then, choose how often and which activities you want to receive notifications for.
- Push notifications: If you want to receive push notifications, choose how often and which activities you want to receive notifications for. Messages pop up on your mobile device if you have Blackboard Instructor installed.
