Blackboard 9 Student Guide
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1. You can also send an email to blackboard vcu edu contact the helpIT Center 804 828 2227 or go vcu edu helplT See the back cover for additional Blackboard Resources at VCU Username elD amp Password Before you begin you will need to know your VCU elD and password Your elD is generally the first part of your VCU email address If you have a password for your email address it will be the same password If you do not have an elD and password yet go to www ts vcu edu kb elD html or call the helpIT Center at 804 828 2227 for WA Change Text Size High Contrast Setting assistance Please enter your credentials and click the Login button below Log In to Blackboard Go to Blackboard online at http blackboard vcu edu Enter your elD and password and click the Login button Bb Maintenance Schedule Downloads amp Help will HELP will take you to the My Courses will list the courses you are currently is the second and forth Friday take you to a page with Bb Knowledge Base and enrolled in Click on the course title to enter the of the month when needed software downloads FAQ A lot of answers to class If your course doesn t appear then contact The system is unavailable plug ins and additional student questions can be your instructor during these times Help information found here 4 Places p Home KJ Help MP Logout Virginia Commonwealth University gi MyBlackboard Courses2. 2011 2012 Student User Guide Blackboard Bb is a web based learning management system LMS designed to allow students and faculty to participate in classes delivered online or to access online materials and activities to comple ment face to face teaching Blackboard enables faculty to provide students with course materials post announcements send emails to the class give assignments conduct tests online facilitate group work encourage discussion and more The degree to which Blackboard is used in a course varies so it is important for you to discuss with your instructor his or her expectations This guide will help you learn the basics of interacting with faculty and fellow classmates on Black board For more information please take advantage of the resources available through VCU Technol ogy Services Learning Systems http go vcu edu bbfaq Table of Contents Getting Started and My Blackboard Tab page 2 How To Guides How to Navigate a Course page 3 How to Email the Instructor Class page 3 How to Submit an Assignment page 4 How to Post to Discussion Forum page 5 How to Use Content Management System BbCMS page 6 Can t Find Your Class in Blackboard See Back Cover Blackboard Resources at VCU See Back Cover We hope you will use this guide as a point of departure and will use the resources we provide to learn more Your first place to turn if you need technical help with Bb is the Downloads amp Help tab in Blackboard
3. email account 1 Click on the Tools button within the Course Menu 2 Scroll down and click on Send Email 3 Select the users this email 1 will be sent to i e All Users All a Groups All Teaching Assistant _ All Students All Instructors Select Users or Select Groups gt Invert Selection Select Al imen Selection Select All If sending to select individuals or e Tg groups select the individual or From Tiffany Mills tam ls vcu edu group from the Items to Se lect box by using the arrows to Guss move them over to the Selected Items box 4 Enter a Subject and the Message 5 Attach a file if needed a5 A copy of thes emai will be sem to the sender 6 Click Submit Attachments Attach a fie Once the faculty member creates an assignment in Bb students will have the option to submit the course work The Assignment feature allows students to post course work via Blackboard When the assign ment has been graded the grade will appear in the Bb gradebook Assignments have this icon associated with them 2 BCS ar 1 Locate the assignment in the u course then click on it Your instruc 7 Con EEE Je z uam te ae tor will need to tell you where to find Eine na DOJAL ROODY the assignment in the course 2 You have the option to either en ter your work in the Submission text box and or upload a document from an external source like MS Word
4. 4 Click the Reply button 5 Enter your comments in the Message box 6 Finally you have the options to Cancel Save Draft or Submit Clicking Submit will allow others to view the new thread Saving as a draft will allow you to make edits at a later time before submitting ne onTer am DBDCIV The Blackboard Content System is an interface within Blackboard that allows users to upload files for storage and then access those same files from any computer with an internet connection They can also share those files with other users by setting the appropriate permissions To Upload Files 1 Log into Blackboard 2 Click the Content System tab to access your Content Collection The My Content area is for your individual use and is not available for others to see unless you share a document The Institution Content area contains Bb Help Documentation that is available to all users of Bb These instructions show you how to add files to My Content i e your personal space 3 Click the Upload File button to upload a file click Upload Package to upload a zipped file or click Link to add a URL You can also create folders to help organize your content Share a File with Another User 1 To share a file with a person within the VCU community you must set permissions Read Write Remove and or Manage on the file you wish to share 2 First locate the file you wish to share and click on the hand icon located under the Permissions co
5. ContentSystem VCULibraries Organization Downloads amp Help Scholar My Blackboard Notifications DasMoard gt Announcements Regularly Scheduled Maintenance Downtime Courses in which you are enrolled gt A The second and fourth Friday of the month 4 Forensic Files Sprin gt as Forensic Files spring 5 m View Grades gt Friday February 12 2010 4pm midnight will not use amp Intro to the STARS gt 54 Send E mail gt Friday February 26 2010 8pm midnight gt User Directory Check http blog vcu edu blackboard for more information gt Address Book gt Personal Information See VCU events calendar for future dates and times VCU E ai i al VEE ee ini No Institution Announcements have been posted in the last 7 days n gt Go to E Mail i po y Blackboard now available on your tablet device Stay engaged and have fun ee No course announcements have been posted in the last 7 days on your iPad using Blackboard Check out what s going on in your courses and q a An gt gt No organization announcements have been posted in the last 7 days stay on top of activities Use Blackboard everywhere in the library at your desk at home and whenever before after and between class Your Blackboard Everywhere Click here to learn more Organizations in which you are participating L Puppy Power Email link to your VCU email Tools a
6. by clicking on one of the Attach Files buttons 3 Add any comments you may want to submit to your instructor if needed a Pain body 4 Click Submit to send your Aach Fe Browse for Local F e Browse for Content Collection fem assignment to your instructor 5 Save as Draft will allow you to save changes and resume work later and does not submit to instructor Discussion Boards are a tool used by faculty to allow students to communicate with each other about various topics Students are able to reply to threads and upload files Faculty must first create the forum before a student can create a thread within the Discussion Boards Create a Discussion Thread 1 Click on Discussions in the Course menu located to the left of your screen Select the Forum you would like to join by clicking on the title 2 3 Click the Create Thread button located towards the top of the screen 4 Enter a Subject Message and attach a file if necessary 5 Finally you have the options to Cancel Save Draft or Submit Clicking Submit will allow others to view the new thread Saving as a draft will allow you to make edits at a later time before submitting ei is Aw da OB O JAZ Oop PES AS B L ound Chapter 1 to be interesting Reply to a Thread 1 Click on Discussions in the Course Menu located to the left of your screen Select the Forum you would like to join Click on the thread you wish to comment on 2 3
7. llow you to view grades for your Bb courses Announcements from all your courses will appear here It s a good idea to check here daily for updates How to Navigate a Course Use the course navigation buttons to move around in your course Course navigation buttons might not look the same for every class Professors can add delete rename or even change the colors of the buttons Click on the course navigation buttons to see what is behind them Announcements are where your professor will post impor tant information about your course Good idea to check this on a daily basis Cee ales eee RI Wh TR N TE Announcements Contacts are where you can TRAIN find basic contact information so 001 006 2010 Summer you will know how to reach your professor Test Class for Bb9 Announcements Welcome to Class Welcome to class Please read Chapter 1 before the next class Discussion Boards allows you to communicate with classmates by using forums and threads Groups are a way that profes sors are able to group students together into various work groups You instructor must set Groups up before you can use this feature Tools allow you to do many tasks like send email create blogs check grades and much more Help takes you to the Blackboard User Manual If enablled by the instructor students have the option to send email to all or select users in a Bb course Emails are received in the user s VCU
8. lumn 3 Click the Select Specific Users button You can also select by Place which means course or organization 4 Enter the username elD Tip Click Browse if you do not know the username elD 5 Check the boxes with all the permissions you wish to grant Read Write Remove Manage 6 Click OK Note You will notice the hand icon now appears open an inc in Blackboard If you re enrolled in a course and don t see it listed there are a few possibilities Your professor is not using Blackboard for a particular course Not all classes use Bb It s up to your instructor whether or not they use Blackboard as a teaching tool If you just enrolled today or yesterday you may not be in the course database yet It can take up to 24 48 hours before the system is updated with your data The professor has not made the course available to students yet Some professors wait until after the first class to make it available on Blackboard You re not officially enrolled in the class Did you get an override to get into the class Did you turn it in to Records and Registration Log into the VCU Portal my vcu edu and click on eServices to make sure the course shows up in your Class Schedule If you and your professor can t figure out why you aren t enrolled in the course on Blackboard call the helpiT Center at 804 828 2227 or email blackboard vcu edu for assistance For additional Blackboard help please vi
9. sit the VCU Technology Services Knowledge Base for Blackboard FAQ s videos tip sheets and more Blackboard http go vcu edu bbfaq You can also reach Blackboard help at VCU Technology Services helpIT Center 804 828 2227 Email blackboard vcu edu Submit a helpIT Ticket http go vcu edu helplT help acKpDoard Reauile neaduliea Maintenance http blog vcu edu blackboard http go vcu edu bbmaintenance Blackboard maintenance when needed is scheduled for the second Friday 4pm to midnight and fourth Friday 8pm to midnight of the month The dates scheduled to be used are posted to the VCU events calendar http go vcu edu bbmaintenance and reminders are posted to the Blackboard blog http go vcu edu blackboard werelt m I technologyservices
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