Blackboard Academic Suite User Manual
Overview
Users may create their own account from the Gateway page. In this area they can choose a user name and password, and fill out any personal information they choose.
Note:
The Administrator may make this option unavailable.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Create New Account page.
Step 1
Step 2
Enter the URL for the
Blackboard Learning System
into your Web browser.
Click
Create Account
from the Gateway page.
Fields
The table below details the fields on the Create New Account page.
Field
Personal Information
First Name:
[r]
Middle Name:
Last Name:
Email:
[r]
Student ID:
[r]
Description
Enter the user ’ s first name.
Enter the user ’ s middle name.
Enter the user ’ s last name.
Enter the user ’ s email address.
Enter the user ’ s Student ID as defined by the institution.
Account Information
User Name:
[r]
Password:
[r]
Verify Password:
[r]
Other Information
Gender:
Birthdate:
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Enter a user name.
Enter a password.
Enter the password a second time to verify.
From the drop-down list select the user ’ s gender.
Enter the user ’ s birth date.
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Education Level:
Company:
Job Title:
Department:
Street 1:
Street 2:
City:
Country:
Web Site:
From the drop-down list select the user ’ s education level.
Enter the user
Enter the user
Enter the user
Enter the user
’
’
’
’ s company. s job title. s department.
Enter the first line of the user s city.
’ s address.
Enter the second line of the user ’ s address.
State/Province:
Enter the user ’ s state.
Zip Code/Postal Code:
Enter the contact ’ s ZIP code or postal code.
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Work Fax:
Mobile Phone:
Enter the contact ’ s country.
Enter the URL of the user ’ s personal Web site. When adding a URL, do so as http://www.blackboard.com, not www.blackboard.com or blackboard.com.
Enter the user ’ s home phone number.
Enter the user ’ s work phone number.
Enter the user ’ s fax number.
Enter the user ’ s mobile phone number.
Secure your Password
Passwords enable users to access all of their personal information. To maintain security users should not use not share their password with others.
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Overview
User Manual
By logging into the
Blackboard Academic Suite
, users can access a secure environment to view courses, obtain course documents, view organization information and much more.
Note:
If the Administrator has enabled Portal Direct Entry, users will view the My
Institution page upon opening the
Blackboard Academic Suite
. Users may login to the system through this page.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Entry page.
Step 1
Step 2
Enter the URL for the
Blackboard Academic Suite
into your Web browser.
Click
Login
.
Fields
The table below details the entry fields on the Entry page.
Field
Account Login
Username:
Password:
Enter the User Name.
Enter password. The password and User Name must be entered exactly to login. The maximum number of characters in a password is 32. Passwords are case sensitive.
Description
Functions
The table below presents the functions available to users on the Entry page.
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To . . .
preview the
Blackboard Academic Suite
environment create an account obtain a new password login
Preview.
Create.
click . . .
Forget your password?
Lost Password page.
Login
after entering User Name and password in the fields.
to access the
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Overview
If users forget or lose their password, they must complete the Lost Password page to obtain a new password. Users will need to create a new password based on instructions received in an email from Blackboard. To receive password information, users must enter their first and last names. Additionally, users have the option of entering a user name or an email address to verify password information. Users must enter information in all the fields in the
Find User With User Name
section or all of the fields in the
Find User With Email
section.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Lost Password page.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Enter the URL for the Blackboard platform into your Web browser.
Click
Login
.
Click
Forgot Your Password?
Fields
The table below details the fields on the Lost Password page.
Field
Find User With User Name
First Name:
Last Name:
Description
Enter first name.
Enter last name.
Enter user name. This field is case sensitive.
User Name:
Find User With Email
First Name:
Last Name:
Email:
Enter first name.
Enter last name.
Enter email address.
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Overview
The Course Catalog lists all courses offered at the institution in defined categories such as semester and subject matter. The Course Catalog page allows users to search for courses via keyword or a specific category. The Administrator sets the categories. The links in the Course Catalog allow users to view Instructor information and a course description. From that point, users are also able to enroll, preview, or log into a course depending on how the institution customizes the
Blackboard Learning System
.
Note:
The institution may choose to use a different Course Catalog other than the one provided with the
Blackboard Learning System
or no catalog at all.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open the Browse Course Catalog page.
Step 1
Step 2
Enter the URL for the
Blackboard Learning System
into your Web browser.
Click
Browse Course Catalog
.
Functions
The table below details the available functions on the Course Catalog page.
To . . .
search for a course perform advanced searching browse the Course Catalog
click . . .
Go
after entering a keyword in the search box.
Advanced Search
hyperlink and provide the search criteria in the space provided, click
Search
. the hyperlink of the category or courses to view.
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Preview a course
From the Login page Students are able to browse the course catalog and preview courses as a guest. To browse the course catalog follow the steps below.
Step 1
Step 2
From the Welcome page, click
Preview
.
In the Courses common area, select a Course Catalog link.
Step 3
From the Course Catalog page, click the hyperlink of the course you wish to preview.
Note:
The Instructor determines whether Students are allowed to preview a course prior to enrollment. Thus, this option may not be available for all courses.
Search the Course Catalog
Follow the steps below to search for a course from the Course Catalog main page.
Step 1
Click the text box and enter the keyword or course
Step 2
Click
Search
.
Advanced Search: Users can search by course title or course ID by clicking
Advanced Search
View all courses in the Course Catalog
Follow the steps below to view all courses in the Course Catalog:
Click
Advanced Search
.
Select
List All
to view all courses.
Step 1
Step 2
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Overview
Part Two Contents
This part of the
Blackboard Academic Suite User Manual
includes the following chapters:
Chapter 3 – Course Content
Chapter 4 – Communication
Chapter 5 – Course Tools
Course Web sites include all of the information for a particular course. Course Content areas contain information on course areas such as Course Documents, Course
Information and Course Announcements. The Communication Tools enable users to interact with their fellow classmates and Instructors from the course Web site. Some of the tools included are Collaboration Tools, Discussion Boards and class Rosters.
Course Tools enable users to manage their work and individual information within a specific course. Users can edit their personal information, view the course calendar, and check their grades.
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Each course offered by an institution is hosted on a Web site. Course Web sites contain all the content and tools for a course. This includes:
Course Materials
Course Calendar
Course Announcements
Assignments and Assessments
A course Web site consists of a navigation path, a Course menu, and a content frame.
The navigation path allows users to return to any page accessed between the main course page and the current page. The Course menu links users to the available content areas and tools. The content frame displays Web pages accessed through the buttons or navigation path.
After selecting a course in the Courses common area, click the corresponding button from the Course Menu on the left side of the page to access a course content area.
Find this page
Follow the steps below to open a course Web site:
Step 1
Step 2
Login to Blackboard.
Select a course in which you are enrolled from the My Courses module on the My Institution common area
OR
Open the Courses common area and select a course in the
Courses in which you are participating:
area.
Course Areas
The names of the areas in a course Web site are configured by the Instructor or the
System Administrator and may differ from the names shown in this chapter. The
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function of each area will not change even if the name and purpose of the area is different. The Instructor or the System Administrator may not make all of these areas available. The Course Areas that are accessible by Students make up the Course Menu that appears in the frame on the left side of all Course pages.
In this chapter
This chapter includes information on the following sections.
Section
Staff Information
Content Areas
External Links
Description
Explains how to view information about the staff such as
Instructor name, email address, office location, and office hours.
Provides information on how course materials and information is presented in many different ways from basic text to multimedia. Explains how Instructors can also post
Assessments and Learning Units.
Explains how to access external links posted by course
Instructors. Usually these links provide content consistent with the course ’ s objective or area of study.
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