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To Change Your Password
1. Login to Blackboard.
2. Click the "Personal Information" link located in the left hand Tools box.
3. Click the "Change Password" link.
4. Complete the resulting form as desired.
* If you are having problems logging in see the instructions here. |
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To Complete & Submit an Assignment
1. Click the appropriate navigation button where the assignment has been posted.
2. Click the View/Complete link.
3. Read the instructions.
4. If your instructor has attached a file, click the link to open the file.
If you would like to save the file on your computer in order to edit it:
- Locate the mouse pointer on the underlined file name.
- Use a right button mouse click and select "Save Target As".
- Select Desktop by clicking the desktop icon on the left or pulling down the menu from the ?Save in? box at the top.
- Click Save.
5. Type your answer or comments in the comment box.
6. If you need to send a completed file back to your instructor, click the Browse button.
7. Locate the file on the desktop.
8. Click Open.
9. Click Submit to send the file. (If you click Save, the file is not sent to your instructor.) |
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To view a graded assignment including comments and editing:
1. Click the navigation button where your instructor posted the assignment.
2. Click the View/Complete link.
3. Click OK.
4. Check your grade and read the instructor's comments.
5. If your instructor attached an edited file, click the link to open and view.
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To access the Group tools
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Click on the Communication button (or Groups if defined).
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Select Group Pages.
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Click the link for your group.
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Choose the appropriate tool you want to use.
NOTE: To post messages to the Discussion Board area, you must ask your instructor to first create the forum. Then you can add threads.
To learn more about how to use each individual tool with your Group, refer to other instructions/videos found in this course. |
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To send Email
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Click on the Communication button (or Email if defined).
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Choose Send Email.
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You can send a message to all the users in the course, all the TA?s, all the Instructors or you can individually select whom to send to.
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Type a subject and message. Add an attachment if necessary.
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Click Submit.
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Notice that a copy of the message will be sent to you automatically. |
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To work in Collaboration Sessions
There are two types of chat rooms in Blackboard: Virtual Classroom and Lightweight Chat. A Virtual Classroom is capable of not only text-based chat but also a white board for drawing and a window for Website browsing. A Lightweight Chat is only a simple text-based chat room. This instruction shows how to use Virtual Classroom with various tools.
To start the chat room:
1. Click Join button (If your computer is not equipped with Java, you need to download it by clicking the link.)
2. Type a message in the slot called Compose
at the bottom of the window
3. Click Send
To use Course Map tool to access materials in the course:
1. Click Course Map under Classroom Tool
2. Click the button of content area to search the material
3. Select the material
4. Click Go
To use Whiteboard to draw diagram:
1. Click Whiteboard under Classroom Tool
2. Select a drawing tools such as pen
3. Click the right mouse button and hold on the whiteboard when you are drawing
To use Group Browser to share the Web site:
1. Click Group Browser under Classroom Tool
2. Type URL in the slot
3. Click Go
To ask question to the instructor privately, which other students cannot see:
1. Click Ask Question under Classroom Tool
2. Type the question in Enter Question box
3. Click Send on the Enter Question box
Other features:
- To send private message to other student, click Private Message on the bottom
- To start conversation with selected people aside from the main chat, click Breakouts button on the top |
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Glossary Tool:
1. Click the Tools navigation button and then the Glossary link. A new window will appear.
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To download a file
Posted document and presentation can be downloaded to your computer desktop so that you can save it and print it as a handout. Please apply this method when you cannot open the document or presentation on the spot as well.
1. Locate the mouse pointer on the link
2. Click the right mouse button
3. Select "Save Target As"
4. Choose the location to save the file such as Desktop
5. Click Save
6. After download completed, click Open if you would like to see the document or presentation
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Digital Drop Box
The Digital Drop Box allows you to store files, send documents to the instructor, and receive documents from the instructor.
Send File
1. Click Tools from navigation buttons on the left
2. Click Digital Drop Box
3. Click Send File button (Alternatively, you may add the file first and then send the file later)
4. Type the name of the file in the Title slot
5. Click Browse button to find the file
6. Select the file then click Open
7. Add comments if desired
8. Click Submit, then OK
Receive File: You can see the file (floppy disk icon) sent from your instructor when you click Digital Drop Box |
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Viewing Your Grades
1. Click Tools button on the left after you log in the course
2. Click View Grades
Or
1. Click View Grades under Tools on My COCC page after you log in Blackboard
2. Select the class you need to view the grade
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Using the Disscussion Board
1. Click Discussion Board or Communication button on the left after you log in the course
2. Click the title of discussion board
If you need to reply to the instructor's question or comment
3. Click the title of instructor's posting
4. Read his/her question or comment
5. Click Reply button
6. Type your answer in the box
7. Attach the file if it is necessary
8. Click Submit
If you need to post a new topic or question
3. Click Add New Thread button on the top
4. Type your comment or question in the box
6. Attach the file if it is necessary
7. Click Submit
You can view and organize messages in many ways including:
- EXPAND ALL button--all the threads and related responses will appear
- COLLAPSE ALL button--only main topic threads will appear not related messages
- SEARCH/SORT--by subject, author, date, or keyword
- SHOW OPTIONS TAB-- many choices will become available including:
- SELECT/UNSELECT ALL--all messages can be highlighted/de-highlighted
- READ/UNREAD--marks messages as read or restores messages as unread
- COLLECT--view multiple messages at one time
If you select all the discussion by clicking SELECT ALL and click READ, you can read all discussion by scrolling the bar of browser. This is a good method to copy and paste all discussion on Word document as your own copy.
Use READ/UNREAD function for a bookmark. If you do not have time to read all discussions, this function is handy to remind you where to start.
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