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Student's Guide to Blackboard |
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My Bradley Page
1. Tabs
Navigation shortcuts that access areas of
Blackboard.
2. Tools Menu
Links to common tools.
3. Modify Content/Modify Layout Buttons
Allow
you to customize your ‘My Bradley’ page view,
select which course modules are showing.
4. Content Frame
Displays student
specific information (for example, the courses you are taking).
Note: The Blackboard Learning System is a highly customizable
application; therefore, your views and features may differ
from the ones contained in this guide or the views of another
student’s account.
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Customizing
the 'My Bradley' Page
- To
customize what
is included on
your main page, click
the Content button,
select the modules
you want to display,
uncheck boxes for
modules you want
to remove, click
the Submit button,
and click OK.
(Note:
you cannot remove modules
with red checkmarks.)
- To
customize how your
page looks, click
the Layout button,
make changes to
layout options,
click Submit,
and OK.
Note:
it is also possible
to Minimize a
module, Edit or Remove the
module by clicking
the appropriate buttons
in the upper-right
corner of the module.
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Tools
Box
1. My Bradley Tab
This is the area where the Tools Box is found.
The listed tools can also be access from within a Blackboard
course page, but will be limited to providing information
only that specific course.
2. View Grades
The View Grades link provides quick access for users to check
grades and performance statistics from all their Courses. Once you enter View
Grades, click on a course for which you would like to see your grades.
The grade page may include the following information:
- the user’s Assessment grade
- the total number of points the user has accumulated
- information about the class average on each Assessment
- grade weighting
Remember, not all Instructos post grades online; therefore,
you may not see any grades for some courses.
3. Personal Information
Students can manage personal data and privacy settings from the Personal
Information page. The following functions are available to users:
- change password
- edit account profile
- define privacy settings
Users may also access and make changes to their personal
information from within any Blackboard course, under Tools,
Personal Information. Changes made to Personal Information
are reflected system wide.
4. Send E-mail
Send E-mail enables users to send
email to fellow classmates, Instructors, Teaching Assistants
or Groups within a course. Users can create a message
and choose who will receive it.
5. Calendar
When the Calendar is accessed through the Tools Box, users
view all items on their Calendar and have the options to add and modify personal
calendar items.
6. Tasks
The Tasks page organizes projects (referred to as Tasks),
defines task priority, and tracks task status. Instructors can post tasks to
users participating in their course. From the Tools Box users can view all
of their tasks, including those from the courses they are participating in,
tasks posted by the System Administrator and their personal tasks. Users can
create their own tasks and post them to the Tasks page.
7. User Directory
The Tools Box provides access to the User Directory. The User
Directory enables users to list users and contact other users via email. A
search function at the top of the page creates a list of users. From the list,
a user can click on a listed user’s email address to send a message.
Users will only appear in the User Directory if they indicate that they wish
to be included on the Set Privacy Options page. This area can only
be accessed through the Tools Box, not from within a course site.
8. Address Book
Users can store contact information in the Address Book. Users
must enter a profile for anyone they wish to add to their address book, even
if the contact is a system user. The Address Book is empty until the user enters
contacts. The Address Book will contain the same information if it is accessed
through a Course menu or through the Tools box.
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Setting Up Your Password
(new users)
At the beginning of the semester, you will get an email
in your Bradley Webmail account, with a link to set up your
Blackboard passsword.
Changing
Your Password (returning users)
Step
1 Under
the Tools
Menu,
click the Personal
Information shortcut.
Step
2 Click Change
Password.
Step
3 Enter
your new password
in the Password box.
Step
4 Re-enter
your new password
in the Verify
Password box.
Step
5 Click
the Submit button
and click OK.
Step
6 Exit
the Personal
Information page
by clicking OK.
Note:
To edit other personal
information, click Edit
Personal Information.
Make all necessary
changes, click the Submit button,
and click OK.
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Opening
a Course Page
Step
1 From
the ‘My
Bradley’ page,
click the next tab – Courses.
Step
2 Under Course
List,
click the name of the
course you want to
open.
Note: You
can also
open a course
page from
the ’My
Bradley’ page,
by clicking
on the appropriate
course, listed
in the My
Courses module.)
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The
Course Page
1.
Course Menu
Contains
shortcuts
to content
areas of
the course
web site.
2.
Navigation Path
These are
the hyperlinks
of the pages
you have
viewed to
get to the
current page.
3.
Content Frame
Displays
course content. (By
default,
the Announcements
page is displayed
when you
access the
course page.)
4.
Announcement
This is where
your announcements
are shown.
By default,
only the
last seven
days are
displayed.
Click the
appropriate
tab at the
top to see
earlier announcements.
5.
Course Map
Course
Map displays
a tree directory of
the course navigation
in a separate window.
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Using
the Course Menu
By
default, the following
course content areas
are accessible from the Course
Menu:
1.
Announcements
Permanent
announcements
placed by instructors to welcome students or temporary
announcements throughout
the semester
(such as
quiz and
test notifications). By default, the "last 7 days" of announcements are showing.
The tabs at the top can be used to view all announcements made by the instructor
over the course of the semester, announcements made in the past 30 days or
today's annoucements.
2.
Course Information
Descriptive
information
about the
course, such
as the syllabus,
course policies,
course goals,
etc.
3. Staff
Information
Information
about the
instructor.
The instructor’s
name, e-mail,
URL, phone,
office, office
hours and
other useful
information can be found here.
4.
Course Documents
Content information
about the
course, such
as handouts,
lecture materials,
and other
resources is usually found here.
Course materials
may be divided
into
units (for example,
by week,
chapter,
class meeting,
or other). All files and folders can be accessed by clicking on them. Files
can be downloaded to your computer or opened from within Blackboard.
5. Assignments
Descriptions
of class
assignments
and the assignments
themselves.
6.
Communication
Discussion
tools. You can
utilize these
features (such as Send Email)
to communicate
with instructors,
classmates
and group
members.
7.
Discussion Board
Another communication
tool used by instructors.
This feature
is similar
to a chat,
but is designed
for asynchronous
use, where
you and the instructor
do not have
to be present
at the same
time. The instructor may start "threads", which you will then have to follow
and answer.
8.
External Links
Links provided by the instructor to
information relevant
to the course
and to additional
resources
on the Web.
9.
Tools
Links to
various course
tools, such
as your gradebook, calendar,
digital drop
box, personal information, etc.
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