LDI Good Practice Guides: 'Blackboard Student User Guide'
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1. 6 When responding to a thread you will notice that the subject line is already completed for you as your comments will be relevant to that particular discussion Fill in your response in the Message field Click the Submit button to post your response and return to the forum page Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 8 Of 12 COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt COMMUNICATIONS gt DISCUSSION BOARD gt REPLY MESSAGE NB To access a j Response different forum click on Forum Thoughts about Blackboard the _J button which Date Tue Sep 11 2007 00 48 takes you back to the list Author Your Last Name Your Name of available forums and click on the one you want to access Subject Re Blackboard seems to be Message Normal v 3 v Times New Roman B Z U E J EN el kD Cu 4 fc a gt M Vx 3 gt lt html gt Preview The discussion board is structured in a way that you can see which comment is relevant to which thread Your reply will be indented under the first message that started the thread COURSES gt ZARCHIVE Orig inal thread OMMUNICATIONS gt DISCUSSION BOARD gt THOUGHTS ABOUT BLACKBOARD Ess Add New Thread VIEW UNREAD MESSAGES EXPAND ALL i COLLAPSE ALL SEARCH 7 SHOW OPTIONS v Blackboard seems to be Dummy your name Tue Jan 28 2003 10 00 Re Blackboard seems to be___ Dummy your name2. LDI Good Practice Guides Lo G 7 J Blackboard Student User Guide STAFFORDSHIRE Version Date July 2008 UNIVERSITY Hii Author Learning Development amp Innovation Email ldi staffs ac uk Phone 01782 295740 Stoke Campus 01785 353650 Stafford Campus Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute 08 07 2008 Blackboard Student User Guide Introduction Blackboard is a Web based Virtual Learning Environment which allows you to access learning material from any computer with internet access It enables students to continue their learning activities collaborate and access resources away from the lecture room n su j ju wdoj n q DIWepeoY Contents INTRODUC TION crnan ie E 1 CONTENTS css eee ete E A AAA AAE 1 BEFORE YOU START a anannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnan 2 USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS siciccoseicarcicucsincatelnewndicctirecte anadawtaieelveawe de hbaeeeducuesbienrtechestenweanseosuenteseees 2 HOW DO I ACCESS BLACKBOARD uu cccsscecescescescecescescnscncescaceecesenseneesenscnseneesenseneesensenseneneeas 2 GETTING TO YOUR BLACKBOARD COURSE cccesceceeceecescnsceccscescnscnccecesenscuceseesenseneesensensees 4 NAVIGATING YOUR WAY THROUGH A COURSE c ccccececceceececeecececcececeececeececeececeeceeeeceees 5 GETTING MORE OUT OF BLACKBOARD cccescescesceccscncceccecescnscncescnsenscnsesensensesesensensesensees 6 TE
3. Your initial password is your date of birth typed as six numbers with no spaces e g 201082 How do I access Blackboard 1 Start your web browser 2 Carefully type in the following address which will take you to http olackboard statts ac uk Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 2 Of 12 3 Click on the Login button 2 Blackboard Academic Suite Microsoft Internet Explorer Q sx Q x a A ye Search J Favorites amp B ee wj fA Fol 33 Address http blackboard staffs ac uk x Go Links Google G y aog RS Ar Mw Bye gy Bookmarksy check 4 Autolink H AutoFill e Sendtow Q settings Blackboard Academic Suite Welcome Welcome to the Blackboard e Education platform designed to transform the Internet into a powerful environment for the educational experience To log in please click on the Login icon on the left Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite 6 3 1 574 Blackboard Learning System Copyright 1997 2005 Blackboard Inc Patents Pending All rights reserved Accessibility information can be found at http access blackboard com Local intranet 4 Now enter you username and password in the appropriate boxes and click the Login button once more Blackboard Academic Suite Microsoft Internet Explorer Sag GO sxx amp x a A P Search E Favortes H R B iw if Fe rel 8 Address http bl
4. scroll to the bottom of the screen and click Submit Note you can attach a document by clicking Add under Add Attachments then Browse to select the document and Submit Li Select Users Recipients You still must use your own email client to READ Austin Caral Bancroft Gordon e mail i Clark Carter David Clarke Edward C Clay Gary Cleary Stephen F Clews Sue Das Gupta Mani Blackboard can SEND e I David Judy T Dummy Loc mail but does not provide I Dummy Student I Dummy your name a facility for reading it Enter Message Details From StudentiM statfs acuk Subject Can we study together Message ean ve meet at dpm today in the Courtyard restaurant Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 10 Of 12 Changing your password lt is recommended when you first enter the system to change your password To do this follow the steps below 1 Click the Tools button on the Blackboard navigation panel 2 Click on Personal Information link 7 ee ie irai 1 E Refresh 2h Detil View an Personal Information 3 Click on Change Password COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt TOOLS gt PERSONAL INFORMATION gt Edit Personal Information Edit personal information P Change Password Choose a new password gt Set CD ROM Drive Set the CD ROM drive used to access content on your local computer gt Set Privacy
5. I IN ee recreate A A E sewers einer aueotca E E E E EA 6 MAN O 10 2 AA AO a ea eee 7 USING THE DISCUSSION BOARD cccccecececcccecececcccececucaccececscuausecseneauuenecseauausetscuuaunenenetstauauuensrseass 7 SE NOING N sececteuswacadecuscoccssuesatcsundnasocasecn tee uncaadeueuttoteuuedae cataueonteamstsa tesa deadaum ela aawecnctenmesetoaes 9 CHANGING YOUR PASSWORD ccsceccececcececcececcececcececcececuucececuucecuenecsuaeueeecacuuuecuuaecsuaeseuceneeeeaenas 11 9 Q x J gt Ko O 4 lt D eo O 3 D F Qo gt lt pa p Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 1 Of 12 Before you start To access Blackboard you must have a PC running Windows NT4 95 98 2000 XP or Vista or a Macintosh You must also have either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator 4 0 or above Usernames and Passwords In order for you to access Blackboard you will need a username and password You can work this out in the following way Your username is made up from e Your family name initial letter e Your year of entry denoted by a single letter e The last six digits of your student registration number Now work out your own username as shown below The last six numbers of your student registration number First letter X y 5 8 9 0 2 8 of your family name i Year of entry letter or surname New students for 2002 your letter is Password
6. Options select which fields of your personal information are publicly available gt Set Visual Text Box Editor Options Set the options for using the Visual Text Box Editor gt Set Locale Set your User Locale 4 Carefully type in your new user name in the boxes as highlighted below Change Password Complete this form to change your password Password Verify Password Submit Required Field for Form Entry Click Submit to finish Click Cancel to abort this process Cancel j Submit 5 Click on the Submit button Your password has now been changed Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 11 Of 12
7. Tue Jan 28 2003 10 11 New Sort by Default OK Response To leave the Discussion Board just keep clicking OK to get back to the list of Communication tools or click a button in the left hand frame Sending email Blackboard allows you to send e mail to fellow students or to your Lecturer Follow the steps below 1 Click the Communication button on the Blackboard navigation panel Communication 2 Click on the Send Email link Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 9 Of 12 Welcome Courses Home Help Logout COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt COMMUNICATIONS Course Information 3 Collaboration Staff Information H Discussion Board Communication Communication B Group Pages Tools o o n eA Messages Communication Course Tools FA Course Map Roster a 5 Detail View Send Email 3 You will then see this screen allowing you to select who you would like to send a message to Any of these choices will display a screen with the To field automatically filled in or in the case of Select Users or Select groups check boxes to check off All Users All Groups All Teaching Assistants All Instructors Select Users rr F F F F Select Groups 4 Below is an example of the screen for sending an email using the Select Users function When you have filled in the Subject line and the message
8. ackboard staffs ac uk webapps login v SE Links Google Glv i aog RS Sv Mr B YY Bookmarks I Check v i LoF ep Sendtow A Q Settingsv Welcome to Blackboard Academic Suite Enter your username and password to access the system Have an Account Login Here Enter login information here and click the Login button below Username Blackboard Password Copyright 1997 2005 Blackboard Inc Patents Pending Al rights reserved Aecessibility information can be found at http access blackboard com amp Done Local intranet Note to exit Blackboard when logged in click Logout at top right of the screen Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 3 Of 12 Getting to your Blackboard course When you have entered your username and password correctly you will then enter the system By default Blackboard opens on the Welcome page as shown below For those of you that are technically proficient follow the instructions to the right for a quick access guide to your course Otherwise for a more detailed guide continue working through this document The Welcome page has a number of different areas My Courses My Announcements My Calendar My Tasks and also Tools More information on these areas and the user interface appears later in the section Getting more out of Blackboard Welcome page Cosmea in whack you are
9. anging accordingly For example in this case Course Documents is displayed here Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 4 Of 12 Navigating your way through a course To access the various areas in your Blackboard course single click on a Navigation menu button Below is the Course Documents section of a course Depending on how the lecturer has structured the course you will see documents and or folders 5 This icon represents a folder which will contain documents or possibly more folders Click on the underlined link to access it w 2 Ue Home Help Logout COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING WITH BLACKBOARD gt COURSE DOCUMENTS J Course Documents Topic 1 Introduction This Icon represents a Nelcomert The Leaming With Blackboard Course document for you to read This ee aia learning with Blackboard and which has been cred may also contain attachments for you to download i e Word documents Initially you are advised to work through the sections in the order they are presented La refresher about something covered then please feel free to dip in as required There is a quiz at the end of the course with questions based on the content AND struct Course Tools fa Course Map E Mail link for feedback about this page Refresh About this Course Er ae This course is designed to introduce you to the use of the Bla
10. ckboard Courses OUBSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING WITH BLACKBOARD gt COURSE DOCUMENTS gt NAVIGATING WITHINSLACKBOARD COURSES gt HOW DO YOU HERE YOU ARE Clicking here will take you back Clicking here will take you back to the top to Course List area level of the Course Documents area Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 5 Of 12 Getting more out of Blackboard The User interface Welcome screen My Announcements My Courses lists displays any the courses on which announcements for the 0 Oh you are enrolled courses you are trig baa participating in that the tutor feels important Modify Content Modify Layout My Announcements My Courses amp Announcements Fl Calendar A Starter Course Learning with Blackboard Courses in which you are enrolled B Tasks e A Starter Course Learning with Blackboard f A Starter Course Leaming with Blackboard View Grades Send E mail Address Book Tools Here you can add Items to My Tasks WY nn My Calendar No calendar events have been posted today 000 your calendar or tasks for My tasks Any tasks set by My Calendar Any events such as completion your lecturer or personal tasks assignment hand in dates etc that you check set by yourself will be displayed have entered into your calendar will be grades l he
11. ckboard Virtual Learning E Th IS ICON r epr esents a Web link When you have finished this course you should be able to e navigate between the various parts of Blackboard and through the material they cq C ick on the underlined blue e find and access a course and understand the function of the various sections oft Tink to access them view of learner e be able to use the tools covered in the way we intend to use Blackboard at Staffo a internet R100 After accessing the Course area you can return by clicking on the Back button on your Web Browser If at anytime you get lost in Blackboard there are a number of ways for you to return to where you started e Clicking on the Welcome tab will take you back to Welcome page from where you can select your course from the list once more e Or if you are lost within a folder you can use the navigation links when present at the top of the right hand frame as shown below The example below illustrates that you are within a document called How do you know where you are which is within a Folder Called Navigating within Blackboard courses which is located within the Course Documents area of your Blackboard module You can use this to keep track of where you are but also to jump back to any specific area by clicking on the blue underlined link Clicking here will take you back to Clicking here will take you back to the folder called Announcement area Navigating Within Bla
12. ervelled A Starlet Conta i D A aer Couri Leaman wih Fiackbomd oe OUH i Bites E a When you enter a course you are presented with the Announcements section As its name suggests Announcements provides a means for your lecturer to communicate with you e g to alert you to important dates such as when an assignment is due etc Navigation menu 2 acorn to thes coura mach Comers beaming with ae Jed mhach haa been Conte by Gary Clay of han Dereplopeeest and mweny bibr you Fe aiad fo weak riag thr Sectors m Ta order Try iri pee REEE Seed paren mi hee aiii feel hia h dp eed Quick access guide to your BB course Click on the course listed under My Courses you wish to access Click on Course Documents Navigate your way through the folders containing the course activities The My Courses area lists all the courses in which you are participating click on the name of the course you want to access niaj a ARR RTL n i deel i a aT A A iTS AAAA a eS aain TEE Lu i aa Aaii a sepember 03 2007 Seplember 10 2007 k Mon dan H 23 inpri haat master Fiep po Shen course fy miare parpi wath the Slacichgord per naria i ies um Course Documents By clicking on the button in the navigation menu on the left hand side you will then be taken to the course activities for you to work through Note you will always know what section you are in due to the header ch
13. ife as a student at the Stoke site local pubs etc No Messages Any questions Are you confused about something if so ask here No Messages Clinical placement thoughts A place to discuss your feelings about your placements No Messages v 4 Once in the forum you will see a list of topics currently being discussed these are called threads To read the thread click on its title as shown below COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt COMMUNICATIONS gt DISCUSSION BOARD gt THOUGHTS ABOUT BLACKBOARD Ess Add New Thread Th read EXPAND ALL F COLLAPSE ALL VIEW UNREAD MESSAGES SEARCH SHOW OPTIONS v Blackboard seems to be Dummy your name Tue Jan 28 2003 10 00 New Sort by Default v OK 5 When you have clicked on the thread you wish to view you are shown the discussion and further details such as the forum the thread belongs to date Author etc If you feel you would like to respond to this thread click on the Reply button COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt COMMUNICATIONS gt DISCUSSION BOARD gt MESSAGE VIEW Next Message gt gt Forum Thoughts about Blackboard Date Tue Jan 28 2003 10 00 Author Dummy your name lt student staffs ac _uk gt Subject Blackboard seems to be User friendly and fairly intuitive Next Message gt gt Thread Detail Blackboard seems to be Dummy your name Tue Jan 28 2003 10 00 OK
14. re displayed here on the appropriate day send email and change F YOU a internet 100 password Modify Layout You can personalise page layout and page theme ATORE Home Help Logout Welcome Courses Welcome Your Name Modify Content My Announcements My Courses A t are A Starter Course Leaming with Blackboard Courses in which you are enrolled Tasks e A Starter Course Learning with Blackboard fa A Starter Course Leaming withiBlackboard Modify Content You can select items to appear on the Welcome page Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 6 Of 12 Main Course Areas Course Information Module specific information assessments how the module works Staff Information Details of your lecturers and other staff associated with the course This is the heart of the Blackboard course where all module specific learning and teaching materials and activities can be found The information is often divided into a series of folders sections which may be structured e g on a weekly basis This section is where you will find your assignments Regulations concerning the assignments and other assignment related material may be found here Communication Links to the communication tools including Send Email Communication Discussion Board and Group Pages Allows access to Digital Drop Box file exchange between yourself and
15. the Lecturer My Grades Calendar User Manual and The Electric Blackboard amongst others Assignments Using the Discussion board The discussion board allows an online discussion to take place among students and lecturers Clicking the Discussion Board link in the Communication area of Blackboard will bring up a list of forums that your lecturer has created In order to post a message you must first enter a forum click on the name of the forum to enter it 1 Click the Communication button on the Blackboard navigation panel Communication 2 Click on the discussion board link Discussion Board Learning Development amp Innovation Academic Development Institute Page 7 Of 12 3 You will now see a list of the forums In the example shown there are three forums set up Thoughts about Blackboard Student Life in Stoke and Student Life in Stafford Click on the forum you wish to enter COURSES gt ZARCHIVED 2003 A STARTER COURSE LEARNING gt COMMUNICATIONS gt DISCUSSION BOARD Thoughts about Blackboard A forum allowing you to post comments and thoughts about Blackboard generally or this course in particular Your Number of comments may be used to help develop this course further Messages 2 1 New Student Life in Stafford A forum for your comments about life as a student at the Stafford campus ideas for places to go etc Number of Messages 6 All New Student Life in Stoke A forum for your comments about l
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