Blackboard Basics:

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Blackboard Basics

• How to use it without swearing too much.

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Basic Blackboard

• Logging in
• Assignments Quizzes
• Viewing Your Grades
• Communication
• Getting Help

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Blackboard Basics

• Logging In

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Logging In

• Via the Thiel College home page
• http//courses.thiel.edu/

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Logging In

• Click Login
• Type in your username and password
• Password and Username will be your Thiel ID is
  the default
• Login is case sensitive

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Logging In

• Change your password

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Logging In

• Select Change Password
• Enter a new password
• You will receive confirmation that your password
  has been updated

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Logging In

• What if I forgot my password?
• Enter the Blackboard Login page
• Click Forgot password?

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Logging In

• Enter either your username
• OR
• Enter your Thiel e-mail address
• Upon submission a link will be sent to you to
  change your information

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What if I Cant Log in?

• Check the CAPS LOCK
• Reset your password
• If you still cant access Blackboard, contact the
  IT Help Desk.

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Take a Minute

• Log in to Blackboard
• Change your password
• Make sure all of your courses are there

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Blackboard Basics

• Assignments Quizzes

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Assignments Quizzes

• Click the links underneath Courses in which your
  are enrolled
• Dark links represent Courses
• Lighter links are Announcements within the course

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Assignments Quizzes

• Your instructor will
• place your
• assignments,
• information, etc. in one
• of these categories on
• the left.
• Note At times the
• buttons will be named
• something different.

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Assignments Quizzes

• The content in each
• category will appear to
• the right.

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Assignments Quizzes

• Assignments
• Assignment Name
• Instructions
• Assignment Files attachments that are related
  to the assignment (Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat,
  etc.)

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Assignments Quizzes

• Assignments
• Comments Enter any questions that you have
  about the assignment
• At times instructors will make comments mandatory
  before submitting the assignment

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Assignments Quizzes

• Assignments
• Attach Local File attach your homework (Essays,
  full-blown papers, etc.)
• Currently Attached File View files that you
  already attached

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Assignments Quizzes

• Assignments
• Save Save your work until youre ready to
  submit
• Submit your work when you are done
• Once submitted, you cannot redo the assignment

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Assignments Quizzes

• Assignments
• View your assignment comments and attachments
• If graded, view your points received and any
  feedback from the instructor.

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Assignments Quizzes

• Quizzes
• Click on the link to access the test (assessment)
• Select Ok to enter
• Click on your response.
• Be sure to save your responses.
• Submit

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Assignments Quizzes

• Quizzes
• Upon completion, you will see a confirmation page
• Click on ok to view various types of feedback
  (points received, status, your responses, and/or
  the correct answers)

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Blackboard Basics

• Your Grades

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Your Grades

• Return to your opening page by clicking the Thiel
  Online Learning tab at the top of your screen
• Click View Grades in the tools area

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Your Grades

• Select the course
• Your assignments will appear on the left and your
  grades on the right.

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Your Grades

• Click on the score link
• to view statistics and
• additional information
• about the assignment

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Blackboard Basics

• E-mail

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E-mail

• Return to your opening page
• Select Send E-mail from the Tools area

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E-mail

• Select the course in which you want to send the
  e-mail
• Click the receiver
• All users - everyone enrolled in your course
• All Instructor users - your course instructor(s)
• Select Users a list of those enrolled in the
  course

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E-mail

• Subject the topic of the e-mail
• Message type your e-mail here
• A copy of this e-mail will be sent to you
• Attachments you may send attachments also
• Submit

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About E-mail

• 20 receivers is your limit
• You cannot send to anyone outside of your courses
• You do not have an e-mail account through
  Blackboard everything is received automatically
  to your Thiel mail

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Getting Help

• IT Help Desk ext. 4000
• The student manual will be posted at
• http//www.thiel.edu/admin/imc/index.htm
• Stop by the MIMC (AC-235)

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