Blackboard User Guide
- For Students
This simple
guide will help you learn how to access and use Blackboard.
Getting Started
NOTE: Beginning in January
2008, all Blackboard usernames will use the following format: ub_ubnetname.
Fore more information,
select “How Do I Login to Blackboard?” above.
About Blackboard at UB
- What Is
Blackboard?
- How Do I
Get Access To Blackboard?
- I Already
Have E-Mail, Do I Have To Use UB E-Mail?
Using Blackboard
- How
Do Instructors Use Blackboard To Enhance Learning For Students?
- Will All
Courses At UB Be Using Blackboard?
- How
Do I Contact My Instructors Through Blackboard?
Blackboard Help
1) You
MUST have a UBNet account in
order to access Blackboard beginning in January 2008:
·
A UBNet account is available to all students
(and also allows you to create a yourname@bridgeport.edu
email account, access the UB online library databases, and view your course
schedule and grades online.
·
To
create a new UB Net account go to http://www.bridgeport.edu/ubnet/main-links/newacct.html
·
If
you already have a UBNet account but don’t know your
username or password, go to https://www.bridgeport.edu/ubnet/cgi-bin/resetpass.cgi
·
You
will need to know your student ID number - if you do not know your student ID,
you should contact your advisor or registrar’s office.
2) To login to
Blackboard:
·
Visit:
http://bb.ctdlc.org
·
Username: ub_ubnetname (For
example, Joe Bridgeport with email jbridgep@bridgeport.edu
would use ub_jbridgep)
·
Password: ub_ubnetname (Your
password is the same as your username)
·
Beginning in January 2008, all Blackboard usernames will use the
following format: ub_ubnetname.
- If you have used
Blackboard previously and your username does NOT FOLLOW the ub_ubnetname format, you will NOT see any current courses
when you login, so
you must use the new username and password described below!
- If you have used
Blackboard previously and your username DOES FOLLOW the ub_ubnetname
format, you can continue using your current
username and
password.
3) If you can’t login to
Blackboard:
·
You
should reset your password online at http://bb.ctdlc.org/webapps/blackboard/password.
When resetting your password:
Choose option 1 “Username Option”
and enter the following:
- First name -- last name – username
(as described above) -- click submit --
- Your new password will be sent to
your bridgeport.edu email.
OR
Choose option 2 “Email Address
Option” and enter the following:
- First name -- last name --
bridgeport.edu email -- click submit --
- Your new password will be sent to
your bridgeport.edu email.
·
You should change your password
immediately after
you login for the first time - login to Blackboard then go to Tools,
Personal Information, Change
Password, enter your new password, then Submit.
4) You MUST
check your UB email to send and receive emails from your instructors:
·
To
login to your UB email go to http://www.bridgeport.edu/email
·
If
you do not remember your UB email username or password, you can request both
online at:
https://www.bridgeport.edu/ubnet/cgi-bin/resetpass.cgi
·
If
you want to continue using an alternative email, you may forward your UB email
to your other email account. Instructions
for forwarding email can be found at http://www.bridgeport.edu/pages/2250.asp#ubemail
Blackboard
is UB’s “online classroom” where instructors can
create online course materials that support your learning. Blackboard is also simple for you to use -
you can access your Blackboard courses from any computer with Internet access,
anywhere and anytime!
How Do I Get Access To Blackboard?
All
registered students will automatically get access to Blackboard (please read
“How Do I Login to Blackboard” below).
However, it is up to each individual instructor to decide whether or not
to use Blackboard, so you may not have Blackboard access for all of your
courses.
I Already Have E-Mail,
Do I Have To Use UB E-Mail?
You must
have a bridgeport.edu email account to access Blackboard. If you want to continue using an alternative
email, you may forward your
How Do Instructors Use
Blackboard To Enhance Learning For Students?
A
Blackboard course can include any of the sections listed below, depending on
how the instructor structures the course.
To access each section, click on the appropriate link on the left while
in your course, or contact your instructor for more information.
- Announcements
- Faculty contact information
- Lecture notes &
presentations
- Assignments
- Web links & resources
- Online tests
- Online discussions
- Course email
Will All Courses At UB Be Using
Blackboard?
Beginning
in January 2008, all courses at UB have a course site available on
Blackboard. Students will automatically
be entered into each course site that they are registered for. However, it is up to individual faculty to
decide whether or not to use Blackboard to supplement campus courses. So, if you do not see a course listed under
My Courses, it may be that your instructors are not using Blackboard or have
not made the course sites available to students yet. Therefore, you may not find all of your
courses visible when you login to Blackboard.
How Do I Contact My
Instructors Through Blackboard?
To send an email to your
instructor through Blackboard, follow the steps below:
·
Enter your
course
·
Click on
Communication on the left
·
Select “send
email” then “select users”
·
Select the name
of your instructor and click on the right arrow
·
Type in your
subject and message and click on “submit” on the bottom right
Is There A Blackboard Tutorial For Students?
Students
can practice using Blackboard through UB’s Online
Orientation. To access the Online
Orientation follow the instructions below:
username: ub_orient
password: orient
QUESTIONS: For questions about
Blackboard, contact the Distance Learning office at ubonline@bridgeport.edu.
TECH SUPPORT & RESOURCES: For technical support and
other support resources available to UB faculty & students, visit our Help
Desk page:
http://www.bridgeport.edu/pages/2250.asp
