COD Student Blackboard Introduction

Contents:

Learn more about how to use Blackboard with the following suggestions and short video tutorials.

Introduction to Blackboard

Blackboard Student Helpdesk:
Phone: (630)942-2999
Email: studenthelp@dupage.edu

Blackboard Student Quick Start Guide - Your guide to getting started with the Blackboard Learning System.
Software and Hardware Recommendations - Is your computer as ready as you are?
Login Help - Getting started with Blackboard.
Introduction to Blackboard - This 2 minute tutorial will show you how to login to Blackboard and will give you a brief orientation.
Student Resources

Introduction to Course Content - This 4 minute tutorial will take a look at all the parts of an Blackboard class.
Notes
- Not every Syllabus is a Word document to be downloaded. Many course syllabi may be accessed simply by clicking the Syllabus link and viewing on the screen.
- If your course has an Assignments link, but no assignments, check elsewhere. Assignments can often be found in the units themselves.
- The presentation shows a Collaboration button. If yours does not, you can find the Collaboration tool by clicking the Communication link just below the left menu buttons.
- You may not have a My Grades button in your navigation list. To find My Grades, click the Course Tools link just below the buttons.

Using Email - In this 3 ½ minute tutorial, you will learn how to send emails using Blackboard tools.
Discussion Boards - This 5 minute tutorial will show you how to read messages, post new messages and reply to messages on the Discussion Board.

Creating a Homepage - This 3 minute tutorial will show you how to create and view your Blackboard homepage and how to use the class Roster to find your classmates’ homepages and contact information.
Using the Calendar - This 6 ½ minute tutorial will show you how to use the Blackboard calendar to keep track of events, meetings, due dates and appointments.
Managing Tasks - This 4 ½ minute tutorial will show you how to use Blackboard Tasks to build to-do lists to manage due dates and other deadlines. Learn how to create, modify and manage tasks.
How to Subscribe to a Podcast - (.pdf file)

Submitting a Blackboard Assignment - This 3 minute tutorial provides information about submitting assignments through Blackboard.

Test Tips and Tricks - This 7 minute tutorial (which contains no audio unlike the other presentations above), provides tips and tricks for taking tests in Blackboard.
Exam Tips - Student tips for preparing your computer and taking exams in Blackboard.
Very good advice: Restart your computer and then maximize your browser before entering Blackboard to take an exam. Restarting clears the memory cache of your computer. This is especially beneficial in the very busy COD computer labs.
Very good advice Part 2: Be sure only necessary applications are running while taking an exam. Games, email, instant messaging, etc. all require computer memory. It would be better if the computer memory was devoted to your exam.