Blackboard for Students

 

Blackboard Training

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Hands-On Sessions (Jackson Campus)

August 15, 2012, Wednesday, 4:00 PM,  FH 121
August 16, 2012, Thursday, 4:00 PM,  
 FH 121

Online Training (self-paced)

     When you login to Blackboard, you will see a course entitled Blackboard Training on the right hand side of your screen. You will not receive a grade for this course; it is for training purposes only. This course will be removed at the end of the second week of the semester. If you feel that you need additional help, you can attend a hands-on training session on campus, or you can call (828) 339-4398 to request one-on-one training.

Discussion Boards Messages
Dropbox My Grades
How to Navigate SafeAssign Dropbox (more)
 Mashups Tests
Upload a Video to YouTube/ Link to Blog

Browsers & Operating Systems (certified browsers in bold)

Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Windows® XP (32-bit)  |  Firefox (latest), Chrome (latest)
Windows Vista® (32-bit)  |  Firefox (latest),  Chrome (latest)
Windows Vista (64-bit)  |  Firefox (latest),  Chrome (latest)
Windows 7 (32-bit)  |  Firefox (latest),  Chrome (latest)
Windows 7 (64-bit)  |  Firefox (latest), Chrome (latest)

Apple® Mac OS® Operating System

Mac OSX 10.5 "Leopard®"  |  Safari® 5.0, Safari 4.0, Firefox (latest)
Mac OSX 10.6 "Snow Leopard®"  |  Safari® 5.0, Safari 4.0, Firefox (latest)

Blackboard Mobile Learn for iPad Blackboard Mobile
Free iTunes app (screenshots and link to iTunes)

Known Problems with Blackboard
No problems at this time (03/13/2012)

Downloads

Adobe Reader (Open PDF files) | How to Save to Rich Text Format (.rtf)
                 Firefox | Java (Do I Have Java?)
OpenOffice

Additional Resources

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Online Programs
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