How do I login to Blackboard?
The campus URL is http://blackboard.bloomu.edu .
Username: Your campus network email ID (usually your first initial, middle initial, and the first 6 letters of last name) preceded by 10.
Password: The first 4 letters of your last name (first letter of last name capitalized) and your date of birth by full year month day.
Example: John L. Smith was born on April 1, 1978.
Username: 10jlsmith
Password: Smit19780401
How do I change my password?
Login to Blackboard
I forgot my password. How do I get it?
If you forgot your password, you may call the Blackboard Help Desk at 866-434-8874 or click the Forgot Your Password link below the login fields. Note: The password is sent to your Bloomsburg University email account.
How can I prevent from having to login twice into Blackboard?
The double login problem can be caused by accessing your Blackboard site from your Favorites menu in Internet Explorer. You will need to modify the address appearing in your favorites:
How do I hide past courses in My Courses box?
You can hide past courses from the My Courses box. To do this:
How do I change the My Institution page?
You have the option to add information to the My Institution page of your Blackboard site. After you login to Blackboard, click the Contents button on the far right of the screen. Select the modules you would like to appear on the My Institution page (you cannot change any of the modules with a red checkmark). Click Submit. Click OK.
Once you select the modules you would like on your My Institution page, you can alter the layout by clicking the Layout button. On this page, you can change the location of your modules and the color of the page. Click Submit. Click OK.
How do I check my grades?
1. Login to Blackboard
2. Click the Tools button or link on your Course Menu.
3. Click the View Grades link.
How do I submit assignments?
SPECIAL NOTE: The instructions below assume that you previously downloaded and completed your assignment.
NOTE: Files that are "Assignments" and have the options that are commonly associated with an "Assignment" file are identified with a "clipboard" icon with a green checkmark.
1. Click the Assignment button or link on your Course Menu, or the Content Area where your instructor has directed you to access your assignment.
2. To access the files attached to an Assignment, click on the link associated with that file in that Content Area (links will normally be directly below the title) .
3. In Section 2, please type any comments in the "Comments:" field.
4. To the right of the "File to Attach:" field, click the Browse button, locate your assignment on your hard drive, click it once to highlight it, and then click Open .
5. The path to your file will appear in the "File to Attach:" field, if you would like to add an additional file click the Add Another File button next to the Browse button.
6. The file you just uploaded will now appear in the "Currently Attached Files:".
7. To upload an additional file, click the Browse button again, locate the additional file on your hard drive, click it once to highlight it, and then click Open. Repeat this process beginning with Step 5 until you have uploaded all the files associated with this assignment.
8. When you have uploaded all the files you need to upload; click Submit to send your completed assignment (files) and the comments to your instructor.
How do I download files the professor has posted?
How do I take a test?
Tests can be located in the Content Areas, Content Area folders, or Learning Units of your course; they will normally be in one of the following areas: Course Information , Course Documents , or Assignments . Instructors will usually announce the location of an assessment in the "Announcements" area. If you are unable to locate an assessment, please contact your instructor.
How do I use the discussion board?
Posting a New Thread:
1. Go to the Discussion forum that you would like to post in.
2. Click the "Add New Thread" button.
3. Enter the text into the message field.
4. Click "Submit" .
NOTE: If there is no "Add New Thread" button at the top of the page the instructor may have chosen to not allow students to post new threads in that particular forum. In this instance you have the option to reply to an existing thread or posting.
Adding an attachment to the discussion board:
1. Click on the Communication button, then click Discussion Board .
2. Click on the link to the forum your instructor posted; then click on the thread to which you wish to respond (if one exists).
3. If a thread does not exist, then click the Add New Thread button.
4. Type in the subject and message
5. If you wish to add an attachment, look at the Options section, then click the Browse button, locate the file, click the file once to highlight it, and then click on Open . The file will appear in the Attachment field; Click on Submit .
NOTE: Users may remove an attachment they have added to a thread by modifying the message in the Discussion Board. Click the Modify button next to the Thread and the Edit Your Message page will appear. Users may make changes, including removing the attachment, and re-submit the message. Instructors may make this option to modify messages unavailable.
NOTE: Users may respond directly to a message by clicking on the title of an existing message, selecting Reply , and then following the instructions beginning with Step 4.
How do I edit My Homepage?
How do I send email?
You can send email through Blackboard to other participants in the course.
Note: This email only goes to Bloomsburg University accounts.
How do I submit a document to the digital dropbox?
NOTE: The file name (file path) should appear in the "File:" field, to the left of the "Browse" button.
NOTE: A student cannot remove a file once it has been sent to the Instructor. Only the instructor of that Course site can remove that file. This prevents a student from removing or altering sensitive materials such as tests or assignments. Once an instructor grades or reviews the file (test or assignment) and returns it to the student, the "Remove" button will reappear and allow the Student to delete that file from the Digital Drop Box.
NOTE: The "Add File" button will only save the file in the Student Drop box but will not send it to the Instructor. If you would like to send a file that you have previously added using the "Add File" button, click on the Send File button and then select the previously uploaded file from the "Select file:" dropdown menu.
Can I use my home email address with Blackboard?
Blackboard only uses Bloomsburg University email addresses. This cannot be changed.
How do I see an announcement my professor posted last week?
Login to Blackboard.
When I click on the link for a test or web site nothing happens. What is the problem?
Look for a pop-up blocker bar in your web browser
How do I use lightweight chat or the virtual classroom?
1. Go to your Course and click on the Communication button from the Course Menu.
2. Click the Collaboration link.
3. Click Join next to the session you would like to enter.
Why does the chat not work?
Blackboard chat requires that the most current version of Java is loaded on your machine. If you do not have it, please go to the URL below and install the latest version. If you have an older version, please uninstall that version first, and then install the latest version.
http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp .
Depending on your security level for the Internet, you may need to add http://*.ship.edu to your Trusted Site list.
I don't see my course(s) listed in Blackboard. What can I do?
Your course(s) may not be listed in Blackboard for one of the following reasons: