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Important
Details:
Who is a Registered Blackboard
User? Students, instructors and others in the following
categories who meet the requirements listed under Activation of
Blackboard Accounts below:
- All students registered for a course
on the JSU registration system.
- Students registered for past
semesters and given special clearance.
- Students registered for upcoming
semesters (approx. 2 weeks prior to the first day of classes
according to the
Academic Calendar.
- Faculty/Staff assigned as an
instructor on the JSU registration system, and others meeting
certain criteria.
- Instructors and other users that
have received special access accounts (i.e. for workshops, etc.).
Note: Students may not be able to access
courses until the first day of classes according to the
Academic Calendar (these dates are also indicated in our list of Online
Courses).
Activation
of Blackboard Accounts:
Note: Accounts may be activated before courses are
available on Blackboard. Go to the Course Availability page for
more information about the availability of Blackboard courses.
Student
accounts are activated according to the following schedule:
- For a student who pre-registers for a Blackboard supported
course and pays tuition prior to the first day of classes according
to the
Academic Calendar, the account will
be active by the first day of class.
- For a student who registers on the first day of class or after,
but by the last day to add classes, the account should be
active no later than the second business day after tuition payment has been received.
- For a student who registers and/or
pays tuition after the last day to add classes, your account will be
active within one week after the tuition payment has been received.
- Student accounts remain active as
long as the student is registered for classes.
Faculty/Staff accounts are activated
according to the following schedule:
- Faculty/Staff accounts are activated
the day after call numbers are assigned to courses in which they are
assigned as an instructor.
- Once activated, it should remain
active throughout your employment with JSU.
- Special accounts are activated at
the discretion of a Blackboard administrator.
Note:
JSU faculty, staff and students must have a JSU Email account in order to
receive a Blackboard account.
Accessing Blackboard:
- Review the System
Requirements before proceeding.
- Go to http://jsu.blackboard.com
- Click "Login"
- Enter your assigned Blackboard User Name & Password.
If you don't know your User Name and Password, go to the Blackboard
User Names and Passwords page and review the information.
- Click "Login".
- After you login, you
should see your first name or initial in a greeting near the top of the page.
Note: Your first name is listed here the same way it is
listed in your student records, so if you only list an initial for
your first name in your student records, you will only see an
initial here.
If your first name or initial is not displayed, do not proceed with this login
session. Immediately send an email to DLHelp@jsu.edu, and logout of this session. The email should include your
full name, your student number, your correct Blackboard User Name
and the incorrect name displayed.
- If your name is displayed correctly, then proceed to the next
step.
- We recommend you change
your password the first time you login. Just choose
"Personal Information" from the "Tools" menu on
the left side of the first page you see after logging in (the
"My Institution" or "Welcome" page), then choose "Change
Password" and follow the instructions.
- To make the following step easier,
edit your "My Courses" window to display Course
ID's. For instructions, go to the My
Courses Window Edit instruction page, then return to this
page and continue with the next step.
- Under "My Courses" on the right side of the page, click
on the course ID/title of your course (click
here for an illustration). For an explanation of the
Course ID, go to the Course ID
Legend page.
- You have now entered the course.
- Students: Follow the
directions given by your instructor.
- Important
note for instructors only: Once you have a course
ready for student viewing, you must make it available in the Settings
area of your course Control Panel.
- To switch to a different course before logging out,
click the "My Institution" tab at the top of the
page and choose another course under "My Courses".
- When you are finished working in
Blackboard, you should logout using the “Logout” button at the top of the page. This is especially important if you are using a
public computer (such as in a lab, library, etc.) to access Blackboard.
Notes:
- Students: If you are unsure of what to do at
any point, contact your instructor. You may find contact information
on the Contact page of
the JSU web site or within your course. It is your responsibility to stay in touch with your instructor throughout this course.
Never hesitate to contact your instructor if you are unsure of the status of your course,
an assignment or other course related issues.
- Click here to learn about email in Blackboard.
- For additional information and helpful links, go to
the Distance Learning Help
page.
- Some instructors have chosen to teach their
Online Courses using a variety of other online course systems that are not related to the Blackboard online course system.
These systems include
http://www.iepjsu.com/,
http://www.students.pearsoned.com/,
http://college.livetext.com/college/index.html and others.
Please review the information on the Course Availability
page in order to determine where your Online Course is located.
- Remember also, that in order to take any JSU Online Course, you must
register for it just like you would any other course on the JSU registration system.
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