Getting Started

• Supported Operating System and Browsers

• Blackboard Student User Guide

• Downloading a File from Blackboard

Assignments

• Submit an Assignment

• View the Grade and Comments for the Assignment

• Using SafeAssignment

• Getting Started with Assignments (from Bb)

• Naming Files in Blackboard

Help/Support Contacts

• Blackboard Support (for technical questions about Blackboard)

Other Student Questions

• contact your instructor for content questions

• contact Betsy Rezel (erezel@blackhawk.edu) 608.743.4450 for questions about how to use Blackboard or for general online learning questions

Help files

Assessments

• Test Taking Tips
   
• Taking a Test Online (Bb video)

My Grades

• Checking your Grades (Bb video)

Download Browsers and Players

(for use on home machines, not downloading to BTC machines)

Internet Browsers

• Internet Explorer Latest Version with Patches
• Firefox by Mozilla

Document Viewers/Readers (for students who need to open files but don't necessarily own the full versions of the software)

• Adobe Reader
• Microsoft Word Viewer for PC
• Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer for PC
• Microsoft Excel Viewer for PC
• Conversion pack (so Office XP and 2003 users can read Office 2007 files)

Media Plug-ins and Players

• Windows Media Player
• Flash Player
• Quicktime Player
• RealPlayer

Java

Course Tools

Other Programs

• Respondus Lockdown Browser - Student Quick Start Guide

• BTC Respondus Lockdown Browser Loading Instructions