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Blackboard
is a Web portal on the Internet that offers students easy access to course
materials, university resources, and personal tools such as email. To use
Blackboard, one must be a current student, faculty, or staff member at the University of Cincinnati
and have a computer with Internet access and a Web browser. Blackboard is on
the Web and is accessible anywhere in the world provided the user has a
computer with Internet access and a Web browser.
Blackboard may also be accessed via links on the University of Cincinnati
website. For instance, go to Current Students; Blackboard Course Management is
then found under Educational Resources. To use Blackboard, one must first
activate his or her account, then click the Create Account button and fill out
the requested information. The username and password that appears on the next
screen should be written down since it will be required to log in to Blackboard
the next time. To change a password to something else, see the Blackboard link:
How can I change my password to something I can remember.
The first page that is visible at log-on is called the “My UC” page. The
student’s courses should appear on this page in one of the boxes under the
heading “My Courses.” If a student’s instructor is participating in Blackboard
and a course does not appear on his or her list, either the instructor has not
yet activated class or the student is not yet officially registered for the
class.
Help
For help with using Blackboard, click the Help button located at the top
of every page. This will link to frequently asked questions (FAQs) for
students, references for students and instructors, and tutorials to using
Blackboard. This site also includes course-building information for
instructors, assessment and online grade book FAQs, and communication tools
FAQs. For further assistance, email blackboard@uc.edu.
Checking Bearcat Online Email Using Blackboard
To access Bearcat Online email from Blackboard, click the Web Email link
under the Tools heading on the left side of the screen. Each user must then
enter his or her email username and email password to access his or her
account. To obtain an Online Bearcat email account, see Bearcat Online Email
Accounts above.
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