Blackboard Support for Students
E-Learning Services provides a variety of resources to help students use Blackboard. If you do not find here the help you need, please contact the Technical Response Center (208-467-8111).
Angel Switch Planned
Login Helps
Frequently Asked Questions
Blackboard Tip Sheets & Tutorials
Blackboard and Web 2.0
References
Training
ANGEL Switch Planned
Northwest Nazarene University will make a transition from the Blackboard course management system to ANGEL Learning in Spring 2010. Online, self-paced training will be available for students beginning in December.
Face-to-face, hands-on workshops will also be available. RSVPs are very much appreciated to elearning(at)nnu.edu or (208) 467-8782.
ANGEL Overview for Students
December | January |
|---|---|
Saturday, Dec 12 | Monday, Jan 4 |
Monday, Dec 14 | Thursday, Jan 7 |
Thursday, Dec 17 | Saturday, Jan 9 |
Blackboard Login Helps
Log in to Blackboard at NNU
See how to log in to Blackboard (5 mins.)
Logins for students in degree-seeking programs: Your NNU Blackboard account relies on your Novell username, which is some form of your name, and on your Novell password. The initial Novell password is the word "default" followed by your NNU ID number, e.g., default123456. Please use the Novell Password Management tool to change and manage your password.
Change your Novell password
See how to change your Novell password (4 mins.)
Logins for students in non-degree-seeking programs: Your NNU Blackboard account relies on your NNU ID number, which is usually 5 or 6 digits long. Your initial password is the word "default" followed by your NNU ID number, e.g., default123456. Please change your password within Blackboard after logging in. The tutorial above, on logging in, shows you how.
FAQs
Find answers to your Frequently Asked Questions here.
Blackboard Tip Sheets & Tutorials
Logging In (video, 5 mins.)
Navigating in a Course (Student version)
Navigating in a Course (video, 3 mins.)
Creating and Viewing Homepages
Posting to the Discussion Board (brief tip sheet)
Discussion Board Guide for Students (detailed handbook)
Submitting a Trackable Assignment
Submitting a Trackable Assignment (video, 3:30 mins.)
Registering a Clicker with Blackboard
Taking a Test (video, 5 mins.)
Blackboard and Web 2.0
If you had to describe Web 2.0 in just a few words, you might include collaborative and interactive.
When the World Wide Web first began gaining popularity, we saw individuals create their own websites. The information was usually static and communication flowed in just one direction. Web 2.0 takes everything a step further, introducing two-way communication that is fairly fluid. Web 2.0 is social, and it's creative.
Some of the more common examples of Web 2.0 in action?
- Book reviews on Amazon
- Wall posts on Facebook
- Encyclopedia entries on Wikipedia
In each example, we see people from all over the world contributing to what a web page includes.
View these brief, informative videos prepared by The Common Craft Show to learn more. Simply go to the link, then click the Play triangle in the middle of the video screen.
Wikis in Plain English
Blogs in Plain English
Blogs and Wikis in Blackboard
In the 2008-09 academic year, NNU is piloting the use of Campus Pack, a collection of Web 2.0 applications that integrate into Blackboard. Campus Pack includes applications to incorporate wikis and blogs into Blackboard courses, as well as a way to search the entire content of a course. The vendor for Campus Pack is a company called Learning Objects.
Campus Pack Tip Sheets
Teams LX (Wikis)
Viewing and Adding Comments to a Wiki
Journal LX (Blogs)
Viewing and Adding Comments to a Blog
Campus Pack Help
When using Learning Objects applications within Blackboard, you may always click the small Help button (question mark icon) in the top right corner, or you may want to access the online help directly:
Student and Instructor Manual (PDF, 1.7 MB)
Note: The full manual refers to Podcast LX and Expo LX, which NNU is not using at this time.
References
Student Manual
Downloadable version (PDF, 711 Kb)
Training
Face-to-face learning opportunities for students are conducted near the start of each semester or session. These workshops cover the following:
- Navigating in Blackboard
- Uploading assignments
- Reading and replying in the Discussion Board
- Taking online tests
- Viewing your grades
Self-paced, online orientations are also made available in Blackboard itself. Send an e-mail to elearning(at)nnu.edu if you have any questions.
