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Welcome to Blackboard @ UTHSC

Getting Started
 •About Blackboard at UTHSC
 •Introducing Blackboard to Your Students
 •Create a Course
 •See a Blackboard Course!
How To:
 •Get Started in Your Course
 •Organize Your Course Site
 •Add,Modify, and Remove Content
 •Change Course Options
 •Use Course Tools
 •Make Assessments
 •Manage Files (Creating PDFs and Uploading PowerPoints)
Managing Your Course
 •Adding Instructors
 •User Management
 •Course Statistics
 •Using the Gradebook
 •End-of-Course Checklist
 •Best Practices
Online Documentation
 •Online Manual
 •Course Design Tips
Tools & Resources
 •Plug-ins,Readers, etc.
 •Links of Interest
 • More FAQs
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The copyright law of the United States (Title 17 U.S. Code) governs the use of documents and files placed here for course instruction. The person using this site will be liable for copyright infringement if violation of that code occurs. For further information on copyright and related issues, visit UTHSC's Intellectual Property Resources site.

QUICKSTEPS: Find step-by-step instructions for some of the most common Blackboard tasks. Just click on the HOW TO drop-down box below and find the entry for what you need to do. Entries are organized into three sections: For All Users, For Students, and For Instructors.

Bb NEWS

• AS OF JUNE 2008, BLACKBOARD HAS SEVERAL GREAT NEW FEATURES! Blackboard users should read the release notes to find out about the added discussion board functions and browser and operating system compatibilities in our latest Blackboard update (7.3.216).
• CHANGING YOUR NETID PASSWORD DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE YOUR BLACKBOARD PASSWORD! Click here for instructions on changing your Blackboard password.
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TIRED OF HAVING TO ADD YOUR GUEST INSTRUCTORS AS STUDENTS TO RESTRICT THEIR PRIVILEGES? Click here to learn how (and why) to use the Guest role.
• ADDING POWERPOINT: Instructors can now add PPT to their courses without first converting them to PDF.
• INSTRUCTOR TRAINING FOR FACULTY AND STAFF: See available sessions here.
• REVISED AUGUST 2008: END-OF-COURSE CHECKLIST. Follow these steps for saving your assessments, documents, and grades. Microsoft Word version.
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GRADEBOOK WARNING: Total grades will be calculated incorrectly if assessments have differing total point values and grade weighting is not used. Download this document for instructions on how to correct the calculations.
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 MAINTENANCE WINDOW is Sundays 8-10 a.m.: Blackboard may be down at this time.

Frequently Asked Questions

General FAQs Instructor FAQs Student FAQs
Connecting to Blackboard How do I enroll a user in my course? How do I enroll myself in course if asked to do so?

Why do I have to enter my login information twice?

 How do I change a user's role (to instructor, TA, etc.)? Can other students see my grades?
I've forgotten my password Why are students unable to see document, assessment? Why can't I see a document or grade?
How do I change my password?
Why am I having problems accessing Bb off-campus? What's the best way to post a PowerPoint presentation? Why is my assessment window blank?
Why am I having problems accessing web pages, even those I've accessed recently? How can I prevent students from copying and printing my Blackboard tests? Why am I having problems submitting my test or survey?
What version of Java is needed? Why are students timing out during assessments? Why is my discussion board posting/attachment missing?
"Not found (404)" or "bad request" error How can I change a wrong course ID (ex. ANAT000)? How do I "hide" a course in my course list?
Can't open PDF files How do I remove a course?
Can I use my Mac with Blackboard? What's the difference between smart text, plain text, and html in text boxes?
Problems with Word documents How do I handle streaming media content?

Can my username be changed?
Problems with chat & virtual classroom
Additional help

Blackboard
Login

Click the Login button and enter your username and password to access your Blackboard courses.

NEED A BLACKBOARD ACCOUNT? Users can no longer create their own Blackboard accounts. If you do not have a
username and password,
you may request an account. (TO INCOMING STUDENTS: DO NOT request an account before going to your orientation sessions. It is very likely that this process may already be taken care of for you and that you will receive login information at that time.)

 

Contact the
UTHSC Blackboard Support Administrator

Keisha Z. Houston  
UT Health Science Center
920 Madison Avenue, 7th Fl
Memphis, TN 38163 
(901) 448-1927 (phone)
bb@utmem.edu
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