How to be an Online Student

Before Enrolling

• Online Readiness Self-Assessment
• Technical Requirements
• How to Succeed in an Online Course

When the Semester Begins

• Login Information for CampusConnect, Blackboard, Student E-Mail, and Magale Library Databases
• Using Mulerider E-Mail Tutorial

During the Semester

• Blackboard Support Request

Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing Resources

Blackboard Learn Resources

• These video tutorials are geared specifically to the SAU Blackboard system with an identical visual layout:
  • Send E-mail
  • Submitting Assignments
  • Discussion Board Posts

• Student Blackboard Tutorials
• Video and text tutorials are shared with step-by-step instructions and tips for working in your course, staying organized and communicating, and setting your preferences and controlling your environment.Click on the + icon beside a topic to expand the list of tutorials. To collapse the list, click on the +icon.
  Working in your course

  • Taking a test online
  • Checking Your Grades -Updated for Service Pack 6
  • Working in Group
  • Creating a  blog entry
  • Creating a Discussion Board Post
  • Creating a New Discussion Board Thread
  • Replying to a Discussion Board Thread
  • Organizing Discussion Board Posts
  • Viewing Discussion Board Grades
  • Creating and Editing a Wiki Page
  • Viewing My Contribution to a Wiki
  • Linking Wiki Pages
  • Submitting an Assignment
  Staying Organized and Communicating

  • Sending Email From Your Course
  • Adding Events to Your Calendar
  • Stay Organized by Managing Your Course and Personal Task
  Setting Your Preferences and controlling your Environment

  • Editing Your Personal Information
  • Setting Your Privacy Options 
  • Changing Your Password
  • Changing the Color Theme on the My Institution Page
  • Adding and Removing Modules from Your Home Page
  • Customizing Your Group Homepage
  • Customizing the My Institution Page

• Accessibility Features
  • All videos are closed captioned. Click the CC button in the player to see the captions.
  • Narration is descriptive of each task from start to finish.
  • Interactivity can be skipped by keyboard stroke.
  • Visual feedback shows the correct click path for all interactive elements.
  • Longer videos allow viewers to skip segments.

•  Blackboard Help’s searchable topics and step-by-step instructions will help you find the information that you need about Blackboard Learn™ Release 9.1.