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What is the url for Blackboard?

http://blackboard.vassar.edu. (Note that there is no www in the url)

How do I get a Blackboard account set up / course created?

To set up a Blackboard course, fill out a Course Request Form.

How do I add students to my course?

Registered students are enrolled in each Blackboard site when it is created by CIS staff. To enroll additional students, use the "Enroll User" function in your site's control panel.

How do I remove students from my course?

1.      Go to Control Panel > User Management > Remove Users

2.      Either Search for the particular student or List All

3.      Check the box to the left of the name of the student(s) you wish to remove

4.      Type the word "Yes" in the box at the bottom right of the page exactly as it appears. (Must be capital "Y" and          lower case "es".)

5.      Click Submit

6.      Click OK in the warning box

The student(s) will no longer appear in your class roster, or have access to the course information. NOTE: removing a student from a course will permanently delete all of their information in the Online Gradebook; these items can not be recovered by Blackboard Support.

How do students access my course?

Student access all Blackboard courses by going to http://blackboard.vassar.edu. Their user id is the same as their Vassar email user id and their initial password is their student ID number.

How do I (or my students) change A password?

To change your password, log into Blackboard. Under the Welcome tab, in the Tools section, click on Personal Information. Then click the link for Change Password.

How can I or my students get help with Blackboard?

Professors can email blackboard@vassar.edu for help. Students can call the helpdesk at x7224.

My students can't get into my course, or My students don't have a link to my course on their welcome page.

Your course may be set as "Unavailable to Students"(see below) or the student is not on your class roster.

Why is my course "Unavailable", and how do I make it available?

When Blackboard courses are created, the default setting makes them unavailable to students. This allows you to post and organize course content before students have access to the information. You may need to make your courses available to students before they are able to view any of your course content.

To make your courses available to students:

1.      In the Control Panel, under Course Options, click Course Settings

2.      Click the link for Course Availability

3.      Choose Yes, and click Submit

How do I download a copy of my Grade Book?

  1. Go to your site's Control Panel.
  2. Click on Gradebook.
  3. Click on Download Grades.
  4. Choose the Comma delimiter type and click on the Submit button.
  5. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac) on the Download button. This will produce a pop-up menu; from that menu, make the choice to Save or Download the link. The resulting file can be opened into Microsoft Excel.

How do I download a copy of a Discussion Board forum?

1. Go to your site's Control Panel.

2. Click on "Discussion Board."

3. Click on the Discussion Board that you want to save.

4. Click on the Forum that you want to save.

5. Click on "Go" button next to "Select All."

6. Click on "Collect."

7. The postings will be compiled into a single page. Use your browser's
"Save As..." function to download this page to your computer.

 

This page was last updated on 2/18/08.