1. Blackboard (Bb) Basics
Introduction to Blackboard
2. Blackboard is CVTCs course management system; instructors
use Bb to post course materials; send emails to students; create
content, collaboration,and assessment materials; and post
grades.
3. Navigation
All online and hybrid Bb courses consist of the following
navigation buttons:
Announcements page provides timely information to students such
as a welcome statement or a change in a due date.
4. Help page provides links to technology help, academic help,
counseling, and more.
5. Course Information page provides links to the following
information: Course Syllabus, Plagiarism Statement, Citing Sources,
Basic Netiquette Guidelines, Get HELP Anytime!, and ADA
Compliance.
6. Assignments area provides access to coursework,
instructions, assignments, due dates, and tests.
7. Tools page provides links to communication and collaboration
tools that enhance interaction between users.
8. Contacts page is a place where instructors can add profile
information about themselves such as office location, office hours,
and phone numbers.
Navigation
Buttons
9. Communication
You can communicate with your students using announcements, email
messages, and your profile information.
Announcements provide a welcome statement and other timely
information to students.
10. Contact information provides information about the
instructor such as office location, officer hours, and phone
numbers.
11. Email can be sent via Blackboard (Bb) to individual
students, groups of students, or all students. When emailing from
Blackboard, students do NOT see the names of the other recipients;
the To field contains the senders email address only. Emails from
Bb are sent to the students CVTC email address. You also receive a
copy in your CVTC email. The email is NOT stored in your Sent Items
folder, so you may wish to save them in an Outlook folder.
