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Blackboard FAQs
Blackboard FAQs for Students
Click on the links below for answers to several common questions, instructions for completing basic tasks, and other pieces of information to help you become familiar with Blackboard and its implementation at BGSU for students.
Sections:
- Before you begin
- Exploring the Blackboard Main Page
- Participating in a Course on Blackboard
- Managing an Organization Site
- Blackboard at BGSU
Before you begin
- What you need to access Blackboard
- Getting an account on Blackboard
- Problems with Initial Login
- Forgotten Usernames & Passwords
- Logging in as a Guest
- Enhancements included in Blackboard 6 Upgrade
- Recommended System Requirements
- Choosing a Browser
- Suggested Plug-ins
- Browser Features to Enable
- Logging off Blackboard
Exploring the Blackboard Main Page
- What is a module?
- Getting additional modules
- Changing colors
- Capturing Web Portal Outages and Class/Organization Events
- Using Forms to Customize your View
- Font Size Appears to Small to Read
- Set CD-ROM Drive link under Tools
- Browser Cache and How to Clear It
- Problems with Lightweight Chat and Virtual Classroom
- JAR Cache and How to Clear It
Participating in Classes on Blackboard
- Enrolling in a Class on Blackboard
- It says I am not enrolled but I just registered?
- Getting your Class Schedule
- Accessing a Course on Blackboard
- Course I am Enrolled in Not Appearing on my Course List
- Course from last Semester still on my Course List
- Accessing Grades for BGSU courses
- Help with Blackboard for Students
Managing an Organization site on Blackboard
- What is an organization?
- Getting an Organization Shell
- Using file extensions when uploading files
- Disk Quota for Organizations
- Maximum File Size for Uploading
- Enrolling Members in My Organization
- How Members Access an Organization site
- Creating a Copy of My Organization site
- Help with Blackboard for Organization Managers