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Navigating Blackboard

The "My UIS" Tab
"My UIS" is the initial page a student viws after logging into Blackboard. The My UIS common area contains tools and information specific to each user. At the "My UIS" page you will see the "Welcome" greeting, tools and contents. Click on a course to access that course site.

  • My Announcements - Displays announcements.
  • My Courses - Displays courses in which the user is enrolled, with announcements, calendar events, and tasks. Click on a course you are enrolled in to view the course content.
  • My Calendar - Displays calendar events.
  • My Tasks - Displays tasks
  • Courses: Quick View - Displays courses in which the user is enrolled.
  • Learn More About Course Cartridges - Information for instructors on Course Cartridges.
  • Course Cartridge Support for Students - Support resources and how-to information for students in courses that use Course Cartridges.

The "Courses" tab

Within the "Courses" tab, a student can view all the courses he is enrolled in.

  • Course Search - Search the Available Blackboard courses. Courses set as "Unavailable" in the course settings will not show up in this Search.
  • Course List - Courses in which you are enrolled. Click on a course link to access the course site.
  • Course Catalog - Browse or Search only the Available Blackboard courses.

The Tools Box
Use the options in the Tools box (left side of the screen) to change your password or set your privacy options. These tools can be used to view personal information, view announcements, view calender, view grades, send a mail and search a person. Below is a complete list of items in the Tools box.

  • Announcements - View the Announcements of the courses you are participating in
  • Calendar - View Calendar
  • Tasks - View Tasks
  • View Grades - View the grades in the courses you are enrolled
  • Send E-mail - Send E-mail to users of any of the courses you are participating in
  • User Directory - Search for Blackboard Users
  • Address Book - Create a List of Contacts
  • Personal Information - Edit Information about yourself

To Edit Your Personal Information:

  • Log into blackboard
  • From the My UIS page, click on the "Personal Information" hyperlink in the Tools box.
  • Select the "Edit Personal Information" hyperlink
  • Edit the text boxes including your address, phone numbers, gender, education level, department, job title, etc.
  • Click "Submit" to finish.

Home, Help, and Logout Icons
The three icons at the top of the Blackboard frame do the following:

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