Blackboard
What is Blackboard??
Login to Blackboard
Helpdocs offers "how to" help for students and faculty. If you just need to login to Blackboard, go to my.oregonstate.edu
Blackboard is an on-line virtual classroom. It is a teaching and learning environment, as well as a configurable portal for the OSU community. Blackboard allows instructors to administer tests and quizzes, post grades and lecture notes, and host discussion boards. Through Blackboard, students are able to contact their instructors and classmates, keep a calendar, and maintain an address book.
Note: Not all instructors use Blackboard. Contact your instructor if you are unsure of the availability of a course.
Who Has Access?
Blackboard is available to anyone with an ONID (OSU Network ID) account (Set up an ONID account here) Accounts are accessible immediately following the activation of your ONID account. Access to individual courses taught using Blackboard requires registration in the course. Course availability and course materials is available for preview at the discretion of the instructor. Guests may preview portal material by clicking the "Preview" button on the login page.
Blackboard Help for Instructors
Common Instructor Questions
- How can I see the course menu? It's missing.
- How do I view the course as a student?
- How do I create an assignment?
- Why do I get the message, "The content below is outside of the Blackboard Learn environment."?
- Why do I get a "missing plugin" error when attempting to view a file?
- How do I retrieve my past term's gradebook?
- How do I save a copy of my gradebook?
- How do I download the results from a test or quiz?
- How do I make my course site visible (i.e. available) to students who are enrolled?
- How can I give my teaching assistant (TA) access to my course site?
For Additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), visit http://my.oregonstate.edu and click on "Search OSU Blackboard FAQ" on the left side, or click on the Support tab in the top menu.
Instructor Resources
Phone Support - Please check the Supported By or ECampus Instructors blocks on the right for contact information based on your OSU affiliation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - For additional Blackboard walkthroughs, you can search the Blackboard FAQ.
- Go to http://my.oregonstate.edu.
- Click on the "Search OSU Blackboard FAQ" on the left hand side, or click on the "Support" tab in the top menu.
Workshops and Courses - Regular classes are offered through Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC).
OSU Extended Campus Tutorial - OSU Extended Campus' Course Development site provides detailed methods and tutorials for faculty providing instruction and materials online:
E-mail Class Groups - Instructions on using the Outlook enabled Class Groups to communicate with students can be found here.
Blackboard 8 Grade Center - For more information about the Blackboard 8 Grade Center, visit the Technology Across the Curriculum website here.
Blackboard Help for Students
Common Student Questions
- How can I see the course menu? It's missing.
- How do I log in to Blackboard?
- Why can't I see the course site for a class I'm enrolled in?
- How do I view my grades?
- How do I edit a discussion board thread?
- How do I customize the list of courses on my Blackboard portal page?
- Why do I get the message, "The content below is outside of the Blackboard Learn environment."?
- Why do I get a "missing plugin" error when attempting to view a file?
- How do I change the language in Blackboard?
For Additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), visit http://my.oregonstate.edu and click on "Search OSU Blackboard FAQ".
Student Resources
Technical assistance - Please see the "Supported by" block located to the right for the various methods of contact.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - For additional Blackboard walkthroughs, you can search the Blackboard FAQ.
- To access the FAQ, go to http://my.oregonstate.edu.
- Click on the "Search OSU Blackboard FAQ" on the left hand side.
Basic Guide - A walkthrough of basic features and functions.
Student Blackboard GEMs - Instructional videos for common student tasks in Blackboard including viewing grades and using the discussion board.
Change Language in Blackboard
To change your default language in Blackboard?:
- Go to the Blackboard Home Page and log in with your ONID Username and Password
- Click the Personal Information link in the upper left hand corner
Note: Click on any of the images below for a larger view
- Click the Change Personal Settings link
- In section #2 (Select Language Pack), select your preferred language from the drop-down menu
- Click the Submit button in the lower right hand corner
Blackboard should then display in the language you specified.
Update Java
Many issues with Blackboard? can be solved by uninstalling and reinstalling Java. You can select your operating system from the list below for instructons on fixing Java.
Commonly Impacted Blackboard Areas
- Text entry that uses the visual editor
- e.g Discussion board
- Collaboration tools
Operating System
Windows Vista/7
- Open Computer by either double clicking on the icon on your desktop, or by clicking the start button and then Computer.
- Click "Uninstall or change a program" near the top of the window.
- Scan through the list and uninstall all Java items.
- Browse to http://java.com/
- Click the Free Java Download button.
- Install the downloaded software.
- Close browser windows.
- Open http://my.oregonstate.edu/ and test to see if the issue has been resolved.
Windows XP
- Open the Control Panel by clicking Start > Control Panel or Start > Settings > Control Panel.
- Click "Add or Remove Programs".
- Scan through the list and remove all Java items.
- Browse to http://java.com/
- Click the Free Java Download button.
- Install the downloaded software.
- Close browser windows.
- Open http://my.oregonstate.edu/ and test to see if the issue has been resolved.
MAC OS
- Open the Apple menu and click Software Update...
- If your Java program needs updating, the Software Updater with automatically update it.
- Close browser windows.
- Open http://my.oregonstate.edu/ and test to see if the issue has been resolved.
Blackboard on your Mobile Device
What can you do with Blackboard? Mobile?
You can access your OSU Blackboard course and organization sites on your smartphone or tablet with the Blackboard Mobile app. The mobile app works on Apple (iOS) and Android devices (version 2.2 +).
Instructors
and students can download the Blackboard app directly from the Apple or Android store for $1.99 per year, or $5.99 for a lifetime license. The mobile app allows you to use some of the features of a Blackboard course site: view and post announcements, use discussion boards and blogs, view class lists, view grades, and check tasks.
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How To purchase your Blackboard mobile Application:
Demos & Guides for Blackboard Mobile:
Limitations of Blackboard Mobile:
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**Please note that a desktop or laptop computer is required for full functionality of all Blackboard course features. Some work should be done on a laptop or desktop rather than via the Blackboard Mobile app.