SPRING 2007
Getting Started in Blackboard 6
Blackboard is the software program used for most online courses at Clackamas Community College. It's easy to use and provides a convenient "one stop" center for all your online classes. To get started, just follow the steps below:
Step 1: Go to Blackboard
In your web browser, go to http://clackamas.blackboard.com/webapps/login (or click on the Blackboard icon to the right). This will take you to the login page for Blackboard.
If you already have a Blackboard account:
click on the “Login” button
provide your username and password
go to Step 3
If you do not have a Blackboard account:
click on the “Create Account” button
go to Step 2
Step 2: Create your Blackboard account
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Fill in the information requested (note: you must provide an accurate email address when you create your Blackboard account!)
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create a username and password for yourself (and write them down somewhere so you won't forget!)
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click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page
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Click “OK” on the next screen
Step 3: Find your course
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Click on the green “Courses” tab near the top of the screen
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On the right side of the screen under “Course Catalog,” click on the appropriate category for your course (usually it will be the current term, followed by subcategories representing subject areas)
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Search for your course by title or number in the “Course Search” box on the left of the screen
Step 4: Enroll in class
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After you've browsed the categories or conducted a search, a list of courses will appear. Locate the name of your course in this list, then
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Click on the gray “Enroll” button to the right of the course’s name
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Click on the “Submit” button at the bottom of the next page. This will send an enrollment request to your instructor by email.
Please note: Blackboard will give you a message telling you that your login request has FAILED. This is not accurate, however, and you should not be concerned; your enrollment request is proceeding as you intended.
Step 5: Wait for confirmation of enrollment
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You will receive an email message confirming that your instructor has enrolled you in the course and containing a direct link to your course
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Once you receive this email, log in to Blackboard again and you will now see a link to your course under “Courses in which you are participating”
If you do not receive an email within a few days (giving your instructor time to respond to your email request), check back in Blackboard to see if you’ve been enrolled.
© 2007 Bill Symes, Clackamas Community College
Revised 04/03/2007