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Blackboard

Guide for Student’s

Prepared by:

Abdusalam Alghamdi

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Table of Contents

Subject Page Number

What is Blackboard 4

Getting Started

4 How do I get started with Blackboard?

How do I get Blackboard login information? Access Courses in Blackboard

5 How do I find the Courses?

My Grades

Interactive and Academic Activities

7

Email in Blackboard

Submitting Assignments

Taking Tests in Blackboard

Discussion Board

Help 17

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What is Blackboard:

Blackboard is a web-based tool used to provide online courses. It can help to get access to the

courses at any time from any computer or smart devices with internet connection. Blackboard can

provide a lot of tools and activities which help in managing time and improving the learning

process.

Getting Started:

How do I get started with Blackboard? To start using the Blackboard you need a computer connected to the internet. It is highly

recommended to use Internet Explorer Version 7 or a higher version when using blackboard to avoid

any type of redirect errors.

You can access the link for your respective institution:

JTI: http://www.jti.edu.sa/en/academics/e-Learning/Pages/default.aspx

JUC: http://www.ucj.edu.sa/en/academics/e-Learning/Pages/default.aspx

JIC: http://www.jic.edu.sa/en/academics/e-learning/Pages/default.aspx

How do I get Blackboard login information?

Login Information for the students will be the same as login information used for the E-Services.

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Access Courses in Blackboard:

How do I find the Courses? After login to the main page, the Courses tape will be at the top right of the page. Click on it to

preview the list of the courses you are enrolled in.

A window with a list of the courses will open

Click here to see

your courses

Course List

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My Grades

My Grades tool allows you to see grades for assignments, quizzes, papers…etc. Depending on the

instructor's settings, this tool might display the grade, the possible points, the class average, and the

weightage (percentage of total grade) for each entry.

To access the My Grades tool, click Tools and then click My Grades.

Interactive and Academic Activities: Many tasks and activities can be performed over Blackboard, such as, Send Email, Submitting

assignments, Taking tests, and Discussion.

These activities can be done in the following way:

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Email in Blackboard Email tool allows you to send messages to other members of your course. You can address the Email

to individual user, to the entire class, to your instructor, or to a group of students. Messages are

sent to the recipients Email address listed in the Banner. To send Email, click on Course Tools from

the main menu and then click Send Email.

Next, select the type of Email you wish to send (All Users, All Groups, All Teaching Assistant Users,

All Student Users, All Instructor Users, Single/Select users, Single/Select groups…etc.) If you are

sending an Email to specific individuals, be sure to highlight their specific names and click on the

arrow to indicate which users should be selected.

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A screen will open where you will enter the subject and the message of your Email. A copy of the

Email will be sent to you. Files can be attached with the.

Finally click on Submit to send your Email.

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Submitting Assignments Students will be able to submit assignments through Blackboard. The course instructor will set up

Blackboard assignments that expected to be completed by the students.

Following steps will explain how to it:

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1- Locate the assignment in the course inside the Blackboard as shown below 2- Click on

the assignment to view further details and to submit it.

3- A new screen will open which is divided into two sections. In the first section the instructor

will give instructions and some information about the assignment, such as the due date and

any other information. The other part is a write submission link. This would open a text box

into which you could write your submission.

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4- Most of the time you would be uploading files. At the bottom of the page you can click on

Browse My Computer to choose a document to upload. Locate the file you wish to upload

and click on Open.

Please make sure that you do not have any spaces or special characters (e.g.

!"£$%^&*()#'@[]{};:'\|/,<>) in the filename.

If you need to upload more than one file, click on Browse My Computer again and repeat

the above step.

In addition, there is an area to add any comments regarding your submission.

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5- Last step is to submit the assignment. To submit your assignment click on Submit.

Make sure to click on Submit once only, and then wait until the transfer finishes. Do not

double click on Submit, do not click the back button during the transfer, and do not click on

submit again even if you think it is taking too long. Failure to follow this guidance will lead to

your assignment being corrupted.

Important note about the Save as Draft button

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The Save as draft option will save the assignment but WILL NOT submit it to the course

instructor – instead it allows a copy of the work to be saved in Blackboard, which may then

be downloaded and worked on by the student at another time or location. If you wish to

submit the assignment, make sure to click on Submit.

Taking Tests/Quizzes in Blackboard Steps below explain the way to attempt a test in your courses

1. Find the test in the course and click on its name

2. A question will come up on your screen to confirm that you wish to take the test, click Yes if

you are ready.

3. In some tests you may be asked to enter a password which will be provided by your instructor.

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4. Now the test starts. A window will displayed at the top of the screen with all the information

you need to know such as:

Timed Assessment: If it is timed, a clock will begin counting upwards from zero to the time

limit

Multiple Attempts: If this is Allowed, you may take the exam more than once.

Otherwise, you will have one chance to take the exam.

Force Completion: This test must be completed now.

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Discussion Board

The Discussion Board allows class members to leave messages (and responses to messages) for

others to read. Discussions are organized into different forums (topics). Inside each forum, messages

are organized into threads (a thread is an original message and all the other messages replies to that

message).

Once you click on the hyperlinked forum title, you will see threads posted on the discussion board.

Be sure to look at the unread posts column to see how many unread posts are present in this

thread. Use the total posts column to view the total number of posts present (the number of unread

posts and total posts includes the initial thread).

Help: For any additional help, please visit the website https://www.lms.cijubail.gov.sa

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