Using Blackboard

Using Blackboard
Logging in to BlackBoard:
1. Go to http://bb.lpssonline.com
2. Click User Login
3. On the next screen, enter your Username
& Password
a. Your username is your birthdate
and the last 4 digits of your social
security number – separated with
periods (mm.dd.yy.####)
b. Your password is password
4. Click Login
Navigating to a Course:
After you login, you will
see all of the courses that
you are currently
enrolled in on the left
side of the welcome
screen. Click on the
name of the course that
you’d like to access.
Navigation within a Course:
When you get to the main page for a
course, you will see any announcements
in the center of the screen. Along the left
side of the screen, you will see links for
that course. NOTE: These links will vary
from course to course.
1. The Announcements link will bring
you back to the Announcements
screen.
2. The Course Information link will
bring you to a page that gives a
description and other information
for the course.
3. The Course Documents link (can
also be named School Documents,
etc.) gives links to documents and sites that are frequently used in that course.
4. The Assignments link gives you links to any assignments for that course.
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5. The Discussion Board link is the page where you can post and respond to
questions from other people in the course.
6. The Personal Information link contains your personal information. Please
update this page with the most current information including you school,
position, and email address.
Editing Your Personal Information in BlackBoard:
It is extremely important that the information in BlackBoard is
correct!
1. Click the Personal Information link from the left side of the
screen
2. Click Personal Information
3. Click Edit Personal Information
Sally
4. Be sure that your first and last names are correct (edit
Camel
them if they are not)
5. Enter your email address in the Email box. This is very
important because emails that are sent out through
12.34.56.7890
BlackBoard will be sent to the email address listed here.
If you do not change this, you will not receive emails
that are sent to you through BlackBoard.
6. Optional:
a. Company – Enter your school
b. Job Title – Enter “teacher”
7. When you are finished updating your information, click Submit at the bottom of
the screen
How to Post a Thread in a Discussion Board Forum:
1. Click on the Discussion Board link from the left side of the
screen
2. Click on the Discussion Board Forum name
(Ex: General Discussion)
3. Click New Thread
4. Type a subject in the subject box
5. Type your message in the Message box
(NOTE: Click the abc icon to spell check)
6. When you are finished typing your
message, click Submit
stcamel@lpssonline.com
If you click Save, your thread will not be seen in the discussion board. To change this:
1. Be sure you are on the discussion board forum page
2. Next to Display, click the drop down menu and select
Show All
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3. Click Go
4. Your thread will then appear in the discussion board forum
5. Click on your thread
6. Click Submit
Replying to a Thread in the Discussion Board Forum:
1. Click on the Discussion Board link from
the left side of the screen
2. Click on the Discussion Board Forum
name (Ex: General Discussion)
3. Click on the thread posted you’d like to
reply to
4. Click Reply next to the subject of the thread
5. The Subject of the reply will be RE: and the
subject of the original thread
6. Enter your reply in the Message box (NOTE:
Click the abc icon to spell check)
7. Click Submit when you are finished replying
If you click Save, your reply will not be seen in the
discussion board forum. Use the steps under How to
Post a Thread in a Discussion Board Forum to retrieve
and submit the reply.
Completing Assignments in BlackBoard:
1. Click on the Assignments link from the
left side of the screen
2. Read the assignment information
3. When you are ready to complete the
assignment, click View/Complete
Assignment
4. In the Comments box, type in any
information that is needed (NOTE: Click
the abc icon to spell check)
5. If you need to attach a file, click Browse
a. Navigate to the location of your
file
b. Select the file
c. Click Open
d. Repeat as needed
6. When you are finished, click Submit
7. On the confirmation screen, click OK
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