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by Halie Rutherford 8 min read

What is blackboard and how does it work?

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Can all faculty use the Blackboard course shell provided?

Blackboard Blackboard (Bb) is the learning management system used at CMU to provide an Internet-accessible site for your course and course materials. This robust learning management system provides a wealth of opportunity for you to enlarge the scope of your face-to-face, blended and/or online courses for the productive engagement of your students.

Why study at CMU?

Carnegie Mellon Blackboard The Carnegie Mellon Blackboard documentation site Eberly Center [email protected] 412-268-9090 Search for Support Topics Login Request a course manage users build a course communicate & collaborate evaluate student work getting started for Students User Enrollment in a Blackboard Course

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How to access Blackboard course?

Access a Blackboard Course 1 Open a browser and navigate to the Blackboard home page at http://www.cmu.edu/blackboard . 2 Click the "Login" button below the wordmark. 3 Authenticate using the Carnegie Mellon single sign-on system with an Andrew ID and password. 4 When redirected to the Blackboard application, select a course to manage from the "My Courses" panel.

What is a course menu?

The "Course Menu" is configured for each Blackboard course to reflect the tools and content to which students should have access. All course tools, assignments, and assessments should be available through the course menu.

How do students use the communication tools in a class?

Students can use the set of communication tools provided within the "Tools" area to contact each other or the instructor via email, participate in a discussion board forum, view student pages found in the class roster, and work in groups.

Can students be divided into groups?

Students enrolled in a course can be divided into project or study groups, and the instructor can provision the group with tools (e.g. blogs, calendars, discussion boards, tasks) accessible via the "Groups" tool.

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