Transcript Navigating NEIU Blackboard – 418a 417 Step by step and tips for

Navigating NEIU Blackboard
417 – 418a
Step by step and tips for
users
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Created by Gino Pesce and Dr. Sharon McNeely – NEIU professors
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Accessing the Site
Neiuport Main Page Login Slide
NEIUport – once you are logged in
Login through NEIU main page
Login pages through Blackboard Main Page
Blackboard intro tip
Home Page Blackboard
Initial Course Menu Page with Tabs
Announcements
Course Documents
Course Information
Discussion Boards
Posting to a Discussion Board
Adding a THREAD (new item in discussion board)
Creating and Submitting a discussion
Composing a reply to a discussion (screen 1)
Composing a reply to a discussion (screen 2)
Composing a reply to a discussion (screen 3)
Your Individual / Group boards (screen 1)
Your Individual / Group boards (screen 2)
Your Individual / Group boards (screen 3)
Your Individual / Group boards (screen 4)
More tips for posting
Sample Discussion
Sample Reply
Accessing NEIU email
Setting up forwarding emails (screen 1)
Forwarding email (screen 2)
Forwarding email (screen 3)
Other Tabs – Communication, Tools, External Links, NEIU Library, Faculty Info
How to Copy Paste (Slide One)
Copy / Paste Slide Two
Final Tips
Don’t Forget to Logout
Accessing the Site
• You must have a valid neiu id and password.
(this SAME username and password you
registered with allows you to access the
neiuport, Blackboard and NEIU web mail.)
• Logging in through NEIU port:
– Open the website – URL is:
http://neiuport.neiu.edu/cp/home/loginf
– Or http://www.neiu.edu/Home/ go to the drop
down box click NEIU port – the next two slides
shows a graphic of these two links.
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NEIU Port Main Page - http://neiuport.neiu.edu/cp/home/loginf
Log in here
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Once you are logged in you will see this page and option to
login to Blackboard
Click on:
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Logging in through NEIU Main page - www.neiu.edu
Drop
down
click
on
Black
board
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When using the neiu dropdown you
will see 2 screens
Enter
username
password
here
User Login
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Ok if you’re logged into
Blackboard class you will see
something like the next slide – Be
aware announcements, colors
may differ but the site is
navigated using tabs on the left
side – The next slide will show
you what I mean.
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Now you are in now in Black Board: Your classes are
listed – the example shows my classes you will only
see your registered classes.
Your name will
be here
Note 417 AND 418a are in ONE Hyperlink
Your classes will be listed to the right
Click on the class you
need to work in.
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These are the
tabs you will
click on
Let’s explain where the tabs take you - Announcements – See
announcements posted by profs. You can see new and go back to older
info
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Course Documents
Information is organized in headings for both 417 and 418a
Click on
underlined links
for course
documents
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Course Information – Syllabi for both courses.
FAQ’s – Permissions slips for interviews and more
Click on
underlined
links for course
information
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Discussion Boards
This is where ALL discussion work is posted for 417 and 418 –
These boards are public for ALL classmates to see and interact.
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Posting to a discussion board explained
1. Click on the board you want to access
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Adding a new discussion (defined as adding a thread)
Click on THREAD
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Here’s how to post your discussion
Type in a subject
Spell Check Here
Type your discussion here. After you
are done – Scroll down and you will
see a submit button.
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Replying to a post – to receive full credit you must reply to
at least one post in each discussion – here’s how.
After reading the
discussion simple
click reply
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Here you compose your reply
Note your subject
is already set
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A replied discussion looks like this. Note replies are indented.
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Individual / Group Discussion Boards – Sometimes this can confuse
students – These discussion boards are for PRIVATE communication
between individuals and/or groups and the instructors. Only those
individuals can see these comments and work.
When you click on this tab you, are now
in a place where ONLY you and the
instructors interact. Since we also set up
GROUP boards groups can share / post
and interact with each other and
instructors here also. The next slide
shows this process.
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Individual / Group Discussion Boards
Here are PRIVATE areas only you the professors and/or your group
members can see. Assignments are posted here for professors. They
will also give feedback / grades privately here. The posting and reply
function is the same format as the general public boards.
Click on your name (only
yours is available.) Post
here as you would any
discussion. You may also
post on your group page
to post group work and
share with your group.
New threads are added
just as in any other
discussion.
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Posting in your Individual Group
Now that you are in your individual group you need
a couple more clicks to actually post your
assignments.
First click on Group Discussion Board
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Posting in your Individual Group (continued)
Next Click on Your Name
Finally you’ll have a new discussion board
add a thread to start posting. See the next
slide
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Posting in your Individual Group (continued)
Click on add a new thread and you will have a place
to post your work – Add a subject and post. Note you
should copy and paste any work done from an
outside word processing program. The next slide
explains that somewhat.
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Saving your work
We highly encourage that posts / work is done in a word
processing program, saved and copy / pasted (click for
help with this) to the boards. This allows for review and
edit before posting and keeps a copy for your records.
You can not delete or edit a post once submitted. Only
the instructors can. While file exchange is available in
group boards it can be quirky and it is not
recommended. Emailing through Blackboard can also
be risky. You should use your standard email program.
We will only email your NEIU email address. If you want
those emails forwarded to another email address see the
next slide, forwarding an email.
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FAQ How long should a discussion be? See sample below
– Note clarity, brevity, may be longer but watch excessive
copy/paste.
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Sample Reply – Short to the point
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Email can be accessed through NEIU port and the NEIU
main page just like Blackboard. First Log into Neiu Port
then see the graphic below
Click
here for
Neiu
Email
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Web mail through NEIU main page
Click
here for
Neiu
Email
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Forwarding NEIU mail to another email address – you will receive
emails at BOTH addresses – Follow these next slides
Click on options above
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Next screen has some other options (signatures, etc)
Now click on settings,
make sure you save
any changes here.
Scroll down to see
save option.
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Here you enable forwarding you will receive emails at the neiu and
forwarded address
Two steps, first check the
enable forwarding box,
second add email
address or addresses.
Separate more than one
with a comma, then save.
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Other tabs on Blackboard
Used for sending email
through blackboard
Rarely used – has a user
manual.
Useful links – SEICUS
website needed for 417
discussion #7.
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FAQ How do I copy paste in BB?
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First off, you'll be glad to learn copying and pasting is easy. You can copy and paste
just about anything your little heart desires: text, web pages, files, pictures, you name
it. The idea behind the process is to take information from one place and deposit it
into another.
For an example, let's pretend you're working in a word processor and need to copy
and paste a section of your document into an Black Board post. Here's how:
1. First, you'll need to select the text you wish to copy. You do this by putting your
mouse cursor at the first character you want to copy and, holding down the left
mouse button, drag the cursor to the last character you need copied. As you drag,
you'll notice everything gets highlighted (selected).
2. Next, right-click the selected area. Choose Copy from the menu that pops up (or
you can use CTRL-C if you like keyboard shortcuts).
3. Finally, right-click the area in your Blackboard post where you would like to insert
the word processor text. Click Paste from the menu that pops up (For this, CTRL-V is
your keyboard shortcut).
That's it. The steps are basically the same for any copy & paste procedure you need
to do.
The next slide has a graphic example.
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Copy / Paste part 2
In Blackboard use Right Click – copy or
Right Click Paste OR CTRL-C to copy and
CTRL-V to paste
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Copy /
Paste Here
Some Final Tips
Need a
group post
here
Post any
and all
questions,
anyone can
reply
ALWAYS let us
know here when
you post
something in
your individual /
group board.
Post private
questions here
Note all 417 boards are in
green text ALL 418a are in red
text
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And Finally – Don’t Forget to LOGOUT when you are done with the
session – especially at a public computer. Anyone can access your
Blackboard if you are still logged in!
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