BlackBoard Instructions
1) Open a web browser. Internet Explorer version 5 or newer is preferred, but Netscape version 4.0 or newer should also work.
2) Go to the MVNU students’ homepage: labs.mvnu.edu
3) Your password for Blackboard is the same one that you use to access your personal information, such as grades. If you have not already setup access to your student information at MVNU, click on the link Access to my Personal Information. Then click on the button labeled Setup Access to set your password for both Blackboard and to access your personal information in the MVNU database. You only need to setup access once, even if you are taking multiple courses that use Blackboard. Your Blackboard user name should be the same as your network login and email name, but you may have different passwords for these services. If you ever forget your Blackboard password, go back to Access to my Personal Information, and click on the Lost Password button.
4) From labs.mvnu.edu, click on one of the three links to Online Courses… in the middle of the page. Use the appropriate link depending on whether you are in a classroom (including campus labs), in the residence halls, or off-campus. From off campus, you may also go directly to courses.mvnu.edu, and bypass the labs page.
5) Click on the Blackboard Login button on the left side of the page.
6) If you are enrolled in more than one class that uses Blackboard, you will see a course menu from which you can choose <your course ID number>.
7) After finishing a Blackboard session, be sure to log off by clicking the Logout button at the top right side of the Blackboard window. If you do not log off or close your browser, unauthorized persons could gain access to confidential information.
A Blackboard user’s manual is available online. After you have logged in to any course, click on the Tools button along the left side, and then click on the link to Manual.
Hardware: Your computer (Windows or Macintosh) must be connected to the campus network or internet.
Software: a web browser, either Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 4.01, or later versions.
Optional (if your course includes attached PowerPoint documents): Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer, or Windows users can download a free PowerPoint viewer from http://www.mvnu.edu:443/labs/PPVIEW97.EXE
If you encounter problems with access to the Blackboard site, please contact the help desk at MVNU extension 4280 (Mon-Thu 7:30 AM -10 PM, Fri 7:30-8:30, Sat 11-10). At other times you may send email to bbadmin@courses.mvnu.edu. If you will be unable to complete course requirements on time due to technical difficulties, also send a copy of your email describing the problem to your instructor.
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