Adobe has provided temporary at-home access to their Creative Cloud suite to term-active CUNY students to assist in your distance learning. Follow the link to learn how to access Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your personal device.
Students are strongly encouraged to check their BMCC email on a regular basis, especially in the event of course disruption. Email access information, as well as other support, can be found at this BMCC Email page.
Faculty will be contacting you via your BMCC email. It is your responsibility to check in regularly.
If you haven't used Zoom before, please join the session a few minutes early so you can complete the first-time setup activities. You can avoid these activities by pre-installing and testing Zoom using the Zoom test page. If you've already installed Zoom but are unsure if it is working, this site can verify your voice, video, and sound are all functioning properly.
Review the Blackboard page on the BMCC website AND the Blackboard tab on this site to learn how to access and use Blackboard and participate in course activities. Log in with your CUNYfirst account (firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu).
Log in to Microsoft Office 365 with your CUNYfirst login (firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu) to access a wide range of Microsoft products. For example, Word for word processing, Excel for spreadsheets, PowerPoint for slides, and OneDrive for file sharing. Use the "Install Office" drop-down in the upper-right to install Office 365 applications to your computer. Mobile apps are also available for Apple and Android mobile devices. The first time you run the apps you will need to enter your CUNYfirst log-in information.
Claim your CUNY Dropbox account here using your CUNYfirst login (firstname.lastname##@login.cuny.edu). Dropbox allows you to store and share files and folders, including those that are large in size. For more information about CUNY Dropbox accounts see the About CUNY Dropbox page. For general Dropbox instruction, see the Dropbox Help Center.
Google Drive is the easiest way to create and share folders, documents, presentations, and videos. Watch the video to learn how to Use Google Drive, set up your account, share, tag, leave comments, create folders, Docs, and Sheets.
There are many more features that you can explore once you master the basics.
You can quickly and easily upload videos to YouTube from any computer or mobile device, and then share those videos with your professors or classmates. Choose the "Unlisted" setting so that only those with whom you share the link can view the video. See these step-by-step instructions.
Promotional discounts, special giveaways, and FREE software are also available for members of the CUNY community while shopping at the CUNY eMall. Log in with your CUNYfirst username and password.
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that hosts tons of 'how to videos' on various topics. Students have FREE access courtesy of BMCC. Watch this video to learn how to activate and access your account.