Navigating BlackboarD
Secrets for Success in College - Part 1
what is Blackboard
Blackboard is a course management system used to facilitate communication between the instructor and students about the class.
It is a computer program that all Pierpont instructors use to provide information, interact with their students, provide their syllabuses and assignments, and more.
Depending upon the instructor and type of class, Blackboard may be the main source of information for your class.
With that in mind, knowing how to use Blackboard is essential.
Below are several informational and resource videos.
For more information, contact Support Services.
Navigating Blackboard
How do I access Blackboard?
1. Go to www.pierpont.edu
2. Click 'Portal'
3. Enter your username (UCA) and Password - if you do not have this information, contact IT at help@pierpont.edu
4. Click 'Continue'
5. Click 'Blackboard'
Blackboard Learn Ultra
When you log on to your Blackboard, this is what it looks like.
Pierpont's How to Access & Navigate Blackboard Video
NOTE: Your classes will not show up in Blackboard until the first day of classes.
Below are PDF options of transcripts of the video above How to Access & Navigate Blackboard
Table Version
How to Access & Navigate Blackboard Transcript Table Form.pdfStory Version
How to Access & Navigate Blackboard Transcript Story Form.pdfBlackboard Learn App
Students can download the Blackboard Learn app on their smartphones to keep up with homework and deadlines on the go!
The app contains the same features and functions listed in the first Blackboard video. Watch the video below for an App Tour.
Anthology Inc.'s: The Blackboard App Tour Video
Helpful Tip
Each instructor uses Blackboard differently.
For example, some put quizzes in a Quiz section. Others put them into the Content section.
Some put assignments in their syllabus. Others put them in the Blackboard Activities section.
As soon as your class begins and you have access to the class in Blackboard, look at the class in Blackboard and find where each of your instructors puts things for their class.
Make a note of that, so when you are in a hurry and memory fails you can find what you need.
If you need some help with organizing all of this, contact Support Services for Learning Strategies and Connect with a Coach.
To access Blackboard, your student email, etc. you need to have your Student ID-username.
If you do not have your Student ID-username yet, click below for information.
Blackboard Help Website
Below is Blackboard's resource for online help and app for students.
Check it out so you know where to go when you have questions.
Uploading PDFs, Word documents, Pictures, etc. to Blackboard
By now, you are becoming a pro at using Blackboard.
Many classes want you to upload assignments to Blackboard.
Watch the video below to learn how to do that.
Pierpont's Upload Assignments to Blackboard Video
Creating PDFs
If your class requires that you submit assignments to Blackboard in PDF format, and you wrote them in Word and are unsure how to make them a PDF,
Click below for information.
HELP!
Problems
If you have problems with Blackboard that your instructor cannot answer,
contact Pierpont's Blackboard expert at:
blackboard@pierpont.edu 304-534-7892