Framingham State College Student Guide to Blackboard

Table of Contents

1. Welcome!
2. About the Guide
3. Getting Started with Blackboard
4. Blackboard Learning Environment
5. Blackboard Features and Functionality
6. Blackboard Course Environment
7. Collaborative Learning Tools
   1. Announcements
   2. Real Time Collaboration Tools
   3. Using Lightweight Chat
   4. Using the Lecture Hall Classroom Tool
   5. Discussion Board
   6. Group Pages
   7. Roster
   8. Send E-mail
8. Student (Course) Tools
9. Blackboard Upgrade QuikFAQs(c)
10. Student Strategies for Success
11. Technology Requirements
12. Resource Information
13. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Roster

The Roster lists everyone enrolled in the course site. If the instructor asks you to create a Homepage, the site will display when the link to your name in the roster is selected.

All Blackboard users have the option to "hide" their e-mail address from the roster list of the courses in which they are enrolled. The Personal Information option in the Tools Box of the home page is used to set individual privacy options, e-mail changes or password settings. Privacy changes will block an email address from being displayed in the roster list.