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Q. How do I sign onto Blackboard?

A. Go to this site: http://bb1.wku.edu/?bbatt=Y

2) Your username is what comes before the @ sign in your WKU email address. Every WKU student has a WKU email address. You can go here to determine what that address is if you do not know:

http://webmail.wku.edu

3) password: follow directions to set up your password.

4) Click on our course title listed there.

5) Check the Student Tools section for a HANDBOOK that explains all the functions of Blackboard.

Q. How do I change my email address in Blackboard to the one I check EVERY DAY?

A. You much change your email preference in TopNet. Changes in TopNet appear in Blackboard within a few hours of changing the information.

Q. How to I set up my Student Homepage in Blackboard?

A. Once you have logged onto Blackboard, do the following:

1. Click on STUDENT TOOLS

2. Click on EDIT HOMEPAGE

3. To view your completed homepage, click COMMUNICATION, then click STUDENT PAGES.

5. Follow the instructions on the student demographics page for the information you need to include about yourself on your homepage.

Q. How do I respond to the prompts on the Discussion Board?

A. 1. Click on Communication.

2. Click on Discussion Board.

3. Click on the TITLE of the prompt (i.e., Chapter One) ... the titles are in BLUE.

4. You will see a list of student names who have already responded. Read those.

5. If you want to reply to any particular student(s), click on the TITLE of their response
(on the left side of the screen).

6. If you just want to post your response, click on NEW THREAD.

7. You will see a text box ... type in your response and click SUBMIT.

      NOTE: This is just a word to the wise. Type your response in WORD
     (any word processing program will work for this) and COPY and PASTE it into Blackboard. In the
     unlikely event that Blackboard OR YOUR SERVER goes down WHILE you are composing in Blackboard,
     you will merely have to copy and paste again instead of COMPOSING it all over again! Make sense?

Q. How do I chat on-line with my Instructor and other students?

A. 1. Log on to Blackboard.

2. Click on "Communication".

3. Click on "Virtual Classroom."

4. Entering Chat: With the Chat Panel tab, you can chat with your instructor and your classmates.

To enter chat:

Step 1: Click the Chat Panel tab.

Step 2: Type a message in the Entry Box.

Step 3: Hit the Enter button on your keyboard.

Asking a Question

With the Questions tab, you can ask the instructor questions.

To ask the instructor a question:

Step 1: Click the Questions tab. The tab panel will now appear.

Step 2: Type your question in the Question Entry Box.

Step 3: Click the Request Private box if you would like only the instructor, not your classmates, to see your question.

Otherwise, everyone in your course will see your question.

Step 4: Click Send to send the question to the instructor.