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There are two new features available in the Blackboard system at NDSU everyone can benefit from. In this LunchBytes session we'll take a look at these new features: "My Files" and "Organizations".

All faculty, staff, and students at NDSU now have access to a virtual file storage area (like having a secure, easy-to-use "online hard-drive" accessible from anywhere in the world). Once you've requested access to the Blackboard system, you can use this file storage area to hold up to 300 megabytes of files. Additionally, files stored in this "content system" can be shared with others through the use of "permissions", instructors can link from multiple courses to files stored in one location, making it easy to quickly make changes to the linked content, and you can easily track changes to files stored in this area through the use of "versioning".

Organizations allow any department or group at NDSU to easily communicate, collaborate, and share information on the Web using Blackboard. If you would like to start using Blackboard for an organization, please contact the Blackboard Support Team at ndsu.blackboard.support@ndsu.edu or call 231-6283.

Attend this session to learn more about these two great new features and how YOU can use them!

To request Blackboard access:

  1. Go to http://enroll.nodak.edu and log in using your NDSU email ID and password
  2. When your "enroll your.services" page displays, click the "Blackboard" link under "Available Services" on the left side of screen (if "Blackboard" displays under "Your Services" you already have Blackboard access)
  3. Verify that you meant to choose it when so prompted
  4. The service will become available overnight
  5. If a Non-NDSU person needs Blackboard access, visit the Requesting Access to Blackboard document, page 2, for instructions

To login to Blackboard:

  1. Once you have Blackboard access, go to http://bb.ndsu.nodak.edu
  2. Click the "Click here to login" link, or click the Login icon at the top of the screen
  3. Enter your electronic id (i.e. firstname.lastname) in the Username: text box and the same password you use for your email account in the Password: text box, then click the Login button

To access your virtual file storage area:

  1. After logging in to Blackboard, click the My Files tab at the top of the screen
  2. You should see "Location:/users/username (where username is your personal area)

To access your Organizations:

  1. After logging in to Blackboard, click the My Organizations tab at the top of the screen
  2. Any organizations you are participating in on Blackboard will be listed in the "My Organizations" area
  3. Click on an organization to enter that organization
  4. Click any of the navigation links in the left side of the organization window to view the content

 

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Last Updated: September 23, 2015