BlackBoard FAQ for Students

How do I access Blackboard?

Blackboard is accessed through

https://learn.nmsu.edu

You will need your NMSU ID and password to sign on.

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Is training available for Blackboard?

Yes VLIT is offering many training sessions for
Blackboard. 

Check the 
VLIT Training for Students 
site for times, dates and to register for training.



 

Is there a site I can go to get help with Blackboard?

Yes there are two sites that you can go too, to get help.

First, 
VLIT's Blsckboard Tutorials


Second,
DRC's
forum

What is RTF?

Instructors generally ask that any word document be 
submitted in RTF format to avoid incompatible formats 
between word processing applications. RTF stands for Rich 
Text Format. Rich Text Format is a special format that can be 
used by most word processing applications. As a result it does 
not matter what word processing application is used to create 
a document if it is saved as an RTF document most other 
word processing applications will be able to open it. 
Remember if your instructor cannot open your document he 
cannot grade it.

To save a file in RTF format use the drop down box “File 
Type” and select “RTF” or “Rich Text Format” when saving the 
file. 

I have a MAC with safari, does it work with blackboard?

You must upgrade Safari to version 4.0.3

In Assignment Dropbox, submission status is marked Missed
even though I submitted the assignment on time.

When a student missed the cut off date for the assignment,
Blackboard automatically submits the assignment for them and
assigns it the status of missed.

We have to believe that the student believes that they did
submit the assignment correctly, however we have seen
instances where they did not click the submit button.