Blackboard Course Management System
Student FAQs
FAQ Index
  1. Access to Blackboard
    1. What do I need to access Blackboard?
    2. I cannot log in to Blackboard. What should I do?
    3. I am a Consortium student. Can I access Blackboard?
    4. Do students have access to Blackboard after they leave Georgetown?
  2. Access to Course Sites
    1. How do I find out if my course has a Blackboard site?
    2. I do not see my course sites on my Blackboard Desktop. What do I do?
    3. I am not receiving emails my instructor sends me from Blackboard. What is wrong?
    4. I lost access to a course site. What do I do?
    5. When do course sites become unavailable to students?
    6. How do I remove course sites from my Blackboard course list?
  3. Course Content
    1. I cannot open files posted on Blackboard. How can I access them?
    2. How do I turn on my Visual Text Box Editor?
    3. If you are working with Microsoft Office 2007, please be aware of the following issues.
  4. Tests
    1. What do students need to know about taking tests?
    2. How do I access a copy of a test after I have taken it?
  5. Grades
    1. How do I access my grades in Blackboard?
  6. Discussions
    1. How do I use the Discussion Board?
  7. Submitting Assignments
    1. Where did the Digital Drop Box go?
    2. How do I submit an assignment to my instructor?
  8. Blackboard Organizations
    1. I don't see my organization on my Blackboard Desktop. How do I access it?
  9. Help
    1. Where can I go for more help with Blackboard?
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