Blackboard
Accessing Blackboard and Course Studio
Copying Content in Blackboard (How To)
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Blackboard RequestTutorial
The Blackboard Request tutorial is available to help you move around the Blackboard Request form.
Blackboard Designer/Instructor
Blackboard Designer/Instructor User Guide
We have noticed some issues with Blackboard that may require recommendations to:
Click here to see how to uninstall your current Java from your computer
Download Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Browsers and Operating Systems
Supported Browsers & Operating Systems for our version of Blackboard
Java Security Certificate
After logging in to the Blackboard, you may be prompted to accept a Java Security Certificate. You must click Yes or Always to ensure that Learning System functionality using Java will work properly in your browser.
To ensure your browser is configured so the complete functionality of the Blackboard application is available to you, use the Browser Check.
For more information, see the Browser Tune-up Page for Blackboard
Having Some Problems
Troubleshooting Java Certificate Issues in Blackboard
The Blackboard system is unavailable Sunday nights between 10:00 p.m. and approximately 1:00 a.m. For system backup, Blackboard will be unavailable during this time.
Hardware and Software Checklist for Blackboard
We recommend the following Hardware and Software for students using Blackboard.
- Minimum OS: Windows XP
- Microsoft Office 2003 or higher
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0 or higher
- At least a DSL/Cable Modem
We also recommend you do the following:
- Turn off all pop up blockers.
- Go to Tools
- Pop-up blocker
- Turn off
- Delete all of your tool bars (yahoo, aol, google, etc.)
- Go to Control Panel
- Add and Remove Programs
- Find your toolbars on the list
- Hit Delete
- Go to the following link and run the Tune Up.
Logging Into Blackboard
A student must log in to myUCA to access their Blackboard courses. (http://my.uca.edu).
To log in to myUCA you will need your network account information. Your username is the first part of your email address and your password is a six digit pin number.(jdoe@cub.uca.edu username is jdoe)
If you don't know this information you will need to bring a photo ID to Burdick Hall 106.
Once in Blackboard you will go to the My Courses tab. Click on the course you are trying to access, a new window should pop up, you are now in your Blackboard course.
If you get any digital signature or Active X warnings, click on the warning and accept/run.
Frequently Asked Questions
View the Blackboard FAQs page